Work In Progress...

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I'm making good progress on the second table now that the first one is completed...

...an all over light sanding tomorrow and it should be just about ready... maybe a coat of wax after?.. we'll see how it looks after it's been sanded...

Tonight I also got a few other odds and ends wrapped up... planted the pansies... polished the silver plant pot... replaced some pages on the book page wreath... the little cat decided that some should be removed... and I also got this assembled...

I'm not sure I can part with it... but I can always make another!..  should have photocopied the sheet music before mod podging it down... its from a book of music called Sea Idylls... all music about the sea... swoon...

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Weekend Finds... and Weekend Refinishing...

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Yesterday morning was cold and grey... but we put on a couple layers and headed out to check out a couple of garage sales in a community nearby... they were having a parade of garage sales... okay... I checked out most of them... Furs isn't the biggest fan of "treasure hunting"...

I found a few things and have already begun their transformations... I've picked these up for the Vintage Chicks Sale next weekend!..  This sweet planter isn't 100% complete yet... I have to plant the pansies and to add a few ribbons...

I also found two of these demilune tables... I just found out... via google... that they're called demilune tables... I started working on one of them today... The plan is to finish this one today... and to start the second table...

 

I started the process of refinishing this table by giving the surface a scratch over with some fairly fine sandpaper... to give the surface some tooth... I used my Black and Decker Mouse Sander for the flat areas... so the sanding would go quicker!.. then two coats of Rust-Oleum Primer and a nice heavy coat of Rust-Oleum Painters Touch...

I'm now in the process of sanding the table by hand... all over to give the surface a distressed... weathered appearance... then onto the second table... can you guess what colour that one will be!?. I was thinking a bright red... or a baby blue... but it'll end up cream...

I also found these two items on the "treasure hunt"... I'll be keeping the cake stand... I think a pineapple upside down cake would look sweet on there... 

And check out the decorative birdcage!..  I was like STOP THE CAR!..

I've got a sweet little fern to go inside of there!..

The weather today is supposed to be beauty... fingers crossed for no wind so that I can work outside... for now I'm head out onto the patio for a cuppa tea... I'ma have to head back in... later on to prep my tags for the Vintage Chicks next weekend!..

Home Again... Home Again... Jiggity Jig...

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Sunday's early AM flights back to Calgary were loooong... I slept most of Sunday afternoon and evening... then back to work yesterday... 

The weather is just beautiful outside this evening... I was out and watered the front gardens... all of the plants are really coming to life... I can see a difference in everything just from being away for one week!..

I managed to get a few shots of my finds from back home this evening as well...

Found sea urchin shells...

The colours in these are so subtle and beautiful...

I was thinking of bringing this galvanized tray to the Vintage Chicks Sale as well... but I'm not sure if I could part with it...

These urchin pretties will be coming to the Vintage Chicks Sales next weekend... it starts on Friday June 10...

Back home in Newfoundland I also found two different faux birds nests... I was going to Vintage Chick one of them but they're both so pretty that I can't let either of them go!.. hehehe... they were only $4 a piece!..

In downtown St. Johns... on Water Street... there is an awesome little shop called Home... they don't have a website... or even a blog!.. but the store is absolutely amazing...

This large cast coral piece... was only $22... Similar corals at stores like Pottery Barn are selling for $60+!.. thats nuts!.. 

AAANNND... I also got this huge glass starfish for $22 as well!..  I carried it home in my carryon... 

I also found this sweet vintage deviled egg plate...  back in Newfoundland... not that I like deviled eggs...  well maybe I do?.. I don't know... I don't think I've ever eaten one...

I just LOVE THe colour of this plate... I've googled and found similar plates to this... the two circles in the middle are supposed to hold salt and pepper shakers... but no salt and peppers came with it... JAPAN is stamped onto the back... 

...and I've been looking for one of these for the longest time... for our Christmas Tree!.. a blown glass lighthouse ornament...  Furs loves lighthouses... a reminder of home... 

Yesterday I picked up a few supplies to make my item tags for the Vintage Chicks Sale... ...I'll get those made this weekend coming!..

xo


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The Last Couple Of Days Back In Newfoundland...

