tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82449382406505497792023-11-16T07:07:26.501-06:00Pendra's PlacePendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05942565680757498434noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8244938240650549779.post-26944475570448079662015-07-13T10:18:00.001-05:002015-08-29T13:25:01.344-05:00My ever evolving handmade Craft Room<br />
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creative spaces at "<a href="http://www.mydesertcottage.com/2015/07/welcome-to-where-bloggers-create-2105.html">Where Bloggers Create 2015</a>". Thanks Karen!</div>
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<a href="http://www.villabarnes.com/2015/08/vintage-inspiration-party-203.html#more">Villabarnes: Vintage Inspiration</a>... Thanks Rosemary!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to my Craft Room.... at Pendra's Place</span><br />
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The walls were painted a khaki tan... not very creative</div>
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So I painted them a beautiful shade of aqua</div>
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Where to start on organizing a room full of crafting treasures?</div>
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and covering book case backs with fabric and chair seats and sew pillows...</div>
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I covered 4 antique parlor chairs in a beautiful toile and sewed 4 pillows</div>
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with beautiful fringe and old, old buttons</div>
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I used the same toile fabric and covered the main bookcase backs</div>
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I adore the sweet stories of a time past, told on this fabric</div>
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This is the main bookcase which holds some of my books...</div>
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Decorating, scrapbooks, boxes of pictures...</div>
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cardmaking, papercrafting... lot's of inspiration!</div>
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and my Cricut for Paper and Scrapbooking</div>
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(which I won for free!)</div>
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Underneath is my rotating acrylic paint holder</div>
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and of course my entertainment center.</div>
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I put glass on my beautiful old bistro table for another setting and working area when my Grandkids join me. An old jar holds some of my favorite pieces of lace which sits on top.</div>
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I painted the wood jar top...</div>
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and added an old jewelry button on top of a wood dresser drawer pull.</div>
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My main station... it's where I live!</div>
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The main work area is cabinets and a large laminate top we cut ourselves... </div>
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My main work station, I always keep my cutting mat here and when painting</div>
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My newest addition is my birdhouse magnet picture holder... thanks Sis for the great gift!</div>
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I adore my little mannequin from JoAnns and I added her lace and an old brooch and angel wings. The Fleur Di lis came from an online friend... thanks Rosemary I love it!</div>
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I painted a wood frame my Dad made for me years ago and painted woodworkings from a hardware store and added to the upper corners. I used drop cloth and a beautiful graphic from Karen at <a href="http://www.thegraphicsfairy.com/">The Graphics Fairy</a> to the top of foam board and cork and used various buttons and findings glued to stick pins for my pinboard... it is used for so many uses! I also hung another garden plant hanger and hung a candleholder and the sweetest smelling candles.</div>
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I painted an old brass candlestick with Plaster of Paris (POP) and flat indoor paint and sanded it down to look aged and added another old brooch to the shade.</div>
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dried beef jar tops and added old wooden drawer pulls I took off an old desk.</div>
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Organization is key when working with a lot of products and not so much space so every inch is precious real estate. My closet holds all my scrap papers, stamps, blank cards and envelopes, ephemera, etc.</div>
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And my hanging shelves and baskets were purchased very cheap from IKEA (have I said how much I love that place?) and hold my glues, glitters, color markers, pens, rulers, hot gun, twines, small tools, and so much more.</div>
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Scrapbook pages in progress that I will put into shadow boxes that will hang above the IKEA hanging shelves.</div>
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And Mr. P. purchased this for me recently... how perfect for my creative space!</div>
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I am lucky enough to have another large space in my split level home that is a work in progress,. Here's a sneak peek at it's progress...</div>
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Wall paper removed and painted a beautiful cottage rose green.</div>
