Full Circle Creations: spindles

Monday, June 24, 2013

The free stuff fairy strikes again...

Hi Everyone! I have been busy working on custom items, a few new pieces and some things for the studio. But I had to show you the free stuff I got on Saturday. My dear sweet Aunt Barb that I first introduced to you here and here, as the free stuff fairy, has struck again. She's been on a picking spree for me. There's nothing like having your own personal picker out there hunting down deals and haggling over prices, who delivers it and then gives it to you for free. Thanks so much Aunt Barb! So on with the show!

Here's an overview of the things Aunt Barb brought me. There are bunches of headboards and frames (that shopping bag is filled with frames), shutters, old window frames, spindles, a cupboard door, a carnival-like wooden horse, and a few other items.

There are 16 head or foot boards. Some will be pieced out for parts, some will make benches and a few might even be used as headboards. I will show the headboards tomorrow.

There are some really great frames in all different sizes. Nine pairs of shutters. And a little wooden shelf.

Five old window frames.

A few weathered pieces...one is a cool table leg and that carved board is great.

There are 35 spindles. Thirty-five of them!

More frames. I love the two identical owns with all the carvings.

And an antique quilt rack. I love this. I just might use this in the studio for displaying fabrics. I can't believe all the work my Aunt Barb did to find all of these great items. And I can't wait to get started on them. Now if I could just add 12 hours to each day so I'd have the time to get everything done. Thank you so much Aunt Barb! And as always, thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Hi Everyone! I hope you are all having a great week. I did not have as productive a day off as I would have liked. The wind was terrible. I was out in the shop and it sounded like the roof was coming off. The roof kept moving up and down slightly and the two big doors were vibrating from the wind. It was too much to handle, so I headed back into the house to work on the things that I had in there to complete. So not having any completed projects to share with you, I thought I'd show you the table I made for my mom a few years ago.

I made this little table using the spindles from my parents house.

Here's a picture of their living/dining room before they moved in. You see the spindles used to separate the two spaces. Too old fashioned for my parents.

So my dad took them down and gave them to me. And I have made lots of things with those spindles. I used them as table legs for the table I made my mom.