Repurposing & an interview ~

Last week, 

while running errands in town ~

I stopped into friend Robin's shop in Madison Heights, VA

{Millstone Mercantile}

and bought these old sewing drawers…

beautifully carved

 they needed a new home 

so I bought them from her and took them here to the farm…

set of three antique sewing drawers

once I got them home,

I took them apart and sanded them down just a bit ~

then I pulled out the paint ~

I chose VALSPAR's 

Belle Grove Antique White in a satin finish…

pretty color ~ not a 'white' white, more of a grayish white

and I painted them…

they began to take on new life 

as the paint brought out their detailed carvings even more…

...they began to look refreshed…

almost relieved to wear something pretty again.

they looked happy now to me :)

a new dress

while I waited for the paint to dry ~

I gathered a few eggs 

and checked on our sitting hen…

as of last night, a couple the eggs in her nest were starting to crack

so that tells me today we will enjoy another little brood of chicks!

fresh eggs are thee best

I checked the paint and it was a bit wet,

so I heard a little voice calling to me ~

it was Tiggy ~

"come play with me!"

 so I happily obliged…

(of course)

and then Sugar Britches wanted some loving 

and began to sing me kitten songs…

hello

 and Mickey had to be involved…

no loving going on without him, he says…

love the fur coming out of his ears

after the kittens got what they needed,

I went into my sewing room and made this:

sawdust-filled pincushion w/ salmon colored cotton patch

and I put the pincushion on this:

perfect fit on top of the freshly-painted sewing drawers

and a tiny honeybee inspected my work ~

"do you approve?" I asked

"beeeeautiful" was his reply…

(sorry, couldn't resist)

the inspector

 and then I brought those sewing drawers into the farmhouse…

…and smiled.

welcome home

she fits right in here,

don't you think?

happy once again

If you get the chance, please visit the blog of my publisher ~ 

Kansas City Star Books

they were kind enough to humble me with an interview of my latest book…

* Blessed be *

 Lori