#ARTifacts -'River Lady'

Alphabet Jewellery Hanger

do you have alphabet  puzzles the kids have grown out of?

here's an idea for the girls.........glue the letters onto the board, i used pva glue.

when it was dry i gave it two coats of white gloss spray paint.

the little knobs are just the thing for hanging jewellery.
you could put a hanger on the back & hang it on the wall.
(raylee).

Vintage/Country Style Wedding

 setting up for the wedding........

(raylee)

Messy Work Table.......Still.....

sewing for boys......new sewing machine.....

cutting, gluing.......making a guest book.......some images courtesy of the............graphics fairy.

 taking photos.......

making signs.......for one of these.......really busy.......so you can imagine what my house looks like today!!
have a great weekend..........thanks for visiting.
(raylee).

Vertical Herb Garden

 thought i would show you my new vertical herb garden,( no more bending down!!)........constructed by a very thoughtful husband!

 he used all recycled materials, with the exception of the pots & the plants,........the mesh was leftover from a concreting job.

complete with a handy bench for potting, which he did as well.

i have not even had to water much due to all the rain we have had......i just pick them & add to whatever is on the menu for the day.

some good old marigolds add a burst of colour.
do you like gardens/gardening ?.......have a look at katies blog,........katie has been asking "how does your garden grow?"
(raylee).

Story of the stool

I found this thing that Raylee encouraged me to try a few years ago...

it was ripped up material...torn into strips...and knitted into squares...

but it wasnt big enough for anything so I pulled it apart...

and crocheted a circular thing...

 

 

but again it wasnt big enough...

so I moved on to the next project...

of removing the dirty denim from this old cable drum...

that had been covered with leftover christmas paper...

and then denim and used as a stool for many years...

 

 

 then I realised the crochet circle would probably fit nicely as a cover..

so I played around a bit and found it was just right...

it was a struggle to get the last bit of crochet done...

as I had to work it when it was on the stool...

 

its now done...

the raggy top and bottom give it a bit of padding...

and the metal bolts that hold it together...

now wont scratch the floor when its dragged around...

Cupcake Corral

this is "cupcake" & her new yard with a  new home ..........a recycled water tank!!

(raylee).

Dangly bits

hello again...

hope you all have had a happy Easter time...

we have all been busy working...

though not as much crafty as we like...

 

 

in recent times the little girls have been busy...

threading and bending pipecleaners...

as we have a new baby around...

we thought we'd put all our dangly bits together...

and make a mobile...

I found some sticks in the garden...

and threaded things onto them and tied them up with ribbon...

 

the fish hiding in the background is not impressed...

he's not included this time...

I have other ideas for him later...

Decorating in the Kitchen

sometimes you find the best surprises at the tip shop!!......these plates! 17 altogether & brand new! posing on the kitchen bench with a hanger in the background, made last year from old  fence  palings, embroidered doilies & really old biscuit cutters from the second hand markets......there are hooks on the bottom of the  hanger for tea towels or pot holders.

.....& the bread board painting....... i stuck two pieces of hessian webbing down the sides, just to see how it would look.

these two pieces seem to have been made for each other.........unintentionally.

(raylee).

Recyling the Recycled

Recycled boards from a renovation on an old Queenslander were used to make a picture with art from a magazine collaged onto them & then varnished . it had been stored for quite sometime so decided it needed a makeover..........so with some help a couple of blocks were attached to the underside ........then some locking castors  & a low table  was created. just right for agile young things to sit at for games etc. (raylee).

Old Wooden Box.......New Life

A new set of legs......an old wooden box.......a bit of acrylic  paint........& the old box has a new life.....looking relaxed soaking up the spring sunshine showing off some pretty blooms in a white biscuit jar now used as a flower vase. (raylee).