Console Refab

I am reposting this refab because last time I posted it I was wanting feedback. This post is simply before and after.

After

Lined the drawers with wrapping paper.

Thanks for looking

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Did I Commit A Blog No-No

So..... I am real excited about the reveal of my first refab since I had double foot surgery 3 months ago. In my last post I write about how the piece started out and add pictures......should I have stopped there. I then added info on how I listed it in Craigslist and asked for feedback on the piece and the ad.  I am trying to start selling pieces as I no longer work as a hair dresser because of a motorcycle wreck I was in. That being said I listed a couple of pieces on Craigslist a while back and only got one nibble. That is why I decided to ask for help. I am not good at putting a value on my own pieces because I have put my heart into each piece. I do not have the stamina to do volume so each piece is a labor of love.....and takes me a while.

I guess I should ask two questions and hope for brutal honesty. I can be that way if asked? Maybe it is a curse but I would rather you tell me the piece is crap than say it is the greatest.

So here it is.....Did I do wrong by including the parts in my post about selling it or is it just ugly? I can take it. I learn well from constructive criticism.

Here is the link to the post if you are interested in my quest for education on the ways of blogging.

http://onelifemanyjourneys.blogspot.com/2010/11/2-piece-console-table-reveal-and-need.html

2 Piece Console Table Reveal and Need Advice

I am so excited to have finished a new piece. I was even able to give Modge Podge a try. She started out a lil' county and now I don't know what you would call it? Any suggestions?

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I painted it barn red and they sanded the edges and glazed it with watered down black paint.

 Modge Podged the drawers with wrapping paper.

Now this is where the advice comes in. I need some from you ladies who sell their Refabs. I listed this piece on Craigslist. If you would give it a view and then any suggestions......too much info, not enough info, price up or down. Any help at all would be appreciated.

http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/fuo/2083160051.html

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My Love Affair with Craig(slist)

Craig is so good to me. Look what I was able to get for a song and a dance.......

I am not a big fan of the whole stained pine country look.

I have started painting it so be on alert. It should be done in a couple of days.



Can't Keep A Crafty Girl Down

Here it is my friends...I am coming back. This is not a big project but it feels huge to me. I have been sitting for over 2 months letting my feet heal from surgery. I have been itching to do some kind of crafting or refabbing I needed something I could sit and do with my feet propped up because they are still swelling. I was at the local salvage merchandise store the other day on my way back from my post op. visit and found these wooden fence newels and caps for cheap.

Yep...that is $1.95 for the newls and .95 for the caps.

Time to screw the newels to the caps and smear some joint compound all over. I couldn't find my latex gloves so I was using a trash bag over my hand and it gave it a good texture.

The screw in the round one would not go all the way without coming out the bottom so after it dried I screwed it up into the newel.

I primed, then painted them with satin white Krylon spray paint.

Next up is  a few coats of Minwax till I got it the way I wanted it.

They remind me of something I saw in a Ballard's catalog. The only thing I wish I had done different is use flat paint. The only time it looks shiny is in bright light. Isn't it funny how just the simplest thing can make you so happy.

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YIPEEEEE!

I don't have time to edit my photos at the moment, but I actually got to do a project today. This is my first project since I had foot surgery on both feet. If they were healed I would be jumping up and down!!!! I will try to post tonight when we get back from eating with friends or in the a.m.

Here Is A Deal For My Sewing Ladies

Came across a good deal on four Husqvarna Viking 7-Hole Cord Presser Feet.

Works for following Viking Machines ~ (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

 I am going to keep one and list the others on eBay if anyone is interested you can check out the listing here.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HUSQVARNA-VIKING-7-Hole-Cord-Foot-w-Threader-NEW-/160493711367?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item255e2bb007

 I can't wait to create something with some of the decorative stitching I can do with this foot. I think it would make for an interesting stitch for some quilt blocks.......