Armoire ~ Before n After

Ola! LOL 2 posts in one day!! Yay!

 

I wanted to share with ya'll

this armoire I picked up off Craigslist

a couple of weeks ago.

 

I got started on it right away, got 2 coats

of paint on it, only needed to get 1 more on

then shabby it up.. and guess what?

 

I got sick. Ugh.. and man o man did I ever get sick!

From the bathroom back to my bed, for an entire week..

 

So, my pretty armoire had to sit in the garage

all by herself.. unfinished.. boo hoo..

 

Anyway.. feeling back to my old self again

the last couple of days, so, after redecorating

my booth yesterday.. today was dedicated to

finishing the armoire..

 

Here she is!!

 

Before:

 

 

And.. After!!

 

 

 

 

 

I painted and shabbied right over the hardware.

I love this look!

 

 

 

Oh my goodness.. did my heart ever skip a beat

when the original key fell out of the drawer

onto the floor! Yay!!

 

I tied the key to some ribbon and it hangs from

the hat compartment door.

 

 

The inside was quite dirty and gross..

So, I cleaned it up and painted it pink!

 

 

 

Yep.. sh'es a keeper!

 

 

 

 

              Before                    and                       After!

Booth Decorated for the Holidays!

I went up to my booth at Traditions Antique Mall,

in Wildwood, Florida yesterday to decorate for the

Holiday Season!

 

I know.. it's to early to decorate our homes for Christmas,

but, it's never too early to decorate my booth!

And, I had so much fun doing it too!

 

Everything is so glittery and "Christmasy" now.. ♥

 

 

 

 

 

I decorated and brought in 2 trees this year.

The one above has "snow" on it,

with golden ribbons and glittered french horns.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I made this "page tree" from an old dictionary...

topped it with a rhinestone vintage piece.

 

 

 

I also made the pine cone tree.. so cute!

 

 

 

This chandy is new!

Well, it's old.. but, new to my booth!

I love it.. it's so cute..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also brought in this bookcase.

I painted the outside white and the inside pink.

I really needed something large like this to hold

all the small items for sale.

(Secretly hoping it doesn't sell for awhile.. LOL)

 

If you're in the Wildwood, FL area,

I hope you stop by and take a peek at my booth!!

 

Thanks!

 

~ Sherri ~

Bench Before and After

Ever have one of those ideas in your head?

It's all calculated out... in your head..

What fabric you're going to use..

Exactly what it's going to look like when it's completed?

Down to the last piece of lace..

I had a vision, but, in the end,

it ended up much better

that what was.. in my head...

I had invisioned this bench:

with lots and lots of lace layers,

and lots and lost of ribbons and bows..

totally girly!

After I was done cutting and stapling

the drop cloth fabric to the bench

I realized I didn't have quite enough fabric

to cover the entire bench. Boo!!

Only the bottom section was bare.

So, I went in my craftroom to see

what lace I had that I could use

to cover this part up.

Nothing seemed to work

until I remembered

I had this burlap "ribbon"

I bought a week or so ago.

It fit perfectly!!

So, in my head,

it was going to turn out totally girly..

In the end..

It's MUCH better than what I had envisioned!!

YAY!

I added the numbered burlap around the bottom,

and up towards the arms..

And, added apholstry tacks all the way down the arms.

I just love it!!

And, SO happy it didn't turn out AS girly..

~Sherri~

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Antique Dresser Makeover

Yeppers, a 2nd post in 1 day!

I'm ona roll.. LOL

I was able to finish up this really cute dresser

I bought off of another dealer at the antique mall

where I sell some of my re-dos:

Traditions Antique Mall in Wildwood, FL.

If you ever get the chance to stop in, please do,

I know you will just LOVE it!

Back to the dresser..

Here is the before:

Really cute legs and great smaller size..

But... ya know I couldn't just leave her alone!

I made some rose applique's from

the handle of a silver platter I had

and added them to the front of the dresser.

She's SOOO much prettier now!

Make sure you click on the pictures

so you can see these appliques..

I think they turned out really good.

