Some More Steps

Good Morning fellow bloggers.  It's Wednesday and it looks like we may have a slight break in the winter weather here in Michigan.  Boy, it has been some Winter!  We may be getting to the 30's here today and maybe the next few ones.  I do have to admit that I have been getting a few projects done because one can't spend alot of time outside unless you want to shovel some snow.  I have a project that I find kinda of fun and it involves another little step ladder.  I really like the old wood ones because they are just cute and fun to work with.  They can be used for so many things.  Here is my before pictures:

As  you can see this little step ladder has been really used and even one of the legs, my husband had to fix.  I think that someone was going to throw this out and it still has some uses.

The top of this cute little ladder was even crooked on top but oh well it still has some use.  I started painting this with some light lavender paint.  I actually just painted it in some areas and than spread the paint around with a rag.  In places the wood grain still shows thru and in some places the paint covering is pretty solid.

When I had finished painting or should I say rubbing the paint around I grabbed some glitter paint in a gold color and just painted it in streaks all over the finished ladder.  I left all the hardware on the ladder alone.  I liked the rusty nails and beat up galvanized hardware.

It is kinda of hard to see the glitter and it is just meant to be a glimmer.  I wanted to cover the top and the steps with something, so out came an old wallpaper book.  I went thru the samples and pull out a few pieces that I liked with the lavender color and just tore the pages and glued them on top.  It was kinda of rough but it suits this little ladder.

So, here is my little ladder, more steps and all.  These little ladders can be used for so many things, from using as a plant stand to being used in a bathroom holding toiletries. 

So, what do you think?  Better or worse or should it have thrown away?  Until next time, Dianne........


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Perfect For a King

Happy Valentine's Day to you!  Do you have anything fun planned on this "love" day?  We have nothing on the agenda but just being together:)  I found this crown at a flea market this past summer.  There's something about crowns that I just love.....:)  Seems like a lot of other people do too as you can find them in many trendy stores these days.  This crown need a bit of pizazz added to it.

So, I sprayed the crown white and then added some fine "sparkly" glitter.  It now sits on a shelf in my twins room.  I think the after look has much more appeal and more fitting for a King/Queen...don't you?

And one more........:)

Happy Love Day!
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Love Banner

Good Morning.  It's Thursday morning here in Michigan and I decided to get up early and do a little blogging.  Now that I'm retired it's fun to get up early and do what I want to do.  I'm usually on my way to work at this time but I'm officially retired and enjoying my days.  I was worried that I wasn't going to be busy and that I would be bored but I have found out that I don't have a problem finding things to do or places to go.  Now I have been wondering how I had the time to do the fun things I enjoy doing.  Anyways, on this nice and little warmer Thursday I have a project to share with you.  I got this idea from Jann Olson on her blog "Have a Daily Cup of Mrs Olson".  I just loved her banner from vintage doilies or even new ones, so here is mine.

I had 2 vintage long pink and white doilies.  I cut them evenly down the middle.  I didn't have any white bias tape so I made my own out of some pink floral fabric.

I sewed the doilies in between the edges of the bias tape and top stitched them closed.  When I did this I enclosed the raw edges of the cut doilies in between.

When all the sewing was done I decided that I wanted it to say something for Valentine's Day, so I had some cardboard letters that spelled out the word LOVE.  I painted them a dark pink and glittered them with some pink glitter.

When paint and glitter was dry I glued the letters on to the center of the doily in the center of the banner.

I arranged it on an antique shabbied vanity that is in our booth and it looks pretty draped across the beveled mirrors.  This banner could be used in many places and in many ways.

This was a fun project to do and a great way to use some vintage doilies.

So, what do you think? Until next time, Dianne.................

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Here's My Heart

Good Morning everyone.  We had some more snow in Michigan yesterday which totaled up to be 4-5".  I'm getting so tired of moving snow around.  We used to have winters like this when I was a child and it was so much fun when we missed school because of the snow.  Now when I'm an adult it getting a little monotonous.  Our snow banks are getting so high that we don't know where to push the snow.  So much for global warming!  It has been a pretty winter though.  Well on to my project which I had fun with and something for the month of February, Valentines Day.....

I started out with a gold frame that I really liked.  I loved all the scrolls and frills.  It was a gold and I decided to paint the frame a pink and than wipe off the paint which left some of the paint in all the grooves.  One needs a little pink for the day or the month.

I needed a back to the frame so I found a stiff board that I could glue right into the frame and I covered that board with burlap.  I needed a little shabbiness to tone down the frilliness of the frame and I like the burlap look.  I than went thru all my buttons, some new and some vintage and picked up some fun ones.  I started gluing them on once I had drawn my heart onto the burlap.

 I had fun with this project and I think it looks like Valentine's Day has arrived.

 I started out gluing my buttons on with the deep red ones on the bottom of the heart and lightened the color of the buttons when I started going up the heart and ended with white color buttons at the top of the heart.

So here's my heart, sitting on a little cupboard with some butterflies that we will soon see in the upcoming Spring.

So, what do you think? Something for Valentine' Day or not?  Until next time, Dianne.............

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Little Update...Big Impact

Happy Tuesday!  Hope you are well.... I am trying really hard to get into the swing of things again.  My babies are officially eight weeks old!  I can hardly believe they are that old already...it goes so fast.  They are starting to smile and coo and become more interactive, which makes it so much fun:)  We've had a few hiccups around here with me not feeling well for a few weeks and dealing with sick kids.  I am absolutely looking forward to spring and getting out and enjoying the fresh air!!!

I redid this lamp this past summer and I thought I would share this project with you.  I found this little lamp at a garage sale.  Cute right?

I decided to give the base a fresh coat of red paint.....I just thought it needed a little updating.  I think the red jazzed it up a bit:)  Now it sits on my son's bookcase in his room along with his prized Red Wings bobble head statue:)

What do you think?  Better before or better after?  Sometimes just a little update....can give a big impact!!

Enjoy your Tuesday!
If you're reading...ThAnKs!!

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