What to do, what to do???

I am sure some of you have weird things laying around that you just KNOW you can do something with but just not sure what. Well this is one of those things for me.....I have a million table leaf's ....okay maybe not a million but at least four or five! I don't just want to throw them away it's good wood! SSOOOO, this is what I came up with........

So I have my table leaf and I had to find some legs. Off to Main Street Lumber I went....I decided on stair spindles

Which ended up being to long...(no duh)

I strategically cut each spinal so I could still use the smaller piece for a stool or something of that nature.

I attached the legs using a 2 1/5 inch screw in each leg, I made a "box" from leg to leg for support. After which my children started using it as a snack tray!

After everyone was finished eating (lol) I painted the legs then padded and covered the bench.

SO....that ladies is how to transform a table leaf to a table bench!

Save the Junk!

Lana

I Can Do That

OH...We can do that ourselves!

This is for all my fellow junkers, crafters, painters, ect.... How many times have you been at a craft fair or sellin' venue and someone was said "We can do that ourselves"??? When I first started and was doing craft fairs with my good friend Melinda we heard this all the time!! It used to kinda upset me but now I just think to myself "GO FOR IT"!!!!! So.... this is for all those people who can do it themselves.... well and for y'all too!

The truth is....YES they probably could paint it or make it at home. Lets face it, painting is not brain surgery BUT.....

....it is also NOT sittin' on the couch eatin' bonbons!

Not only do you have to go find the furniture, clean it, and in this case scrape and scrape.

Let me take this brief moment to say THIS IS NOT A FASHION BLOG!!!


Okay back to our regular programming......On this table alone, I broke a nail, burnt two spots on my leg with paint stripper and said a few things I was glad my little children could not hear! So as I said before IT IS NOT BRAIN SURGERY BUT IT IS A TON OF WORK!

So next time you are admiring some one's hard work please think before you speak!

Woo Hoo! I am done y'all

(Again THIS IS NOT A FASHION BLOG)

Save the Junk,

Lana

Baby Gift Idea

Great Baby Gift!!

Soooo...the other day I was browsin' through one of my favorite blogs "HOLY CRAFT". I love it!!! She is a super talented gal! Anywho, I came across her blogging about a baby shower which lead me to her making the cutest onesies as a shower gift. I was inspired!!( And it was perfect timing because my brother and sister-in-law just added a new addition.) I of course had to put my own personal spin on H.C. gal's idea....she went with the "month" theme which was adorable but after I did the first one I got to thinking of all the possibilities.........

My "month" onesie, which I think is cute but I had to go a little further.

Since Sunshine was born in September she would be needing a Halloween shirt next month!





Who doesn't need a bling'd out Christmas tree on their shirt??

A few other styles

I picked up three packages of onesies in sizes 0-3months to 6-12 months. Everyone always gets a ton of newborn clothes at the shower so I thought it was a great idea to extend the sizes for a full year gift!

She had to have one with her name!!

Then I found a cute little photo box that I had bought last "day after Thanksgiving"sale....which was perfect if I do say so!

Lined it with tissue paper

Then folded the onesies and put them in then photo box....they fit perfect!

Thanks HOLY CRAFT for the idea! I hope my sister-in-law likes it as much as I did!

SAVE THE JUNK,

Lana

We mean ANYTHING!!

Leave it someone that I know to bring me something CRAZY like a rusty old (but totally cool) refrigerator door. A good ole gal I know brought this to me to paint so that she would have something to hang her children's artwork/school work since all her appliances are stainless steel and magnets will not stick. (Great idea BTW) Thankfully I was not at home when she dropped it off, so I didn't have to put on my professional face while inside thinking "what in the world am I going to do with that!!"

Soooo...first things first.....regular primer was NOT going to cut it this time. Off to the automotive store I went to pick up a can of filling primer (helps fill where the rust has eaten holes in the metal)

A lovely smooth coat of grey car primer

Then we went with a brownish-orangish color which turned out to be WAY TO BRIGHT!! So I decided I would dust it with a decent coat of chocolate brown.


(Up Close)



So much better!!

Then came the "TIGER" stripes. (It is for boys so we can not go zebra because everybody knows zebra is for girls and tigers are for boys!!)





Finished "door"............I must say I do love it!!

Save the JUNK,

Lana

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Junkin with goats

I was almost stampeded by a herd of goats!!

This weekend I journey'd to Sand Springs, OK to stay with my cousin/business partner, but of course we had to take time out to go JUNKIN!! So we set out on the open road to see what we could come up with. About an hour into our trip we came across a junkers heaven!!

Have fun watchin....we are goin for breakfast!

Do you really get stuff out of the dumpster???

This is a question I get asked ALL the time!!!

Well.....the answer is YES.........sometimes!!

Not everything I repurpose comes from the dumpster ...BUT...this little gem actually did!!

So here is the story.......

We were on our way to my son's baseball game this summer , out in the middle of no where I might add! Then as the sun rays parted I saw them....two of the most neglected pieces of furniture sitting buy the dumpster. I screamed "PULL OVER" which my poor husband did!! (Bless his heart, he is so used to this!) We got out and loaded those puppies up!!

She needed a lot of love....

After a ton of sanding, filling holes , gluing, and screwing drawers. This is how she turned out. Her top is still a little lumpy but hey who's isn't??

She will make some a good little shabby dresser! Drawers work great by the way~!

Her brother that we picked up at the same time may not be so lucky.....but that is for another day!

Have a great day!!

Lana

New Pieces!

For those of you who live anywhere close south west Missouri you already know that we have had an unusual amount of snow lately. Of course I was prepared with groceries, water, and wood, ya know the necessities. However I forgot a couple of things! One being toilet paper which is very important but not really purtenant to the post! Second being SOMETHING TO DO for two weeks! Of course all of my custom orders were in my building which I can not even get in the driveway of! So out to the shed I went. I pulled out some pieces that I had in stock and this is what I came up with.

Finished Buffet

I am not sure why my pictures posted back wards but this is before doors!

This little brown and orange number is TOTALLY out of my comfort zone. I am usually not a fan of orange but I was walking through the paint section at Walmart and saw this warm spicey orange and had to paint something with it. Well this is what came out of that little adventure.

BTW This little number needs a new home ($65)

Thanks a Bunch!

Lana

The Dumpster Diva

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Contest/Giveaway

Long time no see! So sorry it has been so long since I have posted so I thought I would start out with a contest! The mirror will be painted to suit for the winner (winner is responsible for pick)

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Thanks a Bunch,
Lana Leach