Adding a Wooden Appliqué

Hello Everyone!   I’m a copy cat too!  When Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions and Debbie @ Debbiedoo’s  added a wooden appliqué  to the front of their cabinet drawer, I knew that I was going to copy them.  Only I didn’t add it to my cabinets, I added it to the front of a table drawer in the kitchen.   

This is what it looked like before adding the appliqué.

It’s amazing that something so little can make a big difference. 

Thanks Kathy and Debbie for the inspiration on this one!

  Charlie and I will be visiting our son this weekend and our plans are to attend some flea markets and antique shops.  I just hope our SUV is big enough for my wish list of things to be on the look out for.  Hopefully, we won’t have to rent a U-Haul……just kidding!   

As always thanks for your visit and hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Gail

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Cheap Art for the Kitchen

Hello Everyone!

I’m all about being cheap, so when I saw this cute farm animal print on-line for FREE, I just had to do something with it. 

And something with it I did!  

   I went to Staples and had them enlarge the print to a 12x12.  I made the pallet frame from an old white picket fence I had in the shed.  I Mod Podged the picture onto the pallet frame.  After the picture was dry from the Mod Podge, I applied a dark walnut stain to give it an aged look.

I think it turned out right cute considering it only cost me 75 cents to make and that was the Staples fee for enlarging it. 

As always, thanks for your visit and leaving such sweet comments.  They always make my day! 

Gail

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The Finishing Touches in a Country Kitchen

Hello Everyone!  I made a few more changes to my son and daughter-in-law’s country kitchen.   I built a mantel shelf and placed it above the replica antique wooden ice box. 

I bought the corbels at Lowes and added two layers of wood on each one to give it more depth.   The wood I used for the shelving was a piece of  cedar board that was left over from another project.  I attached the corbels to the wall first and then placed the shelving on top.  And then, of course comes the fun part, accessorizing! 

  Most of the accessories were things she already had.  The other items were either purchased or taken from the stash in my shed.

I really like how this picture turned out below.       

I used a framed picture that she had in her kitchen and took it apart.  I painted the oak frame with ASCP graphite and painted the mat (which was a light green) ASCP primer red and applied clear wax to it.   I added a piece of burlap to the back and attached the antique wooden fork and spoon.  The wooden fork and spoon has been in the family for a very long time.  They came from Hawaii back when Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941.

And did you happen to notice that cute cow chalkboard?  My grandsons sure did and loved what Grandma wrote to them.   I purchased that at Kirkland’s for $5.99…. on clearance! 

Isn’t it amazing what a little can of paint can do!  This replica of an antique wooden ice box went from looking like this…..

   

…….to this. 

I think for now, I’m done at their home except for filling a few pin holes in the walls and some touch-up painting in the kitchen from moving things around.   Oh wait a minute, I do have one more thing left.  I need to make pillow shams for my youngest grandson.  He just moved into his new big boy bed! 

As always, thanks for your visit and your sweet comments.  They always make my day! 

Gail

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Spring Fireplace Mantel

Hello Everyone!  Today, I wanted to share with you my son and daughter-in-law’s Spring fireplace mantel that I did a few weeks ago.    

Below was the fireplace mantel Winter look. 

I switched out the twigs in the white jug and placed faux forsythia branches and made a faux forsythia wreath.

Inside each mason jars, I added mini faux pears in yellow and green. 

For the winter, I had placed prickly gum balls inside each mason jar.    

  With the weather here lately, I probably should have skipped the Spring look and went right for the Summer look.

As always, thanks for your visit and leaving such sweet comments.  They are always appreciated. 

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! 

Gail

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Thyme

Hello Everyone!  I had some “time” today so I thought I would make a new wreath for the inside of our front door. 

And while I was at it,  I removed the vinyl decal on the front door that I made sometime ago with my Cricut  that said “Bless Our Nest” and made a new one that says “ Est. 2002” and applied it.

I didn’t just stop there.   I also made a little wooden sign that says ANTIQUES for the mantel shelf in the family room. 

Again, I used my Cricut to make an “ANTIQUES” stencil.

I made another sign for the kitchen that said “Bakery” but unfortunately I wasn’t able to take a good picture of it today.  That will be another post. 

Don’t you just love little projects that take no time at all to make.  I know I sure do! 

As always, thanks for your visit and leaving such sweet comments.  They are always appreciated. 

Gail

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Trumeau Mirror/Hall Tree

Do you remember this mirror that I purchased for a $1.00 at our local flea market a few weeks ago?  I told you I had plans for it. 

And then I shared a glimpse of this in another post. 

Well I am happy to say that mirror and pile of lumber now looks like this!

The only purchase I made was at Lowes and that was for the appliqué and one piece of trim.  I was one piece short on trim. Everything else used to make this was left-over's from other projects. 

I painted it with ASCP Country Grey and applied dark wax to it.  

