Never too old to learn!!

This is my first posting on my new laptop.  I'm not too sure just how confident I am that I can come up with something worth reading as I'm not very comfortable with it yet, including the keyboard.  So, if you find lots of mistakes, we can blame it on that, LOL

It's an ASUS - to be honest, I had never even heard of this make.  I'm sure it is just as good as all the other makes, e.g. Sony, Acer, Gateway, etc. but so far, I have lost this post twice - it just disappeared from the screen - was it me???  I was always an excellent typist, 95 words a minute on an electric typewriter but now I am lucky to be able to get by with around 40 wpm and keeping my fingers on the right keys.  Of course, my twisted fingers (from arthritis) might also have something to do with it.  I'll put the blame wherever I can, LOL

Having said that, let's see what I have been up to lately......

I refinished a lovely coffee table.  A little different from the usual, more square and with a small drawer.  I guess it could be used for more than just a coffee table - would look great in a large foyer.........

Of course, many people would say that they prefer the original wooden look and I do too, but it's so much fun working with my home-made chalk paint.

I also refinished a cute little footstool.  A friend of mine rescued it for me.  Her neighbour's dog had chewed the seat of it and was throwing it out, but my friend knew that I would give it a new life......

And, wallah, the finished product, so cute.

And yet another wooden product.  It seems that is all I did lately, but honest, I did do other things.  This one is a small stool which had absolutely no personality......

and slowly it turned from an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan.....

I used a water-slide decal which I had purchased from The Polka Dot Closet - a fabulous blog and a wonderful place to visit.  Go and check in with Carol.

I also turned a dirty old thing into this, I think it is a toilet roll holder/magazine rack.....

The colour looks a little wishy-washy - it's more of a yellow/black.  The above picture is from my Boutique.

A few more things I have done.....

And, now in closing, here are a couple of photos of my most favourite people, grandkiddies, Rhys & Katherine - I can't wait to get on that Greyhound bus and go visit in September....

That's it for now.  Have a wonderful week.  Talk to you again soon.

Hugs, 

Baby, it's cold outside

It's looking like a beautiful day out there today, in spite of it being -20 celsius, Brr.  If I do decide to brave the elements and walk to the mall I had better put on my long woolly knickers, heavy coat and my "owl" toque!!  Just kidding, I don't have an owl hat, okay, and I don't have long woolly knickers either, but I had better wrap up really well 'cos "baby, it's cold outside".

I hope you  all had a great week and are well.  It still amazes me how fast the weeks are flying by.  It was okay when we were young, but now that I am somewhat older, okay, I have been tried and tested a few times, LOL and am closer to 70 than to 60, it is sometimes a bit of a concern to me.  The good Lord only promised us approximately three score and ten and I'm fast approaching that and I still have lots of crafts to make, "so Lord, slow down, you're going too fast, gotta make my retirement last".

As usual, I have been at it again, thrifting, painting, crafting and such, but boy, have I had fun doing it.  The little boutique that I share with two others and where I have my "stuff" is looking really good.  The three of us have a blend of very interesting items for sale.  We are still in the infant stage but we are hoping that more people will hear about us and come visit us on Saturdays.  It is located in a not well travelled spot so it is only through advertising and word of mouth that people find us.

That's a little glimpse of the boutique and now to show you what I have been up to lately.

Did some artwork...........

  

which resulted in a few similar but in different colours.....

I found two cute little bottles in the ThinkKitchen store in our local mall and added a decal which I purchased online from The Polka Dot Closet http://thepolkadotcloset.blogspot.ca/.  Carol, the owner and very talented lady has lots of very interesting ideas on how to use her decals.  I just love them.

I improved on some plaques and turned them into key racks......

From this............

To this..............

I have had these butterflies for quite some time and wasn't sure what to do with them - I think they look great on here.  Amazing what a few decals and hooks will do.

I made a few more wooden signs (sold a "Welcome" one last week to my local grocer for their store - Thanks City Meat Market).

They started out something like this, after having cut out the letters which were then painted and glued to the painted and stressed wood.

This is a cute "whatever" I found at the local thrift store and it goes so well with my "primitive" items that I am keeping it.

I still have lots more things to show you but I had better stop before I drive you nuts.  So I'll leave you with one last one.  It was a donation box apparently handmade by a gentleman when the thrift store first opened.  I was lucky enough to get the last few existing and I turned mine into a Valentine box.  I guess the time of year gave me that idea.  What else could they be used for?  If someone buys it, they can use it any way they like.

Well, that's it folks.  Sorry I don't have any new photos of my darlings (grandkids), but hope by the next blog I will.  Have a wonderful day, whether it is reading a good book, doing some crafts or even going for a walk.  'Til next time, God bless.