Trash to Treasure- Monocraft Wood Cabinet

 Hi there!

The other day my Mom asked if I wanted this very old cabinet-

It's stackable-The top drawer is a separate piece.

YES!

I'll take it !

The drawers have dovetail corners.

It needed some work-

and a little wood glue.

One of the drawers still had

some dividers.

Some drawers had the dividers removed.

We used a sharp, flat scrapper to remove the

glue and wood pieces left-

It soon became a Mr. FreshVintage project!

 

We wiped it down and cleaned out the drawers.

I had this 'Old English'

Scratch Cover on hand.

It does an amazing job when you don't want to

refinish the piece of furniture

The color blends so well and the scratches disappear.

The cabinet was made with inexpensive wood.

It needed to have a bit more

 stain coverage in some areas.

I had some old stain-

I just used a soft cloth on the edges

 and in the dovetail sides.

It's nice and clean now.

I left the old labels just because I like it that way....

I can't help it.

The cabinet is a dark Mahogany color.

I immediately moved in-

The small sections are just the 

right size for all sorts of things.

Thank you for visiting!

I really appreciate you so much.

xo Lisa S

Simple 'Back to School' Vignette

 Hello!

Well it's been a while since I posted,

 in fact I've missed

all of July... and now summer is almost over.

To get back on track at our house I decided

to make a quick Back to School vignette.

I picked the desk near our front door.

I started with a clean slate.

It give me a chance to clean the area

and 'feed' the wood furniture.

I grabbed a few ideas to display.

Had to add a globe-

Brought over some books-

This little Koala named Blinky is adorable.

A few flashcards will stand up 

in a couple of vintage 'flower frogs'

This glass 'frog' will hold some pencils.

That was easy!

More books and some crayons.

One of my favorite finds was this Crayola chalk tin.

It was in great shape.

 I liked the color-and yes,

 I do keep my chalk in it.

I took a lunch pail thermos

from my kitchen.

We are all about the ABC's around here

right now!

These books came from my eBay shop-

I have quite a few vintage ones at the moment.

In the past I have shared 

my collection of  Early childhood readers.

I moved things around a couple of times!

That was fun to put together.

Thank you for visiting!

xo Lisa S

Faux Marshmallows / Summer Picnic Campfire Vignette

Hi Friends!

Just about everyone loves s'more on a summer night

am I right ?

I know I'm silly with the faux food sometimes!

This was a fun one-

You only need a some air dry clay and a skewer or stick.

I had brown clay but I will be painting my marshmallows.

Take a pinch of clay. Roll between your hands

 and flatten the ends

 to make your shape.

If you want your marshmallows to look realistic, roll them smooth.

use white clay or paint them white. 

Pushed them onto the stick to create a hole.

Then removed them so they could completely dry

before painting.

You can leave them on the stick to dry if you are using white clay.

I painted them white let them dry and then glued

them on a rustic stick.

I wanted my marshmallows to be a nice golden brown....

even though I like to eat mine burnt all the way around!!!!

I mixed a few colors-

They look real so I'm a happy camper!

This plaid picnic tin was a thrift store find.

I use it to store all my patriotic decorations.

It gave me chance to share some of my red white and blue

thermos collection.

Just put the sticks inside a thermos and tin-

The faux 'Sparkler Boxes' are here

Let's party S' MORE !

Happy 4TH of July-

xo Lisa S

Sharing Books about Bunnies

                                                             

                                                                    Hello there friend !

                                                               

                                                                  To me, nothing says 

'SPRINGTIME' like

Bunnies!

I see my Bunny Book collection is 

multiplying like rabbits.

Little Golden Books are an easy way to start a collection.

I've picked these up here and there.

The Bunny Book is a favorite of mine by Patsy Scarry

and illustrated by Richard Scarry.

For Little Golden Book's 75th Anniversary 

many classics were reprinted. 

 The Whispering Rabbit by Margaret Wise Brown's is definitely a classic.

This copy of The Lively Rabbit is from 1943

before Little Golden books had the gold foil spine.

Uncle Wiggily's Story Book was my Dad's favorite.

I was able to share it with my children.

I'm looking forward to sharing it again with

my Grandchildren .

The illustrations are so detailed

This Little Jack Rabbit is another adorable series.

Sometimes I will pickup a book just by the cover.

I haven't read read this one yet but I liked the cover.

I found these two books on my shelf-

both by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey.

This is a funny story!

Have you read this book ?

Such a sweet story and I love the illustrations.

These small Elf- Tale books from Whitman are easy to find.

I just started collecting these Beatrix Potter books 

for my Granddaughter.

Her mother told me they were her favorites from childhood.

Tell me if you have a favorite bunny

story I need to add to my collection.

I'm always on the lookout.

xo Lisa S