Friday, September 18th, 2009
We found this 1930’s magazine rack / log basket / something else entirely in a thrift store. It was reduced to £10 in the sale so I knew I had to have it. Why? Why did I have to have it I can hear you ask? Well, I had to have it because I find logs so [...]
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Hello & Happy Friday!!
I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to this weekend. I’m looking forward to it for the simplest of reasons - Robert the Husband and I are heading in to a town nearby to ‘check it out’. One of the joys of moving house, all the discoveries to be made! We’re also staking out [...]
Friday, August 21st, 2009
Do you have a set of drawers at home which you feel need a bit of love and attention?
I do.
The inside of a set of drawers is often an area that can get forgotten but this simple project is rather cute and gives a lift to any tired drawer interior.
I have a set of walnut drawers in the reading [...]
Friday, July 24th, 2009
Muffin Warmer Makeover - yes, we’re making over a muffin warmer (!)
Wah hey it’s Friday!
Usually at this time of the week I’d be looking forward to that magical time when the computer goes off (hibernates for five minutes before I tweet again) and I hear the sound of the cork go into orbit as [...]
Friday, June 12th, 2009
A New Town, A New Chance to Go Thrifting.
Friday is the day for either Bake Fest Friday - Something Sweet for the Weekend or a craft project. Well it would seem that since moving in I have been overloading myself not with craft projects per se but with restoration projects.
I’m a huge fan of [...]
Friday, May 29th, 2009
It’s Friday, so we’re getting crafty!
How to Make a Patchwork Seat Cover - The Result & Full Instructions
See Part One of this project by clicking right here!
Whaddya think? This project turned out well, no? This thrifted piano stool went from dark & dirty to bright and fresh. Using a sample pot of paint, a pot [...]
Friday, May 15th, 2009
It’s Friday so I’m getting back in to the swing of things and getting crafty!
How to Make a Patchwork Seat Cover - Part One by Cherry Menlove
I’d had my eye out for a piano stool for ages and it was when we popped in to a little thrift store in my parents town a few [...]
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Easy Peasy Crafting for a Beginner - How to make a Mother’s Day Cushion Cover
Can you see that cushion cover in the picture above? Is it not just awful? It even has a mark on it from where a nice chunky lump of coal threw itself at it in a bid to tell the cushion cover [...]
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Cherry’s Bonny Blue Wicker Basket Makeover
If your town or city is anything like mine then you’ll notice that there has been a conserted drive to eliminate the use of plastic bags. People all over the world are now heading back to their faithful re-usable shopper and if a plastic is ever used it is promptly [...]
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
How to cover an occasional table using oilcloth
The table in the picture below was painted white about a year ago and has had the recipe books that I keep in my kitchen on it for that length of time but every time I look at it I have the feeling that it deserves something [...]