It's beginning....

We have a lot of snow on the ground and it looks like we are in for more...I guess Winter is here. I've been busy in the workshop...some of the items are already in the shop but here are the pictures of those waiting to be transported.

Just in case I forget what's going on outside ....this reminds me.

 These are the only snowmen I make ...they last longer and I stay warm...

This is my Dad's rocker...he would sit in it when he got tired working at the garden, the bird house is one he made for me forty years ago, it's not fancy but it is functional. I plan on using it on the front porch in a purely decorative manor. For Christmas I'm thinking of using a galvanized bucket filled with natural greens and sit it in a grapevine wreath.

 These items have been taken to the shop in Grayling for the 37th. annual Christmas walk, which, by the way, started the year we moved up here...

 I  think I may have missed one or two  years of walking the walk, last year I stayed at the booth because my knee was acting up and I couldn't walk for very long.  This year I was at the booth for a while then my family and I walked the whole walk...it was a beautiful and cold night but I was warmed by having my family around me.  There were 12 of us and we managed to stay together most of the time, it was a fun night.

So, I finished the floor cloth that I was working on and  I'm considering putting it in one of the booth to see if there is any interest in this sort of thing. I love mine and have had no problems with them, I have wood floors and they stay where I put them, they are easy to keep clean and add a touch of color to the area where they are used . I will let you know if I am bombarded with orders for floor clothes.

Well, I guess I've rambled on for long enough so I calling this the end of this post.

Have a blessed weekend...

From my porch to yours...

Seasons...

I'm really not the kind that likes to skip Thanksgiving and jump into "The Christmas Season"... but, if I want to sell my stuff I have to have it out there early, so I will be posting a few pictures of Winter/Christmas decorations. Here's the first.

My version of a shabby chic sled....
                                                            ...and a shabby chic lamp...wish you could see the shadows this lamp casts on the ceiling and walls.

 Sorry about all the clutter in the picture.

                                                               
These are on their way out the door to find new homes...hopefully, soon.   

                                                        My tin angel has found a new resting place in the front hall...not sure how long she will stay there but I enjoy seeing her as I pass by during the day,

 The flameless candle is on a timer and shuts off after six hours...I really like that.

Well, that's all for this time...

From my Porch to Yours...

Have a blessed week.

As Time Goes By...

Well, Summer is gone and Autumn is swiftly taking over, many of the leaver have fallen and there is a bite in the air. There are many things that I love about Autumn but just knowing what follows takes away a little of the joy. However, there are a few Antique and Folk Art shows that take away the sting of approaching Winter.

I have had a busy Summer and am having a busy Autumn I don't have a lot of pictures to post  but will post the few that I do have.

 The picture above is an old Vernor's pop crate that I added legs to stuck a small lamp inside and it lights up the hall corner quite nicely.

 I found some beautiful leaves and waxed them to add to the Sunflower heads I have in a small wooden bowl. I hope to plant the seeds next Spring and have a plethora of Sunflowers in my side yard...we'll see how that works out.

This china cabinet is patiently waiting for its chance to shine in my booth, but it is sooooooo heavy  I'm not sure it will make it down there. Maybe I will have to have an in house sale...hummmm, I'll have to think about that.

Well, that's all for this time...

So, from my porch to yours...

Have a blessed week.



 P.S.  These are a few of the treasures I brought back from Indiana...there was a really fun antiques store there...could have spent 1/2 a day there.

Great is His faithfulness...

I am going to start this blog with a scripture verse instead of ending with one. Song of Solomon 2: 11 & 12 For,lo the winter is passed; the rain is over and gone, the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle (turtledove) is heard in our land;                                                 
I was working in my garden today, pulling weeds and spreading mulch, it was chilly and we had had a few snow showers earlier in the day, the birds, however, were singing and flitting about , searching for things to feather their nest with. So, this verse came to my mind and I wanted to share it with my friends. It doesn't have  anything to do with my blog but it has everything to do with my day.

I don't have a lot of pictures to post, not because I haven't been busy but because I didn't take any pics to share and I've taken a lot of stuff to the shop, so here is what is in the workroom waiting to be delivered to the shop.

 Well, this isn't going to the shop...I just wanted to share the thought... and

 This  is staying right where it is, in the center of my table...I was able to pick some flowers from my garden, so, I guess the verse did have something to do with my post after all...

