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Ladder makeover

September 29, 2009 in DIY Projects by wendren | 11 comments

I spent the weekend bent over this sad-looking ladder. I sanded it until I turned into a sawdust pile. Then Jeremy and his dad helped fix the broken leg and kindly built me three ‘drawers’. I stained and varnished it and the end result was everything I hoped for – perfect for the CY Market that is on from Wednesday to Sunday this week.

This is the perfect display for my Coffee Clutches. The drawers ‘hold’ each design and the new labeling indicates the design and colour inside.

On the sides are hooks to hang some Organic Coffee Bags (if I need to).

On the top I placed a small easel for displaying the fourth coffee clutch design (Soaring Seagulls).

Fabric Lovebirds – Cutout

August 12, 2009 in DIY Projects by wendren | 7 comments

I got two mahogany trophy display cabinets a while back which I thought would make the perfect fabric storage unit and the other perfect for my books and journals. They arrived dusty, covered with spider webs, terribly painted on the inside and very unloved.  Slowly their make-over is taking place: First I had to clean them up and get the glass doors. Now I am attempting the beautification process, step-by-step, starting with some vinyl cutouts for the glass fronts.

The inspiration for the birds on the wobbly wire came from a wrapping paper that I got for my birthday. I loved their fun style and started drawing my own. These did not look as great and so the above family is a mix breed of my birds and those from the wrapping paper. I especially love the two that are falling in love, the bird who discovered he could fly (and those left on the wobbly wire looking up in utter amazement) and the bird passing a flower on to another.

To see photographs of the cabinet in it’s original state and the make-over in process see my flickr set.