Another fun project!!!

I just love having a blackboard in my kitchen to jot down whatever groceries I need to get when going to the shops. Well I made my own one. I used Granny B's red paint and I now have a redboard. I also used an old frame that was bought many years ago, while visiting my Mom, and repainted it to match my kitchen cupboards. All those decor items are such fun and will be changing them from time to time.                                                                                                                                                      I have also been busy painting the inside of all the built in cupboards, which have not been painted since they were installed which was 30 yrs ago when this house was built. Also need to remove the previous owners smells.  Its such a boring job but it need to be done. Well I have finished the one and halfway with the other bedroom cupboard. Then our built in cupboards also need to be finished in and outside.                                                                           

                                                

Some stitching projects done!!

I have been so busy with all the small finishing touches to the house and have now had some time to do some stitching again. Well l decided to cover these chair cushions that have been coverless for a while now. Just love the new shwe shwe fabric colorways and seeing as my craft room is not on the sunny side of the house I decided to use the reds. Made the curtains and then decided to cover the cushions in red in a different print. Well its came out very nice and now l have decided to paint the wood in a red color with Granny B paints. Well before anyone says one does not paint wood, these are old chairs and not so solid anymore but still work for extra seating in my sewing room. They have been through floods and have been used very rough by kids and me and pets.So after all their hard lives they now need a new lease in life with a bit of pampering in color. Had fun stitching these covers. First it seems that I forgot how to put in a zip the proper way and when I got to the last cover I had remembered how to and that got me laughing as I have put in many zips over the years and here after not sewing in a while I just could not put in a zip the proper way. Well at least its now done and they look great already.

Hubby and Matthew have started putting up the fencing to have a bit of privacy from neighbours and its looking so nice. Have noticed here in Port Alfred you dont use iron anything because of the rust. So we decided on this fencing and it looks great. 

Have been working on a scrappy memory quilt for our bed and have decided to use all the lovely fabrics I have collected over the years and have cut just squares and joined them into a very basic block quilt. While cutting the blocks and going thru my fabrics, I can remember the history of most of my fabrics, so I will name this my scrappy memory quilt. Will post a picture of the quilt top when done!

Well we went to Port Elizabeth on Friday for the first time since we relocated here and it was to buy some tiles and stuff a bit well a whole lot cheaper than in a small town like ours. I am really so over travelling all over the country that I am in no mood to travel any distance further the the mall or to town. So this week will be tiling week again but then its the last on our list of tiling and its my craft room that gets tiled at last.