After our oldest child moved out and took her bedroom furniture with her, we decided to replace her bed with a queen size bed. The only problem with that is we prefer antique furniture to new furniture. And, there aren’t queen size antique beds – at least none we could find. So, we attached a […]
Sewing Bird Finish & Tea Dying Curtains
Last night, I finished putting together this sewing bird clamp. I punched it using this robin punch needle pattern, changing the thread colors to match the quilting cotton I chose for the bird’s base. I also made the bird’s breast area slightly smaller than the robin’s. I mounted it on a handmade wooden clamp made […]
Rusting Metal & Dying
I am working on a few different projects today. I have a few fat quarters of felted wool in the dye pot with some orange dye. I am also attempting to rust this metal sleigh ornament I found at the Dollar Tree. I sprayed it with vinegar last night and let it sit in a […]
Adding a Deck to a Wrap-Around Bed Skirt
After recently adding a new bed to our house, I was desperately searching for a bed skirt. I wanted it to be an ecru color, but not too dark. I knew I preferred having one with a deck (fabric between the mattress and box springs) as opposed to a wrap-around style. And, of course, it […]
Painting my Sewing Cabinet
A couple of months ago, I rearranged my sewing room. I turned my sewing machine cabinet around to create a little nook for sewing. It has been long enough I know I am going to like it this way so I decided to tackle the back of the sewing machine cabinet. It was obviously never […]
Betty Lamps Hung
After scoring a couple of Betty lamps at a local auction, I needed to decide where to display them. After moving them around the house, I decided the best place to hang them was on the mantle. Looking at these old whale oil lamps makes me realize just how easy we have things. When we […]
DIY: Reviving an Antique Wooden Box
I recently acquired this wooden box at an estate sale. While I love its size – just right for hanging on the wall to display pretty things, it had lost its initial luster. It was super easy to revive the box; less than an hour’s laboring. Here’s how I restored the antique wooden box’s original […]
Auction Finds
Over the weekend, there was a two-day estate sale just down the road from my house. The first day was mainly tools and man stuff, but they had 15 of these wonderful old whale oil lamps. I ended up with these two Betty lamps! My husband stayed all day for the tools and he also […]