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An old desk from my parents lake house ready to be painted and new knobs. Also I found a table and 4 chairs that have since been painted and new seat cushions have been sewed... I'll share more on them later.</div>
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The floor is a beautiful parquet flooring, will be given a gorgeous new wax and a new sisal rug.</div>
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The roadside found table and chairs, desk, stepstool made by my Dad </div>
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I scored this gorgeous LARGE Red Wing crock and it now holds all my large rolls of batting</div>
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Another roadside find was this gorgeous stain glass that I have hung in the window.</div>
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And my IKEA bookcase given to me by my Daughter now holds all my yarn and scrappy packs</div>
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Thanks for joining me and seeing my creative spaces, in progress and ever evolving!</div>
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You can join in and link up your creative space on July 11th... or just come and see a lot of very creative spaces! Thanks to Karen at "<a href="http://www.mydesertcottage.com/2015/06/its-party-time-again.html">My Desert Cottage</a>"... if you've never visited her before you have to go and see all her gorgeous creations, her wonderful creative space and her beautiful home. </div>
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I've been working really hard on both of my creative spaces... my craft room and my sewing/yarn room, and hope to join in the party this year. Come join in the fun! </div>
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I have been working on our new "old" home and wanted to get the wallpaper down and a fresh coat of paint on all the walls, so I painted just about every room in the same color, tan. My Sister who loves color was just mortified by the lack of color, as I explained to her, I just wanted it clean and fresh and the rooms would tell me what color they wanted to be as I went. Well the foyer went from two layers of AWFUL wallpaper... </div>
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I have been working on a new room of the house, my <strong>sewing room</strong> and it is looking so beautiful. It has a cottage look to it and will house all my sewing materials and yarn... for which I have enough to last a lifetime. I have painted a new desk, table and chairs, sewed and covered cushions, made a gorgeous curtain and sooooo much more. I also have been working on my new <strong>craft room</strong>, it's got a beautiful new color and I have covered the back of the bookcases will toile and made new curtains and still have to cover the old metal chair cushions and finish a few décor pieces. </div>
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Pendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05942565680757498434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8244938240650549779.post-2384348867390760112014-06-06T00:10:00.000-05:002014-06-06T00:10:56.661-05:00Sneak Peeks... Sewing / Yarn Room makeover and a Chalkboard ProjectI've been so busy on my new (old) house. This is a split level home with a full finished basement with four large rooms. I love that the windows are at a main level so you don't feel like you are in a basement! <br />
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And of course, it was wallpapered... of course!!! The paper wasn't too bad for a country look, but I wanted to go more for a cottage feel so I decided to paint it in a soft green, with blue undertones. It's Dutch Boy paint with the primer right in it, called "Breakers" and it turned out even prettier than I hoped!<br />
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It's a large room and has a wood checkerboard patterned floor. My sister gave me a beautiful new sisal rug and it fits perfectly in the room... can't wait to show you!<br />
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I LOVE to quilt, another love my Mother shared with me. I also like to crochet and knit... yup, from my Sister, so this room should really be called a "Family Room".<br />
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So I need to have a lot of storage for my fabric Scrappy Pacs and lots of yarn, what better than a gorgeous shelf from Ikea... and yes, it came from my beautiful Daughter! See what I mean by Family Room!!<br />
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I started with a graphic I found at <a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/">The Graphics Fairy</a>, Karen's site is full of FREE graphics and printables. I visit her site everyday, to see what wonderful, beautiful goodies she has added.<br />
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Using Lesley Riley's Tap, Transfer Artist Paper, I printed the graphic (<strong>in <em><u>reverse</u></em></strong>) onto the paper. After giving the ink time to dry I cut the paper as close to the image as possible. I washed, dried in the dryer using <strong>NO</strong> fabric softener and ironed my fabric and then cut it about 2 inches larger than the lid. I carefully centered the paper image onto the fabric, ink side down and ironed it following the directions on the TAP.</div>
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Next, I unscrewed the hinges from the lid of the stool and laid back down the original foam and also a layer of cotton batting.<br />
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Then I hot glued on some trim around the edges of the fabric to leave a clean finished edge.<br />
