wow Bizzieb! good for you doing a coffee morning thingy, its more work than people realise, the addition of a plant swap is a nice idea, well done. your garden is lovely, really like the white flowers, are they gaura?
pretty arrangement artjack, but wouldnt expect anything less from you
I've found a gorgeous shabby chic shop not far from me which I didn't know existed!! Quite expensive though, it's all old furniture renovated and is lovely......I can dream I wish I was clever enough (and had the time) to renovate my own shabby chic furniture.
Has anyone ever had furniture dipped in an acid bath? I've been given 7 pine kitchen shairs complete with truend legs and spindle backs which will be a nightmare to sand down to the wood again.
4 have been sanded, painted with white acrylic, stencilled and distressed and then "protected" with acrylic varnish except that they were then left in a damp shed and it's gone mouldy. The other three look as though someone has thrown layers and layers of gloss paint at them.
Just wondered how long they take to dry out again before they can be sanded and fed and treated and does it adversely affect the wood.
Love the sunny yellow vase and flowers Artjak.
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Thats lovely artjak. My hypericon finished ages ago.
Yv, there are so many humble plants in the garden that can be stuck in a vase (or indeed, arranged in a vase
) to great effect.
So lovely Artjak
. Why am I not surprised you have an eye for colour
. Might try scouring the garden tomorrow for some likely vase material.......
...and never spend too much on the vase, most of mine came from car boots or Ikea. I like plain vases, so the flowers achieve maximum impact.
My hypericon has still got flowers on it.....second flush. Might cut some tomorrow with a few other bits that s left.
Lovely pics everyone
wow Bizzieb! good for you doing a coffee morning thingy, its more work than people realise, the addition of a plant swap is a nice idea
, well done. your garden is lovely, really like the white flowers, are they gaura?
pretty arrangement artjack, but wouldnt expect anything less from you
Loving the yellow display Artjak, beautiful
I've found a gorgeous shabby chic shop not far from me which I didn't know existed!! Quite expensive though, it's all old furniture renovated and is lovely......I can dream
I wish I was clever enough (and had the time) to renovate my own shabby chic furniture.
Has anyone ever had furniture dipped in an acid bath? I've been given 7 pine kitchen shairs complete with truend legs and spindle backs which will be a nightmare to sand down to the wood again.
4 have been sanded, painted with white acrylic, stencilled and distressed and then "protected" with acrylic varnish except that they were then left in a damp shed and it's gone mouldy. The other three look as though someone has thrown layers and layers of gloss paint at them.
Just wondered how long they take to dry out again before they can be sanded and fed and treated and does it adversely affect the wood.
Love the sunny yellow vase and flowers Artjak.