Catching Up With You..

I apologize.. I've been MIA.

I've let my blog sit silent

for quite some time..

No excuses.  Just an apology.

I'm sorry.

Despite the heat this summer,

I have been staying quite busy

painting, sewing, creating, thrifting

traveling further south, visiting

antique shops...

And, yes, I found some time

to lounge by the pool and get

a great suntan going..

I just LOVE summertime in Florida!

Now, on to what I've been up to

the last few weeks.. yay!  I'm so

excited to share some pictures

you again...

I aquired these gorgeous chandeliers

recently..

This baby is HUGE!!

Here is the second one

a bit smaller, just a bit,

but, just as beautiful.

I spent 2 days, 11 hours each day

cleaning, buffing and putting back together

the smaller of the two.. but, WOW!

Look at her shine!

Sooo pretty!

When the lights from the bulbs

shine on the prisms, it sparkles

in rainbow colors.

She's a gasper for sure!

~

I also wanted to share some

pictures of my booth I took yesterday,

which include some of my recent projects:

I found this candlabra

in an antique shop

near Jacksonville, FL.

Yep, it's black.. so far outta my element,

so, I added some real dried roses to it.

To make it a bit more romantic.

The hangers are all vintage

wooden hangers.  I added lace,

florals, pearls and buttons.

Soo cute for your extra special

pretty dresses to hang on now.

I had an old wood bread box

I found at a thrift store.

I painted it white, and then handpainted

the words, " Konigin der Kuche"

which means: "Queen of the Kitchen"

Love it!

These glass canisters had wooden tops too.

Yep, you guessed it!

They got the white paint treatment too.. haha!

Quick shot of the chandy

I mentioned previously..

Now hanging in all her glory

in my booth.

I finally got around to making a sign

for my booth too.

I just love how it turned out!

I painted and shabbied up an old board.

Painted the words,

"Ruffles n Raspberries"

in a raspberry color, of course.

And then hot glued ruffles around the edges.

Believe it or not,

I tried my hand at painting

with a darker grey color.

It was a bit difficult, suprizingly enough,

to see to paint, but, I do love how it turned out.

3 coats of grey, shabbied up a bit,

and sealed with clear wax.

I'm not so sure I'll venture that

far out from white again,

but, it was sure fun to try!

Pillows I made.

Some frenchy.. some ruffly..

I just finished up the memo board

you see hanging in the picture below.

It's a big one too.

2 x 3 feet!

I painted the frame,

backed it with thick poster board

and cork board, then wrapped it

in drop cloth.

I embellished it with vintage doilies,

sparkly butterfly clips

and wooden push pins.

And, finally, a picture of my entire booth

at Traditions Antique Mall

in Wildwood Florida.

I hope ya'll can make it

to visit me sometime!

~ Sherri ~

PS.. I just had to share this

hilarious picture of

my granddaughter, Aubrey.

I'm leaving for a week in August

to visit with my grandkids, James and Aubrey.

I can't wait to see them both again!

I'll be sure to take lots and lots of pictures..

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Hi ya'll, I had to come inside to take a break

from painting for a bit. Man o man is it hot out there!

Summer is definatley here in Florida.. whew!

Anyway, I was clicking around on the internet

and found a new way to follow all your favorite blogs.

It's very user friendly.. if you'd like to keep in touch

with what I'm doing on Ruffles n Raspberries,

just sign up by clicking on the link below.

Again, it's very easy and simple.

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Happy Blogging, ya'll!!

~ Sherri ~

Frenchy Chair Makeover

TGIF ya'll!

Usually, Friday nights after

Mr. Ruffles gets out of work,

we go out for dinner and spend

some much needed "us" time. 

But, this weekend he's gone working..

sooo...

I've started to "plow" through my stash

of junk awesome finds in my garage,

no better time than the present!

I found 2 of these chairs in south Florida

a few months ago.  They've sat in my garage

for quite some time, getting pushed further

and further in the back corner, all because of

my fear of reapolstering.

I recovered chair seats before, but,

never "real" reapolstering..

Here is the before:

I ripped the cording off,

(man o man there were at least a billion staples!)

stripped the chair down,

and painted 3 layers of paint.

White, then grey, and then white again.

Shabbied and waxed her all up,

and began to change her appearance.

It took me all day yesterday

and most of the morning today..

but, she's finally finished!!!

Yeah, I said it,

you're not losing it... there are 2.

But, the other one is going

to sit for a bit longer... this baby

took forever and a day!!

Literally!

I need a break.. LOL

From that...                             To this!

  

~ Sherri ~

Pink Princess Chandelier

Oh my goodness, wait till you see

what I went and did now!

I bought this chandy off of Craigslist

last week.  FULL of crystals..

and yucky gold.

Originally I was just going to clean

it up a bit and bring it up to my booth..

But, once I started cleaning it,

I started to unravel the rust too..

and not the good kind.

I ran up to Walmart with the intention

of standing in front of the spray paint

shelves and hoping a color would jump

out at me... like turquoise, or something...

(That's what color I was hoping would

make my heart sing anyway..)

Nope, no turquoise.. instead..

Princess Pink!

Here's the before, once more..

And, here's the after!

Man oh man, did she clean up purdy!!

Over 75 crystals...

YUM!

I think it's perfect for

your bathroom, entryway

or

your little girls pink princess room!

From that...                  To this!

~ Sherri ~

PS.. This fabulous chandy is for sale.

It's currently just "hanging around"

in my booth.. LOL

Really great steal at only $155!!

Linking up at:

A Diamond in the Stuff

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Ruffles n Raspberries Booth

I went up to my booth yesterday

and finally remembered to take my camara along!

If you're ever in the Wildwood, FL area

please do let me know, I'd love to meet you.

I am vendor #20

The mall is located at:

Traditions Antique Mall

3107 E. State Road 44
Wildwood, FL 34785

Located off I-75 Exit 329

Here are the pictures

I'd like to share with ya'll..

Hope to see you soon!!

~ Sherri ~

Table and Chairs ~ Before and After

Last week I picked up this table and chairs set

off of Craigslist.

It's a gorgeous drop leaf table

with 3 leaves and 5 chairs!

What's not so gorgeous is

the water marks, stains, chips,

and the fuzzy blue fabric on the chairs.

EW

I started to rip the chair covers off

to find there was a previous fabric cover

underneath the blue as well.  It was a really

ugly tapestry colored almost black.

Not only were there 2 layers, the covers

were stapled, nailed AND glued! Sheesh!

I am now sporting a few blisters,

a broken nail, and a few cuts on my hands..

All in all.. it was sooo worth it.

Check out the afters!!

Painted white, of course..

Recovered the chair seats

with some beautiful

yellow, blue and white toile fabric.

Shabbied her up..

LOVE that it can be converted

to a drop leaf breakfast table too.

So cute!

(I still need to paint the 3 leaves

that came with the table..

but, for now, I'm taking a break!)

~ Sherri~

Princess Aubrey is Here!

I really wanted to share with you

my excitement of the day..

I'm a Grandma x2 as of 10am this morning!!

I am proud and pleased to introduce you all

to my brand new baby granddaughter..

Princess Aubrey!

Mom and baby are doing great.

I get to travel to Michigan this weekend

to finally meet her..

and hug her..

and kiss her..

and spoil her..

I can't wait!!

Let the pink and ruffly

shopping begin, hehe!!

~ Sherri ~