Repurposing A Screen Door

GEM

GLUEING & CLAMPING



Well.....

This gem was given to me by my mother-in-law to do with as I pleased.

Obviously the left photo was taken last spring as evidenced by the lush green grass.

It needed a little help in the sturdiness department
so out came the clamps and wood glue.

And there on the work table she sat and sat and sat,
for almost a whole year!!!

My idea was to make her into a screen divider for
behind my sewing machine.

Enough already, finish it for pete's sake.

So.... 



A few months ago I purchased some paint

in hopes of moving this project along.
Had these awesome hinges, maybe I can work them into the project?



AWESOME HINGES





PAINTED AWESOME HINGES

Purchased  four of these shelf brackets at Canton First Monday last fall,

thinking I could use them as the "feet".

THINGIES

Had five of these thingies in my "stuff" stash,

don't even know what they are or where they came from.

Doesn't matter, they're cool!

ROSETTES

The rosettes were purchased at "The Depot" especially for this project.

I was at "Wally World" a few months ago looking at fabric
and purchased this piece
which is really strange because "I don't do blue"
and even had a blue sheet that matched, even stranger.
I guess this project was in the back of my mind percolating
without me even knowing it.

Everything just kinda fell into place in it's own time.




STRANGE BLUE FABRIC PURCHASE

 



"ALIEN" CLOSE UP



THE LOWER HALF IS THE BLUE SHEET
CHECK OUT THE "FEET"







And if you're thinking I have her upside down, you're right!

The lower half will be behind my sewing cabinet,

why hide these way cool spindles?



The main screen is burgundy, the trims are medium green,

the spindles are light green, and oddly enough,

the solid fabric is light blue and

 the floral fabric is burgundy, white, light blue and black.

My grandson Nathan helped me with this project.

He chose how the rosettes were placed and his thoughts are....

~~~~~~~

The two upper roesttes are eyes, the thingies are eyebrows,

the center vertical wood strip is a nose,

the center horizonal rectangle is a mouth and the spindles are teeth.

"Some strange alien thing".

Those were his words!

I see it!

What do you think,
trash or treasure?

Till next time.
Bonjour

NINE WHOLE DAYS and A FIRE

WOO WEE....

Nine days, 9 whole days, in -a- row, FREE from the TASK MASTER!!! (AKA work)

Yep, don't have to go back until the 29th.

What to do, what to do?

There's that old screen door wanting to be up cycled,

The circa 1940's vanity begging for a re do,

The front door molding waiting for paint,

The pile of thrift store clothing hoping to be transformed,

The 1950ish drafting chair wishing for it's former glory,

The Etsy shop that really needs work,

The product that needs to be made before the next show,

........



Maybe I need to go back to work.

Naw, this is work I like to do.



WISHING



WANTING


















HOPING



~ As to the fire ~

I was replying to a comment  on The Super Nate Spice posted by Dave and I mentioned that Nathan is going to grill for me on Sunday. That reminded me about Nathan setting the front yard on fire. (Or as he claims, his evil twin did it.)

It was when he was about 5 or 6.

His mom and I were in the house doing who knows what, Nate was outside doing "who knew"!

He comes bursting through the front door yelling,

THE YARD'S ON FIRE, THE YARD'S ON FIRE!!!

We say, no way.

We were wrong!

Indeed, the yard was on fire.

Seems that Nate had watched a little too much Survivor.

(Hey, we thought it was a good idea at the time... Learn a few survival skills?)
We were wrong!

He insisted that he was running very fast and that the rocks he was carrying burst into flames when he fell.

(Flint perhaps?)

Really, I dare say?

Really, Grandma!

Uh huh!

By the time the Volunteer Fire Department got here we had things pretty much under control.

(Found the lighter a few days later under the Yucca plant.)

And that's why we let him grill, safer than a yard fire!

Don't even get me started on the neighbor setting my back yard on fire...

I kid you not!!

So, what project to start?

Till next time....
Bonjour