Little patio table

I found this little table at a second hand store in Roseburg and paid $5 for it. I had been on the look out for a small table that I could put a mosaic on the top and place it between my two lounge chairs on my patio. This was perfect.

I spray painted the legs black and drew out a design. Then I spent some time stringing beads on dental floss. This was a work in progress for quite a while. I always have a plan to start with, but change it up as I go along. Here is the end result.

Produce Stand

We love gardening and seem to have an abundance of vegetables every year(FYI - mint compost is the key). Last year we had 90 zucchini's from 2 plants, we had more green beans than we could eat, we had asparagus, and tomatoes. Gregg actually got a bit stressed trying to get rid of it all - he couldn't stand the thought of throwing any of it away. Gregg, being a problem solver, decided to make a produce stand. I found a craigslist ad giving away some scrap wood that he used for the frame. He used some of my barn wood for the top and also for the signs. He had me paint the signs, but he gave me instructions for something bright and fun. There is also an open drawer that we will put plastic bags in for you to bag your veggies.

You will find this stand this summer next to our house in the side yard. Help yourself to anything you want. Sorry, but I won't be sharing my raspberries or blueberries.

Mosaic Heart Rocks

Last fall I took a rock mosaic class from Chris Emmert. She is very talented and sells her stuff on etsy if you want to check her out. Here are a couple rocks I did after taking her class.

I made this one for Shaun and Mackenzie Hart.

I used ball chain and also strung beads on dental floss.

It's 5 o'clock Somewhere!

I found this table at an estate sale and I talked them down to $20 from $35. For some reason I don't want to spend more than $20 on any piece of furniture I am going to paint. I feel like it should be only worth this amount when I start and I get to turn it into something of more value. Or maybe I just have a weird hang up! Anyway, I think it was a good deal. It was a solid piece and had character. I had been in search of a table for my friend Jamie and this one was perfect.

This is the before picture. This was an antique - I don't like to paint over antiques, but this one was cheap and it had character. Jamie gave me instructions to paint "It's 5 o'clock somewhere" on it. She wanted it to be orange and blue with polka dots. Here is the end results.

I wanted circles in the background on the top, but didn't want them to be too distracting. So, I used the same color of orange paint, but added a bit of red to it for the circles.

Whimsical Art Bazaar

I finally ran out of room in my house for all the crafts I make and decided to have a bazaar. I have spent the last 6 months working on different things, which is why I haven't posted much on this blog. Here are some of my projects.

I recently took a mosaic class and now have much simpler techniques. I made these letters out of fimo clay and then stamped them with a letter and painted them yellow. The flower and bead border I found at MECCA. I used left over glass from my glass fusing to fill in.

This mosaic is similar. I found the tools for the letters at Bring Recycling and the rest of it is from MECCA also.

Here are some rock mosaics. I will have another post on these later.

These are some 4" by 4" canvas that I painted. They are one inch thick and can either sit on a shelf or hang on the wall.

I really got crazy making barnwood signs. They are one of my new favorite things to do. I love making these and can not possibly have them all in my house. So...I will take orders on these pictured and can also do just about anything you want on one. I love making the wedding signs if you know of anyone getting married.

Barnwood Signs

I am having fun making barnwood signs. I found this piece of wood at Bring Recycling - it was in this shape already and was $3.00. My first sign was for Trevor and Jess's wedding.

This next sign was inspired by some fun letters I found at Michaels on close out for $1.49 each. I used some old fence wood that we tore down and replaced at our rental. Yes, this is for Gregg and Lisa. I have it sitting on my fireplace mantel.

Mackenzie & Shaun are getting married next summer, so I purchased letters for their sign too. I decided to go ahead and make it even though the wedding is not until next summer. This was a fun one - their last name will be Hart!!!

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