To the moon and back....

Hi Everyone!  I have several new silhouette paintings for my Fall Open House and I thought I would share this one with you tonight.  This is one of my mother's favorites.  She says it all the time so I thought I'd make one in honor of her.

 It's simple but I think it turned out pretty well.

It will be available at my Fall Open House next Friday.  Thanks for stopping by!

Little chairs....

Hi Everyone!  I'm still getting things ready for my Open House next week and wanted to show you these chairs that my friend Lynett found at Goodwill and called me to see if I'd want them earlier this year.  They are vintage kids chairs that are in really good shape.

 I had them sitting in the shop for a while then moved them into the studio.  I cleaned them up but couldn't decide what to do with them.  Should I paint them or decorate them....I cleaned them both up....

 ...and decided (so far) to not paint this one, but to use it in my pumpkin display in the studio.

 I've thought about decorating it with vines or pip berry garland, but so far I haven't done it.  I like the simplicity of it in the display.

 But I couldn't stop myself from painting this one.  And I love how it looks.

 I distressed it and waxed it (lightly) and then displayed it on a table in the studio surrounded by book apples.

I love it in my studio.  It's going to be hard to see these little chairs go because they've become a part of my studio, but I think they will be for sale at my Fall Open House.  But if they don't sell, it certainly won't disappoint me!   Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy the little things....

Hi Everyone!  Just a quick look at one of the little signs I made for my Fall Open House.....

..... It's simple but one of my very favorite sayings.....

 ....Words to live by....

Thanks for stopping by.

Headboard shelf...

Hi Everyone!  Things are coming together at the Studio for my Fall Open House and I have a lot of things to share with you.  I turned a couple of headboards from my stash into shelves with pegs like I've made here and here but this time I used a full size headboard and painted it black.

It's not the best picture but it had been rainy when I built it and I haven't had time to take it back outside for a proper photo shoot.

This one and a twin size in white will be available at my Open House next Friday.
Thanks for stopping by.

A window shelf...

Hi Everyone!  There's nothing like having fast internet again!  It had been running slower and slower until it finally didn't let me log in at all while I waited for my internet company to get new equipment in and then finally upgraded.  And now that it has I can once again upload pictures to share with you!  I have a stack of window frames and unfortunately I don't have or can't find a before picture.

 It had broken glass panes that I carefully removed and then cleaned and scrubbed the window...then added a shelf to one side and a flat board to the opposite side to give it a more finished look.

I painted the whole thing black and then a top coat of white and then sanded.  I turned a pip berry garland into a wreath and hung it in front of the window.  Something simple yet cute and an easy way to turn a broken window destined for the dump into something useful and cute.  It will be available at my Fall Open House next Friday.  Thanks for stopping by.

Linking to:
http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2014/09/catch-as-catch-can-181.html

A side table...

Hi Everyone!  Now that my Internet is back up and running, I have lots of things to share with you....beginning with this little side table that my friend Lynett picked up for me at Goodwill.

 It was cute as is but I thought the hunter green and light colored top were a little old looking....

 ...so I freshened it up.  I painted the base with my favorite color...

 ...Lagoon.  I stripped the top and knobs....

 ...and stained it with my favorite custom blend stain....

...then applied polyurethane to the top...

...I like the bold color and am  happy with how it turned out.  It's the perfect size for a side table next to a bed or chair and provides a little bit of storage.  It will be available at my Open House next weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.

Linking to:
http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2014/09/catch-as-catch-can-181.html
http://missmustardseed.com/2014/09/furniture-feature-friday-favorites-link-party-38/

Upcoming events...

Hi Everyone!  It's that time of year again....show time.  In the past I've packed up a trailer load of items and headed out to a fair across the river in Nebraska, but this year I'm not packing anything up because I'm having a Fall Open House at the Studio instead!  The date has been set, over 400 flyers have gone out and the ad is ready to run in the newspaper beginning this weekend.

So if you are in the Southwest Iowa area I will be having my Fall Open House on Friday, September 26th 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday, September 27th 9 am to 4 pm.  Contact me for more information.

I haven't done any shows this year because I've been working on the remodel of my house but I have been working on custom orders and inventory for the upcoming shows since the middle of July.  I'll get back to working on my house this winter.

I have a lot of new things to share and can't wait to share them with you now that my Internet is back up and running.  Thanks for stopping.