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On Friday the drive up the Burin Peninsula and out onto the Avalon Peninsula looked mostly like this:

...we had a bit of sunshine in a few spots but mostly it was pea soup thick fog...

...when we hit town it was over twenty degrees and the sun was out splitting the rocks... the Momma and I roasted as we walked up and down Water Street looking in quite a number of the shops... we dressed for the cold foggy weather... not expecting it to be as nice as it turned out weather wise... we did a bit of shopping downtown...  I'd have some snaps of my purchases but everything has been jammed into my suitcases... pictures of some of my finds when I get home... after I get some sleep...

I was kicking myself for not having brought my telephoto... again... the houses in the Battery are just amazing... but I could only get so close with the lens that I had brought... 

Yesterday evening and today it poured and was cold... but I got a few shots of the downtown houses while the sun was out yesterday afternoon...

I also got a shot of the street sign where Chris and I lived when we were in St. John's... ...before we moved to Calgary...

...I'm going to get this street sign shot printed large for the front living room wall...

Today involved much eating... and more shopping... popped into the mall today and into a couple shops downtown...

...we started with breakfast at Classic Cafe...  we had about a 20 minute wait... but it was worth it...

Their toutons are YUM!..

Om nom nom... touton....

Then once suppertime rolled around we all headed to Velma's... at my request... I couldn't leave without a hot turkey sandwich...

...and pea soup...

...and a hunk of lemon meringue pie...

...and two cups of tea...

...I was stupid full when I stopped eating...  

Now for some sleep before I head home to my Furbear and fur babies!..

Rainy Wednesday...

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Found two shots that I like on my camera from yesterday's trip out to Hare's Ears... these are from our stop at Shoal Cove Beach...

...I took this shell and stuffed it in my pocket...

Oooo... ocean... why can't Calgary be next to an ocean!?.

Today was a rainy day outside... so the Momma and I tackled rearranging her kitchen cupboards... and getting rid of old stuff she doesn't need cluttering up the kitchen...

This evening we took a break from the big kitchen rearranging to have a feed of lobsters!..

Check out the giant one underneath the pile!.. Om nom nom... I ate that one... well most of that one... 

Peachy girl even had a little taste... of course...

What didn't get eaten will get bottled... to come home to Calgary with me... Mmm... bottled lobster makes such good chowder...

Here's hoping for no so much rain tomorrow... I'm hoping to get some pictures of the boats in the harbour...

Tea On The Beach...

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Here is a shot of the cleaned up urchins we gathered up earlier this week... There are over 40 without spines... and about 20 or so shells left with spines to be cleaned up...

Yesterday early in the day the Momma, Poppa and I went out on two quads... first we went out to Hare's Ears... for years I had heard of it called Hazures... I didn't realize it was really Hare's Ears until a few years ago...

I wouldn't drive the quad from out past where I took this picture... the edge of this rock goes straight down to the ocean...

We rode back down to Shoal Cove Beach... it was quite windy though...

This sandy beach is beautiful... Hurricane Igor wrecked the road to the beach so you can only take your car so far... but you can make it easily on a quad...

Then we headed back to Chamber Cove to the rocky beach... for a fire... and a pot of tea... 

It was windy out here too... but some cheesies got the fire going...

...the fire was hot... and the water boiled quickly...

It was a tasty cuppa tea... we brought the water... tea bags... milk... sugar... a spoon... and three cups...

...and of course I brought my Coconut Tea Biscuits from Nourish... if you are in or around St. John's stop by Nourish... I'm not just biased because one of my besties owns this place... their baked goods are delish!..

Our fire was toasty... FYI dry seaweed crackles... it sounds so good... like crackly bark on a fire...

The ocean was roaring  about 10 feet away from the fire...

Today was a low key day... After some treasure hunting back out at Hare's Ears... pictures of our finds tomorrow... after I get them cleaned up... we headed out to a couple shops and get this... I found a JunkFood t-shirt for... brace yourself... $4.66!.. nuts!...

...on the way back to St. Lawrence we stopped for wedges... Mmm... wedges..