I forgot how to use the blog!!

It has been so long since I posted that I forgot how to get back onto my blog but here I am again.

I don't know if anyone even reads it because I don't seem to be able to get comments for some reason, even though they are enabled.

Anyway I have been busy doing little doodly bits and boblets around the place and now I know how to post again I shall catch up shortly.

Finally.....for today!

The little key cupboard from way back when did eventually get painted!

Au Revoir for now. :D

Cupboards can be great too!

For a long time we have stored an old freezer kindly given to me by someone on Freecycle. We had a larder fridge in the kitchen but it seemed to go a bit crazy of late, freezing up and then thawing so consequently our food was covered in water or frozen!!

So we decided that it would make more sense to buy a fridge freezer and move the freezer on to another owner. A guy off Freecycle who proved to be very interesting in that he makes all manner of things from pallet wood, so I have ordered a couple of garden trugs which I will share when he brings them around.

So here is the freezer and the space it was in.

 

I got my lovely friend Mark to come round and build some shelving for me to utilise the space in a more sensible way. We did it on the cheap. Batons and we used a reduced set of laminate flooring which worked out a treat!

 

I am so chuffed with them. It means that all my gadgets (which I am an addict of too!) are now in one place and easily accessible. There is even a space for the vacuum cleaner which usually is hovering in one room or another. My breadmaker can be used in situ as there is a plug close by. Also my JML Starchef. I am very pleased with the result and it cost me £90 including labour so bargainous too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This last picture is of a piece of wood (maybe a bunk bed ladder found in the loft?) but I have managed to make use of that too. It is now a handy store for all my cleaning odds and sods.

 

 

 

So there you have it. My attempts to get organised are finally coming to fruition! Lots more to go though. See you soon.

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