Wing-Back Chair Slipcovers

Here is my latest project.  First I have to say, my 22 year old daughter has the Spirit of an old man at times! She has wanted a Wing-back chair for several years.  And a good Cigar and a Globe Bar.

Well, she is on her own for the cigar and bar, unless I run across a globe for a good price at an estate sale.

We found these on Craigslist for $100 for the pair.  They are Broyhill and were originally purchased for $387 each (the price tag was still on one.)  Good Deal! And the fabric is exactly the color she loves and is in great shape with absolutely no tears or stains.

I thought it would be good for her to have slipcovers in case she didn't want them green all the time.

So I looked for tutorials and did some pinning first.

I checked out Miss Mustard Seed here and watched her videos.

Then I went to Honeybear Lane and read through her tutorial.

Then I decided to just go for it.

I had about 6 yards of a print fabric that I was not using so I created a pattern by draping, pinning, and cutting.

Then I labelled each piece and unpinned and stacked them.  It took me a while to find canvas dropcloths that were the cream color.  Home Depot and Ace Hardware had great ones...in grey.  Bleach won't help.  I checked at Sherwin-Williams and found these.  They are the 4' by 15' cloths.  It took three for two chairs.

There are so many tutorials out there that I am not giving step by step instructions.

I cut out the pieces from my pattern then pinned and sewed.

Here is the final product!  Front:

I used ribbon cut into sections for the ties. Back:

Daughter did not want a skirt of any sort.  I used the selvege edge of the dropcloths for the bottom of the slips.  The back closure is the ends where a seam hem was already provided.  Husband used the pinking shears to finish all the seam allowances. And, Yes, I did prewash!

Here are the chairs in their home: Daughter and Fiance's apartment! They have only had the apartment two weeks so there is not much for decoration-yet!

I think I will tackle slip-covers for my sofa, loveseat, and chair.  They need it!

Thanks for being kind with your comments.

Blessings, 

Jeannine

I'm joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday.

Refinished Bedside Tables

I love Pinterest.  My Daughter has a Pinterest account as well.  She posted a bedroom she liked with cute little black bedside tables.

I was looking on Craigslist and saw this pair of little tables for $20. Had to have them.

They would look great in black!

I took the drawers out and taped off the drawer runners.  Then I got out my brand new paint sprayer and stepped into my brand new painting booth.  What fun!  But how my hands hurt.  I have arthritis and it wears my hands out quickly holding up the sprayer-it's kinda heavy!

I spray painted the handles silver.  I loved the modern look of these but they had to be silver. I also sprayed Varathane on the tops as they will probably have water glasses set on them.

All done and ready to be taken to the LA area where Daughter and her Fiance will live after they get married in September.

I like how they turned out.

These look nothing like the square tables Daughter pinned, but they are modern and unique. 

I am sharing at Primitive & Proper. Go here to check out the other furniture redos. 

Also joining Miss Mustard Seed for Furniture Feature Friday.

Thought I would share at Between naps on the Porch as well.  Go Here to see the other Metamorphosis people have posted.

Blessings,

Jeannine

Paint Booth and Organized Workshop

Hello, all. 

I think I am back for some blogging.  School is out for the summer in our school district. I have spent the last two months substituting for a math teacher on maternity leave.  I'm happy to be able to sleep in. (Of course I still awake at 5:30 every morning and the sun is streaming in so it's difficult to get back to sleep.  I need blackout curtains!)

Now that we are moved in to our new house (rental) we have spent some time cleaning the garage.  The property we are on has ten acres, but Farmer John rents that so we don't have to deal with that, except for the dust when he plows.  

There is a four tractor farm garage on the property and we do have one section of that. We've turned it into a storage unit for our sons belongings (he is currently serving in Operation Enduring Freedom) and a workshop for me to refinish garage sale furniture.

Husband made a painting booth for me!

I finally got a chance to use the paint sprayer Husband gave me for Christmas!  I'll show that later when I get those black chairs finished. And the dining table they go with.

Here's a view down the length of the room.

Paint supplies on the right, Christmas in the middle, and yard care stuff on the left.  You can see our huge stack of used boxes in the back.  We saved those for the next move. We are only here for a year or two.

Stack of Son's belongings plus more furniture to refinish. 

Thanks for taking a quick look at our new digs.  I have been having fun painting chairs and a table and bedside tables.

Blessings, 

Jeannine

Super Busy the Last Three Months

I have been extremely busy the last three months! We spent February and March packing and moving into our new rental home.  Then we spent all of April unpacking. All the while Husband was coaching baseball and doing his missionary job and teaching, and I was teaching as well.

We were also spending time driving to southern California to see our future son-in-law play his last year of college ball.  While we were at the last game of the year, our son walked up and surprised us!  He was home on leave from his deployment and we had no clue.  We were so surprised!

Daughter's birthday is this week.

This week is graduation for Son-in-Law and Daughter, two different colleges.

And we have put a ton of miles on my poor little Jeep!  I love this vehicle.

Tomorrow we pick up Daughter's stuff from college. Next week is high school finals and then I am out for the summer.  I promise to get back to blogging.  I have lots of pictures of the new house.

And did I mention the wedding rushing toward us in September?

Have a blessed Memorial Day and please pray for our Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen serving in Afghanistan.

Blessings,

Jeannine

Still in Moving Process

I have not posted in a month!

Sorry.

I've been busy working, packing, planning my daughter's wedding.

This will be the new guest room/craft room.

Backside, former tenant hasn't removed all her things.

Kitchen.

Here's a dilemma: All of my stuff is black and white or green.

This kitchen has pale blue tile counters and back splash! I don't do blue!

What am I to do?  Any suggestions?  Keep to the black and white theme?  The floor looks tan but is actually toward the pink side.

Blessings,

Jeannine

Packing Assembled Lego Sets

Since we are moving in three months, I decided to continue the process in my son's room.  He is 23 but currently deployed so he is not in any need of these items, just yet!

He loves putting together the Lego sets. They have been sitting around collecting dust but since I have the time I took special care with them.

After Christmas I purchased 30  10-sheet packs of tissue paper for ten cents each. I scrunched up sheets to pad between any spaces between sections. On Mater I placed a scrunched sheet between the cab and bed of the piece, wrapped the tow hitch area and smooshed a piece between the tires underneath.  Then I completely wrapped up the entire piece in three or four sheets.

The Millenium Falcon took even more special care.  I first removed its four tiny, little, spindly feet. They would have snapped off or broken.

I then nestled it down into a box filled with packing material left from a gift.  I removed the lid as the box wasn't tall enough to close its lid safely.

This box went down inside a toter type box. More packing material was placed over the top.

I then cut cardboard and created a shelf over this. The rest of the Legos were also padded and wrapped in the tissue paper. They were placed on top. Lots of tissue paper was used.

This ship (Rebel Blockade Runner?) had to have a lot of extra tissue paper throughout.  It also went into its very own box.  The large box from large dog size Milkbone Dog Biscuits worked perfectly.  And more tissue was stuffed down inside that as well.

I hope this helps in guiding you through your own Lego packing logistics.  I'll let you know in several months if I was completely successful.

May the Force be with You,

Jeannine