Sorry I haven't written in a long while.  A lot has happened in the time I've been away.  I dropped my laptop and didn't have one to post from. That always is terrible and I felt lost without it.

I don't know if I have mentionned it before but I am addicted to Kijji.  I find lots of awesome things for free or sold for a very low price.  It's like a treasure trove. One man's junk is another mans treasure.

My most recent treasure is an oak dresser made around 1910!  I paid $40.00 for it and I can't wait to refinish it. I'm thinking of staining the top and painting the rest with chalk paint in a cream or white. I just picked it up yesterday and may need to look at it a week or two before I make my final decision on colour.

It has some water stains on top but I'm sure I can sand them off.  They look like they are pretty superficial. Each drawer has a little lock on it.  The key is missing but I imagine I will never need it anyhow.

I love the way the sides are made with a panel instead of a plain straight side.

 Look at the back!  It is slats.  I love it.

I can't wait to get started sanding it down.  I will start on the weekend. That is the trouble with working full time and having to wait till the weekends to work on my projects.

Speaking about projects...I have been working very hard to get ready for a craft sale that I had a table at this last weekend.  I didn't have everything ready as I had to go to Montreal for an emergency and was there nearly three weeks.  I returned on Friday night about 11:00 pm.  I managed to get enough together and attend my table at the sale.  I sold a lot of products and had a lot of awesome feedback on my items.  Everything was had made but I wish I had taken some photo's. I only had this one!

I sold a couple of horseshoe crosses, rag dolls and orneries.  Oh, and a ton of homemade soap and wooden painted signs.

 

I also had rag dolls for sale that were like the following...

I will update you with the dresser as it is worked on and I can't wait to get started on it.

Till next time.