Sleighbells Ring, are you listening?

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American family and friends. And to all who read my blog :) 

Christmas is just around the corner. 

And to get you in the mood I want to share just a couple of quick pictures of a sled I just finished off for a client. 

She will use this as a photo prop. 

Don't worry, I'm not the one taking pictures. lol 

my before picture

She just wanted it freshened up. 

So I did

All ready for her little ones to sit in while some one more talented with a camera captures the moment. 

So sweet...can't wait to see her pictures.

Happy Thanksgiving :) 

A truly Canadian project

I think Winter is really here now. 

The snow is blowing and the leaves have all fallen off the trees. 

My "workshop" which had been our garage has been moved down to the basement and the garage is now used for our vehicles again till spring time. 

Such is life in Canada. 

Today I spent the day celebrating Canada. 

Normally we do that on July 1st. 

Our Canada day. 

I've seen so many pieces of furniture covered in the Union Jack or the American flag, but it's not easy to get that Maple leaf on anything and make it look really nice. 

Lets face it, the Union Jack has a lot of straight lines, and the American flag has lines and stars. 

But the Canadian flag has a Maple leaf. 

That's not easy to paint. 

So I cheated...I bought a stencil :) :) 

And this is what I did. 

 I took a vintage ironing board and created my own version of our flag.

 Yes yes, I know. It's not really a flag. But I improvised.

 Then sanded it to make it more "weather worn"

 I left the steel parts their original colour.

I know the leaves have just finished falling, but I miss them already. I can't wait for spring again. 

Sharing:
The Brambleberry Cottage 
Coastal Charm 

All about Beds!

It's going to be a busy day here, but thought I would share a couple of goodies waiting for me to work on. 

Just a few before pictures of some beds I have waiting. 

First this solid Elm head board. 

I'm seriously considering making this one into a Bench...what do you think? 

Next in line is this sweet Twin sized bed, with all the goodies, rails and slats etc. 

I keep thinking that depending on the paint picked, it would be great for either a girl or a boy. 

 Not sure what the wood is, but it's solid and the bolts that go with this are all hand made, I really should do a bit of research on this baby.

I believe this is called a spool bed? 

Then finally a custom order, and probably one of the sweetest beds I've seen in a long time. 

Don't mind the condition and the dirt....it's all part of the process right? 

Now to finish up my coffee and get to work.....going to be a great day :) 

Sharing:

The Brambleberry Cottage
Embracing Change 
Not Just a Housewife  
Miss Mustard Seed 

Sweetness in Red and White

I think I'm starting to get into the Christmas season. 

As evidenced by the tables I just put together yesterday. 

 I love these little tables. They can go into any room and fit right in

 Obviously they don't "match" but I'm not the matchy matchy kind of person...so these are perfect for my minds eye.

 Love the shape and scale of them

Soooo very sweet! 

Just thought I would share :) 

Now I'm off to finish emptying the garage (put everything into the basement to work on) so our cars can come in for winter....brrrrrrrr it's getting cold out there. 

Sharing:
Domestically Speaking
Savvy Southern Style
Handy Man Crafty Woman
Elizabeth & Co   
Miss Mustard Seed 
  

Weekend projects.

Ever try to relax?

I do try. 

Went to the cottage, my workshop is closed up there...but I had a couple of "small" things and some paint......hmmmm what to do? 

Just do them? 

yup

Brought them into the cottage, got out some old newspaper, placed it on the floor and after a bit of sanding...came up with these

 Very cute coat rack!

 Yes I know, I forgot the before pics, but aren't these after pics cute?

Love it now! 

 I almost got a before pic ;)

 Awesome little library table

 I love these tables. Of course I'm a lover of books. And these are great for keeping your books handy.

 These details get me every time!

 Then I found this candy dish.

 It's all hand carved, and the details are amazing!

 I seriously considered painting this, but I just couldn't do it. It's even signed by the artist.

Would you have painted it? 

Sharing:
The dedicated House
Domestically Speaking
Savvy Southern Style
Handy Man Crafty Woman 
Elizabeth & Co   
  

Back online.

After a week+ of no internet I'm BACK!!

We have come to realize just how much we rely on our internet and it really does make me wonder how we ever did without it. 

But we are back online and I can't be happier. I hate working off my phone! 

Just sharing a couple of little projects I finished over this week. 

I have a couple amazing ones coming. 

Now to haul out that camera of mine to make sure I take lots of before pics. 

 This cute bedside table was done for the daughter of a friend of mine.

 I removed wood handles that totally did nothing for this unit and replaced those with cute pink glass knobs.

 For some reason I didn't take pics of the inside of the drawers which are now pink. :)

 Then this ubber cute table with storage. This one is being saved for my niece. She lives out west but will be coming for a visit next year. I'm so excited to see her and her growing family and so happy she will finally be taking home one of my pieces :)

 Then finished this awesome dresser turned couch table/entertainment unit.

 I removed the top three drawers and replaced them with a shelf that can hold baskets or DVD player and game consoles.

I also added feet to raise it up and give it just a bit more class. 

Now for a relaxing evening...well after a little antique mirror that is calling my name. 

Now crossing my fingers we never lose internet again...for those of you who have had to go without, I now can say I know your pain. 

Have a great Friday!

Wardrobe Reveal!

It's just about Halloween! 

When the kids were little I used to decorate and make costumes and take pictures, leave a bowl outside on a chair and hoped the "honour" system worked (it did!) and take the kids out from house to house. 

Now I seldom decorate since I never know if I'm going to be here at home or at the cottage. 

This year I'm home. 

I love seeing all the costumes and hearing what the kids say. 

One year I wore my jammies and a kid didn't say trick or treat he just looked at me and asked rather loudly "are you wearing your pjs?" His father was soooooooo embarrassed! LOL I just laughed and said, why yes I am :) 

I hope I hear some cute things tomorrow as well. 

At some point in the evening, before or after the kids come by, I'm going to be saying goodbye to the wardrobe I finished. 

It came to me in many many pieces. 

You can read the whole post HERE

Well after doing a lot of figuring out what goes where, taking parts off that didn't fit the design of the client and cleaning, stripping, gluing, screwing (in a good way) 

We were able to finally start putting it back together. 

 My husband was sooooooooo in love with this piece wanted to have a hand in putting it back together again.

 I took every bit of all that detail off, stripped it, sanded it and put it all back.

 These pics are after priming it.

My hubby claims to be tall, but even he has to use a stool to reach ;) 

In the end all that hard work was so worth it! 

 Isn't it perfect for a little girl?

 All those details just pop!

 Stars for special dreams

 This was big enough that we were able to put in two clothing bars :)

 And of course pink is amazing!!

Since this is such a wonderful white I waxed it with a clear wax to preserve the finish. I wish you could touch this...it's just sooooooooo smooth! 

Can't wait for them to see it in person. 

Till then I will just sit back and enjoy it while I can :) 

Sharing here:
Coastal Charm
The Brambleberry Cottage
Elizabeth & Co.  
Savvy Southern Style
Miss Mustard Seed