My mother-in-law is "breaking up housekeeping" and its difficult for her. She cherishes every thing in her house, whether it was a gift to her or whether she worked (hard) to pay for it. I can understand how she feels. I am very sentimental. I have been given several items (gifts) from her and I plan to post a series of blogs with the items she has given me. I was in my garage yesterday going through a tote of items I was given. A couple of items I spoke up and said, "If no one wants this, I would love to have it". Two of the items are aprons that her mother and grandmother made. One of my projects on my to do list is to cut a board and add some pegs to the board and display the aprons. I have an apron that was my grandmothers that I plan to add to the peg board. I was looking at the aprons and my husband said he remembers his mother wearing aprons especially on Sunday mornings. His mom would get up early and cook Sunday lunch before breakfast so that when they got home from church, lunch would be ready. I do that myself sometimes but I must confess that I love to go out and eat after church. My mother loves Jacks so that is where we usually end up on Sundays. Back to the aprons, I was wondering if anyone wears aprons anymore? I know my mom does when she cooks. Do you wear aprons?
Monday, January 20, 2014
Gifts
My mother-in-law is "breaking up housekeeping" and its difficult for her. She cherishes every thing in her house, whether it was a gift to her or whether she worked (hard) to pay for it. I can understand how she feels. I am very sentimental. I have been given several items (gifts) from her and I plan to post a series of blogs with the items she has given me. I was in my garage yesterday going through a tote of items I was given. A couple of items I spoke up and said, "If no one wants this, I would love to have it". Two of the items are aprons that her mother and grandmother made. One of my projects on my to do list is to cut a board and add some pegs to the board and display the aprons. I have an apron that was my grandmothers that I plan to add to the peg board. I was looking at the aprons and my husband said he remembers his mother wearing aprons especially on Sunday mornings. His mom would get up early and cook Sunday lunch before breakfast so that when they got home from church, lunch would be ready. I do that myself sometimes but I must confess that I love to go out and eat after church. My mother loves Jacks so that is where we usually end up on Sundays. Back to the aprons, I was wondering if anyone wears aprons anymore? I know my mom does when she cooks. Do you wear aprons?
Monday, January 13, 2014
Rescued Stool!
I have had the pleasure of working with a couple on three different kitchens. The last kitchen we worked on was for their daughter. This stool was left in the home when the previous homeowner moved. I made a comment about how much I loved the stool and their reply was we don't love it, its going to the trash pile. I said I WANT IT! It is now mine - love! This is the condition it was in when I brought it home. I have not completed the restoration (mainly cleaning it up) but I have chosen new fabric for the stool. The pictures are below. What do you think? Should I have rescued it from the trash pile? I think so!!!!!
Friday, January 10, 2014
Welcome!
Welcome to my blog! It's a new year so I'm beginning a new project ~ a blog!
I have posted a few random projects on Facebook. I have always thought that no one would like what I make so I've been shy about posting items. I have got a lot of positive feedback and it could be because it was from a family member or friend (smile). I have been encouraged to blog my finds and the finished projects. The thing is....I have little time to work on my projects so I have a storage building and garage full of "To do" projects. Maybe this blog will help me get going....we shall see!
I work for/with my family at a cabinet shop so....scrap wood and discarded cabinet doors are always available. Next to dumpster diving at the cabinet shop, I love, loVE, LOVE to pick up items on the side of the road. One of the first projects was from a pallet my neighbor put on the side of the road. My husband was at work and two (male) neighbors helped me pick it up and put it in the back of my truck. I still owe Joe cookies...hmmmmm!
As I type this (first) blog, I have 4 wooden shutters in the back seat of my car, yes car, not truck and two wooden windows in the trunk, along with 5 chalkboards I made from cabinet doors. I feel like I have a little bit of Fred G. Sanford in my blood. I have been known to hum the theme of Sanford and Sons as I'm getting out of my car at home.....my husband just rolls his eyes.
One of the perks working at the cabinet shop is I get to work with a lot of folks remodeling and sometimes they are throwing away things that I see potential in (shutters and windows mentioned above). I have come out of my shell about asking can I have whatever it is they are throwing away. You wouldn't believe the stool I got (I will blog about that at a later time - when I finish it ha!).
My job for the remainder of the day is laundry....
Blessings,
Nancy
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. Colossians 3:17
I have posted a few random projects on Facebook. I have always thought that no one would like what I make so I've been shy about posting items. I have got a lot of positive feedback and it could be because it was from a family member or friend (smile). I have been encouraged to blog my finds and the finished projects. The thing is....I have little time to work on my projects so I have a storage building and garage full of "To do" projects. Maybe this blog will help me get going....we shall see!
I work for/with my family at a cabinet shop so....scrap wood and discarded cabinet doors are always available. Next to dumpster diving at the cabinet shop, I love, loVE, LOVE to pick up items on the side of the road. One of the first projects was from a pallet my neighbor put on the side of the road. My husband was at work and two (male) neighbors helped me pick it up and put it in the back of my truck. I still owe Joe cookies...hmmmmm!
As I type this (first) blog, I have 4 wooden shutters in the back seat of my car, yes car, not truck and two wooden windows in the trunk, along with 5 chalkboards I made from cabinet doors. I feel like I have a little bit of Fred G. Sanford in my blood. I have been known to hum the theme of Sanford and Sons as I'm getting out of my car at home.....my husband just rolls his eyes.
One of the perks working at the cabinet shop is I get to work with a lot of folks remodeling and sometimes they are throwing away things that I see potential in (shutters and windows mentioned above). I have come out of my shell about asking can I have whatever it is they are throwing away. You wouldn't believe the stool I got (I will blog about that at a later time - when I finish it ha!).
My job for the remainder of the day is laundry....
Blessings,
Nancy
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. Colossians 3:17
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