DESK WITH MAP DECOUPAGE

                                     
                This desk needed something!  It was blue with white streaking, not for me!
                I loved all the dove tail drawers and great knobs!  It was old, hugh and in need
                of a redo!

I wanted to do Blue and I wanted to try decoupage, yes for the first time!! So maps came to me and I said, why not??  AAA maps have a blue background?  Don't turn me in to AAA, I am a member but I don't think they knew I was not going to London, and Europe, ha ha!! 







  I got rid of the glass top, well saved it for possible creation!  You can see I used more blue and stain for the desk, distressed it some and decoupaged the drawer fronts with 4  to 5 coats of lacquer, I thought I would never get done with that lacquer!!   The best part of this redo is that a University Student bought the desk and she was so happy to have it, boy does it make you feel good to have someone really like your work.  I hope she is enjoying her desk!  

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING!

 linking to:
http://primitiveandproper.blogspot.com/

http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com


http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com/

Linking For Best of 2011 TO:

http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/























Featured and Wanting to express my Thanks!

I was so happy for my first Redo Furniture Feature April the 17th on West Furniture Revival, and too new to blogging that I  feel I did not give a proper Thank you by linking back to West Furniture Revival in a Post.  Lauren is great and I love her blog! If you have not been on her blog yet, you must check it out! Definitely one to follow!  So Thank you Lauren, for the Monday feature!
http://westfurniturerevival.blogspot.com/2011/04/revival-monday-features-8.html

Shabby Vintage Country Hutch - New Redo!!

BEFORE

                                                                      AFTER

VINTAGE GREEN WAS CALLING ME ON THIS CUTE COUNTRY HUTCH!
SO CUTE, AND COULD BE USED FOR A CHILD' S ROOM, SEWING ROOM, KITCHEN,
OR WHERE EVER YOUR IMAGINATION TAKES IT!

OF COURSE,  I DID ALTER THE ORIGINAL PIECE TO SHABBY CHIC IT FOR TODAY'S LOOK!
IF ONLY THE PIECE COULD TALK, THE STORIES IT COULD TELL!

I WILL BE ADDING THIS TO MY AVAILABLE REDO'S AND WILL HAVE MORE
SHABBY REDO'S TO COME, THANKS FOR LOOKING!

SHABBY HELP! PLEASE!

Ok, I do need help and advise!  I purchased this 1924-1925 Crocker Chair Company true antique set.  My husband talked me into it, it is beautiful, but I did not want to Shabby it, Hell I didn't even want to buy it deal or not!  He has been so good coming alone my buying trips, that I agreed with him knowing my body could not handle such a big piece, my back is bad and his is worse!

We were not made to stand up this way, possible we should be on all 4's, who doesn't have a bad back??  So this is the Before, picture which was taken after I sanded the top to death, removed ugly dirty seat covers only to find original ugly seat covers.

Now the After!

You don't even know how many times I stained the top and not to mention doing the chairs, plus covering the seats.  Fine, if it would have sold, but NO, I have reduced, reduced, reduced, no sale, I NEED ROOM IN MY GARAGE  to work.  Oh, I forgot this monster came with 3 leafs, also that I refinished!!!!!!
Now what do you think is wrong:
Color choice on seats??
Should  I Shabby the table legs white and chairs?
What is your ideas??

If you have time please help???
Thanks for listening!

Shabby Stitched

Welcome,
I just wanted to say that I started the blog with my Redo of Furniture in mind, however, since sewing, quilting, or anything related to vintage is a favorite way I find peace and pleasure I want to share my quilting and vintage ideas with others.  I soooo have spent hours surfing the web for quilt ideas, shabby chic inspiration and looking at all things vintage and related.
When I have the time I plan to show-off my quilts which I have given away for gifts, I always take a picture before releasing them, of course they are not organized in that cute quilt photo book that I have had for years!!!  Maybe they can inspire you and who better to show them off to than other quilt lovers?
Do check on me once in a while to see what I am up to?  Who knows what I will do or say on the blog?  I would love to discover your blog,  please let me know in a comment or email.
I myself need to comment more on blogs and sign up to follow.  I am still in the habit of clicking "save to my favorites" oh how I want to go through them!  I don't know which is worse all my magazines or Internet favorites???  Enough rambling..........

Being Featured!

Hello, Just wanted to say that I was featured on Quilt Story, Heather and Megan have a wonderful blog, for those who enjoy sewing and quilting, check it out!!    Quiltstory: Shabby redo vintage pillowcase tutorial..
 It was fun to see my Vintage Pillowcase Quilt on their blog, I hope this quilt does inspire others, as I am inspired by so many in the blog world.  I have so many ideas for quilting, sewing, and painting my redo furniture and decor, but as we all know "it's the time we all need!"