The Easiest of Re-do's

  GOOD - for under 10.00 - I could see the potential...

BETTER - nothing like a lil' spray paint...

PERFECT - for our bed side tables!

Have a great weekend everybody!

Burlap covered chair - Before and After...

 I'm sharing a lil' chair makeover that I just finished with you today.  It was a simple redo - all be it - but it made a BIG difference.

 Here she was before in all her "velour" glory...

 Just what color is that anyway?

 Some white paint and some distressing...

 I was inspired by Miss Mustard Seed's book where she used painter's tape to stripe a chair cushion - I thought I'd give it a try.  Of course I had already covered the chair bottom in burlap by this time.

 

Then I simply used my acrylic paint and painted some stripes down the middle. Be sure and remove the tape immediately.

 

  Then I simply free-handed a "No. 5" - don't ask me why I chose this - it was just the first thing that came to mind ;-)

 The color I used was "Settlers Blue" from Folk Art.

 And here she is...much better, don't ya think?

 I'm actually gonna be setting up a booth with my friend, Julie, at our local antique mall.  We are really excited about it.  So this chair will be in there for sale around the first of February - that is, if I don't decide to keep it myself.

 Have a Happy Weekend!

Cathy

Cuttin' Wood...

Today's post is about some farm work - well, a lil' farm/home work.  When we built our new house a year ago - my hubby was really interested in an outdoor wood burning stove.

 So after much thought and a lot of research - we decided to go with it - our choice was a "Hardy" stove.

 Here on the farm - we practice tree conservation - my husband actually loves trees - and his favorite subject to teach - forestry, of course.  As with any farm - we have naturally fallen trees and trees which are considered "non desirable" so this helped us make the decision to invest in this type of heating.  We also have electric heat by the way.

So Saturday afternoon we got started on another load of wood. 

 Here comes Shaun pulling the wagon...

Casen pulled the wood splitter - a wonderful modern convenience I must say - much quicker than the ole' axe.

Cutting...

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Splitting...

ME loading...I didn't know anybody took this picture...

And a couple of hours later...

A full load of wood ready to heat the house as well as save lots of $$$$

I love to see Casen in his element - he so loves the woods and outdoors just like his dad.  Some of my best memories as a child were when I went with my mom, dad and sister to cut wood.  Mom would always pack a picnic lunch and we'd play and help when we could.  Those were fun days - I hope Casen enjoys his time with us as much as we enjoyed the time with our parents.

Hope everyone is off to a great new year.  I've got some projects underway - I'll be showing ya soon!

Cathy