After I sat down and looked at the photos for today's post I noticed a funny trend. Maybe my subconscious was affected by artsy-crafty babe's yellow days. Or maybe I just like green but every photo has green in it.
Anyway, onto my green day. Recycling is green... and when I found this beautiful green desk in the trash I brought him right upstairs!
A quick wipe down and inspection showed a strong and sound body with one missing drawer. Tom promised to make the missing drawer into a shelf and cover it with a hinged door. Yea! For that, I gave the desk to him. He didn't have one yet and he was so happy to have his own desk (even if he did complain that it was too small).
Not long after I found the desk I found myself painting another free item. A shelf that used to be a red and black asian design.
Now its off my floor, making itself useful, and it fits in with the rest of the decor.
With all this old/new recycled stuff I though I would share a few things in my craft room that are truly old.
I have had this name banner for as long as I can remember. Its a little beat up but I love it. It has hung on doors, walls, from hooks, nails and string. It has been damaged and repaired many times. Its always been there to remind me of who I am and what I can become.
This next piece of fabric has a bit of a story behind it. This fabric belonged to the mother of my first best friend, Jasper. Their house burned down when I was a little girl (mid 80s) and they had to move away. I never heard from them again. Her mother, an original hippie homesteader, gave my mother a large bag of fabric that survived the fire. Jasper's mother was one of the first people who encouraged my crafting habits. She made amazing quilts, dolls and clothes for the whole family. I found the bag recently while going through my mom's garage and this is one of my favorite pieces of fabric from it. I have about 2 yards and I can't find the courage to make anything from it. My latest idea is to use the entire piece as the backside to a small quilt. What do you think?
when I was little I had all my furniture in my bedroom painted bright green.
I still like green.
Posted by: Andrea | July 30, 2008 at 09:16 AM