CLOCK NOW STANDS AT 2 HOURS 45 MINUTES

Forgot to take pic of just stripes,

 but if you look to the back of the table

 you can see how white the stripes looked before I waxed. 

 The front half I have just

begun to wax and then thought,

 "Dang! grab the camera"

I use Briwax and I love mine all crusty and old looking;

this next pic is the final table top, see how I glop it up.  

The edge of the table is rough,

so this afternoon while GH is on ( yes I am embarrassed

to still watch.. usually I catch recaps on internet)

 I plan to glue on some burlap ribbon on the edge.

The stripes took me 27 minutes form start to finish.

I used blue mask tape and just eyeballed it. 

If you make them all irregular widths, 
there is no measuring...

no fool am I!   :0

I taped, painted a stripe, taped, painted next stripe.

I grabbed one of the wire baskets 
I had dumped in the kitchen, 
and lined with a piece of cardboard. Last month
 I had purchased some bags of moss
from the dollar store for an Easter display 
I have decided not to do.
Cost 5.00 but I only used 3 bags, but it is new
 so it counts as an expense.

From the side garden, I grabbed my G Wolff pots I love, especially since I did not pay Martha Stewart prices, but TJ MAXX prices about 8 years ago. Added a bunny from another

outside display and I am much happier with my table.

Put together some nesting materials for the birdies

 thanks to Marsha.

Then I assessed what is left for me to deal with.
I had unearthed a box of meat grinders I had stored,
so I added them into my pile in the kitchen. 
For many years I turned them into pin cushions
for local quilt shops and shows... 
they clamp onto your work table,
 so I made some up, and
SIL took to a show she had on Saturday. 
Three returned and I plan to finish the tabletop ones,
 this evening and get them into my shop.

 


Still to go...

Recap: Remaining:

A few pieces of knob hardware, 2 grinders, 

4 white shutters, 1 metal basket, empty horn case,

and felted ball wreath.

I actually considered rimming table with balls

from wreath but I thought they might take 

food spillage.

I added 7 grinders to the mix, 

so I think I am still ahead.

Money Spent $3.00

Time spent 2 hours 45 minutes.

Gluing on table trim should take about 15 minutes

to bring me to grand total of 3 hours. 

Very simple changes, minimal effort and expense.

Feels good.

Now, about those white shutters!!!

Z