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Here's a close up view... then I re-attached my hinges to the lid.<br />
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When I started, the body of my little stool was stained wood, and it was really <strike>beat up</strike> loved. So I mixed up a little Plaster of Paris powder into a flat white paint ( you can use your acrylic craft paint or latex interior paint) and painted the entire body. The beauty of mixing the Plaster of Paris into your paint is you <strong>DO NOT</strong> have to sand the wood prior to painting it. After it dried I sanded it to make it look <strike>beat up</strike> loved again.<br />
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I then re-attached the lid to the body.<br />
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So I got out my glue gun and my drill... and glued on some more trims and drilled a hole and attached a little porcelain handle onto the front of the stool.<br />
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Looking pretty good now.<br />
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And here she is in my dining room, showing off her new look!</div>
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My little French stool makeover, looking pretty good... </div>
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for a <strike>beat </strike>up very loved old stool!<br />
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Well, I've some housework to do... it really does get in the way of my fun!!<br />
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Submitted to:<br />
~<a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/">The Graphics Fairy Reader Submissions</a><br />
~<a href="http://www.commonground-do.com/2014/04/be-inspired-183.html">Be Inspired at Common Ground</a><br />
~<a href="http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2014/04/pj-233-upcycled-link-party.html">Funky Junk's Party Junk</a><br />
~ <a href="http://chicbytab.blogspot.com/2014/04/chic-by-you-wednesday-link-party-6.html">Chic by you Wednesday</a><br />
~<a href="http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com/bookcase-dresser">Thistlewood Farms Makeover Madness</a><br />
~<a href="http://www.homeroad.net/2014/04/junkers-united-with-family-tree-shelves.html?showComment=1397716455194#c268111111452993412">Homeroad Repurposed and Reloved Junkers Linkup</a><br />
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I had some really great Butterfly paper in many different sizes, so I started cutting. I had two black frames, one had a perfect mat with four cutouts, the other was smaller and perfect for what I wanted. I liked the black frames, so no need to paint... I like that too!<br />
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After cutting out my butterflies, I picked out background paper and started assembling my groupings. On each grouping I cutout extra's of a few of the butterflies and folded the wings to give them some depth. I also got out some stamps and ink and stamped on the mat to give it a little character.<br />
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Sorry this is so blurry, but I wanted to show you the depth by folding the wings up a little.<br />
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They look so beautiful with my white stoneware, sitting on top of my Arc Value Village shelves I purchased. One shelf was black and the other was wood, but you would never know after I gave them a coat of white flat paint mixed with some Plaster of Paris. Once they were dry I gave them a good sanding to let some of the wood underneath show through. <br />
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Here they are in my dining room, and as you can see a little bit of Spring is starting to make an appearance here...<br />
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Pendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05942565680757498434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8244938240650549779.post-67689089992586498342014-01-24T15:16:00.001-06:002014-01-24T15:16:40.558-06:00Framed Boxwood Chalkboard Stenciled... whew that's a mouth full!Recently I received a beautiful boxwood wreath from my dear friend <a href="http://www.downtoearthstyle.blogspot.com/">Holly</a> at <a href="http://www.downtoearthstyle.blogspot.com/">Down to Earth Style</a> and I had to do something special with it in my new "old" house... if you are looking for creative DIY ideas please check out <a href="http://www.downtoearthstyle.blogspot.com/">Holly's site</a>, you won't be sorry!<br />
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I started with an old Oak frame, a can of Rust-oleum Chalk Board paint, a stencil from Martha Stewart, a piece of burlap and a pack of Crayola white chalk.<br />
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I was lucky that the back board inside the frame was a smooth board, so I just flipped it over and gave it a very light sanding and wiped it down well. I then took it outside and gave it a couple of light coats of the chalkboard paint.<br />
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Let the paint dry thoroughly (I let it dry overnight) and then took a piece of white chalk and laid it on the side and covered the entire board in a coating of chalk. Do NOT use the tip of the chalk, use it on it's side for this step!<br />
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Take a clean dry rag and give it a light wiping, you do NOT want to remove all the chalk as this is the base and you want to leave some residue so that whatever you do on top will not be permanently left on it. I might want to change it out with the Seasons. <br />
