Reindeer going to a party before the big night.

Sets of couples at the reindeer party.

 Boys in overalls and Girls in dresses.

This little guy has his cookie in hand and a rose for his girlfriend.

Little girl in a green velvet dress and a gift for someone.

The Elf and Reindeer display I use for art shows.

 

Elves for the holidays

I love doing the elves, they are magical and friendly. they make me laugh.

Each Elf takes on their own personality. They each have a task of their own. They have their own work and skill. Some are gift wrapper's.

Light makers on a candy cane break in the break room.

Cheese makers and their little helpers. How did you think they get those little holes in the Swiss Cheese.

Christmas love and the heart warmers.

Jewelry makers stringing beads.

making pumpkins

Dryer vent hose, cut and cable ties. Poke a hole in eachside, make a circle.

Spray with orange spray paint. I used a piece of mat folded and stick it in the center.

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building a Christmas tree

 To make this tree you need a tomato cage, chicken wire, cable ties, aviation snips and green paint.

With tomato cage wraped with chicken wire and spray painted.

It takes 4 9ft pieces of garland attach them with the cable ties. work from the bottom up.

Tomato cage placed over a bar stool with extension cord and mini lights. I put an elf hat on the top. this is the perfect 6ft tree that fits in small tight areas.

jewelry holder

When your rake handle breaks, spray paint the rake with enamel and put a screw through the hole. Use the fingers to hang necklace. I put mine on the back of the bedroom door.

Art Desk and Chair

This was a full hutch desk with a fold down desk top. I need an art table/desk that works for sewing and bigger projects. So I cut off the hutch leaving a gap for paper storage, then attached the headboard from a poster bed. The antique wood gives it the look I like. I also replaced the knobs. The desk is not a standard height. the top sits 34 1/2 inches from the floor which makes it a nice height to stand and work at. 

The 34 1/2 inch height is great to stand by but it makes it hard to find the right size chair. This chair was given to me and with the addition of wheels it is the perfect size. Nice leather seat is comfortable.

Floor Cloth

I got a box of furniture swatches from a furniture store. I sewed them together and love the way it looked. once again I just piled them up and pulled out 5 at a time sewed them together in strips and then put it down.

I hung it up on the A frame. Added 75% modge podge and 25% water. and brushed it on. 2 hours later it was back down in the artroom.

DeskMat

 I bought a poster frame, clear plastic top and thin wood back. I found a deck of taro cards and used the ones with names on them. 36 cards shuffled and dealt out into piles of 9 cards and glued them down without looking at them. I love the way they came out.

Dog seat cover

This seat cover hooks to the headrests in the front seat and the other end hooks to the headrests of the back seat. It is made of durable fabric and keeps the dog from falling off the seat. It is great.

 

Make a Side Bar Table

I found a beat up square coffee table at the curb. Well it was very much like this one. this one has a different style leg, as you can see. The pic of the original got deleted somehow, most likely to my lack of computer skills. This pic will work for the practical idea of the table being short and squareish.

Took the legs off the back side and put them together with a wooden dowel for the height on the front of the table.

Cut the table in half and hit it with a coat of grey primer paint.

Legs put together end to end. I will wrap a few lengths of rope around them for décor.

Attached to the wall with some angles or a French cleat and you are all set and ready for some picture frames.

Industrial jewelry holder

A fun project, parts collected from resale store. To make a funky industrial Jewelry holder.

Two leaf sconces work well to hold rings and dangle earrings.

The earrings dress it up with color and will hold a lot more. Sconce sits atop a couple of table legs.

The table legs help to hold the weight of this large metal A/C vent that will hold many items like bracelets, necklace and more dangle earrings.

Here it sits on our painted dresser in the new walk in closet. Ready to pick out the right color earrings to go with my outfit for the day.

closet makeover

Pink and blue laundry room  soon to be walkin closet.

Pink and blue was a favorite when the kids were smaller.

grown up now we are going with a sage green.

Paint all done, ceiling white done as well.

New rods and shelves put into place. The brackets are the only thing I bought new.
 Rods, shelves, bifold doors, rug and peel and stick tile all picked up at resale store for a fraction of the cost.
 One set of bifold doors cover the old walk through from the hallway into the laundry room.
I bought a stud finder but, the old tap the wall and listen for the sound to change ends up being the best way.

The shelves are solid bifold doors. Painted with a cream paint.

grab an old dresser and breath new life into it.

This was an old dresser given to me, while it is old it is not an antique. The top was some sort of veneer. first we cut off the legs to make it short to go into a closet.

Then took off the handles to be spray painted a cream color. I went over the dresser with a palm sander and a scotch bright green pot scrubber. My favorite for sanding furniture to take off the shine so new paint will stick.

I bought a cheap electric paint sprayer from Harbor Freight (less than 20$). A Good latex interior wall paint. Mix the paint 3 parts paint 1 part Windex to thin the paint for the sprayer. Windex works so much better than plain water and the latex coats like a dream. Wear safety gear; Respirator& goggles. Or paint with a brush.

Put the handles back on, rub a little bar soap on the rails and it is like new ready for use.