Love me a fabric flower!!

I'm not sure when I got bitten by the Fabric Flower bug, but lately I'm obsessed. Luckily, there are a million tutorials on how to make them...here's an example.

Here's my first attempt:



And here's a "rosette" that I'm trying to finish...I need fabric glue, and I bought the wrong stuff :(



I literally woke up at 2am one night, and lay there obsessing. Finally by 3am I couldn't stand it anymore. I got up & browsed the internet, found a tutorial, and gave it a try with tissue paper.



I'm such a geek...I saved it :)

Now that I've made a couple, I have a new obsession...what can I do with them?? I've already bought some pins and barrettes, as they seemed the most obvious...but what I'd really like to do is make a bag, kind of like my new pillow covers, and put them on the bags.



I'm having a little trouble staying focused!

By the way...I'm also obsessed with my new workspace...I finished my "idea boards" over the weekend, and started tacking up random pieces that I'd like to work with. The table is my pride and joy...got it at an estate sale for a song, and refinished it.




What's your latest obsession??

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

The Cabinet!!

It's here, it's here, it's HERE!! And it looks like that office wall was just waiting for it!! No more words necessary....I'm in love....*sigh!




I hope to have a before & after of the wall where my "former" oak book cases used to be...I sold them on Craigslist this weekend! Stay tuned...

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Moving Furniture

My sister is an expert at trolling ebay, and I am an expert at trolling craigslist and garage sales. We find each other a LOT of stuff! So she found me a beautiful antique cabinet which I promptly bought, without measuring or having any idea where I was going to put it. However, as usually happens, inspiration struck while I was watching TV, and I had to move some furniture NOW!!! Here's the evolution of the office:






I had JUST moved the white cabinet (my refurbished gun cabinet)from the front room:

But I wanted another nook with a rocking chair, so I moved it into the office. When I realized that the new antique cabinet would look PERFECT where the white cabinet was, I knew I had to move it - that's why it lives next to the desk now.


And ohhhhhh the anticipation.....


I can't WAIT to pick up the cabinet!!! I'll post pictures when it's in place :)

Up Early

When I woke up and saw that it was 4:57am, I decided to get up even though it was early. I had been to bed early the night before, and besides, a cup of spicy eggnog flavored coffee was calling me.

It was worth it.




Here's the western view:






Some early birds:



And the first sunlit tree tops...





It was 27 degrees outside, but beautiful.

This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for my family, of course, for being employed, and to have a little spare time back to stop & smell the roses.

What are you thankful for?

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Mona Kay

Poor, neglected, blog!

Hello to all of my talented blogger friends! I miss you all! It's the same old story, new job, family responsibilities, and my spare time went right out the window!! I have some wonderful pictures to show you of my finished display cabinet...I hope to post them this weekend. In the mean time, I've had a chance to look at all of your blogs, and it makes me realize how much I've missed looking at your talented creations!! Hopefully things will slow down a little, and I can become a "regular" again.

XOXOXO

Mona Kay

Refinished Gun Display Cabinet

I am so excited to have finished the gun display cabinet that I purchased for $5 at a garage sale a few weeks ago!!



It's a beautiful cabinet, but the wood was too dark for me. I knew it was going to look great painted white!





I added the wood appliques (with wood glue) after sanding, but before painting...













I know....I just can't leave this corner alone!! I am having so much fun playing with it though...it's become my favorite trial & error area!!

What projects are you working on??


MK