Put on Your Pelmets!

I successfully made a pelmet box! Finally after my second purchase of fabric-the first was a little "loud" and my husband said it looked like an apron. So that is EXACTLY what I'm making out of it! He's always right about things...
So, my second purchase of fabric turned up a lovely turquoise Moroccan-Ikat print. He liked this one. The first box was for the window over the kitchen sink, which was 40 inches. Here's a picture-don't mind the icky blinds, I hope to find something to replace them...

I learned how to make this HERE

I'll be showing a step-by-step story with the big, 64" box that is just started. I ran out of steam this weekend! It was hot, hot hot! Hopefully I'll work on it this week. I guess I have to, as I've taken over 1/2 of the kitchen floor and the kitchen table. JB has declared that he's building me a little counter/worktable someday in there to do my "projects." He's so nice.

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Boozy Beets?

I'm reading up on lacto-fermenting vegetables, in preparation for my abundant harvest I'm hoping for this year. One random article said, "Just be careful not to cut beets too small as they contain a lot of sugar and can produce alcohol." Hmm...beet wine anyone? Does it exist? Further research is needed on this one! *** Oh good Lord...it does exist! http://jinman2871.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/beet-wine/ from randomly searching and found the Prairie Girl blog!

Summer Project!

Nothing to do with diabetes here, I just wanted to show the awesome cabinet I found on Craig's List and hope to be picking up tonight! It'll be my summer project, and Jeff has already said 'you'll never finish it' oh but I will. We desperately need the storage in our kitchen and there's a big, empty wall that needs something on it too. Here it is, not lookin' too hot. The red paint is actually glass in the cabinets. I'm very excited. It needs a good re-furbishing...not sure what finish I want it in, any ideas?

Beautiful Boudoir-Step 1, The Dresser

I am finally redoing our bedroom. It is currently the ugly, rental-house beige that was badly applied. I have decided to use a all-over wall stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils to highlight one wall. This is the one I ordered! I have decided on the paint colors, a pale fleshy-mauve color and the stencil is a darker mauve color. There are splotches on every wall. I'm hoping to buy the gallons in the next week or so. This weekend I am re-painting our dresser (my Grandmother's Minneapolis Lugar Furniture Company , circa early 1900's-though not as fancy as the ones shown on the website) BLACK with worn edges and I'm going to use Briwax to antique it. I hope to get some vintage hardware too-maybe some crystal knobs to add to it. I'm not usually one to cover nice wood pieces, as it does have a nice grain, but the top is missing most of the stain due to my sisters and I spilling nail polish remover all over it and coveri...

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