Sunday, February 3, 2019

3 Little UpCycles . . . . . . & An Egg Poacher !!

Sunday Greetings dear friends & readers!

Thank You All So Much for your lovely positive comments on my Sewing Room Revamp last week.
And a Very Large Welcome to my new followers!
Feeling so inspired about my freshened-up Sewing Room I actually sent my Sewing Machine & Overlocker away for 
a long-overdue service.
But I have not been idle friends ...... it was a good opportunity to undertake a couple of small upcycle projects

This sweet cane basket was tucked away in my sleepout - it had been gifted to me by my dear friend Claire a couple of years ago but I had done nothing with it.

I gave it a good scrub & a dry in the hot summer sun - it came up beautifully πŸ’—

There were 6 coasters altogether so I stitched 1 of each colour on each side
I had purchased these crochet coasters a few years ago at a Craft Fair but never used them ...... I considered them far too lovely for The Mr to plonk his cup of tea on !! πŸ˜‰
I carefully stitched them to each side of my basket.


Then I padded the base & lined it with a pretty Tilda Fabric, before adding a tin tag & some voile ribbon

As I have begun knitting dishcloths again this month, it is just perfect for storing my patterns, needles & dishcloth cotton, & can be carted around with me.

Last year I purchased this large oval frame from the Hospice shop, shoved it under our bed & promptly forgot about it!
The frame had a mirror inside which was broken so I removed this along with the backing board.
You can see from the right hand pic, there was a small chunk of the decorative wood missing so I carefully filled this with some polyfilla & did my best to try to sculpt it somewhat!

(The colour is showing up much lighter in this photo than it actually was)
This is the frame with 2 coats of chalkpaint on ... you can hardly see where the gap was ... my arrow is pointing to it.
I am delighted with my new green colour ... it was a new testpot from Newtons Paints called Country Green ...
 I LoVe it πŸ’š

I stapled a length of string across the back & hung some old family photos from it 

It still seemed a bit bare so I dug out these letters I had purchased from the Variety Store when I got the letters for Sid's Suitcase... buy one, get one free so the 2 letters cost me $1.00 !
They were a yucky dull brown so I painted them both & then scuffed them with my sandpaper

I am delighted with my new/old upcycled frame
(by the way - for those that are wondering about the "G" - the Mr's name is Graham)


Each day I have been trying to spend some time outdoors & tame the wilderness that is my garden.
In a particularly messy area, I uncovered these two items, long blown off the deck into the undergrowth.

I scrubbed the terracotta dish to get it clean & carefully washed the cloche, removing the colony of spiders that had taken up residence in its wires.

I used a pale grey Chalky Chic paint for the dish (2 coats)


I found these two vintage enamel mugs in my cupboard so made up a soy candle in one, then popped a baby houseplant in the other


No the nests did NOT come with the eggs in, they are fake, as is the fake bird pinned to the side!
These two birdnests were found in the garden also so it seemed perfect that I make up a little vignette with them all.
 I had originally planned to paint the wire cloche but it looked pretty enough with some fairy lights wound around it.





Last week, on Trademe - I sat up late & won an auction for a vintage aluminium egg poacher for the total sum of $6.00!
The Mr assured me there would be "no other fool sitting up that late bidding on a crusty old thing like that" ... but I wasn't taking any chances !!
I had been feeding chooks for my neighbours again & getting lovely freshly laid eggs daily.

Oh the Joy to poach myself an egg with golden yellow yokes & enjoy it with my homegrown cherry tomatoes & basil ... my favourite dish.

Last night I found this old wire frame under my house & used it to hold up the lillies that were threatening to topple over in my garden
Each night when I water the garden the scent from them is intoxicating . . . tho' I know not everyone likes the scent,
 I adore it!

Well dear friends, thanks so much for your visits today,
I am off to the cool of the dining room fan to work on a felt rabbit I have been handstitching.
While I have been at the computer Blackie has been flattening it giving it's legs a little press for me!! 😊

I hope the coming week is good & kind to you all,
With much love & friendship,
Julie & the furry ones x0x0x

23 comments:

  1. You are a very talented lady. Thanks for sharing.
    Can you explain how you encased your sewing machine so the sewing surface is level.