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I then laid my stencil on top of the board and with the tip of the chalk and <em>light</em> pressure I just followed the lines of the stencil. And then lightly colored it any areas inside the tracing.</div>
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When I was happy with my stenciling I put the board back into my beautiful old oak frame.<br />
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It looks great, but not done yet...<br />
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I took a piece of burlap and folded it through the boxwood wreath and hung it on the nail behind the frame. <br />
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I put an old jewelry pin through both layers of the burlap right above the wreath... I have a beautiful BIG crystal snowflake pin there for the Holiday's and think I will leave it for the rest of Winter... I think it's very appropriate for Minnesota Winters!!! I'll have to go through my jewelry stash for the other seasons.<br />
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I also hung a gold glittered ornament behind the wreath for the Holidays. I love that by keeping a simple background I can change out this beautiful chalkboard for the Season's or events very easily. I think it came out beautiful and everyone who comes in the door goes right to it and are always surprised that it is a chalkboard and that I did it myself!<br />
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Thanks again <a href="http://www.downtoearthstyle.blogspot.com/">Holly</a> for my beautiful handmade boxwood wreath and for all your creative inspiration while I DIY/ repurpose, and decorate my new "old" home, one project at a time.<br />
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p.s. I've been working on some old frames that I'm re-doing with scrapbook papers and an old stool is getting a new re-do... hope to hear from you all soon!<br />
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in their adorable little glittered knitted sweaters and hats... </div>
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she is the knitter in the family so they are so appropriate!!</div>
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They sit on my old dry sink with my white church birdhouses</div>
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Thanks again to Holly from <a href="http://downtoearthstyle.blogspot.com/">Down to Earth</a> </div>
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I have so enjoyed decorating it for the different seasons! </div>
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My little snowmen... & trees made by my Father.</div>
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I made some handmade snowman ornaments this year...</div>
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Love their sweet little faces and rolled up felt noses!</div>
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My little trees this year were winter inspired,</div>
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with snowmen, birds and birdhouses</div>
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My sweet little bears in their hand knit sweaters and hats...</div>
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And our stockings are snug in the sleigh,</div>
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handmade by my Mom, many years ago!</div>
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My Mom gave me the gift of loving to quilt...</div>
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Love the gold thread swirled on the trees!</div>
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The Old Mill</div>
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Once again my village was painted with my Mom and</div>
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They turned out very pretty (although a little blurry here)</div>
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this year and I want to thank Karen from <a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/">The Graphics Fairy</a> </div>
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Santa Annie was very generous with our pets this year...</div>
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Leyla loved her catnip filled fishes</div>
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(her Papa's a fisherman you know)</div>
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and is looking forward to a long winter's nap!</div>
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wish you all...a very Merry Christmas</div>
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This old frame has a place for 2 photo's and a mirror in the middle, a small shelf and pegs for hanging.<br />
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I started off with some sweet papers from Anna Griffin... a pastel colored "Toile", my favorite! Satin flowers and lots of lace and lovely buttons, paper doilies and my Big Shot and Paper Trey Ink Die Cuts.<br />
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Cut to fill the openings for the photos, I played with my goodies until I liked the design and then glued!<br />
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Next I took an old bottle I had with a wood top... that I didn't like at all. So I painted it with the same strawberry acrylic paint, when dry I applied some crackle medium and when that was tacky and almost dry, brushed on a cream colored paint. It crackled beautifully! The bottle has a light blue green tint and I found a pearlized button almost the same color and tied it with ribbon around the neck with a strand of fine cream colored pearls. Next I found a sweet rose graphic from Karen at <a href="http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/">The Graphic Fairy</a> and Mod Podged it onto the bottle.<br />
