Thursday 21 June 2012

RED FRENCH BENCH - IN HONOUR OF CANADA DAY

A FAVOURITE COLOUR IS RED
SO WHY NOT MAKE A RED & WHITE FRENCH BENCH IN HONOUR OF CANADA DAY !!


REMOVE THE FABRIC FOAM  TOP 


REMOVE THE ORIGINAL STAPLES FROM THE BACK FABRIC 


BORROW MY HUSBANDS UPHOLSTERY GUN & COMPRESSOR
STAPLE AWAY 



STAPLE 

 THE BACKING ON AGAIN 


PAINT WITH ASCP OLD OCHRE 

SAND & DISTRESS 


CLEAR WAX & BUFF 


SECURE  THE SCREWS TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION - 8 IN ALL 



                             MY LOVELY FRENCH BENCH IN HONOUR OF CANADA DAY JULY 1ST 

Monday 18 June 2012

COFFEE SAC BENCH- The most popular with the most views

THis item has had the most views and I guess the most popular !!

FROM AN ANTIQUE  PETIT POINT  BENCH 


TO A COFFEE SACK
Cafe De Cuba Bench 






I REMOVED THE PETIT POINT  VINTAGE COVER TO FIND A
ANOTHER LAYER OF MATERIAL 





A CRACK RIGHT THROUGH THE ANTIQUE WOOD
A BIT OF WOOD GLUE AND SHE IS AS GOOD AS NEW !!



BORROWED MY HUSBANDS COMPRESSOR AND NAIL GUN  




I FLIPPED OVER THE FABRIC TO MAKE SURE IT WAS CENTERED 



OLD WHITE ASCP WITH A BASE LAYER OF GRAPHITE ASCP
HAND SANDING WITH 2 DIFFERENT GRITS OF SAND PAPER 



WAXED WITH ASCP SOFT WAX CLEAR WAX FOR  A SOLID FINISH 




"CAFE DE CUBA" SACK  BENCH 

AN UPDATED "CAFE DE CUBA "BENCH AVAILABLE AT THE OLDE FARMHOUSE MARKET THIS WEEKEND
COME VISIT US AND SAY HELLO  



Saturday 16 June 2012

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE APART OF THIS MARKET



A NEW & EXCITING MARKET WE ARE APART OF ON JULY  1ST - HAPPY CANADA DAY !!


Please come by and say hello and see            what this wonderful market has to offer 


                          







Saturday 9 June 2012

IT APPEARS THAT I COLLECT SUITCASES AS WELL !!

 


IT APPEARS that I also collect suitcases  ! My Aunty Grace  passed away many years ago , and I was handed down a beautiful suit case . I used it to store craft supplies back in the day when I Taught Children's craft classes  



A vintage leather suitcase - ASCP shabby chic






              A grey vintage suitcase Dry brushed with Old White ASCP

          This case is been well loved and the hinges are past their prime   


                         A bright yellow vintage suitcase in perfect condition 

                            

             AND I just found another suitcase hidden under a shelf 
                                    well loved and pretty worn 
  

                          Do you collect Suitcases  ??  It appears that I do