Saturday, July 25, 2009

Curio Cabinet

In the January 2003 issue of MSL on page 54 there is a great article on curio cabinets. In my aunts house as long as I can remember there was and still is a huge antique corner cupboard filled with all kinds of stuff. From antique dolls to chein toy banks and wind up animals.
To house my collection of Lara Croft I have it in a large 2 door china cabinet. I know Martha displayed Steiff animals.I don't know how she would feel about molded plastic, But mixed with antique french porcelain it works in my room.
It's a lot to dust and would look excessive, but somehow having it in a cabinet with doors makes it art.At least to me.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Bathroom Reno..

My bathroom or en suite is almost done.I could NEVER be a contractor.I much rather deal with finished spaces than see bleak messes like this.
Plumbing in and water hook-up.
Sink hook up.
Green Board finally up.
Dusty wall mud.
So much nicer!!
Shiny parts for the tub.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Wild Flowers.

Sweet peas are blooming and Under 5 dollars worth of wildflowers.

Monday, June 1, 2009

New eyes in my hare tureens.


The glass eyes in my Pillivuyt tureens got scuffed up.So I replaced them with new eyes.The old eyes screw right out.
I will replace them all to have medium brown eyes.

Flowers

Peonys.
Phlox.
Forget me nots.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Mid Spring Cleaning.

Remote Detailing.
After the basic Windows,Walls,Ceilings, and Floors are done.I do everything in between.Like detailing the remote controls.If you play video games chances are you may like foods like cheese puffs.Even if you don't these items get filthy.Where do you think it ends up?
I use a cut up old credit card or membership card.It fits into the tight spots.
New batteries,Compressed air and either alcohol or Windex.Q tips also work.
The sharp edge of the plastic removes months of grime.It sounds gross but I clean mine often and they still collect debris.
Compressed air in the buttons help dislodge dust.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Flower Arranging.

Watching Martha today she made a lilac bouquet.I also did recently using a soup tureen.Instead of using floral tape I use wire frogs.After a few lilacs you don't even need any support.

I love flower frogs.I have several.They make me happy.