I enjoy taking close up shots of all my flowers
no matter where they came from.
These flowers are for those of you who dont get the chance to have your own
as often as you would like.
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| PEONYs from the flea market |
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| PINK DAISYs from the flea market |
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| ROAD SIDE ROSES |
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| VALENTINE ROSES from the florist |
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| PINK MOTHERs DAY ROSES from the florist |
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| PURPLE IRIS from Safeway |
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| TULIPS from Safeway |
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| WHITE LILY & YELLOW GERBERA from the florist |
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| PINK & WHITE GERBERA DAISIES from the corner market |
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| BUTTERCUPS from the driveway |
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| Daffodils from Safeway |
THANK YOU GEORGE!
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woodworking bench vise
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Woodworking Benches Must not be Without having These kinds of Important FactorsWhen it comes to dealing with construction as well as woodworking projects theres nothing much a lot far additional useful you will require than the usual wood working counter. They may be built to assist as well as help the building industry worker throughout planning, putting together, and completing projects from beginning to end. If youve ever thought about purchasing this type of bench youll be able to make your very individual or even purchase one from a hardware store or perhaps shop.
Regardless of what your choice (home made or bought), there are some important to know components that will help to help create a huge difference. So make sure you maintain these crucial points easy woodworking ideas in your mind.
Wood working VisesLet us start with a very helpful item, that should come attached to the table: Vises. The vise is basically a mechanical twist or perhaps having device which is built to help to keep your design items in position whilst working. Essentially, any vise holds down on the particular wood pieces as well as holds them in position. While using these people, you are able to observed, minimize, mess hardware withinside, as well as or else prepare and make your woodwork venture. No matter whether youre building your own or even are buying one from your retail home improvement store, be sure that your bench or stand has these kinds of vises.
Durable FoundationIts not going to become as well pleasant in case you are working with any noticed or perhaps various other very dangerous woodworking resources as well as the legs of ones bench give out. Consequently they make certain the quality of your own woodwork counter is good, this means particularly that the bench needs to be strong - not just the hip and lower limbs, but in addition the particular shape and best. A great table needs to be keeping no less than a couple of hundred or so lbs in order that you will end up assured its not going to crumble or even split under time limits. As well as do make sure the wood working table is a affordable dimension, so that you can recieve treatment with greater bits of woodworking shop.
StorageAnother important element, that you will be very grateful for, is actually safe-keeping to hold all your resources, gear, and also components. Additionally, additionally it is good to have additional storage space to put scrap items of timber or even partially-finished jobs so that you can return to end all of these later on. Seats have a number of storage space opportunities and lastly, the greater storage space, the greater. At the very least, ensure that you have got at least one underneath ledge obtainable.
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Regardless of what your choice (home made or bought), there are some important to know components that will help to help create a huge difference. So make sure you maintain these crucial points easy woodworking ideas in your mind.
Wood working VisesLet us start with a very helpful item, that should come attached to the table: Vises. The vise is basically a mechanical twist or perhaps having device which is built to help to keep your design items in position whilst working. Essentially, any vise holds down on the particular wood pieces as well as holds them in position. While using these people, you are able to observed, minimize, mess hardware withinside, as well as or else prepare and make your woodwork venture. No matter whether youre building your own or even are buying one from your retail home improvement store, be sure that your bench or stand has these kinds of vises.
Durable FoundationIts not going to become as well pleasant in case you are working with any noticed or perhaps various other very dangerous woodworking resources as well as the legs of ones bench give out. Consequently they make certain the quality of your own woodwork counter is good, this means particularly that the bench needs to be strong - not just the hip and lower limbs, but in addition the particular shape and best. A great table needs to be keeping no less than a couple of hundred or so lbs in order that you will end up assured its not going to crumble or even split under time limits. As well as do make sure the wood working table is a affordable dimension, so that you can recieve treatment with greater bits of woodworking shop.
StorageAnother important element, that you will be very grateful for, is actually safe-keeping to hold all your resources, gear, and also components. Additionally, additionally it is good to have additional storage space to put scrap items of timber or even partially-finished jobs so that you can return to end all of these later on. Seats have a number of storage space opportunities and lastly, the greater storage space, the greater. At the very least, ensure that you have got at least one underneath ledge obtainable.
Another Kent Coffey
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Behold the Kent Coffey from The Continental line.
Normally Im good about before shots, but not this time.
It wasnt in horrible shape. Its just that the 55 year old finish is really not happenin anymore!
You can see the drawers before and after I sanded. Like most of the others, this is a walnut veneer.
