Refinish...sort of

Not long ago Hubby helped me make a new cutting table out of a folding table, conduit and a piece of wood.  It worked great although lifting the burlap and finding rulers was a bit of a pain...the rulers wouldn't stay upright.  Not a big deal though.  But then my Dad showed me a picture of a cupboard he got at an auction.  I asked him what he was going to do with it and then asked him dimensions!!  It would work perfectly for a cutting table and it had doors and drawers to hold all my tools and rulers!! He brought it down when he came on the weekend.....my birthday present!  I like rustic but this was a little too rustic for my sewing room.  So today I cleaned it and slapped some chalk paint on.  I'm happy, happy, happy with the results!!!!

Before:

After:     

It's definitely not a high end piece of furniture....just a little less rustic.  :)

Now to get using it and getting my "sew" on!!!!!  

Whew!

What a crazy, fun-filled weekend!!  Thursday I rushed around putting my fall decorations out and doing my mantle.  Dad arrived late afternoon and we went to an exhibition game to watch our daughter play hockey that night.  Then Friday Dad went shopping in Nanton (he loves his antiques!  you should see the awesome cupboard he brought me...I have to do some cleaning up first then I'll take a pic)and I got groceries and made supper and we waited for our oldest son and his girlfriend to arrive.  Saturday, three of us went to Okotoks to the vintage/antique market in the morning....I got a few treasures I will have to be sure and take photos of....then all of us went to Lethbridge for another hockey game.  Amy got the game winning goal!!!!!  Sunday was breakfast then the car show.  Dad was shocked at how many cars were in the show.  He rushed around as he wanted to head for home early.  Throughout the weekend were the hot air balloon championships so every morning we saw the balloons take off and fly overhead.
Yesterday a wonderful lady Linda, who owns the quilt shop Patchwork Fabrics in Slave Lake, brought quilts and afghans for the people of High River.  She also brought over 30 packages of "stash" for the quilters who lost all of the contents of their quilt rooms.  She called to tell me she arrived.  I was happy to go meet her as it had been awhile since I saw her.  Well, she surprised me with a quilt!!!!!!!!!  She wanted me to have this particular quilt as it was made with scraps of very old fabric......I'd say vintage....likely cut from old clothes, etc....a lady in Slave Lake had donated them and another made the quilt.  She knew I would appreciate the vintage fabrics and would take care of the quilt!!  I LOVE it!!!!  Linda also gave me a gift from herself....a kit for a table runner, wrapped in matching fabric, for backing as well as a package of quilty cards.  How SWEET!!!!!!!!!!  I was very touched!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today our carpenter is here to do trim and put in the doors!!!!!  Whoooo Hooooo!!!!

So now the barrage of photos from the weekend!!!!!!!!!

  Original owner....Rod Stewart!

It's a good day when.......

My sewing room is on our third level.  When you come from the bedrooms you step down a couple of steps and then either go down stairs to the main level or go straight into my sewing room.  Yesterday I popped into Chinook Fabrics for jumbo ric rac for a project.  Well, I also came out with focal fabric and a pattern for a table runner.  This morning when I came down the hall from our bedroom I went straight into my sewing room and cut out and sewed the table runner together!!  I still have to quilt and trim it but its a good day when you wake up and sew...even before coffee!!!!!!!

I'm skipping my workout today and will go tomorrow and Friday to get my four in this week.  I'm finding my ankles are hurting a bit.  Time to change shoes I think.

It's drab and cold today but it feels as though the wind is blowing the clouds away and maybe we will get some sun.  The hot air balloon races start today!  I'm excited to see them floating around!!!!!!

Our basement blinds are ordered, our interior doors should be arriving soon and our bathroom vanity today!!  Our carpenter, whom we met last night, is starting on Monday.  It's coming together!!!!!!  The bathroom tile was completed yesterday.....yippee!!!!!  It's a good day when there is progress on the renovations!!!

Family is coming down this weekend!!!!  I can't wait!  A house full and lots of things to take in!!!!!!  A good weekend ahead!!!!!!

Flowers!!!

I forgot to post a picture of the beautiful flowers some of my friends from High Prairie sent me for my birthday!!  I was a wonderful surprise and I am sitting here still enjoying their beauty.

Nothing brightens a persons home more than fresh flowers......I love them!!!!!  

Thanks again Gals!!!!!!

Action Packed Few Days

Since my last post life has been busy..a good busy!!!!  Tile is up in our bathroom...grout happens tomorrow.  Trim has been delivered and hopefully doors early this week.  Blair has a carpenter lined up who is available when we are ready.  I painted trim today:

Not my favorite job but it means progress!!!!!!

We ordered furniture yesterday from the store uptown.  In 2 - 21/2 weeks we should have furniture 

down there......and it should almost be back to normal!!!!!!!!!  I'm so thankful and grateful.  

Friday was my birthday....my 50th.  And I feel great about it!!!!!!!  I was totally spoiled!!!  My girls bought out Bath and Body Works...I got lotion, candles, scrub, body spray...and they got me a Fossil watch with lots of bling!!!

Our youngest son called and went to The Quilt Patch in Moose Jaw and bought me something quilty! He said all the ladies in the shop said he was "the best son ever!"  I won't see his gift until he's done work..maybe a week or so.  My husband REALLY spoiled me!!!!  He said "you only turn 50 once!" and got me more bling. (Please excuse the 50 year old wrinkly hand!!!!)

We ran into Calgary to look at furniture and popped into Pier 1...I will be going back when it's time to decorate!!!  But this mug kept catching my eye and making me laugh so I bought it!!!

The night of my birthday our street had a block party.  What a blast!!!  We even had a live band and they were good!!!!!

Last night we were invited to the neighbors for supper and had awesome bbq'd steak.  I miss having a BBQ and hopefully we can get one one of these days. 

We were given these t-shirts to wear and it was a great celebration of survival.

And it continues......

Things are moving right along with the renos....what will I write about when it's all said and done??  Hahaha. Vinyl plank flooring is complete.  Bathroom floors and tile walls are being started tomorrow...prep work was done today.  Trim and inside doors were ordered today...trim was delivered.  It's primed but I have to paint it...and the doors when they get here.  :-(. Hubby got the name and called a fellow who is able to do the trimming and door hanging next week!!  Our vanity was shipped....I'm not sure how long it will take to get here....hopefully soon!  I'll order furniture this week....likely tomorrow.  It's moving right along.....

I started or restarted an old project today.  It was a rainy, cold day.  I did go to the gym, came home then went to the lumber store with Hubby for the trim.  Then to Okotoks.  When I came home I thought it was perfect weather for stitching...and chili!  This project is a bit hard to continue as I used to take it to the hospital when my Mom was in palliative care.  But I will finish it....hopefully for this Christmas!!

There is a button set for this that are really cool...and expensive.  So it will get finished!!!!  I hope the weather is nicer tomorrow! I need to get stuff done!!!  :-)

Flooring

Well, the vinyl plank flooring isn't quite done.  It's so close!!!!  I think they ran out of glue.  I don't know when the tile guys are coming for the bathroom yet.  Hopefully soon.  Then trim.

We looked at some furniture today.  These are a possibility but in chocolate brown...ignore hubby pretending to sleep!!!  hahaha

If we want it we have to decide quick...it will take 2-3 weeks to come in.  I'm hoping we will need it sooner!  Fingers crossed!!!!  But I will be patient.  :)