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Folding Screens (part two)

I explained how I aquired two folding screens in a previous post .  Since I was housebound this week with a terrible cold and bronchitis I used those few minutes each day that I felt like doing anything to work on one screen. I checked my fabric stash and found a piece that could work. The reverse side was pretty too.  Since the fabric was slightly shear I decided to use two panels for each frame.  That meant they could not be gathered because I would not have  enough fabric for that.  I rather liked seeing the entire pattern flat anyway.  (That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.  I have to find uses for fabric I already have.  And since I was not leaving the house, this was my best option.) I wasn't kidding about making this piece of fabric work. This was my waste and that was because the fabric had been cut at a slight angle. This seems like a pretty straight forward job and I suppose it should have been. But under the weather as I still am, it was a huge eff

Showcase Table Showcased

What a nice surprise!                                            My showcase table was highlighted on Very Merry Vintage Style.                                                               Thanks, Mary.

From the Shadows to the Showcase.

I've talked before about projects on the back burner.  Today I'm talking about a project that was so far back it fell behind the stove.  Actually this table was not invisible.  It was just one of those pieces that became a part of the landscape in which a skimpy coat of primer was somehow acceptable. When I purchased this table it was painted in an array of bright colors.  A dealer on antique row told me he aquired it from Mexico.  I immediately slapped a coat of primer over the blues, yellows, and reds.  Then I found a place for it in my house until I could find time to finish the job. The carving was distracting enough that most people assumed I intended for it to be white.  Over time it was moved from room to room and floor to floor and it seemed to be "working" out ok. Last week, a friend of 20 years, asked me if I would consider letting her use this table in a room she is decorating for the 2011 Decorator Showhouse.  Let me just mention that I had this table

Good Deed Leads to Bad Luck

Yesterday on my way out of town I saw a large YARD SALE sign.  I started to brake and then told myself to keep going.  But there was a big parking spot and the van just pulled itself over.  I would make it quick or so I thought. First thing I spotted! Two folding screens that don't look like much but to me they are like gold. I can make a couple sets of fabric panels for them and use them to block some of my mess in the studio.  Or....I can use them for backdrops when I'm taking pictures. They have the old fashioned metal rods that screw on at one end.  I LOVE that part but even without it I would have taken them because I bought both of them for $5. (That was the asking price so no bargaining involved.  Not that that's a bad thing, just unnecessary in this case.) I paid for them and the lady offered to carry one to the car for me.  I assured her they were light weight and I could handle both but she insisted so I said, "Ok." Yes, this is where the bad l