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And here's the wall as you enter the room, see the empty space beneath it... I'm working on a small quilt rack to go below it and fill in the space and to have a place to put extra quilts or towels for my guests. I have a few more projects to share and then hopefully the room can come together and I can do a full reveal.</div>
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<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2013/04/feathered-nest-friday.html#more">Feathered Nest Friday</a> at French Country Cottage</div>
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<a href="http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2013/04/brag-monday-shadow-box-sugar-eggs.html">Brag Monday</a> at The Graphics Fairy<br />
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<a href="http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/2013/04/tuesdays-at-our-home-4.html">Tuesdays at Our Home</a> at Our Home Away From Home <br />
<a href="http://www.commonground-do.com/2013/04/be-inspired-133-flower-beds.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FbCGJMl+%28Common+Ground%29">Be Inspired</a> at Common Ground<br />
<a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/04/fabulously-creative-friday-linky-party.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JenniferRizzo+%28Jennifer+Rizzo%29">Fabulously Creative Friday</a> at Jennifer Rizzo<br />
<a href="http://www.alderberryhill.com/make-the-scene-monday-68/">Make the Scene Monday</a> at Alderberry Hill<br />
<a href="http://kimberlyhites.blogspot.com/2013/04/decor-my-favorite-room.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LaBellepoqueHome+%28La+Belle+%C3%89poque+Home%29">Blog Hop</a> at La Belle Epoque Home<br />
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I'm sorry for my absence lately, my computer and health have not been cooperative! A new computer has been ordered and set to be delivered April 5th. My health...that's a different story, but I see the Dr. on Tuesday, so hopefully that will be "fixed" as well.</div>
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These 2 pieces have the softest shade of pink. The little basket with the handle will go right into the guest room. And the other is a candy dish, that I will use as a cupcake stand... love the soft hint of color in both of them...so sweet!<br />
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I love this sweet little bunny and it will make a beautiful vignette paired with a some cute little Easter eggs. My favorite piece is the Hen sitting on her eggs... a soup tureen that will find itself housed in my French Farmhouse kitchen shelves!<br />
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The large bell jar has a slight hint of grey, and I have it sitting on top of another grey tinted cake stand, they looked so perfect together. Sitting next to the large bell jar is the cover to a cheese ball set, I like it because it is all clear and paired with the right size glass plate will make another beautiful cloche. Sitting in front to the right is a teeny, tiny bell jar, that will also make a very sweet little teeny, tiny cloche.<br />
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My little bunny and mother hen are real hams... I found this cute little silver dish, maybe a sugar dish? And a white glazed handled urn.</div>
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This sweet little silver sugar dish is just perfect to make a pin cushion. I have seen a few of these out there on Pinterest and they are so beautiful. Adding some lace, buttons, ribbons and pearls, it will be lovely!<br />
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This white glazed urn will be getting a makeover too. I've already ordered a 6" moss covered ball to sit on top. I think it will be very pretty and add some color and height to a Spring vignette I've been thinking about!<br />
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My grey tinted bell jar and cake stand had to make another appearance... it is just so BIG with attitude!<br />
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You can't see my glass plates too well in this photo... they are etched with Iris's and the long slender leaves. The edges of the plates are ruffled and follow the outline of the flowers and leaves. There was 6 large plates and 8 small, but I only wanted the one set and as they were sold separately I could do that...but I still felt bad breaking up the set. I thought they would be very pretty with some dollar store candlesticks or vases added to make a 2 tier stand... I've got to keep an eye out for them.<br />
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And lastly you can see the grapevine wreath covered in colored Easter eggs. The wreath is in need of a little repair and has that well loved look, but the color of the eggs are so pretty, soft robin eggs blue, mint green and a few colors in between...they even have the little brown specks! I haven't decided if I'll fix up the wreath and tie on a BIG burlap bow, or if I'll remove the eggs and make a few little nests for vignettes.<br />
