Decoupaging a Bookshelf

Been awhile as I had a virus (maybe Face book?) and I realized it after I had typed an entire post that would not go. 

I'm giving this bookcase to a friend and I asked if she would like me to decoupage it and she picked out some paper that she liked.

I try to lay put my cut papers but to be honest the design always changes.  But it's nice to see how many papers you will need before you start as this gets messy.  I taped a piece of freezer paper to the top of my coffee table and used that to glue my papers.  I used ModPodge and I'm generous with the glue.  I put some on the bookcase and the back of the paper.  When I had the whole area done I went over it again with the glue.

This is the bookshelf finished and she only wanted the top done so I hope she likes it.  I also color washed the edges with a lime green. 

This is part of how the top ended up.

Another view of the top

The top again!  I really like the top.  If I had time I would have made the inside different but when she gets her knick knacks in there it will be fine.  I'm doing these shelving units for my office area and I'm loving it.  Stay tuned for that.

Have a wonderful day/evening!!

Flowers From My Garden and Quilts From Australia

The first two photos are flowers in my garden.  They are so beautiful and both of these plants were planted in June.  Both have more blooms to be enjoyed by me and the neighbors.

I was able to talk to my friend Midge from Australia on Facebook this morning.  We must be going on 5 years that we've known each other.  We've swapped fabric and things but the postage is just too high anymore to do much.  The following are some quilts that she's recently made and I thought you'd enjoy the photos as much as I do and she gave me the okay to post them.

Isn't it wonderful that we can get on the computer and make friends all over the world?  I'll have to take some new photos of some of the fabric that she has sent me in the past.  I haven't cut it as I want to make a special quilt out of them.

Stay cool or warm depending on where you are and have a wonderful day/evening.

Very Kerry Berry Giveaway

http://verykerryberry.blogspot.com/2010/07/giveaway.html

Quilt Block Three

This is my latest Sho Fly Block and there are horsefly's in the middle which is what you find around lakes and ponds, then the blue for water and the two greens for the greenery that grows around the edge of water.  I like the block I just hope the person that it's going to will like it.

These are the three blocks I've made in the same pattern.  What a difference!!

This is Smokey and this is her chair.  I had not posted a photo of these guys for a long time.  Peanut Butter as you can see is half asleep as I woke him up.  I can really see him aging more than his sister.  They are 14 years old.

This is how you find them often and a lot of times Smokey has her leg draped over Peanut Butter.  They are very very good!!

Have a good day/evening!!

Quilt Blocks

I made this block this morning and as you can see it's the ShoFly Block.  I didn't know if I liked the colors but it's very pretty especially in person.  There is orange and what I'm calling two grays in the block. 

This is the same block but it looks so different.  These are more my colors but again I like the one above.

See this block below?  It's the same one as above but I sewed the bottom row wrong.  I was so mad that I didn't even take it out for a week as I had already taken a row of stitches out and resewed!  I'm glad to have it finished!  But I like to sew the blocks the very best.  I think I might like to quilt if I had a machine that was up to it.  So I just keep making blocks, sewing them into tops and very few things get finished.  But it makes me happy and it's a stress reliever.  I didn't just say that!  This block was a stress er!  But it's done.

The sun is shining and another day of heat.  I'd love to see it in the 60's for a few days as there are lots of weeds that need to be pulled.  I guess that I'll make blocks until it's cooler.
Have a great day/evening!!

Decoupaging the front of a door

I found this scrap book paper and since it was black and white I had to have it.  Now what could I do with some of it?

Here is a door that I could do something with and would dress this up, I hope.  Yes, I know it's messy but we'll leave the mess of papers for another day.  I put Mod Podge all over the front of the cabinet door (work quickly) and also all over the back of the paper.  I used on piece of paper which made this super easy.  Then I attached the paper to the front of the cabinet door and tried to get all of the wrinkles out.  There was one I could not get out but I'm okay with it as you don't notice it so much in person and it makes it look old.  I added another layer of Mod Podge on the paper after it was on the door.  But there is an area that isn't covered!  What can I do?

I took ribbon and attached it.  I put more Mod Podge on the area I was going to work on and I did the top and bottom across first.  I cut my ribbon to the length I needed and laid it on the glue.  You can adjust the ribbon easily by moving it.  My ribbon wasn't wide enough so I used two with the outside ribbon overlapping the other a bit.  Then I did the sides and let it dry.  It really dresses up the area and since I have all of that paper I think I may do the whole area.  E-mail me with any questions?

Have a great day/evening!!

Rearrange a Room in 10 Minutes/Garage Sale Finds

I was out visiting blogs today and I read about how Wendy Janelle takes 10 minutes and rearranges an area of different rooms.  I thought this was a wonderful idea as I sometimes set a timer to clean a room in a certain amount of time.  Ever done that?  I have a problem with being distracted.  I'll start in a room but something needs to go to another room and then I see something in that room that needs doing.  Sometimes I get back to the original room and sometimes I don't.  I like the idea of 10 minutes and I'm going to try it.
http://wendyjanelle.blogspot.com/2009/02/quick-room-makeoversi-did-it-in-10.html

I did find a couple of garage sale items that I don't have to do anything to.  A filing box that will go under my desk with the files that I need often.  This is wood and the openings have leather wrapped around them.  Not bad for $2.00 and at the same sale I bought the next item.

I had a mirror over the sofa before but I love this painting. She had a price on it for $25.00 and the canvas is worth more than that but it was later in the afternoon and she had marked it down to 10 bucks.   It would not be for everyone but for me it's great.  You can't see in the photo but there is some little bits of red and the green looks so much more textured in person.  I also purchased a lot of items that need work and some I have started on.  Photos soon!!

In this photo you can see that I put a huge sheet that I bought at a garage sale a month ago on the sofa instead of the quilt.  I guess I'll need to redecorate around my new art work. 

I hope everyone is having a wonderful July 4th. I've been busy doing exactly what I wanted to do. For me that is the best.