Tweaking..

Is that the right word? Tweaking?

I've spent all day "tweaking" what

I want to bring with me tomorrow

to my new booth at

Traditions Antique Mall.

Thought I'd share a couple of them

with you as I take a break..

Remember this side table

I posted about here?

If you do, then you'll remember

that I also put the handles on

upsidedown!! Duh!! LOL

Well, today this sweet side table

got a little bit of a makeover..

I flipped the handles back the

way they're supposed to go..

Sewed a little fabric heart

and tied it onto one handle

with ribbon and yarn..

And lined the 2 drawers with

fabric to match!

She's all ready to go!!

~

I also changed this mirror

a little bit..

I painted it a grey/blue color

but, I wasn't really

that happy with it..

So, I took some silver paint

and brushed it in the details

wiping off as I went

to get this..

I'm sooo much happier

with the results!

The hallway by the front door

is such a mess right now..

Including the garage.

I'm tweaking and packing

as I go.. before picking up

the truck tonight at 5.

We'll load it up tonight

and I'm off to the antique mall

tomorrow afternoon!

Shabby Chic'd Vanity

It's me again!

And, this time I brought a friend!

Put your thinking caps on for this post...

Remember way back...

I mean waaaaaaay back..

When I first started my blog?

Remember this post about the vanity

I bought off of Craigslist? It was actually

my very first blog posting!

I finally finished her!

You can click over to the 1st post

I ever made on Ruffles n Raspberries

to read about how I got her HERE.

Here are some before pictures:

And here are her afters...

I "modpodged" her drawers

with Toile print scrapbook paper..

When Mr. Ruffles got home

he attached the huge mirror..

Yep, she's still in the garage..

and, she's not coming inside, yet..

She'll be for sale

in my new booth!!

Yippee!!

From that.... to this:

  

Linking up at:
No Minimalist Here

Dresser Re-Do & Announcement!

Good morning & Happy Tuesday everyone!

I hope you're enjoying some really nice

summer weather?  We've finally had some

rain the last couple of nights, which is great

for lowering the temps out of the near 100's,

making it much easier for painting..

I finished a 9 drawer dresser this morning!

Here's the before:

I had already taken the drawers out

before I took a picture..

But, I'm sure we all know

what this dresser looks like

with the drawers in?!

Here's the afters!!

Painted in

Bermuda Sand by Valspar (Matte finish)

From that.... to this!

~

And, now my announcement:

I am opening a booth in

an antique store!!!

I'm sure it goes without saying,

I'm pretty nervous.. and excited!

Mr. Ruffles & I will be

hauling the furniture

to the store on July 1st.

It's pretty nerve-racking because

while I love what I do, and I

do think I'm pretty good at it..

I've seen some really fabulous

booths in blogland, and in person,

and I'm really hoping that mine

look as good!!

I've really had alot of fun

creating in my sewing room

painting in the garage, and I really

don't want to stop...

Soooo, I have all my fingers

and all my toes crossed

that I do well.

Mr. Ruffles, my biggest fan,

of course just says, "Duh, you'll do fine."

(Sometimes he can be such a DORK!! LOL)

I think he's just happy he

gets most of the garage back..

So, if you're in the Wildwood, Florida

area sometime, my booth will be

located at:

Traditions Antique Mall

3107 E State Road 44

Wildwood, FL

I will take pictures this weekend

to show you all..

I also wanted to thank each

and every one of you for your support

and encouraging comments you've

left on my blog and in emails

in the past few months.

I'm so very lucky to have you all in my life!!

Thanks!

Linking up at:

Faded Charm Cottage

Primitive and Proper

Very Merry Vintage Style

No Minimalist Here

Vintage Suitcase Re-Do

I bought this Vintage Samsonite suitcase

from a thrift store a few weeks ago.

It's been sitting in my garage.. waiting

for me to bring it back to life..

You'd think in a few weeks time,

I could've taken at least

1 before photo!! GRRR @ me!

I only have a couple

of before pics of the inside

that I took today. Sorry!

The outside was a really nice orange color..

to match the yummy plaid on the inside.. EEK!

I cleaned, sanded, primed and painted the entire

outside of the suitcase white..

Then, brought it in from the garage today

& began to line the inside walls

with linen strips.

I had bought this Pottery Barn crib bumper pad

from a thrift store awhile ago. At the time, I had

no idea what I'd use it for, but, I LOVED the

rosey fabric.. so, I bought it.

I used the bumper pad to line

the inside of the suitcase.

I cut it into 4 even strips,

sewed the edges,

and hotglued it inside.

I also cut off the ties,

and retied them into bows,

and hotglued those all around...

Even without the before photo

I'm hoping you agree..

she's MUCH better now!!

Linking up with:

Keeping it Simple

Dittle Dattle

Making the World Cuter

Tuesdays Treasures

Pink Postcard



Fairy Garden

Mr. Ruffles suprized me today

with a little fairy garden!!

We already had the "sand castle"..

Bought at Lowes last summer.

The flowers he bought this morning

from Lowes as well.

I had the fairy in a vase in my bedroom,

and thought it'd be really cute flying

above the castle..

Mr. Ruffles thinks it'd be neat to

put some mini stepping stones

going from the grass up to the castle,

so, I'll be on the lookout for something

I can use for that..

But, for the time being, I LOVE

my little fairy garden..

Mr. Ruffles is so sweet to me :)

In case you were wondering..

What I look like!

There is a small profile photo

of myself in the

upper left hand corner of my blog,

And, I know you can't

really see what I look like;

so, I thought I'd grab a couple

of photos from my computer

and show ya..

In case you were wondering!

My grandson and I at Disney World

*yes, my jelly belly roll has been cropped out!! LOL

My son, Anthony and I.

For his 12th birthday

we bought him VIP tickets

to his first concert...

Linkin Park!



Me ~n~ Mr. Ruffles in Cancun.

There ya go.. here I am.

So nice to meet ya'll!!

Sherri

ReDo's..

Happy Fathers Day

to all you awesome Daddies out there!

I hope ya'll enjoyed the day, you deserve it!

Mr. Ruffles is out of town working,

so, I decided to do a little

and

Not too long ago, all the blog rage

was the union jack stuff..

Cute? Yep..

but, since 4th of July was coming up soon

I thought I'd give the union jack a twist

and make a shabby chic pillow of

the US flag:

I know, it doesn't look like the USA flag,

but, if you use your imagination..

I cut strips of pink, blue and white fabric.

Washed them so they would fray,

Layered them all up and

stiched each one down

so they wouldn't fray more..

Today was a back & forth

sort of day.  I'd sew a little bit,

then out to the garage to

paint a little bit.

First, I painted a frame pink.

(Sorry, forgot the before!)

Close up of the detail..

Frame with the Shabby Chic US Flag Pillow

Then, back to the sewing room I go!!

I printed this awesome french graphic

from The Graphics Fairy and

sewed that onto some drop cloth.

Then, sewed the ruffle around it.

I tied some black ribbons on

my vanity chair and added the pillow

Yikes! Looks like I'll have to come up

with some sort of a cushion for

the seat too!!

Then, back to the garage

for some more painting!!

Remember the mirror I bought

yesterday at a yard sale?

Here's the before:

And, here's the after!

Close up:

I need Mr. Ruffles to help me

with hanging my mirror and frame up..

Seems I can get quite a bit done

when he's away.. except for the

hanging stuff!! LOL

What have you been up to today?

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