Grandma's Sewing Rocker

New life for Granny's rocker.  She told me she would sit and sew in this little chair.  It's surprisingly comfortable.  I'm still getting the handle on painting furniture.  This was a base coat and two glossy coats with a bit of sanding in between coats.  It's not as smooth and shiny as I'd like and I'm not sure how to get that look but if it requires more coats then that's just not gonna happen.  I'm happy enough with outcome.

I used old sheets to weave the seat and since they all had very nice hems about the same width, which I used, I think it will be very strong.  I think it's granny chic-y with some fraying and a bow I tied in front using the extra length of the last strip.

Tootles :)

p.s. a word on yesterday's wordless wednesday.  that was tuesday's dinner called 'all of england on one bun, oh and yes it was!

Wordless Wednesday

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Tootles love Valentine's Day and......each other! 

Tootles :)

Wordless Wednesday

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Caught Off Guard!

Never again!  Will I be caught off guard!  (Never say never) anyways the goal is to never be caught off guard again!

During the Christmas season there were so many gifts I thought of giving at the last minute and the only solution was to go out a buy them.  Well, no more!   I've set up a gift station and I'm crankin' out the ideas.  I've downloaded and searched magazines and books and have gathered a wonderful (my opinion) list of quick but lovely gifts.  These cute bags are from the Granny Chic book by Tif Fussell and Rachelle Blondel.  The bead creatures are from a 2001 edition of Martha Stewart's Kids magazine that she put out for a couple of years.  This mag had great ideas! 

So, you see I have been producing.  Yay!  Sometimes I don't see it myself! o.o

Tootles :)