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The Tartan Touch

23 Tuesday Feb 2016

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Remember this old shelf that came from an estate sale.  Dad said it was a standard “shop” class project in school books during the sixties which were printed in the 40s so probably some little boy made this for his mom.  Dad said he made one just like it for his.

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Well, she has had a makeover.

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How do you like it now?  It makes such a handy place for trinkets and treasures.

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Keepsake Shelf

We love the tartan touch, don’t you? ~ Indy and Lucy

Barked Too Soon

09 Tuesday Feb 2016

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Yes, we barked too soon when we said Mom was finished with her projects.  While looking for something in the basement, she discovered this estate sale shelf her cousin had given her.

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Mom  said it needs a new purpose and we said she needs to change the calendar month.  BOL

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The little drawer that flips down is cute too or does it go like this?

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This way the drawer lifts up. Maybe the drawer is the top and not the bottom.  It’s going to be fun.  What do you think?  Which way should it hang? ~ Indy and Lucy

When the Only Place to go is Up

08 Monday Feb 2016

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The shelving unit above Mom’s desk is finished.  It is perfect when floor space is limited and storage is desperately needed.  Mom likes the view of it too.  Did you notice that she painted a couple of the undersides?  Actually, she had Dad decoupage the material one.  The projects are finished for the winter except for a couple of things that need to go to the framers but they don’t go in here.  Anyway, welcome to the Scottie office, it’s a playful place. ~ Indy and Lucy

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Projects Revisited

07 Sunday Feb 2016

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Remember the two picture frames?

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They have now been repurposed.  Mom has been in need of some kind of magnetic board for her favorite Scottie magnets.  All it took was a picture frame, the back off an old microwave cut down and some paint.

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The larger frame was required to house Mom’s collection of “Macs”.

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Boyd glass factory in Cambridge, Ohio featured the Mac as the fourth in their Scottie series.  The series began with a special called the ‘Hokey Pokey’ in Oct. 2005 and the rest following till 2011.  The prototype for the Scottie was rejected by 3 Scottie collectors (Karen Campbell, Lesley Connor, and the editor of the then Scottie Sampler, Sydney B).

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(Middle is rejected prototype)  The image was revised and the current one was approved as a ‘typical Scottie’ as we are sure you will agree. (Lesley, feel free to correct or add anything and thanks for providing this information) Mom tried putting a glaze on the frame but she didn’t like it and repainted.  She is thinking about adding a mirrored back but that is a project for another day.  For now, it makes a perfect display case for these little Macs.  ~ Indy and Lucy

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What Could It Be?

28 Thursday Jan 2016

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It’s another ‘project’ for the Scottie office. Stay tuned. ~ Indy and Lucy

Shadowbox

24 Sunday Jan 2016

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Remember the Shadowbox project.

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Mom finished it yesterday.  It contains her Agatha Paris pins, some vintage wooden,  celluloid ones and a camp pin.  It is going to hang but right now she put it on the dresser for a picture.  How do you like it? ~ Indy and Lucy

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Shadowbox

18 Monday Jan 2016

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Mom had thought about this idea but could not decide exactly what it would be. Remember this cream shadow box.  It is now going to house the black Scottie pins.  The material for the inside is a cream linen which will definite showcase the other pins as they tended to disappear into the black velvet.

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Just the outside frame will be red; the rest will remain cream.  It’s color blocked.  Dad is taking it to the glass shop today to have a piece cut for the front.  It was missing when Mom got it.  Shadowboxes can be found at Michael’s, Hobby Lobby, or any framing place.  Check out estate sales for old picture frames too.  You can repurpose them into many things.  Mom saw several of them grouped into a towel rack on DIY.com; it was pretty neat.  She has two frames she picked up last spring; she wants to turn one into a magnet holder…Scottie magnets, of course. 🙂 ~ Indy and Lucy

Chalk Paint

15 Friday Jan 2016

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There are several reasons Mom likes to paint with chalk paint:  no odor so you can paint inside, vintage look you can get with waxing,  and dries in 30 minutes.  There are all kinds but she uses one called Annie Sloan.

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This  wooden frame has two parts.

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See the groove to fit frame within frame.  You don’t have to paint the back; it’s a Mom thing.

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Here are your supplies: paint, brush, wax, old tee shirt for applying wax and panty hose for buffing..image

This is a buffing brush that fits on the end of an electric drill.  You really don’t need it for a project like this  but she bought it when she refinished the coffee table so she uses it.

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Step one is two coats of paint.

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Apply clear wax and then the dark or you don’t have to put the dark on at all.  Mom wanted to deepen the red and give it an antique look so she did.  If you get too much dark wax, put clear over it and it comes right off.  Mom does little sections at a time.

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See how the wax gives it a texture.  This is easy enough to be done in an afternoon.  Good Painting. ~ Indy and Lucy

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