Whatever Floats Your Boat.......

I am so incredibly in love with this pillow...

Maybe because of the luscious velvet, or

Maybe because of the intricate silk embroidery...

Regardless......it melts my heart :)

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And not that it's at all related, but I started making these

Chicken wire table top mannequins about a year ago and posted about them then.

Aside from the chicken wire being awkward to work with,

The little forms go together very easily.

I always surprise myself when I come up with a different way to

Use something I make, when it is so obvious in the first place??

I think these little ladies look perfect used as a lamp shade over a

Stick type lamp......allowing just the right amount of lighting,

and wonderful whimsy.

Dress them up, or dress them down

for whatever look that floats your boat....

Thank for stopping by today,

You know I love it when you come...

Back to getting ready for the Dolly Johnson Antique Show

March 9th in Fort Worth....

See you later :) 

~~~~~~~Lamp Revamp~~~~~~~

I promise you, these are NOT the type of lamps I would go out looking for.

Definitely late 80's or early 90's and just not old enough for my liking.

Still, they were brought to me, so here they are.

One thing they had going for them was their really big size...

I am a Texas girl, after all :)

and the fact they are NOT resin....just can't do resin....ever.

The one on the left is in it's original state.....not ugly, but not good.

I quickly gesso covered each lamp base with two light coats.

It dries very quickly, so I was able to transfer my number graphics onto the bases in no time at all,

making this a relatively quick project.

I then filled my transfer outline in with black paint.

After a coat of furniture restoration stain was applied...

(not a trade secret, just all I had on hand)

a heavy rub, and lamp shades....they were done.....

I'm not "in love", but am definitely "in like" :)

Thanks for stopping by today....

You know I love it when you come....

Happy Weekend!