New Carpet Brings on a Table Makeover

 

 

 

 

 

I bought a pine table a few years ago to put in my office. I collect typewriters and adding machines and wanted a place to display them. This table wasn't the perfect size, but it was $30 and I figured we could make it work. So we 'made-do' with it until a couple of weeks ago when we had to clear the room out for new carpet. 

 

Here it is right before my husband started working on it...  It was all this color and quite large.  (I looked and looked for a 'before' picture, but I guess I always knew it wasn't right and didn't take any pictures!)

 

After he cut off 12" from the width, he routed the edges and sanded everything down.

 

 

 

He primed all of the lower pieces.

Then several coats of white paint were applied.

The top got stained.

 Then everything got put back together.

 

 

 

Bailey had to be right in the middle of the action...

 

 

 

The new size works so much better in this room.  I love the dark top too!

 



Thanks for your visit!

 

 

 

Pam


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Birthday Bucket Birdhouse and an Evapo-Rust Giveaway!

 

 

 

Last month I found this ice cream bucket at a sale.  I was thrilled to find one as I had been wanting to make a birdhouse out of one for years.  My husband loves to make gifts for birthdays, and the timing was perfect to make this for mine.  :)

 

 

And not only did I get a birdhouse out of it, my friend Heather got one for her birthday out of other parts of it!  Talk about Reuse and Recycle!

 

 

He started by reinforcing it with glue, caulk and some extra pieces of wood inside.  Our winters get very cold and our summers get very hot, so it needs to stand up to the elements.

 



The top was made out of aromatic cedar.  OMG, while he was working with it, it sure was aromatic!!  

It's a good thing he's an engineer to make sure all of the angles worked.

More internal structural improvements...

 

We put it out in the yard last Saturday and there's already a bird family checking it out.  I'll be so happy if one takes up residence!

 

Now on to the Giveaway!  The makers of Evapo-Rust sent me a sample of their products and asked if I would review them.  

 

 

I started with these rusty, dirty yard tools.

  These loppers were left outside one time when we lived in Oregon...  Lots of rust  and an unhappy wife!

 

Evapo-Rust is water soluble, Biodegradable, Non-toxic and non-corrosive.  There are no acids, VOC's or fumes.  

 The directions say that you can soak the products or if they're really big, treat them with the product and wrap them.  I decided to put it all in a tub and see what happened.  I left these for about an hour.  (on the upper part of the Fiskars that didn't fit in the tub, I rubbed the product on with "0" steel wool)

MAGIC! 

Look at how well the rust came off!

 

After using the Evapo-Rust, rinsing the item and wiping them clean, I applied the Rust-Block.

They are now back to looking clean and new!

 

 

I have a new 1 gallon Evapo-Rust and 16 oz. Rust-Block to give away to one lucky follower.

 

The only rules are:

 

Leave a comment on how you would use Evapo-Rust.

You must be a follower of my blog.

(Make sure I can get in touch with you if you don't have a blog.)

This giveaway is open only to US addresses.

 

 

 

I will use Random Number Generator to pick a winner on Friday, April 12th. 

 

My opinions are my own on Evapo-Rust and Rust-Block.

 

The winner of the Evapo-Rust Giveaway is  Dawn @ Creative Cain Cabin.  Congratulations Dawn!

 

Thanks for your visit!

 

Pam

 

 

 

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Ice Cream Can Birdhouse

 

 

 

I found this old ice cream maker last month.  My husband is making me a birdhouse out of it (I will post about it soon!) 

 

 So this is what we started with. 

Inside of it, was this rusty metal cylinder. A perfect shape for another birdhouse!

 

He made this cedar roof.

 

And cut off the top.

 

 

 

 

 

I found this metal bird at Hobby Lobby. A little bit of surgery to it and it became the finial.

 

 

 

 

 I used my trusty apple cider vinegar and steel wool process to age it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I then sent it off to my dear friend Heather for her birthday!

 

 

 

Thanks for your visit!

 

Pam


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Easter Nests

 

I love making these nests for Easter. Everyone looks forward to them and they are so easy to make!

2 cups Mini Marshmallows

1/4 cup Butter

4 cups of Chow Mein Noodles

Jelly Beans, M&M's or Robin's Eggs to fill

--This recipe makes about 12 nests. If you want to make more, buy two bags of Chow Mein Noodles. You'll have plenty of Marshmallows with one bag.

In 2 quart saucepan, melt the butter and marshmallows. Stir until smooth. Take off of heat and immediately add chow mein noodles. Stir until coated with marshmallow/butter mixture.

Use a very clean 12 count cupcake pan. Rub butter in all cups.

Put butter on your hands. Spoon the coated chow mein noodles in each cup, then use your hands to form it into little nests.



Put the cupcake pan in freezer for an hour or so (or even overnight). To pop each nest out, I usually use a butter knife to gently pry it out. I use parchment paper or wax paper between the plate and the nests so they don't stick. Fill with candy and enjoy!



Sometimes I find the candies on the plate and the nests have all been eaten! They are delicious.

 

 

Thanks for coming by.  HAPPY EASTER!

 

Pam  

 

 

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An Old Washboard for the Laundry Room

I love old washboards and was so happy to find one on our local Craigslist last week.

 

 

This one has great graphics and the glass is in perfect condition.  What better place for it than the laundry room.

 

 

I made these "Mod podged with Graphics Fairy labels" laundry detergent bottles a couple of years ago  HERE.

 

I collect scales and was going to redo the one on the end, then decided I kind of like it in here, especially with the rusty pointer.

 

 

  I filled some blue canning jars with old clothespins, clips and spools of thread.  The chicken wire basket holds dusting and mopping cloths.

 

 

 

Last summer I found this copper washtub.  We use it in here for dirty towels. 

 

 

Thank goodness I have a modern washer and dryer.  I can't imagine the work that was involved in  doing laundry back in the day!

 

Thanks for coming by! 

 

Pam

 

 

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