Trash to Treasure Part Two

As I said in my last post, I have been donating my time and talent to some well deserved groups. The first was for the Junior League of Winston Salem. They use the money to be able to run a variety of programs that helps our community tremendously. Visit http://www.jlws.org/ to learn more. The second is for Habitat for Humanity. I volunteer on Wednesdays while the kids are in school for a couple of hours with our "Shab to Fab" group at the Habitat Restore. They use the money they make from selling our "trash to treasure" projects to build homes for those in need. I am working on a few different projects but, so far, have finished two pieces for them to sell. I refinished a cool bench. I painted it a fabu barn red and gave it an aged/worn finish by sanding the edges. I liked it so much I bought it. The other piece was a bird house. There is a group of men who does all the woodworking, so I didn't have to build it. I just painted it. I named it "Animal House". I did an animal print theme. Check out the pix. Both sold this weekend and are going toward the building of 5 new homes in one week. I really like this group and think I will learn a lot from all of the different talent. Pretty cool.

Happy Crafting,

Madame Craftsalot

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Trash to Treasure

I have been busy lately creating, but not for myself. I completed 3 and half (more later) projects for the Junior League of Winston Salem's Rummage Sale Silent Auction. All it took was "just" 20+ hours and multiple skin rashes later to finish. I made two tables and a decorative memo board. The "half" project that I referred to is still a work in progress. A frustrating one at that. I am trying to make a table out of golf clubs and have tried 3 different times to find a way to attach the legs to the table top portion. Not so much. I decided to stop for a bit after my last attempt and a rash that covered my face, arms and torso all the way down to my belly button. The legs are currently attached, but lets just say if you set your drink on the table it would probably slide off. I will revisit it soon and finish it for next year.

On the plus side, I am happy with the other three projects. I have never made tables before so it was a challenging endeavor for me. A lot of imagination, resourcefulness and trial and error. I am pleased with the outcome and glad that I took on a new challenge. I learned a lot.

The cork board was painted in a surf motif. It coordinates with bedding from Pottery Barn kids. The ski table is kinda funky. I had 2 pairs of skis, cut off the tips and created a brace. I had glass cut for the top. One set of skis was really ugly (neon pink) so I found cool ski images and decoupaged it on the front. Cool. It sold for $75. The final table was an old tray and some sort of base. (Not sure what its original use was) I painted both parts and decoupaged vintage Winston Salem, NC postcards onto the tabletop portion. I got a small piece of glass cut to cover the top. I really like it.

Here are my photos! They don't really do anything justice, but you get the gist.

Happy Crafting,

Madame Craftsalot

www.madamecraftsalot.com