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It's always fun to find things on my list, to save items and re-make them into beautiful decor for my home! I had a very good "Thrifting" day... Mr. P. didn't fair too good, but next time it could be him finding treasures,<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/2013/03/open-house-party_13.html">Open House Party at No Minimalist Here</a> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/03/fabulously-creative-friday.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JenniferRizzo+%28Jennifer+Rizzo%29">Fabulously Creative Friday at Jennifer Rizzo</a> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.commonground-do.com/2013/03/be-inspired-130-artistically-speaking.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FbCGJMl+%28Common+Ground%29"> Be Inspired at Common Ground</a> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.thecottagemarket.com/2013/03/junkin-joe-vintage-and-thrifty-finds_15.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCottageMarket+%28The+Cottage+Market%29">Junkin Joe's at The Cottage Market </a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2013/03/transformation-thursday-no-195.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theshabbychiccottage%2FQsxK+%28The+Shabby+Creek+Cottage%29"> Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Creek Cottage</a> </span></span> </span></div>
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Pendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05942565680757498434noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8244938240650549779.post-55535733511093879472013-03-14T15:21:00.000-05:002013-03-14T15:21:03.611-05:00A Day at the SpaA beautiful little spa in Inver Grove Heights, rolling hills and a beautiful stream running out back... doesn't that even sound quaint? Inside, shampoo's of oatmeal to make your skin silky smooth in this dry weather. A new hair cut and style, getting your nails done as well, all that a girl could ask for... right? <br />
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And we are knee deep and foot high in snow here in Minnesota! We got over 12" of snow here where we are and it took almost a whole day to dig out. Poor little Hannah, the snow was deeper than she is tall, the neighbors probably think we are nuts (and it's probably true), we were out walking, plowing and shoveling paths for the little honey to get around the yard. She loves to do a perimeter check every morning and night, so tonight we will go out and finish the rest of the path around this big old yard. OKAY, so off task...<br />
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Today, I decided it was time for a little Spring here at Pendra's Place, so I started with an old cheese ball plate and cover that was a wedding gift 36 years ago...where did the time go? I glued on one of the Dollar Store candlesticks with E6000 Glue, this stuff works! And presto...I have my one and only coveted cloche's, and I love it!<br />
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I thought I'd share another photo of my "Lady Bug" Aerogarden, I planted with Petunia's. The last time I shared it with you it was probably 1/2 the size... love her sweet little face!<br />
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even if we're knee deep and foot high... in snow!<br />
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I've never had a proper guest room so I'm starting from scratch with a very small budget... basically what I've got is, what I've got! This wood cabinet is a blanket chest that my dear sweet Dad made, as well as the wood frame in the background. He loved to make primitive furniture and now that he is gone, we will treasure them forever!!<br />
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Anyway, I'm still here, checking out more sites, finding more inspiration and gathering more idea's...I don't think it'll ever be done, let's just say it evolves as I think all good rooms do, just like life!<br />
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Sorry for the dark shot of my sweet lace curtains, this room is so sunshiney, I just could not get a good photo! See my little candelabra...I need to spray paint it, but don't think I'll wait for Spring, so I guess it's back into the snow bank for me!</div>
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I started with a left over piece of a beautiful flour sack I purchased in a pack from Fleet Farm, they are inexpensive and beautiful! I hand cut out 2 hearts and on one piece I sewed on 4 different pieces of lace... I LOVE lace! Then added a few buttons in the colors of the new quilt for the bed. Putting right sides together I sewed around the heart, leaving a small opening for turning and stuffing. I then snipped small cuts around the heart before turning it right side out, also remember to snip the point off, but be careful not to cut into the thread. She has a beautiful point on her, but the pictures don't show it very good... wished I would have seen that earlier! And then I stuffed it, and hand stitched the edge closed.</div>
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I tied a bow made with silk ribbon I received on a present some time ago...I never throw anything beautiful away! I added a small strand of white pearls under the bow and then sewed them onto the heart. My heart is about 8" wide by about 7" high. And she is beautiful! One more project done for the new room and it will be making it's reveal soon...</div>
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Just wanted to share how much my Aero Garden (this one is petunia's) has grown from a week or so back when I first showed it to you. I have had to raise the top almost to the top height...as the plant grows you don't want the light too close and burn the plants. I think I'll be seeing some buds soon... </div>
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Pendrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05942565680757498434noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8244938240650549779.post-8095664464562687542013-02-18T21:37:00.000-06:002013-02-18T21:37:57.242-06:00A Family AffairI finally finished my chair...<br />
