Hey friends...so pleased to see you back here.
Remember my sorry looking, very NON seasonal front door?
Not very indicative of the Autumn season, is it?
Well my sweet sister Maddy, who is a very crafty gal, read my post and
took pity on me
and made me ...
This gorgeous Fall inspired wreath!
Isn't it beautiful?
Thank you Maddy..Love you lots.
Now on to the Surprise part of my post.
These pretty ladies are my two younger sisters
Joanne and Maddy.
They called one day and said they were coming to visit on Oct 14 till Oct 17.
"WooHoo" was my response as usual.
Then my older brother Bobby called and said he was going to visit Oct 14 till Oct 17.
Again a big WooHoo!
Now Joanne and Maddy have not seen Bobby since my sister Mary Sue's funeral.
Being the devious women that we are
we decided not to tell Bobby that the girls were coming
Yeah...I know, we're bad girls.
The photo above is Bobby entering the guest room and seeing my sisters
SURPRISE!!
He looks happy, although I'm sure his first thought was
"Snap, I have to share a bathroom with two women"
...or maybe
"Shoot, there goes my quiet weekend"
Bobby had fun posing with the apples I was peeling for deep dish apple pie..he is not shy around a camera.
Ok...will someone please take the camera away from him!!!!
You should see the pic's I deleted
;->
Whenever my sisters come, I make them encourage them to do a craft with me.
Last year we painted gourds
This year I had them playing with Mod Podge and wallpaper.
We made super simple bunting using wooden tags.
I had some folkart inspired wallpaper border leftover from a bathroom years ago.
All we did was trace the tag shape..cut out the wallpaper design and Mod Podge it to the tag.
We hot glued twine around the edges
Super easy!
We used a Cropadile to punch holes to string them with twine.
Joanne is going to hang hers on her mantel.
Very cute!
To keep my company busy I had some little trips planned for them and asked them what they would like to do while here in Virginia.
Guess what they chose to do???
Salvation Macy's !!!!!!
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| Bobby at the Manassas Civil War Battlefield |
Bobby came away with a great lambskin bomber jacket for only
$21.00!!
Joanne found a large sterling silver pitcher that was gorgeous.
And Maddy........well Maddy spotted a trio of solid oak accent tables.
Isn't this a great table?
I love the curved legs and the soft rounded edges.
This is the second table.
A lovely piece with sweet kitten feet and a nice functional drawer.
Oh...and that grain!!!!!
Really love the beautiful oak grain on these tables.
I forgot to take a photo of the third table in the set.
It was similar to this one, but it had drop leaves on either side...very cool.
Maddy took that table back to NY and I kept the other two.
After a coat of Versailles and Old Ochre with some clear and dark wax...
she is sporting an updated new look.
I love a little a little surprise,
so I painted the drawer insides a pretty shade of chalk paint called Emile.
Lovely
Hints of Versailles green peeking through.
I painted over the pulls and when I sanded, a little of the gold popped through.
I like that
And that gorgeous grain!!!!
See...I know when to leave wood alone.
I love the combination of the wood top and the soft painted bottom.
Gives my table a fresh look.
So what do you think..did I do this little table a favor or should I have left her alone?
This table will be headed to my shop At The Fox Den along with the coffee table I will be painting also.
I hope someone gives them a good home.
So there you have it..
A Surprise
Crafty Sisters
and
A Painted Table
Until next time...be kind and stay creative.
Sharing with the very cool {Hue*ol*ogy} Ladies
Janet xox
