Monday, April 28, 2014

From the Lake to the Garden.....

 we live close to a lake where a lot of leisure time is spent.
 we go out in an old boat that husband has restored.
 he likes to go fishing, i just like being on the water.
 sometimes he brings home fish or mud crabs.......
but this one time he brought home a chair that he found in the lake almost submerged. being the inquisitive type he had to investigate what was sticking up out of the water!
it was muddy & yukky, but after a good scrubbing & some new cushions made from fabrics that i had unpicked from a couch cover, a piece of floral curtain fabric(found in my art tutor's rag box for cleaning oily paint brushes) much too pretty for that!, & trimmed with some piping i found at the op shop.
 the chair now  looks quite comfortable in the garden.
 i had to save this floral piece from being destroyed by oil paint. it just happened to be the right size for the chair seat cushion.
(raylee).

2 comments:

  1. So lucky to be able to go off in the boat....lovely lake and pelican visitors...and wow what a score with the chair!!...looks great...and comfy now with the pretty cushions...

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