I was welll chuffed with this wee cabinet.

I am completely addicted to small pieces of old furniture. I think it was called utility during the war times, but it seems to me, no matter how they cobbled it together, it was far superior and better made than anything you can buy now. Plus I truly love the "spirit" of older things, you know they have belonged to someone else and now you can add your bit of "belonging spirit" to the item.

So......I forgot to take a before picture of it but you can picture one of those heavily varnished dark wood items from the forties/fifties (not sure).

But here it is bought bang up to date.

 

You can see that in the gap at the top there was space for something, so casting my eyes around the house, I came across these baskets which I sewed together with some twine and made a little handle so you can pull it out. It is very satisfying to cobble together some items you have had hanging around just waiting to be united!

 

 

My son and his girlfriend now have it in their bedroom using for storage.

 

 

 

 



 



Sorry for the loooooooooooong delay in posting!

Hi

Yes it has been sometime since I posted. Unfortunately consistency is not one of my traits! This does not mean, however, that I have been idle (though there has been a fair bit of that too), but I have a few up dates. Oh yes, one of the reasons I delayed because I completely forgot my log in details, so when I had a spare minute or two I updated them so here I am back and ready to junk share again. :)

My newest and best Teasmade Ever

I'm not really sure if I have ever shared my complete obsession with Teasmades before. My family are certainly aware of it. You used to be able to pick them up at boot fairs for 50p or a £1 years ago, but now they are going on Ebay for a lot more. This sweet treasure cost me £38.50 plus about a tenner in postage. It was described as new and in the box which is why I treat myself to it. I currently only have 7 teasmades dotted around the house! ;)

Wot I got done this weekend.

Take a pine varnished plate rack and cover it in two coats of Wickes chalk paint, colour Grizzly.

Then rub the edges with candle grease where you want it to look as if it has aged. Then do two top coats of Wickes chalk paint, colour Harvest Moon.

 

 

Rub along the edges gently with some sandpaper to remove the painted bits with candle grease.
Then rub some clear wax varnish into the whole piece and buff off. Then voila!

I will be repainting my bedroom in a couple of weeks so will show you the finished article complete with junk and stuff! It's only taken me about 15 years to paint this piece, but it is very useful for hanging jewellery, bags etc. I am quite chuffed with it. :)

Au Revoir until next time.

My new computer chair. Love it.

I have been looking for a new computer chair and during a visit to Ikea, I spotted this sweet little chair which is just perfect for the space. It is nice an neat and a little bit different to your bog standard chair a la Argos.

Here is another picture of cute dog Flecki. How she manages to look like a puppy at the age of 13 is beyond me. Cute dog alert y'all!

I have been a bit naughty ignoring my blog, but there hasn't been much to say really.

One thing that has changed is that I have signed up for online dating. It maybe a little too soon as I am not six months out of a long relationship but I wanted to do something to get the old brain whirring again and though I don't really have great intentions of getting "out there", you just never know and they do say it can happen when you least expect it.

I had around 35 messages to sift through. One said "Thanks but no thanks" - nice - I mean why bother?? Wouldn't mind but he was no oil painting. My problem is that I take the worst photos in history. My son kindly says I don't look as bad as I do in my photos!!

So all but one message got deleted. I did get a message from a nice sounding man from London. I have replied to that so will see how it pans out. I am not desperate....repeat I am not desperate.

I also got a wink and a message from a pretty hot looking 42 year  old who reckoned I look sweet in my picture. He sounded lovely but I think looking to hook up with someone very soon. I only joined today so that will not be on my agenda right now. It was vaguely flattering though. :)

Au Revoir. x

It is all a bit embarrassing!

In my last post I did say that I had some time off and I intended to do some "stuff" to share with you.

The truth is, I have done very little over the past two days and now this being my third day off, am panicking a little.

I have experienced something this weekend which I think I have not for some time and that is a feeling of loneliness. Feelings about a relationship breakdown came to the surface and I had to face the disappointment, anger and sadness. Sometimes you do just want to blame another person for what has happened but there is a little whispering voice that reminds you of just how equal a role you did play in the dance. It is painful, it is bloody annoying, but it is the truth.

A phone call to an old friend turned into a shared rant about our partners. Mainly anger at ourselves for sticking around so long, due to fears, lack of self esteem and denial.

After this baring of the soul however, I felt a glimmer of hope, release and refreshment coursing through the old veins. A bit like refreshing the computer page, the old stuff remains but there is something to move onto.

So I trundled up the stairs and did something I had been avoiding for ages. Getting this little cupboard out of the junk mass and attempting to re-position it on my landing.

It has an annoying quirk, in that the lower shelf just meets with the top of the box double plug on the wall, so you are unable to use the plug nor push the cabinet against the wall, so it is a wobbling away from the wall.

I knew the cupboard/cabinet needed to be raised by at least 1/2 inch to clear the plug, so I cast around for something to achieve this. Frustratingly I could find very little, due to chaotic tendencies. In the end however, I chanced upon a peculiar looking saw (from Tchibo) and a slat for a single bed.

I managed, with much huffing and puffing, and the odd curse, to finally saw two equal lengths of wood to place under the cupboard. To my surprise (and relief), it worked!

I then relocated some baskets which fitted very nicely into the shelving area.

Now this cupboard is very old, hand made by a distant relative (or so I understand) and while I believe it would look nicer painted or at least lighter, I would feel a tremendous amount of guilt that I had spoiled someone's careful and very detailed work. This is it!

The Latest Weeny Blighter to join the family.

I have started to write stories about my little creations. Here is the latest Weeny who I made last weekend. 

 

I have a day off  on Friday so it is a long weekend. Hope to do something I can share with you. :)

 

Quick update, I have now lost around 8.5 lbs so the wheat baby belly is definitely receding. Very pleased with the progress which is a bit slow (we all want to lose weight quickly) but it is such an enjoyable way of eating that I feel it is worth it for the results.

A quick share!

I am aware that I have not posted anything for absolutely ages so here is something that was achieved today.

A sweet little cupboard painted by my niece. It was a bit difficult to find somewhere to put it and it is a shame about the shower switch but at least it is finally up on the wall.

Makes a nice place to display my little collection of trinkets and oddsies.

Not quite got all the bits in their right places but will have a go at the weekend.