Refurbish,,, re-use,,,

Memorial Day weekend went by fast, didn't it?  I spent most of it in my garden (between the rain storms and thunder)... my new shade area is coming together nicely.

Our sons visited us on Monday and we went out for a quick lunch... nothing fancy; just spending time together and catching up.  Our 25-year-old commented that our neighbors sounded like they were having a "good time" and here WE were, working in the garden!  His young mind didn't quite grasp that "working in the garden" IS my idea of a "good time!"   (TO his credit, he did later amend his comment by saying "but I guess you really enjoy the gardening...")  I tallied a total of 20+ hours toiling in the dirt this weekend!  Ouch!  My back will never be the same!  (I will share some photos next week when it's done!)

During the rainy sessions, I spent time in The Sunshine Room and worked on some quicky refurbishing projects.

Project #1:  a used ($1.50 from Goodwill) but pretty floral waste basket

 

This is the "before" picture... in fairly good shape after a good cleaning with a soapy cloth.

But you know me, I can't leave it at that.  It needed a little dressing up.... so out came the laces and ribbons!

 
I made a rosette from some of Bebe's ribbon stash... after all, even a waste basket needs a rosette (doesn't it????)

 
And here is the "after" picture...  it now found it's new home in the upstairs guest bedroom.

 
Project #2:  Another Goodwill find ($1.99); this sweet "God Bless Our Home" picture.  It was in excellent condition and had been professional framed (the embroidery on the piece is amazing!)  The only problem was (for me, anyway) I didn't like the black finish on the frame (it doesn't go with anything in my home).

 

So the big "change" consisted of spray painting the frame in a vintage gold color.  It now shares space in my entryway wall (behind my door).
 
 
 

 

Project #3:  I don't have a "before" picture... but I have stacks and stacks of old books that I've been collecting for year.  I'm usually attracted to interesting covers, but lately I've been buying coverless, spineless ones.  Taking inspiration from several friends in Blogland who do amazing things with these books, I stacked a couple of them and added a few vintage and handmade embellishments....

 

I'm really happy with how it turned out... all rippy and tattered...

 

All in all - a very productive weekend! 

How was yours?

I'm linking up to the White Wednesday party... I can't wait to see all the white lovelies everyone has posted this week!

 

Comments

[Tee]

Oh my gosh! That is the prettiest waste basket I have ever seen for sure!
All your projects reflect how beautifully creative you are!
A pleasure looking over your blog! Hugs,Tee

[Trisha]

What wonderful finds! I especially like the waste basket! Have a wonderful day!

~Trisha

[Gail]

Very productive weekend you had. Looking forward to seeing garden photos - your garden is always so pretty.
Why not have a pretty waste bucket?
The black frame was too dark for lovely needle work and you are right in changing it.