Lovely blotchiness yeah??! I always use a pre-conditioner before I stain (and this proves exactly why you should). But Im thinking I waiting too long and it had already been absorbed and dried. This was not good. Even sanding it again didnt work. I had to use a varnish stripper to get the stain to release.
Just extra work for me. I was able to get most of it up and with another sanding, got it to look passable.
Normally I do a lot of two-tone, but I really like how the walnut finished up on this one. But just to
add a bit of color, I did the trim around the drawers in custom mix orange. This dresser was already
spoken for by a friend of mine. Shes doing her room in charcoal grays, whites and a touch of orange.
One of the knobs went MIA in transit, so I found these cool replacements from Anthro.
Stairway Renovation
If youve read this blog for long, you know that Ive always disliked our stairway. I was so disappointed when we moved in and saw that the renovators just stuck a boring half wall on there and called it a day. I added trim and a newel post later but still, I hated that half wall. The staircase deserved a pretty railing. :)
So, after removing the carpet, painting, repainting and many projects to take the focus off the half wall, we finally decided to just take the wall down, thanks to these reclaimed spindles hubby found.
It was certainly not in our budget right now to buy all new spindles, wood and trim to create a new stair rail so finding these was perfect. And Im proud to say that because we reused a lot of the wood we removed and wood from storage, this entire project only cost about 10 bucks. :)
Here are the 3 redos that this staircase has seen all in an attempt to take the focus away from the half wall. The carpeted stairs are the way they looked originally.
And heres how they looked the day before the project started.
I have to admit, this project was scary. Ive never done anything like this and to get the wall out, we first had to have a light switch moved and then we didnt have the right tools to get it out.
So we used a chainsaw. :)
But oh my, how I would do it all over again because here is how it looks now and I could NOT be happier! Our staircase finally has the railing it deserves.
The stairs were painted with Annie Sloan chalkpaint in French Linen. I distressed them and then dry brushed a little white paint on top to age them a bit. We have a dog and kids so they will get distressed anyway and this was a great solution for us if they were going to be painted. The more distressed they get, the better as far as Im concerned.
And as usual, this is causing a room makeover for this room (the den) because I love the railing so much that now I dont have to hide the furniture that isnt my favorite in this room anymore. I would LOVE to remove the carpet in here as most of it is hardwood floor, however, the large section right in front of the stairs is plywood as they used some flooring to repair in other parts of the house. Any suggestions on what to do with the plywood area? Throw a rug over it?
So thats it! Probably the last big project I will do for awhile! :)
Thanks for stopping by today!
Diana
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So, after removing the carpet, painting, repainting and many projects to take the focus off the half wall, we finally decided to just take the wall down, thanks to these reclaimed spindles hubby found.
It was certainly not in our budget right now to buy all new spindles, wood and trim to create a new stair rail so finding these was perfect. And Im proud to say that because we reused a lot of the wood we removed and wood from storage, this entire project only cost about 10 bucks. :)Here are the 3 redos that this staircase has seen all in an attempt to take the focus away from the half wall. The carpeted stairs are the way they looked originally.
And heres how they looked the day before the project started.I have to admit, this project was scary. Ive never done anything like this and to get the wall out, we first had to have a light switch moved and then we didnt have the right tools to get it out.So we used a chainsaw. :)But oh my, how I would do it all over again because here is how it looks now and I could NOT be happier! Our staircase finally has the railing it deserves.The stairs were painted with Annie Sloan chalkpaint in French Linen. I distressed them and then dry brushed a little white paint on top to age them a bit. We have a dog and kids so they will get distressed anyway and this was a great solution for us if they were going to be painted. The more distressed they get, the better as far as Im concerned.And as usual, this is causing a room makeover for this room (the den) because I love the railing so much that now I dont have to hide the furniture that isnt my favorite in this room anymore. I would LOVE to remove the carpet in here as most of it is hardwood floor, however, the large section right in front of the stairs is plywood as they used some flooring to repair in other parts of the house. Any suggestions on what to do with the plywood area? Throw a rug over it?So thats it! Probably the last big project I will do for awhile! :)Thanks for stopping by today!
Diana
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Beer and Cheddar Soup
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Hello! It seems that most of the US is experiencing bitterly cold temps right now, including us as we wait for the "polar vortex" to hit our neck of the woods Sunday and Monday. I dont know about you but Im a little tired of the cold weather and it is only early January. We still have a couple of months at least of winter. Ugh. But on the positive side, cold weather is the best time to eat and cook one of our favorite foods; soups and stews of all kinds. This one is amazing if you like bacon and cheese and really, who doesnt.
