Stencilled Little Cabinet

Yesterday I posted my project on this little cabinet, but hadn't stencilled the front door of it~~the lighting was not cooperating again today~~picture quality is not very good with my old camera~~

Husband helped me add the vintage looking hardware~~

Setting the vignette as how it will look when I take some items to the booths tomorrow~~

Below is the opposite side of the cabinet: the cute drawer pulls out from either side:

Bought some $1.00 glass jars at the Dollar Store~~

Invested approx. $14.00 total (includes the cabinet bought for $5.00)~~

Back to some house projects.  But first, going to see what you've been up to today!   Make it a great day and thanks for stopping by.

~patty~

Sending this little project over to this party:  see you there!

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Little Cabinet Project

I bought this sweet cabinet last fall for $5.00; all it really needed was some white paint~~

Here is the "before" picture; all crusty, dusty and sitting in my entryway:

I've added the wooden shelf with a cute dowel rod for paper-towels or to hang hand towels; the top shelf will hold some cute jars for herbs and such:

Tomorrow:  I'll picture the finished project~~jars included!

Have some stencilling to add to both sides; and the sweet drawer shifts open from either side~~

There was a towel bar already attached to one side:

~~adding drawer pulls and a knob to the cabinet door tonight~~

I'm leaving the old red toolbox here for awhile; just brought down the "stored away plants" from upstairs.   January usually draws me into buying another indoor potted plant every year~~

I want to paint the old singer base white!  Soon!

See you tomorrow with the little cabinet all prettied up.  Hope the lighting is better for pictures too!

Off to see what you've been up to~~have a great week!

~patty~

Here's a grand party going on:

Happy 2013 Projects

Happy 2013!  It's going to be a quiet day around here; sharing some old posts of this and that; getting geared up for painting projects and home improvements here at the old house; going to get brave and picture more of this old farm house as we plug along getting her "fixed up and pretty".  (or maybe just eclectically charming)~~Stay warm and may all this year bring you want you absolutely desire!  God Bless.

~favorite inspiring books; still bookmarked with favorite quotes and life messages~

~vignetting~

~just a few more months; back to gardening!~~

~rusty goodness piled in a favorite basket~

~~scheming/dreaming of garden ideas and plant placement during these wintery days with a cup of hot tea~~

~some of my treasures in my "quiet room" where I post my posts!~~

~china collections; brown transferware my ultimate favorite~

I won't pass up other pretty colors in transferware~~

Love stencilling; many projects come and gone~~more ideas this year!

~unique finds and more vignetting~

~looking forward to more upholstering with junk finds; I've got a shed full of these kind of projects!~~

~and more old items to paint up/stencil for the booths~

~my love for chicken wire on anything that holds a staple!~~

Are you making up your idea boards, your list of "want-to's"?   ~~I'm looking forward to seeing all your posts and creative ideas; your lovely rooms with sweet vignettes; your gardens and your flowers!  It's gonna be a great, New Year!

~patty~

Join me at this party:

~a post~holiday~post~~~

I did a little thrifting yesterday.  Thrilled to find one of these marmalade crocks!  ~~right here, smack-dab in the middle of the mid-west!  Who'd of thought I could possibly run onto one of these~~I have seen these English crocks on other blog-sites and just dreamed about finding one~~

~~aren't these little bags cute?  Sweet, bargain price for the pair and the print is displayed on both sides of the bags (project for July?)~~~

~~and found some whites to add to the cabinet~~

I'm so wanting to repaint the black cabinet white; I'm still thinking~~

I have one of these jars in my kitchen to hold my Keurig cups~~bought this one to paint up and sell at the booth;  these things always sell quickly for me~~

Love my coffee.

~~and my hot teas~~

Well these little glass cuties were not going to be left behind~~someone saved all the glass "percolater" tops from their old coffee pots!  Is that not adorable!  ~~so I bought these too on the very, very cheap.  Don't know what to do with them yet; have you any ideas?  I know you do!

~~and this huge (it is big) old, aluminum coffee pot (paid $1.00 for this sweet thing); 

I set inside a flameless, flickering candle and it looks like the pot is perking.

~~my old chair I bought to paint.  Not painted.  But, I will eventually.  Really.

Are you ready for 2013?  I'm ready~~a New Year with greater expectations for what can be for my family and myself~~looking forward with a positive attitude; making plans and working on ideas for our home. 

Thank you for stopping by~~

~patty~

A very simple, basic Christmas decor in my home this year.  Next year will be better.   Wishing all of you a very bright and Merry Christmas.

~Patty~

Shoppin' at ReStore and an Old Wagon

Isn't this old wagon cute!  I bought it for $29.00~~

While unloading my stuff at the booths, an elderly gentleman was also bringing in some pretty neat, vintage, rusty, old items~~he sold this to me right on the spot.  I couldn't get it in the old jeep fast enough.

On the way home with it~~schemed my plans to use a big old galvanized bucket with a "recycled Christmas Tree" from the Restore (2.00); leftover garlands, tuck in some white burlap at the base of tree and new red bows.  Add lights~~

It looks pretty lit at night~~hope to post a pic. soon~~

And below:

This is bad.  Really bad.  Story goes like this: told self "no more buying junk/vintage/etc until I've downsize the collection of (same)"~~

Then our local ReStore had the biggest deal last week:  donate canned goods and get anything for 1/2 off;  I could NOT pass up that deal.  This is only a portion of what I bought and only spent $20.00~~will pic. later rest of the loot. 

Bought these chairs for $2.50 each; and only pictured one of the industrial stools (each for $1.50)~~and those half~round things~~3 of them for $2.50 each~~have in mind a great project using some hardware/chicken wire~~

I have to get busy paintin' and refixin'~~it will help me feel less guilty for bringing home more junk.

Have a great day and happy junkin'!