Toy Truck Plant Holder

I've been searching garage sales and thrift stores for some old toy trucks -

and coming up empty handed.

I was at Hobby Lobby on Saturday and found this replica of a toy truck in the 66% clearance aisle.

I want to use old toy trucks as plant holders!

I'm not to picky about the condition they are in

since I want to spray them all one color.

Just out of the body shop with a new coat of paint ~

 a couple of coats of Krylon Ocean Blue

the perfect parking spot now

loaded a little Dahlia to the bed of the truck

I'm still on the search for old trucks 

hoping to add more to my fleet~

a rainbow of toy trucks!

Otto~man

My latest project was recovering an ottoman that was well used and very unattractive -

I don't think it ever was attractive - just functional!

I'll show you the after first!

It looks a little bit puckery in the pictures

but not in real life!

I used one of the grain sacks that I got at the flea market last weekend.

I like the "minimum weight 80 lbs"!

pigs do fly!

Here's the before - it had been in hiding for about 4 years.

I used a heavy canvas fabric - pinned it inside out

and then sewed it all together.

then I made this pleated ruffle to go on the bottom.

a lot of pinning!

and last, I top stitched the grain sack to the top.

Now, anyone who weighs at least 80 lbs can sit on this ottoman!

My White Wednesday

This is the last of our blooming trees...our Chinese Lilac

the flowers are amazing

 this tree blooms every other year

view is from a window on our second floor

I couldn't resist taking these birds eye pictures

  

 a picture of it the other morning in the fog

the blooms are all fading - and a lot of sweeping!

An Unexpected Stencil

Welcome to

Hotel

~Paris-Liege ~

i found this box at Hobby Lobby in their 66% clearance aisle

love this ~ however, looking at the metal sign

all I thought of using it for was a stencil!

i removed it and it works great as an unexpected stencil!

i sprayed a wood plaque from Michaels

then taped it on the plaque and used stencil paint

{craft paint bleeds through...trust me!}

did a little sanding and distressing

i can't wait to try this on fabric next!