Top 10 Projects of 2008

I see a lot of blog posts on the DIY-bloggers of their accomplishments of 2008.   As I look back on MY UN -industrious year.....well.....what the hell happened?  Where have I been?  What have I done?   I was hard pressed to come up with 10 this year..but I somehow managed to.  Well this year I plan on being much more efficient on that TO DO list....I was pretty productive in 07....I looked back at my post then wow...I was a busy gal.  So...here is my pitiful list of 08 but LOOK out 2009........here I come.....

#10....had my favorite Vintage Rocking Chair reupolstered... the operative word here is had...not quite a DIY project I would want to tackle...maybe someday..but not today or anytime soon for that matter.

  It was an ugly beat up old thing that was left by the side of the road...kind of like a Charlie Brown Chair....

#9 Planting my mop bucket{now I have two} with Lavender, Bacopa and those pretty yellow flowers, which their name escapes me...I always plant Bacopa every year in my planters, it's t white thing, ya know?

  

#8 Made a LOVE banner for Valentines Day,used some Old song books for the background paper, Thanks Beka ....

#7 Sowed a skirt for my Craft table....I really liked the detail of the red stripe on the Linen...it seems so French General to me...and who doesn't like a little of the General.

   

Remember the skirt looked like this...all butter yellow, cornflower blue and sage green. When we got the sectional couch I had to rethink the color scheme in the family room, My husband is not the flowery type of guy and he claims the family room as "HIS DOMAIN"....so...out with the fl orals and in with the Natural Linen.

{Darn I can't find the picture}

#6 Acquired my old bed from my brother, this was my childhood bed and not sure I want to repaint it....what do you think?  My friend thinks maybe I should paint it a Tiffany Blue or turquoise...I'm thinking...maybe..what is your vote?

#5 Speaking of acquiring...finally I was able to find on Craig's list this sofa table with turned chunky legs that match my dining room table.  I still have yet to paint the legs (which has been on my TO DO list forever)...I only want to paint the legs..but I'm still debating on weather to paint them linen white or robin's egg blue.   I want it to sort of go with the dining room table which is going to be another project on the to do list....stay tuned for that project.  I like that the table top will match the arms of the above chair.

#4  Monogram Frame..which is an idea I stole from this this amazing DIY blogger...she has the best tutorials, you have to check her out, she posts almost daily and also posts over at the Homegoods site. 

 

#3  Stenciled Pillow..to go with the couch in the family room.  Don't look to close at my mistakes....I used a stencil and it blend underneath it...I'm thinking I need to sew an embellishment where the O gets all goopy.   I said don't look....I see you looking..

#2 Had Bench cushion redone..this is what it looked like before...

  Now it's all cushy for the tushy....much better......I think.

 

and the #1 project for the year 2008 is the Santa paint cans...for the teachers and neighbors filled with Chocolate filled Oat Bars and Peppermint Peanut butter Blossoms...

 

That's it for 2008...but I already got a jump start on 2009..just finished the first major project and it's not even February...yeah me...

Comments

[the pleasures of homemaking]

Those are all great projects! I love how your rocking chair turned out. Love the fabric for you craft table - where did you find it?

Manuela

[shelley e]

Ellie you accomplished way more than I did!! Love all your projects!

[Meg]

I am not sure how I got here, but how can I have missed you all these years!! (well, months really, I have only been blogging for a few months!)

I love your projects! Awesome.

Looking forward to reading more of your ideas! Thanks for the inspiration!

[Cristina]

I loved all your projects Ellie! I say keep the bed as is. I loved the worn white paint.

[Anita]

I was looking for a hand made chairs, your was awesome. And you can paint your bed with maroon color.