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  2. Great job on your upcycles Julie, you would never know that frame had a a small chunk missing, now I had to quickly go pass your poached egg pic, alas I cannot eat or see runny eggs anymore, but good for you winning the auction😊 We have had 2 horrible hot days, looking forward to the cool change coming soon. Chris xoxo

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  3. Ah love the furry helpers bless them!! Beautiful repurposing you have done, seems to me you have an Aladins cave of treasures under your house!! The picture frame looks amazing, and I love your bird cage vignette. We had an egg poacher like that many years ago, never knew what happened to it. Good to see the garden is producing well for you. Iur tomatoes have been no good this year.

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  4. Such clever creations once again. I live birds nests too. Good on ya Blackie!

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  5. The baskets are lovely Julie..Lovely!
    But! But! I think there's summat missing..
    Every time we see a basket..there's usually
    something furry inside it..HeHe! Bless! 🐾🐾
    And seeing Blackie..he must be really tired
    out..no paws in the air..! :).

    Oh! And..l do like oval frames..a local friend
    of mine, gave me a lovely Christmas card 7x9..
    She painted, in water colours, on the front,
    a picture of me, sat at a Christmas table,
    surrounded by cats, with food in one hand, glass
    of wine in the other..and written over the top,
    was 'Saluti Letojanni'..Love it..and l found a
    very nice oval frame for it..not pink but gold..!

    The eggs look nice to..nice rich yokes..just had a
    couple for breakfast, on a couple of pieces of smoked
    cured ham..! :).

    Nearly 8:30 over here, time for a third lemon tea..
    Suns out in ALL it's glory, all the snows gone at
    last..bit of washing to put out in a mo..should dry
    o.k. it did yesterday..Then up the supermarket at 10.
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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  6. Hi Julie wow you make the most amazing things,you are very clever my friend,lol funny Blackie xx

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  7. My goodness you have been whipping a storm of gorgeous pretties. Such a sweet basket and quite right for the crochet pretties not to be used as tea coasters. The frame looks wonderful as a family gathering of photos and memories, and what a pretty shade of green. Love all the garden pretties you found...I was just thinking how terribly clever birds are to make such intricate nests. They do look a treat sitting in the cage along with the candle and plant. I remember my mum having one of those egg poachers when I was little. As always I go away from your lovely place inspired by all the pretties you imagine. Have a beautiful week, lovely Julie.

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  8. LOVE all your creativity Julie, you have such a flair for pretty things. Such an amazing job with all the recycling of old and used treasures. I particularly like the pretty white basket :)

    Have a fabulous week!

    xTania

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  9. You have been busy, it is lovely to see such creative upcycling. I particularly like the basket and also using the tin mug for a candle. x

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  10. Love all those upcycle projects--how neat!!
    and can't wait to see the 'whole' rabbit when you and kitty are finished making it!!
    luv, di

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  11. Hi Julie,
    How inspiring and creative you are. Thank-you so much for sharing. You have taught me to "think outside my box". I don't think I am creative at all but I am very easily inspired! Thank-you so much for doing that for me. Just love baskets...AND they are so useful. Cheers from South Australia. Jo

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    1. Thanks for your lovely comment Jo. I love upcycling things ... I love giving them a second chance at life again. It brings me so much pleasure. I have to reign myself in sometimes as I just want to revamp everything I see!! Hope you have a lovely week Jo ... thanks again, Julie Xx

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  12. You have some good ideas, and a lovely puss cat.

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    1. Thanks so much Iona. Yes it seems the 4 legged friends are there to help me with my crafting whether I wish them to be or not. Have a lovely week Iona. Xx

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  13. Hi Julie, you have been busy & achieved so much, love all your work.
    Just love upcyling it gives you so much pleasure.
    Can't beat poached eggs, & you got a bargain with your poached.
    Have a great week Julie, sending big hug xxx

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  14. Love your upcycling projects Julie. They are all fabulous. Your photo frame actually has my initials in it. :) Love the vignette, so pretty. Hugs,xx

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  15. How gorgeous is the bird and nests....love that! Beautiful upcycling on the old mirror and your basket. You are so very clever! Nice to have some fresh eggs to start your day xx

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  16. Adore that cloche!!I'm in the mood for a poached egg on toast now!! You're such an enabler, Julie. Everything you make is just so 'wow'! Love the craft basket too.xx

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  17. Hi! What a beautiful basket you remade over. You have been busy creating nice things. How great to have a kitty presser! LOL Nancy

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  18. Oooh, you have been busy with lovely projects! Love your egg poacher - a friend of mine just gave me a more "modern" one from Aldi last week :) I still need to try it out... how long do you cook them for?

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  19. Have you ever thought of giving workshops? I'd be interested xx

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