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!

From Blah.. to Wah - Lah!

I'm so excited to show you this transformation,

I'm just going to get to it.. wait till you see!

Can't tell I'm thrilled.. can ya?

Chair before:

Removed the seat

and sanded her down..

Here she is..

All done!!

Shabbied, Ruffled

and gorgeous!!

The back of the chair..

And, the front..

From Blah...   to Wah Lah!!

Linking up at:
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Shabby Birdcage

I have a new birdcage all decorated up to show ya'll:

I painted it white. Inside I sewed a sweet little white pillow made from linen and then added a pink begonia and a white rose.. so sweet! On the top I added pink and white ribbon and some lace. And, of course, you can't forget this awfully pretty crystal beaded pink birdie..

Here's a quick shot of the back of the birdcage.

Linking to: Show and Tell Friday @ Romantic Home and Frugal Friday @ Shabby Nest

Bag for My Flea...

I always get a laugh out of some of the blog and post titles out there,

so, I thought I'd give my comical side a try.. :)

I don't really have any fleas.. well, not the itchy kind anyway!!  I found this burlap bag at The Fresh Market grocery store.  Thought it'd be great to bring with me to flea markets and such.  It sure helped carry alot of things from Renningers this past weekend, but, man o man.. my shoulders burned!!!  I wore a tank top and the more things I bought and stuffed into my bag, the more my shoulders would rub on the burlap and just burn and itch.  Guess I didn't think too far in advance on this one!

So, I made little shoulder pads of sort for my bag.  Check it out - My new "Flea Bag" :

I tied a couple of ribbons on the straps, the cream one says, "Journey".

On the top of the straps, so my shoulders won't hurt anymore I cut a peice of toile fabric scrap I had laying around in 2 wide strips.  Tucked it all around the straps, and on the side that would hang on my shoulder I added some pillow stuffing.. then hot glued the fabric and onto the straps.

Ready to go hunting for fleas flea market hunting!!

Linking to: Shabby Chic Cottage