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Presto-Chango Chair

lakauai — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:11:10 +0000

I already have a great chair in my Happy Place that I sit in when I scrap. I got it several months ago at a thrift store for $5. I painted it orange and re-covered the seat with some great fabric. Well, anytime that Lael sees me here working, she wants to come in and help. But we always have to drag in a chair from the kitchen. So, I have been on the lookout for another chair. As I was driving down the road the other day, I spy an old wooden chair on the sidewalk in front of a thrift store. I turn the car around, go in to ask them how much. Imagine my surprise when she says $1. Yes a single dollar! I was shocked, but started digging in my purse for some cash. I brought it home and the next day started working on it. I pulled off 4 layers of yucky fabric til I got to the original damask fabric that was probably very nice when it was put on decades ago! Todd was helping me at this point, and he was amazed at the craftsmanship and care of detail that went into the construction of this chair. He said it is probably worth some money. Of course that was before I painted it red, and applied a bit of flair to it!!! Anyway, Lael is now happy, she has a chair. But, it is actually more comfortable than my orange one, I think we should trade! Here is the before and after.

Advent Tree

lakauai — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:23:56 +0000

In years past I have seen Advent Calendars made using cookie sheets, wooden frames, old windows or just in calendar format. I’ve wanted to make one each year. Last year I got lucky and got a wooden tree with 24 little wooden boxes in it at Old Time Pottery for 75% off. S-C-O-R-E!

Sunday Lael helped me alter it so that it goes better with my Christmas decor. It was a wee bit ugly before, but now it’s fabulous!! We cut little squares of scrapbook paper and glued them to each box with Mod Podge, then added rubon numbers to each box. Lael was more excited than I would have imagined to open each box. But, I had to find stuff to fill it. So, I told her we had to wait til Monday after school. Plus, the bonus was that we were already 8 days behind, so she and Caeden had a few extra boxes to open.

It was a chore to find stuff that would fit in the tiny boxes besides the obvious like Hershey’s kisses! So, I remembered how much they like to do scavenger hunts. For the objects that would not fit I typed up a note to send them off on a scavenger hunt. I think that added a lot of fun to the project.

Halloween Decorating

lakauai — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:18:14 +0000

I have had so much fun decorating for Halloween this year. I had forgotten about all the stuff I had in storage, so it was fun to pull everything out and find a place for it. I even had a blast decorating the outside, front and back.

My most favorite thing is the Countdown to Halloween collage I made. Here is a bigger picture of it.