Beer and Cheddar Soup 8-10 slices of thick cut bacon chopped into 1/2 inch pieces
1 celery rib, finely chopped
1/2 of an onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 TBS chopped fresh thyme
One 12 oz bottle of beer
3 cups reduced sodium chicken stock
4 TBS unsalted butter
1/4 cup flour
8 oz sharp yellow cheddar cheese, grated
4 oz smoked cheddar cheese, grated
salt and pepper
Directions:
Cook bacon in a large pot over medium heat until crisp and fat is rendered. Transfer to paper towel with slotted spoon. Add celery, onion, garlic and thyme to bacon fat and cook until soft. Add half of the beer and cook until reduced by half. Add broth and bring to a simmer.
In a small skillet melt butter and then add the flour. Cook, stirring this until slightly browned, about 2 minutes, and then add to soup. Whisk until incorporated and continue to simmer until thickened.
Add the cheeses and the rest of the beer and simmer until thick and creamy. Stir in the bacon and salt and pepper to taste. Serve it up with some crusty bread.
There really is nothing like a pot of homemade soup simmering on the stove on a cold day, right?
Enjoy! And stay warm!! :)
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Beer and Cheddar Soup 8-10 slices of thick cut bacon chopped into 1/2 inch pieces1 celery rib, finely chopped
1/2 of an onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 TBS chopped fresh thyme
One 12 oz bottle of beer
3 cups reduced sodium chicken stock
4 TBS unsalted butter
1/4 cup flour
8 oz sharp yellow cheddar cheese, grated
4 oz smoked cheddar cheese, grated
salt and pepper
Directions:
Cook bacon in a large pot over medium heat until crisp and fat is rendered. Transfer to paper towel with slotted spoon. Add celery, onion, garlic and thyme to bacon fat and cook until soft. Add half of the beer and cook until reduced by half. Add broth and bring to a simmer.
In a small skillet melt butter and then add the flour. Cook, stirring this until slightly browned, about 2 minutes, and then add to soup. Whisk until incorporated and continue to simmer until thickened.
Add the cheeses and the rest of the beer and simmer until thick and creamy. Stir in the bacon and salt and pepper to taste. Serve it up with some crusty bread.
There really is nothing like a pot of homemade soup simmering on the stove on a cold day, right?Enjoy! And stay warm!! :)Follow along between posts on Instagram!
A PROVINCIAL PAIR nightstand and hiboy
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Right now George is working countless hours running his business and doing deliveries,
which intern giving me extra time to work on painting guilt free.
This hiboy and nightstand are one of the latest projects that have been completed.
Id like to say it was a simple redo, and in simple terms it was.
No repairs were needed.
However it did take countless hours to pianted both pieces in Old White
Then wax both pieces, removing the excess as I went along.
Then washed them in thinned out Graphite chalk paint and remove the excess.
Wax and polish every inch of the dresser and table again.
Once all that was done,
I hand painted each handle with Graphite chalk paint highlighting the girly curves.
The final step was to prep the arborite tops with a primer.
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Wrap the body in plastic and get them outside before spraying the top in a glossy black.
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BIG RED red buffet pt1
Connie is dressing up the Fort Pub
and asked for a helping hand.
This is the first of 2 antique buffets
I’m doing in Emperor’s Silk Chalk Paint.
At this time of year this before shot reminds me of haunted houses
and ghostly apparitions of Halloween more than the handsome fellow he really is. 
One of those ghosts kept making the 3 cabinet doors swing open
So the first thing I did was to install magnetic catches and plates.
A small support piece had broken off at some point in Red’s recent history.
It wasnt going to take too much ghost busting for this fix,
just some nails and glue.
A couple of screws were misappropriated so
I replaced them and tightened everything else up.
The original hardware was removed to make way for something a bit more modern.
After all the finicky prep work was finished it was time to start laying some
bright red paint on this big guy. Would you be as frightened as I was?
I also wanted to work with the dark oak of this cabinet,
and have the wood show thru as if it had been stained.
It took a gentle hand to spray just the right amount of color
evenly over the entire surface.
The top was sanded back to show more of his ancestry,
and 5 coats of poly were applied to preserve it.
The hardware was chosen to mimic all the rectangular
shapes that already existed in the piece.
And look at these carved details in the center door.
It’s like something you would see on a mansion door.
The kind of ominous castle you dared your friends to approach
first when you were out trick or treating.
The reality is no pictures taken of Big Red shows the true color
and magnificent look that Emperor’s Silk achieved on this project.
It’s one of those
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*you have to see it in person*
So after the renovations at the Fort Pub are finished,
(end of Nov)
be sure to look for BIG RED greeting you at the front door.
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