I'm excited to put them on other projects now!

Check out these gorgeous drawer pulls!

Soooo cool, right?

 From that..                                   to this!

~ Sherri ~

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My Kitchen Table Re-Do

I bought this kitchen table and chairs off of Craigslist

a few years ago. I wanted a "farmhouse" looking table,

and, I knew I had found one with this:

I had already started re-doing the chairs,

as you can see.. but, the table, to be honest

kind of antimidated me a bit.

It had a really thick coating of laquer on the top,

not to mention, I just detest paint stripping.. LOL

My dad stripped the chairs down for me.. whew!

I recovered each seat in a different antique sack

from Germany.  My brother, who lives in Germany,

has been sending them to me for my birthdays and Christmas'!

(What an AWESOME brother I have!)

Anywho.. I finally got around to repainting my table..

Of course, only after Mr. Ruffles bought me a power sander.

That baby is AWESOME!!

I was able to totally strip down the paint and varnish

from the table in just less than an hour..

And, the after is here:

I just LOVE my "new table"!!

I still have to sand (shabby up) 2 more chairs,

but, for now, I am so happy I don't have to cover

that ugly table with a table cloth anymore!

My dining room..

One of the chairs covered with an

antique German sack.

♥

From that..                               To this!!

~ Sherri ~

 

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Turning 40

Is August really here already?!

My gosh, this year has just flown by.

Today is the last day of my 30's..

Boo!!

This past year, when someone would ask me,

"How old are you?"  I replied, "Almost 40."

I never even embraced my last year of my 30's

by replying, "I'm 39."  Ah.. such is life..

And.. on to fabulous 40's!

The past 2 weeks of my 30's I've spent some

quality time with my couch and bed.. My allergies

kicked it into high drive and turned into Sinusitus.

I've never had that before, but, let me tell you..

I never want it again!  I spent the last 2 weeks

weak, tired and hacking my lungs out.. or, at least

that's what it felt like!  I did go to the doctor, finally,

last week and he wrote a script for some antibiotics.

Thank goodness they worked, because I had travel

plans this past weekend.  I'm finally feeling much better,

and was able to make my trip up to Michigan to attend

our family reunion, and enjoy my grandson for the past

few days in Traverse City.

Although I wish I had worn makeup for this picture (LOL)

I wanted to share with you my grandson James and I:

And this picture below of my little nutbag

wearning a fake moustache.. haha!

We really had some gorgeous weather up north

we swam every day, played on the playground

and I just ate up every minute I could have with him.

Here he is looking for shells in Traverse City..

While visiting with my dads side

of the family, we made an extra trip

a bit further to see my grandmother.

She gave me 3 quilts..

The 1st one pictured is one she made.

Isn't it gorgeous?

I love it, and will cherish it forever!!

The next 2 you see pictured are antique quilts.

These will look fabulous in my hutch

folded with the others I've collected.

I did manage to sneek away for a bit

and venture off to an antique store.

I picked up this cute little ironstone set:

I also found these clip on Roses..

aren't they fab? Pure white with glitter.

I'm not sure where I'll put them yet,

but, when I saw them glisten in the lights

I just knew they'd be great in my home.

My brother sent me a box from Germany

(where he lives)

for my birthday.. last year, he sent me

some antique grain/coffee sacks.

I'm in the middle of redoing our dining room

table and chairs, and I used those to recover

the five chairs I have to the set.

Guess what he sent me for my birthday

this year?!

Yep! Three more antique sacks!!

Aint he just the BEST big brother?!

My favorite is the one below.

I'm thinking about framing it

and hanging it in my dining room.

Before I left on my trip, I painted this

little sign that says, "Love Never Fails"

It's pink/white background and turquoise lettering.

I also decoupaged some printed tissue paper

on the corners.  I'll be bring this one up to my

booth tomorrow afternoon.

I'm pretty happy with the result, it turned out

so cute and shabby!

I hope ya'll have been enjoying

your summer so far this year..

And, if you're in your 30's..

Embrace EVERY year!!

It slips by soo fast..

~ Sherri ~