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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

This Is Us

This Is Us



My daughter Tiffany and I love the show This Is Us.  
When I saw this sign on Instagram I knew I had to have it.  
I ordered mine from Etsy seller

In the hand-painted boxes, you see are my daughter's ballet outfits from when they were very young. 
One box contains my vintage Sears, Big Toy Box china tea set circa, 1968.  




I painted mine a French blue. 
It came with command strips so I could easily hang it.  


I placed it on the landing on our stairs to the top floor of our home.  
Along the walls, I am adding our family photos. 
Each photo is in different frames all painted white. 



I am going to make a graphic for the blue hand mirror type frame you see above with our wedding date on it.  The bear you see was a gift from my daughter some years ago. I will be adding things over time as this space evolves.  


 I think it's just perfect. 

This Is Us

Beverly 
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Monday, May 13, 2019

The Ugly Duckling


The Ugly Duckling

This is my new bench for my closet. 


This is what it looked like when I found it. 


 It was long and clunky and just about the ugliest bench I have ever seen. 


My hubby cut it down for me and altered it so that it would fit my closet.  
Then I sanded it and I rounded the legs while sanding it.  This gave it a more feminine look. Then I gave it all two coats for primer. 



 We also had to cut the top part down and trim the foam.  I decided to use this pretty pink and white striped upholstery fabric that I had on hand. 


I love it!!!


I gave it a test run to make sure everything fit together properly. 







Then I made furniture appliques to embellish my new bench. 





 I used wood glue to add my appliques. 



Then I gave it three coats of white paint. 




 Finally, I could put the top back on my bench. 


I made a bolster pillow to go across the entire back of my bench. 
 Here it is in my closet. 


My ugly duckling is now a beautiful swan!!!


It fits perfectly in my closet. 


Off to work on my next project. 


What projects have you been working on lately? 

Till next time, 
Beverly

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