Saturday, August 1, 2009

Soap holder ,Old Glory stocking, and Penny Rugs


Well, I've had a couple of productive days. The weather has been beautiful and I've wanted to spend all my time outside, but I have a show coming up in a little over a month and I'm starting to panic. It seems I'm spending all my time checking out blogs and not getting anything done. LOL Just wanted to show a few of the things I've gotten done lately. First is this wonderfully prim little soap holder made from a piece of pine board and a little butter bowl that has been cut in half. Found the the directions for this simply delicious little piece from Simply Prim's blog. You should check Kris out. She's fantastic.


Next, I visited Sweetpeas Primitives blog and she had this wonderful free pattern for an Old Glory stocking. Well, I just loved it and had to make one for myself. I used and old cutter quilt (the one pictured in my previous post) for the stocking and used sweet annie instead of lavendar for filler. I just loved how this turned out. Thanks Sweetpea for the pattern!!



I sell a lot of penny rugs and candle mats at my shows, so I thought I would show two of my most recent projects. This one is a sheep with a quilt block on his back. Didn't want to put this one in the box to sell, but can't keep it all. Hubby says get rid of it all, but I know he's just kidding. He's actually very supportive.


Last ,but not least is this cardinal wool penny rug. I'm not really a bird lover, but cardinals are still "hot" sellers at my shows.
Till next time,
Becky



Tuesday, July 28, 2009

First Ever Post



Well this is my first ever post. I have been checking out blogs for about two weeks now and have seen so many wonderful homes, gardens, and plenty of wonderful creations. There are so many talented people out there. Wanted to share a project I finished a couple of days ago. I started out with an old chair I had laying around and almost tossed in the trash. But....I just can't seem to throw out much. LOL !!! Please excuse the pictures. I haven't figured out how to flip them yet (I'm not too good with the computer.)


I took off the chair's seat and painted the rest of the chair a soldier blue color. When it dried, I sanded it down and rubbed on a colonial walnut stain and finish. For the seat, I cut a piece of this wonderful cutter quilt that I bought at a recent flea market for only $1. It is in pretty rough shape, but is so beautiful and I figured I could get some good use out of it.


Here is the finished product. I think it turned out perfect. Have a wonderful Tuesday!
Becky