I bought some used, plastic kiddo furniture. I was thrilled to get it. Like most plastic outdoor furniture, it was a little faded but otherwise in good shape. I had seen these "Little Tikes Make Overs" on Pinterest and I knew that I had to make a go for it.
On those "make over" tutorials, most suggested a particular brand and type of spray paint. This is the point where I was stopped in my tracks. Why, you ask? I went to both home improvement stores in my town and guess what? They didn't have any other than 4 cans of a "girly" blue. That was not going to work. My search continued...... I finally found what I was looking for at a local department store.
I bought 2 cans of blue, 2 cans of green, and a can of brown. Having already washed the pieces down with some Charlie Soap earlier in the day to allow everything to dry, we got to work spraying the first coat on most of the pieces.
Tomorrow, I'm hoping to spray most of the pieces with a second coat. I've already used a full can of green so I'm assuming I'll have to go buy at least one more can of both blue and green. We'll just have to see....
A few months ago, I was asked to join my sister in law at a craft show at the local high school. I've been stuck right in the middle of "sewing" burnout and really didnt feel like sewing up a bunch of purses and whatnot. I decided to think outside of the box and make something totally different. I visited my local craft store and bought a ton of felt. I turned some of that "ton" into a felt play mat. It made me happy to design this little mat!! Who knows, maybe my burnout is gone....
I'll be putting some of these little jewels up for sale very soon in my Etsy shop. Each mat will come with some plastic characters to play and imagine with. I have a western theme, under the sea, a super hero theme, and my favorite girly one; a princess/ fairy/ mermaid mat! My mats will be a little different than others I've seen as they will have the ability to close up and be carried by handles. There will even be a deep pocket to hold all of the cute play figures in.
Why are they not up for sale now, you say? I simply need to take some photos. It's that simple.
A pretty long vacation at that. Don't give up on me now. I promise to blog a little more than once in a blue moon. So many crazy things have taken place over the last couple of years, that those crazy things took top priority over the Internet. That's the way it should be. Your family should come first. :)
Stay tuned because my plans are to share some ideas, some tips, and maybe a laugh or two along the way.
Possum (yes, I'm southern, it's possum around these parts- not opossum), badger, or mole?
My oldest son was watching me put together some fleece hats the other day. I had lots of pieces of paper (don't tell Scott I "borrowed" lots of his computer paper) (with ideas for new fleece animal hats drawn all over them), scattered all over the bed. He asked me if I could make a possum hat. I tried, I really did. I'm just not too sure what it turned out to really be. You see, this guys isn't even finished yet, he is missing a black, outlined mouth, whiskers, and of course, a liner. My son wants him to have red eyeballs and blood spotted teeth when it's finished. Regardless, it has been born, I'm just not sure what it is. At this rate, I'm not even sure when it will be finished with Christmas getting closer and closer....
That's where you come in, tell me what you think it is.You can leave your guess in the comments below. I'd appreciate it, I really would.
After a long break, Minnie Maes now is the home of some furry, fleecy, critters of the wearable variety. (I love the word critters) My Roly Poly girl loves dogs- probably more than most 8 year olds. I made her a one of a kind puppy hat last winter and after getting it out for this winter's cooler weather, I decided to make some "not so one of a kind" doggy hats based on the one that I made last year for my girly. I've made 4 dog hats and two mice hats and put them up for sale at Minnie Maes.
Where did the mice come from? Well, it was a last minute thought just before I put up my fleece material for the day. I thought to myself, "Self, I haven't seen a mouse hat anywhere on the net- I can fix that!"So there you go. Mice and dogs have invaded Minnie Maes. I have some other critters in the works but that's a secret for now. I can tell you that a couple of them are critters that I haven't seen on any hats, on the net either.
Yes, it's been that long. Life has a way of making you sort your priorities and blogging has been shoved to the back burner. I'm sorry. I have every intention of coming back to the blog world on a regular basis. I just don't know when that regular basis will be.
To be perfectly honest, I am making this quick post just so Blogger doesn't think I abandoned my blog or something, for good. See, at least I'm honest still ((grin))... Meanwhile, if anyone is still out there listening, I'm still here, I'm still around, I'm still hanging on as best I can, and one day, yes one day, I will be back on a regular basis.
The past year or so has been a whirlwind so to speak and I've hardly came by here. Actually, I come by here a lot, it's just that when I get here, I'm called away. I've always said that the phone, doorbell, and children's voices are linked to the power button on my computer. As soon as I click that button, I'm immediately called away by someone or something or another. But, isn't that the way it goes for any mom? It's ok, this time is fleeting and I'm trying to do my best in these times.
My little Roly Poly girl has been feeling very sad lately. She cries when she sees a picture of a gray horse. She remembers my Dusty quite well. Her sadness got me to thinking, to remembering.
Dusty was my friend of 25 years that passed away under an oak tree on May 4th of last year. He trotted, galloped, jumped, and honestly, shyed at every object I can think of over the years. He once ate a Whopper (burger) by accident when I dropped it and wasn't quick enough. He was known to gulp down Dr. Pepper or any other beverage you offered to him. You know what? Arabians really can drink from a tea cup like the old legends say....or at least Dusty could. He could count his age with his hoof (even if he eternally thought he was seven years old), eat mulberries from the tree limbs, crack and swallow pecans, jump in a river, cross a creek, shake his head, and dance. Yes, he could dance. He only danced when he was scared or nervous. I always made sure I didn't see him dance on purpose.
He loved me when my heart was shattered at the loss of some loved ones. He made me laugh and he was loyal. ......... (Alright, he was loyal to anyone that fed him), but he and I shared a friendship. He knew I loved him. I didn't make him relieve his past of getting beaten or kicked, or bitten. He knew he was safe with me, with us. I'm so glad that "O.J." caught my mother's eye across the road from our front porch, out in that pasture. I'm glad I was able to make his life a little nicer.
Roly Poly girl misses the only horse that ever paid her attention and carefully watched out for her feet while he sniffed at her pockets for a treat. We have our memories and they live on....
I wanted to share something special with you. Something about Dusty. Not many people can say that someone wrote a song about their beloved pet, but I can. Thank you Gray Lee (and A.D. for remembering) and for finding the right words.
Track #2 is a song about Dusty, a Song For A Horse...........
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