Upcycling Fabric

I have found the most BEAUTIFUL fabric at the thrift shops this week! Adding my Florida thrift shop finds, and I'm sitting pretty in soft cotton florals & stripes, and some gorgeous linens and other textiles for accents and linings for my tote bags. Here's some finished & unfinished:






What have you found this week or weekend??
Mona Kay

Craigslist Crush

Oh, how I looooove Craigslist!! It's been a long, cold & snowy winter with no garage sales in sight....but Craigslist is always open!! Here are my two latest finds...I only had to travel 25 minutes to pick them up. Sooo worth it!!




It's raining today, but it was close to 60 degrees here in NJ yesterday. You know what that means....furniture painting and garage sales/flea markets are AROUND THE CORNER!! I think I can hold my breath....



Mona Kay

If it ever cools down...

Oh, the line of projects!! I'm happy to have so many wonderful things waiting for me, but as I've posted before...July in NJ is no time to be outside sanding and painting! Although, it's 7:30 now, and quite cool...will I really take my coffee outside and paint that chair which has been staring at me for about a month?? Stay tuned...

Here's my list of projects...all the "befores" I can't wait to get my hands on:




Okay, that one's half-before, half-after!





Stay tuned!! I can't wait to show you the afters...if it ever cools down!

Happy July 4th!

Before and After

I'm not much of a wimp (my daughter is laughing right now), but 90 degree heat in NJ coupled with 110 % humidity has done me in...I've wanted to sand and paint my rocking chair all weekend, but I'm not going out there!!

Instead, I am reminiscing with some of my "before & afters". Maybe I can start sanding at 8pm when the temperature goes down to 82 degrees...









Someday I'll have an air-conditioned and heated workspace...but until then, I'm at the mercy of the weather!

Til next time...stay cool!
Mona Kay