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The chair is a chair that came from my Aunt (my Father's Sister), who was an antique's dealer in South Dakota. My Mother re-finished the chair and another Aunt (Father's Sister-in-law) had caned the seat, it had seen better years, so I didn't feel bad covering it over. It was gifted to me by my Father shortly before his death and was in need of a makeover. I used a mixture of fabrics and patterns to complete it, in toile and checks, the cutest graphic, black and creams and fringe and buttons...all my favorites! <br />
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For the seat, I cut a piece of plywood and used a piece of foam, I covered it in batting and stapled a fabric that was from a slipcover I purchased from
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I gathered the sides all up...I think they call that rusching, and made an envelope back also using the toile fabric. The graphic came from <a href="http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/">The Graphic's Fairy</a> and you can find her site <a href="http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/">here</a>. If you haven't been to her site I highly recommend it! She has the greatest graphics, images, blog headers and projects... all free! <br />
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And finally it is done, this chair feels like it has been a family affair and I couldn't love it more! I just had to get one little shot of one of my <u>favorite</u> Valentine Day gifts from my dear sweet hubby. I left the room and came back to this, placed in front of my favorite spot. I have a REAL sweet tooth and he knows how to spoil me... love that man!<br />
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Here's how I spent my day... yes, that's snow, it's 10 degree's!<br />
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So instead I have my indoor garden...an Aero Garden, and I just love that I can tend for and care for beautiful flowers, herbs and greens all winter long. This one is my "Lady Bug" garden in my craft room and I have Petunia's that should be budding any day now. The little red light means she needs water...be right back!</div>
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Now that I've showed you the sane part of me... here comes more crazy! I'm decorating bars of soap... yup, you heard that right, BARS OF SOAP! Dial soap to be exact... the only soap Mr. P. will use. Anyway it was a fun day and a little something to put on my stand, nestled in my new soft hand towels.</div>
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I made a sweet little candle with a flameless votive candle inside (I decorated the flameless candle with lace too...crazy, huh?). You can't really see it in this photo but I Mod Podged vintage postage stamps all around the glass holder and then added lace, flowers, bows and more ephemera to fit my mood today. I also added a lace flower to the bar of soap and used eyelash yarn...love that soft frilly look you get with that, and then added a clock face and pearl to the center. So that's what the winter <i>BLAH</i>'s has driven me to do... but being creative is what keeps my sanity!</div>
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What keeps your sanity when the winter <i>BLAH</i>'s hit? Got to go, I have another coat of chalkboard paint to spray...</div>
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I had to share my newest project and it seemed perfect for today!</div>
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It started off looking like this...</div>
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I have had some trouble with my elbow... (notice the <i>shaky</i> photo) I hit
it on a window frame hanging curtains a few weeks back and thought I
chipped the bone, but it's continued to worsen. I think it might be
bursitis...if you've ever had this you know how bad that can be, so
please forgive my absence... I'm not to good at being one-handed (of course it was my writing arm) and
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I had lots of fun working on this for my new Guest Room... my B&B Guest room! It's still in progress, but coming along. I added a Tim Holtz spring clip inside the frame so that I can change out the ephemera to the Season or Holiday. Being Valentine's Day today I thought this little girl with her sweet angel wings was appropriate. This lovely little girl was sent to me by one of my sweet followers and I am so sorry but I didn't keep good enough records THEN, so please excuse that I'm not giving you credit.</div>
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Have you ever been sailing along, the wind blowing your sails, carrying
you along, pushing you in a forward motion with the horizon just in
sight and... the wind just dies, you go stagnate and are just sitting
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Now here is where the wind beneath my sails deserts me...<br />
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The front foyer, is the only other area on the main level that has yet to be painted. I know there is one layer of nasty wallpaper... the yucky brown fern paper. As I start to tear away at it I am horrified to discover there is another paper underneath, and if that isn't bad enough, I'm two stories up...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Wind wanted</b></i>...</span> My sails are flat, the horizon is just in sight, but ever just beyond my reach... as is the top of this ladder! So I packed it in for the <strike>month</strike> day and have gone back to "My To Do" pile...<br />
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But I'm making headway here, the black frames with the stitchery on the left side are the projects I'm currently working on and it's smooth sailing for now...<br />
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