 This is the last of my shudders, I will be taking it to the shop this afternoon...

 And this little shelf/console table was MaCgyvered out of a leaf from table and the inside of a writing desk...we married them together and painted and now it is ready to be sold , hopefully. I never know if my concoctions will go over or not...I love it when they do.

Well, that's all for this time...

So, from my porch to yours...

Have a blessed week...

Trash to Treasure...

By no means do I think that this piece is going to be around for 100 years, but it won't be spending 100 years decaying in some junk yard. I love to take pieces that most people wouldn't look twice at and convert them into pseudo antiques. I know I'm not alone in feeling like this, there are so many more out there than I ever thought. I have recently found a group that feel like I do, and I was surprised to see how young many of them were. They were born in the era of disposable everything, yet they have the soul of yesteryear. I'm not sure how this happens but someone must have influenced them along the way. Maybe a mom, aunt, or friend, and I am so excited to see this. Well, enough chatter, now some before and after pictures and a few redo's 

 We found this little dresser at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore Store, Tim had to do a lot of reconstructive surgery to get it in shape for me to apply the finishes that make it look like it has been around for quite a while.

 Tim built the top and attached it to the base, he also had to tear off the sides and do some rebuilding  to the under structure and then he applied tongue and groove panel strips to the sides.

                                                            ALMOST FINISHED...

                                                                FINALLY DONE....

                    Soon to be taken to the shop and hopefully sold quickly because I have a stack of furniture that needs some TLC.

Just a little Spring redo for the house, because it's still too cold to do much in the garden...

Well, that's all for this time...

So from my porch to yours...

Have a blessed week.

Spring has sprung....

At least for today...tomorrow there may be snow...however that huge pile of snow in our front garden is gone and under all that snow I found this...embedded in ice, no less.

I  am always  amazed when Spring breaks through Winter and the ground softens and all the plants that were looking dead start to bud. God is so good.

 

 Well, the cabinet and the blue table it sits on are a new addition to our home, the cabinet is a wonderful old primitive piece that has glass doors on the front and two panel doors on the back, very interesting. It has an adjustable shelf mechanism that I have never seen before. It is all made out of wood, no metal parts at all. I love it. At first I thought I would be selling this but maybe not, it looks so at home here. What can I say.

 It didn't take long to fill, the bottom is going to hold quilts but I have to wait for the lemon oil to be absorbed.

 Finally, the lemon oil is dry and it is safe to put the quilts in place. I'm thinking I may have to leave the doors open, there is a reflection from the windows and makes viewing the contents difficult.

 And there it is in its final glory. The love seat in front is my next project, I'm going to paint the fabric a pale gray and the legs are going to be painted black. I've seen a few articles about using chalk paint to paint fabric so I going to give it a try. If you never see this sofa again you will know it didn't work, however, if it works, I will do a blog about each step and let you know how difficult it was.

Well, that's all for this week...

So, from my porch to yous...

Have a blessed Easter week...

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Shutter to think of it...

Yep! This post is about shutters...among other things, I had a stack of them in the garage, and one of my goals is to reduce the size  of the pile of "stuff" that is waiting to be fixed or re- purposed . So I started with the shutters...

 Here they are in their unfinished state...pretty ugly, right?

 I know, more red, but look how pretty these shutters are now, but wait, I'm not finished...

 My first plan was to have Tim hinge them together, but the paint and glaze was too wet for him to do that, soooooo I started thinking, dangerous, I know, but just look at what I came up with.

 What a great way to display vintage plates or favorite flowers.

I then painted these two gray and hung some picture frames on one and a basket with a birds nest on the other...both would make a statement in any room or hallway. I'm really having fun with these, I think a whole wall of shutters would be a great way to add texture, color and art to a wall.

 This great old coffee grinder is going to the shop to be sold, I've enjoyed having it for quite a few years, it came from a store in Clare, Michigan, it was the second grinder they had and the first electric one to be used there. It is dated to 1904, sorta sad to see it go, but the one pictured below goes better with the Primitive style I'm going for.

And, last but not least this painted suitcase is up for sale, great for overnight visits to Grandma's, don't you think?

Well, that's all for now...

So, from my porch to yours...

Have a blessed week.