Sprucing the Front Porch

While shopping for kitchen curtains the other day, I came across this great cushion, and knew it would be a perfect fit for the porch swing at the lake house. I was definitely on a red kick that day, but I really like the pop of color it adds to the porch.

Those "big ole" green striped cushions had been on the swing, but they were so big, and slipped everytime I tried to sit on the swing. They are a perfect fit for the cheapo white chairs though, and make them look better.

While at Rite Aid today, I bought a table for the porch, and moved these two chairs.

The table was a great bargain at $29.99. It was the last one the store had. It is great quality and quite heavy.

I spray painted this old wooden goose, and dressed her in this hat that belonged to my MIL.

I had some pieces of an old floral garland, and hot glued them to the hat.

She waits beside the door to welcome friends!
Come on by and we'll have a glass of sweet iced tea.

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Thrifty Bookcase Makeover

About a year ago, I was working on a photo gallery area at the lake home. There is an area about 7x7 between the living room, and the hall bath. I bought a really inexpensive ($20.00) bookcase to use there to hold family photos. I hurriedly placed photos on it, and didn't think much about it. The last time we were at the lake, I was sitting there looking at how badly it looked, wondering what I could do to spruce it up a little. It had all colors/types of picture frames -red, pink floral, wood, brass, you name it! I remembered seeing adhesive shelf liner at the Dollar General the day before. So I made a quick trip back there, and bought one 9 ft. roll for less than $3.00. I know this is not an original idea and has been done by lots of people, but I wanted to show you anyway. First, I emptied out all the photos, pulled out the shelves, measured, and cut the paper to fit inside the bookcase. I also took all the photos out of the frames and w...

Stenciled Burlap Pillow

I just have to share my no sew pillow project. I had some burlap fabric in my fabric stash, and decided I would use it to cover a pillow. First, I found an old pillow I no longer use. I spread the burlap out on the floor and laid my pillow on it so I could cut the fabric big enough to cover it. I was so intent on the project, I didn't make any pictures of the process. Once the burlap was cut, I folded in the sides about an inch, and glued it down with Tacky Glue, pressing it down several times with my fingers. I did this all the way around the fabric, and laid it aside to dry over night. The Tacky Glue dries clear. My next step was to determine how I could lap the fabric over the cushion in an envelope fashion. I had tried to get my computer to print out a graphic that would show up on the burlap, but printer problems interfered with that plan, so I found the center, and stenciled it with the tree stencil I bought at Michael's. ...

Easter Blessings

In celebration of Holy Week and the Greatest Love of all . Wishing all of you a blessed Easter.

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