 

I placed an old straw hat that was my Dad’s on one of the hooks.  I found it one day in a pile of stuff he was going to throw away when he was cleaning out one of his sheds.  I asked him if I could have it and he said “You can have that old thing too”.  It was the exact same day that he gave me his old work bench and you can read all about that here. 

I am so happy that I have finally found a place where I can display it now. 

I have to tell you I am so happy with the way it turned out.  It looks exactly how I envisioned it!

As always, thanks for your visit and your sweet comments.  They are always appreciated. 

Gail

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Adding Ambience With Kitchen Utensils

I’m still cleaning and sprucing things up around here!  While cleaning out one of the kitchen drawers, I found my mother-in-law’s potato masher.  I’m not sure how old it is. The handle is made out of wood and was painted red at one time.  Of course all of that has since peeled off.  Look at what I did with it.   

I added a votive candle.  I think it fits right in with the rest of my kitchen utensils that I have on display in the kitchen. 

 

As always, thanks for your visit and your sweet comments.  They are always appreciated.  Enjoy your weekend and Happy St. Patrick’s Day. 

Gail

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Happy Spring Wreath

Hello Everyone!   Today, Gina at Random Thoughts is hosting the Spring’tacular Craft Link Party Parade and I thought I would join in on the fun. 

My kitchen door has been “naked” since Christmas.  Well, it’s not “naked” any more.  I made a Happy Spring Wreath for it.  

This was one of the fastest and easiest craft projects I think I have done in a long time.  It took me a total of 15 minutes to whip this thing together and most of that time was waiting for the twig wreath to dry after I spray painted it.

I have had three projects going on at one time today. This pile of scrap lumber was the biggest project of the day! 

I’m happy to say that it’s done!  All I have left to do is apply one more coat of ASCP and wax it.  I can’t wait to share it with all of you.  It looks exactly how I envisioned it.

As always, thanks for your visit and your sweet comments.  They are always appreciated. 

Happy Spring,

Gail

Spring Cloche Party

Today, I am joining Marty @ A Stroll Thru Life for the Egg-zellent Spring Party.  She is hosting the Easter/Spring Cloche Party and I thought I would share a few of my cloches that I have placed throughout my home. 

I just finished this cloche.  It is sitting on our family room coffee table.

I placed one of my daily encouragement books called “Whispers of Faith” inside.  I added candles and some faux greens.  

I also have this wire cloche in the family room. 

I placed a small electric candle inside.  I like the less is better look with this one.

This wire cloche I’ve had for a while now.  I think it was one of my first ones that I bought.  I have it in my kitchen.

I have an old canning jar with three white candles inside. 

This little cloche is in the dining room. 

I placed an artichoke inside.  

In the powder room, I have two apothecary jars. 

One has cotton balls inside and the other one has a white votive candle.

On the upstairs landing I have a terrarium sitting on a table. 

Inside the terrarium I placed a wire clay pot holder.  I placed moss covered rocks with tea lights in three of the pots and I placed a faux plant in the other one.

Thanks Marty for hosting and I’m looking forward to visiting others as I know this party will be full of beautiful cloches. 

As always, thanks for visiting and leaving such sweet comments.  They are always appreciated. 

Happy Spring,

Gail

A 20th Century Rocking Horse Make-over

Hello Everyone!  My inspiration for this next project came right from the front cover of the Spring issue of Country Home magazine. 

I don’t normally buy this magazine but there was something about that rocking horse and how it was displayed that I just LOVED.  So in the shopping cart it went.  When I got home I searched for my daughter’s rocking horse that she received for her 1st Christmas in 1988.  I found it in the attic.    

I immediately called my daughter Lauren, who now lives in North Carolina with her military husband, and asked her if I could paint her rocking horse.  She laughed at me and said she could not believe that I still had it but that I could do whatever I wanted to it.  With having her permission, out came the ASCP old white, graphite, Folk Art Crackle Medium and the dark wax.  I got busy painting! 

Now that he’s all done, I placed him on top of our entertainment center in the family room. 

  He’s definitely not the 19th Century rocking horse that is on the front cover of Country Home’s but I think he looks cute with his new 21st Century make-over!

I love how the crackled medium worked with the ASCP. 

I cannot believe that this rocking horse will be 24 years old this Christmas! 

I would have taken a full view picture of the entertainment center but it was hockey day yesterday (Washington Capitals were playing) when I took these pictures and my husband was glued to the tube.   There are only certain times of the day that you can take pictures in there and it just so happened it was when the Capitals were playing! 

Oh and by the way, Lauren came home this weekend for a short visit and she absolutely loved what I did with her rocking horse! 

As always, thanks for your visit and your sweet comments.  They are always appreciated. 

Gail

P.S.  I just wanted to let you know,  I LOVED this magazine!  It was full of inspiration. 

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