Monthly Archives: February 2013
Has it really been this long???
I did not realise that it had been so long since I last posted. My health has not been what it could have been these past few weeks, after having a week or two with less pain in my back … Continue reading
Pine table and chairs
Don’t seem to have the time these past few days to blog much, but thought I would post a really quick on of the pine table and 4 other chairs:
Quilt coming along
A few nights ago, I tried adding more patches to the quilt, and I don’t know what I did wrong, but for some reason it would not match. Every patch was out of line, stitching coming undone the lot. I … Continue reading
Bedroom Chair and Mirror
As we have only recently moved to our new home, while out walking one morning I got chatting to a neighbour of ours. When I say neighbour, I mean someone that lives close, our nearest neighbour is about 300 yards … Continue reading
Captain’s Chair finally finished
After too much time sanding this chair by hand (around 12 hours) I primed it with Farrow & Ball Wimborne White, sanded, re-applied the paint, three times. But on the third coat I was finally happy with it. I then … Continue reading
The light bulb above my head
I have probably spent over 60 hours in the work shop these past few 2 months trying to compete commission work, items that I have already sold, items I hope to sell and a few for the home too. The … Continue reading
Coffee Sacks
Finally, a job started and, well, almost finished all but for a wooden button. My last blog was about my visit to Hay on Wye and I mentioned the hessian coffee sacks I bought from ‘Vintage Mercantile’. Now I had always … Continue reading
A day in Hay
My daughter went to her friends house for a sleep over birthday party in Hay on Wye and we were to collect her at 10 am which was great. This meant that we could have a good nosey around the … Continue reading
Cottage Shabby Chic 