More Furniture Makeovers

I found some more ugly furniture that I thought had great potential.  These little end tables just needed some paint.

I forgot to take any after pictures until I already had everything placed at the antique mall.  Because I'm smart like that.  I really like the way they look with the cream paint though.  All I did with these was a couple of good coats of spray paint.

Then there was these horribly ugly chairs.  They were super cheap so I thought it was a good time to practice my upholstery skills.

Pretty hideous, right?  They actually look better in the pictures than they did in real life.  Yikes!

Ahhh, much better.  Again, I just gave these a couple of good coats of spray paint.  My sweet hubby cut new seat bottoms for me.  I added new foam, batting, and fabric and ta-da. 

The fabric wasn't my first choice but someone had given it to me and for my practice run, I was trying to keep the cost down.  All in all, I guess they didn't turn out too bad.

More Wood Crafts and Some Other Randomness

Hey all, apparently I am in painting mode lately.  First up, remember that little wood shelf I painted the other day?  There was a part that the hubby removed from it that I thought could be turned into a cute little key shelf.

That, plus some white paint, plus some little white hooks, throw in a little sanding on the corners, and I ended up with this.

I think it turned out kinda cute.  On a side note, you know how the projects that should be super simple end up being the most complicated.  The hubby volunteered to put the hooks on for me.  I'm glad I took him up on that because it turned out to be a not so simple thing to do.  Oh, well.

Next up is my first attempt at chalk painting, furniture painting, and antiquing.  All in all, I guess it didn't turn out too bad.  (Sorry, I was too lazy to go get my camera and take a before picture.)

Next we have some assorted odds and ends.

Really love this little caddy thing.

The little caddy thing, all painted new and pretty.

 Really love how this turned out.

Wouldn't this be great on your desk to hold your pens, paper, rulers, etc?

The little shelf.

The little wood box.

 It had holes on the sides where I guess it originally had some handles.  I was going to make some rope handles but then I decided that these pip berries would make cute little handles.

I packed the tree away in the Christmas stuff box before I remembered to take a picture of it.  Maybe ya'll will get to see that later on.
These bowls I had painted earlier.  But I'll still show you a picture of them.

And here is a couple of little things that I fixed up.  The little candle holder was white a la rusty before.  The little scoop I just tied a little rag bow to and the cute little jar I filled with some mini spools of thread.

And while we are at it, a couple of pics of stuff I picked up while out at the thrift stores the other day.  (In addition to the wood pieces that I painted up there. ^)

 That great big K I have sanded down and repainted black.  It had glue or something all over it.

 Love these little pumpkins!  Got them decorated up with some pip berries and packed away for now.

All these cookie cutters in a bag for 75 cents!  Can you believe that bargain?  Usually I have a really tough time finding stuff in the thrift stores in my area so this was pretty exciting.
And that is it for tonight kids!  Goodnight, everybody.

More Crafty Stuff

Hey everybody, I have decided to try expanding what I post on this blog.  The hubby and I started a new antique business together a while back-in fact, it is on the teetery tottery edge of being one year old!- and I decided it would be fun to share some of the more crafty projects that end up there along with the other stuff I do.  I've also started a brand new blog here to feature some of the unique and interesting antique pieces we find.  It's still a very new blog but hopefully it will soon be filled with all kinds of interesting stuff.  And, last but not least, the name of our business is, what else, but Haven Cottage Antiques which is located in The Factory Antique Mall in Verona, VA, booth AP2.

And now, for some of the craftier stuff I've been working on lately.

 We both loved this biscuit box but the label was literally peeling off as we bought it.  So I did something that is usually a complete no-no for old boxes like this.  I decoupaged the label back on to save as much of it as possible.  It was either that or have a box with NO label on it.  I'm really happy with how good it looks considering the condition of it before I started working on it.

This little shelf was just a run of the mill, boring wood shelf I found and decided to paint.  It originally had a piece going across the back of the top with a heart cut out in it.  Not really all that bad except that whoever put it in there had cut it a little too short and it just didn't fit.  So, the husband pulled it out and I have plans for another project with that piece.  I spray painted, sanded the edges, added a hanging bracket to the back, and now I love it!

Oh hey, and don't forget your fruits!  Again, spray painted, sanded down the edges, tied a bit of fabric around for decoration, and now they are ready to hold someones somethings.

This was basically my first attempt at stenciling so I am pretty happy with how it turned out.  I did two of these, the other had a round base (see last picture down there).  Everybody is doing stars on their primitive stuff, which is fine, but I didn't have a star stencil, and I did have a rooster and hen stencil, and I thought it would be fun for a different look.  I'm surprised at how much I really like the way these turned out!

Hubby did the little ABC block.  It was originally a music box of some sort, but was no longer functioning in that capacity.  He did a little remodeling, and now it is a cute piece to hang out on your shelf and collect dust. :) The black bowls I also spray painted and sanded.  I think they are my favorite!  The bird house we get no credit for except for cleaning it up a bit.  (Can you keep a secret?  There is actually a bird nest in there from days gone by.  Love that!)
And there you have it, the whole kit and kaboodle of crafty wood stuff.  It's all packed up and ready to go be placed in the booth tomorrow.