Deck Buffet

My Deck Buffet

I got this old reclaimed piece

at the place where I work.

I thought it would make a great buffet for

our patio. It has a wood bottom and metal top.

 It has lots of drawers for storage and a large open area.

 we had the top sand blasted to protect it from the weather.

It has wheels to move it ,the piece is VERY heavy.

 a hitch in the front

lettering and numbers which I think adds to its character.

We placed the umbrella at its side 

  now we are ready for a cook out.

Blessings!

Ruby

Ironstone

Ironstone ware

just some pictures of my white ironstone ware

that I've collected

   I use everything I have collected.

dishes to serve dinner

 When it's out in the open I can see

what I have 

and pull it off the shelf  to use

not only do I use them for decor

but I use it to serve

 Can you tell I love my white?

I have used these pitchers many times to hold a nice 

bouquet of flowers for the table

  If I find another piece I can't live without

I will add it to my collection.

love and blessings!

Ruby

Center Piece

Making a new center piece for my kitchen table.

First I had a box made out of wood

then painted it a cream color and let ti dry and cure.

  Next I  painted it white.

 While paint was still wet 

I took my cooking torch and held it

to the paint in areas till it bubbled.

Then I waited till the paint dried.

Next I took a fine piece of sandpaper an sanded

the box.(where the wood shows is where the bubbles were)

 I was pleased how it turned out.

  I then set in wide mouth quart jars

w/ white candles in them and wrapped twine around the neck of the jar.

and filled the open space  w/ moss.

 I like the patina it has.

The box is new but yet it looks old and worn.

Have a Blessed Easter

love Ruby

Living Room

 After taking all the Christmas things and putting them 

away for next year I thought it looked so bare.

So what do I do?

 I Rearrange the furniture.

 

I have a local craftsmen making me a new coffee table 

made from old wood from an old barn that was torn down.

I can't wait for it to

be done.

love and blessing!

Ruby

Bathroom carpet

My New bathroom Carpet

I finally got it done after working on it since 

October. I didn't work on it every day just 

whenever. after many a tee shirt here is the finished product.

I used mostly white tee's in different shades of white

and only 2 tee's in a taupe color.

it is so soft

this is what I used to have in front of the bathroom vanity

 I think I like this one much better

What do you think?

Any one can do this it is so easy.

all you need is tee shirts (your choice of color)

a latch hook (which I found one at save and serve for 10 cents)

and the latch hook mat to tie the stripes to.

I cut the tee's into stripes 1" wide x 7" long

(Trust me they were not all the same )

and here is the finished carpet.

Love and blessings

Ruby

Snowflake

 Snow flake

I had a nice little surprise the other evening 

when my neighbor girls came to my door

with this beautiful snowflake

they made out of paper for me.

I hung it on my kitchen window

to enjoy while working there.

so simple so thoughtful so meaningful!

thank you girls for the gift of

a snowflake!

love and blessings

ruby

 Joy to the World!!

love and blessings

ruby