Project Update....

Well I'm happy to report that my painting project at Relish is finished!! Well, except for that other wall, so this project is totally almost entirely finished. :-)

This is my lovely new clothing area, and these next photos are how I got here, very late last night......

So now all I have to do before Supercrawl is LOTS of cutting out of paper leaves, and cutting out TONS of pieces to be sewn together for my window display. No problem, right?  :-)

Supercrawl Projects!

I work best with a deadline. Which is why, with only 8 days left before Supercrawl, I am just now starting some of the many projects I had planned to have finished before Sept 10th....

Lots and lots of homemade fall decor, like these cutout paper leaves. You'll have to wait to see how great they're going to look all over the shop!

And after months of coasting, I've finally got myself motivated to finish painted my little dugout/workspace at the shop. Nothing like crisp, white paint in a somewhat dark space. You just wait till I get this finished - it's going to look great!

I've also got a couple of other things up my sleeve. Some extra painting, which you'll LOVE, and a great window display project that involves sewing. Now, I am not a sewer. For example, I've already had to ask my mother-in-law to come over twice to thread my sewing maching because I can't remember how to do it. Should be interesting, right? But if I can make it work, it's going to look just awesome!

Crossing my fingers!!!

Another Project

Ok, here is my latest project: recovering a pair of BEAUTIFUL vintage chairs I picked up at an auction earlier this week. The chairs themselves were already amazing, but look how incredibly they turned out once I re-upholstered the seats!!!....

Seriously, how could I resist these? Of course I was so excited to re-do the seats, I had already taken off the old, rotting, needlepoint fabric that used to be on them by the time I realized I should have taken a photo. But here's a shot of the old fabric...

It's kinda old an cute, but totally gross and filthy, so out it went!

Be sure to swing by Relish to have an up-close-and-personal look at these chairs!

This Week at Relish Vintage

Here are this week's additions to Relish Vintage. Now, a couple of these sold right away (which is awesome!) so they're no longer on the shop website, but I've included the photos here because they were just too cool not to share!

Upcycled Pedestal Dining Table

Vintage Mid-Century Pendant Light (sold)

Upcycled Wooden Kitchen Table (sold)

I've also documented my work on the upcycled stuff, which you can check out here for the Dining Table, and here for the kitchen table.

Project #2 Finished!

My second project from last week is now finally done! Here are a few pics of the whole work in progress...

Stage #1 - Had to recruit my boyfriend to help me get the table into the house - it weighs a ton! And notice the gross maple-coloured stain on the tabletop? It's gotta go.

Stage #2 - Sand down the whole thing (except the pedestal base, which was still in good condition). This is harder than it sounds, as I haven't splurged on an electric sander so I'm still doing this all by hand. My forearms are still aching.

Stage #3 - Start staining the tabletop.

Stage #4 - Finish off with a coat of urethane. (I'm saving the pain of illustrating the fact that I had to sand down the whole tabletop AGAIN after staining it. Ugh!)

A lovely closeup of the yummy wood grain NOT in a gross maple-coloured stain. Yes!

And a shot of Bertha posing with the table.

To Do

Whoops, Monday seems to have slipped by a little too quickly for my liking.....

But I've been hard at work - I have three new projects I've just started...

Have I ever mentioned that my dining room doubles as my workshop? Pretty messy, but oh well.

The two tables are going to get an awesome makeover - I'm really not a fan of that blond-looking finish on the wood. Just wait till I get at them! And the dresser is pretty beat up, so will get a fresh coat of paint and new hardware. It's going to look so good! But man, do I ever hate sanding! Have to seriously think about investing in an electric sander.

My goal is to have these all finished by the end of this week, but that sounds ambitious, even to me, so we'll see how that goes. Wish me luck, and I'll keep you posted!

Oh yeah, and happy Valentine's Day!