Tablescape Tuesday

This is so fun - have I got a lot to share!  You all drooled over my bargain cloche (shown above), yeah, I don't blame you - was anyone else lucky enough to find one at TM?  The base was a $1 plate found at GW that I was gonna use for something else, and the candle stick base is a "What?" perfect match for $4 from Target (so far they are just stacked, careful now!)

Did you notice my pretty mirror plopped in front of my metal grate?  Okay, this is as good as it gets - it was snatched up curbside - yep, I rarely am gutsy enough to do it, but how could I leave this beauty behind?  She's got some paint missing here and there and a bit of a chunk out of one edge, but can you see it?  Huh?  And...How do you like my Santos?!  A boutique in town had a few and I just had, had to I say, get one.  Because the base is open it is referred to as a cage santos.  My sad topiary attempt is hanging in there for now. 

Uren't she purty?  Her hands freak Fun-Size chick out.

Who loves needlepoint?  I do!  I do!  I purchased this several years ago and forgot I had it till I cleaned out the dresser.  Below, left, is the original condition.  It is slanting because it needs to be stretched.  I looked for on-line directions and tried blocking it on a piece of plywood with tacks shown in the right photo.  It didn't work very well and the needlepoint canvas seemed pretty fragile.






So...I ended up sewing a piece of fabric on to the back ignoring the crookedness and have a beautiful pillow, for the record, I purchased it at a flea market and the day I bought it, it was half off.

I just {hearts} it, I do!  This post is chock full of fun stuff - the keys are an antique store find when I was shopping for my last client - had to get a little something for myself.

Ta Da - my antique dresser. 

It got some sanding, I was going to stain the top, but couldn't get it sanded well enough to take stain - sooo, used bonding primer before it got the yummy, buttery yellow.

Glazed (I tried walnut stain over the yellow, but it was darker than I wanted) and knobs replaced.

Some sanding.

Dresser love!  Linking with
Tablescape Tuesday at A Stroll Through Life
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday At Coastal Charm

The Power of Paint at Domestically Speaking

Furniture Friday at Mustard Seed Creations

Trash to Treasure at Reinvented