Thrift shop find...

I have wanted to recycle, reuse, and renew furnisher for a long while and now I have the time to indulge  myself.  I found this table/desk at a local thrift store.  It was in pretty bad shape, with deep scratches and lots of kids glue and stickers attached.  The glue came off with a little elbow grease and baking soda and I filled the scratches. 

I have also been wanting to try painting a union jack.  I somehow lost the pictures of the process.  I primed first and then did an undercoat with ASCP antique white.  After much trial and error I taped out the union jack (I used frog painting tape because it is not supposed to bleed etc.  It bled just like the inexpensive masking tape and also when I peeled it off, it also peeled off a lot of paint fyi).

This is the result...

...it's painted in shades of green then topped with a latex finish.

I'm now working on my next project.....

I hope the neighbours weren't watching...

...today I put up the Christmas lights....

 

 

...I'm not a Christmasholic who has the Christmas tree up before December, but every year I find myself outside in the cold putting up the lights.  Today was a beautiful day so I took advantage of it and put the Christmas lights up. But then....

 

 

...I got to the high bit and looked up...

...heights make me a wee bit uncomfortable so I went to the barn and got my riding helmet and jumping vest...I finished the job; I hope the neighbours weren't watching...