Etsytastic!

State Love onesies are posted and live!  So far, they have lots of views and two people have added them to their "favorite" list, but no buys.  UGH!

Go look at my things, people.  Buy them. Put them on cute, chubby babies.  

www.etsy.com/shop/yerlie

First Furniture Project

Last week, I took an old metal folding chair I had in the garage and used it as a guinea pig for my furniture updating ambitions.  It ended up being about $10 (plus the cost of my new shiny staple gun, which I don't count because I'll use it again and again). 

My old blue folding chair from my computer desk in college.

Walmart special, circa 2000.

Complete with my initials in Sharpie.  

First step, unscrewing upholstered pads from back and seat. 

Fabric and pad are stapled on. Easily removed! (Notice the holes were the screws attach it to chair? Yep, didn't think those through later on.)

Same on seat.  

Chair without pads.

Spray paint of choice, Rustoleum Textured Metallic in black. Has little flecks of silver in it.  More interesting than regular black? Yes.  Do the little flecks of silver clog the spray nozzle? Absolutely.

First light coat.  Notice uneven spraying? Thanks, clogged nozzle. Followed up with infinity more coats.  Used almost two whole cans of spray paint.  Why do I never just go ahead and buy two cans? I always run out!

  

A girl's new best friend.  Stanley Heavy Duty Staple gun. The husband only had the scary plug in kind that also works as a nail gun. Way too complicated for me.  I like the basics. I used the small "tack" staples so they won't poke through the cushion.

I got one yard of upholstery fabric.  I used a 50% off coupon. Good deals all around!  

I chose a lime-ish green print with white swirls.  Lime green is clearly my new favorite these days.

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I reused the same chair pads.  Center the pad and wood face down on the fabric and then just stretch and staple around the edges as you go.  Remember those little holes? I stapled over them and had to redo it.  To be safe, I trimmed the fabric AFTER I stapled to make sure I had enough.  The corners were a bit tricky, but folding and stapling a little bit at a time ended up with a pleated corner, and it worked really well. 

Finished chair back (first time...when I accidentally stapled over the screw holes)

Did the same thing to the seat.  Matchy matchy!

Test drive, cat style.

Used same screws to reattach back and seat to chair.

Ta da!!!! Much better!!

 BEFORE:

AFTER:

Reupholstering

Attempting first, small reupholstering project as we speak.  We'll see how this goes!

Unfortunate Boots Update

After receiving no shipping notification for over a week, Target cancelled my order.  I WANT BOOTS!

I did it.

I bought boots.  They have yet to ship.  Nothing fancy, $50 Target boots. I hope they turn out well.  Oh, heavens, do I want to love wearing boots.


I would post pics but Target.com is not picture friendly.  


Speaking of Target, I was at Target in Seattle the other day on my date with myself (yes, date with myself), and was shopping with the Seattle Storm. They were there with some teen girls from the boys and girls club, being filmed shopping with them, interviewing, and otherwise making me feel tiny.  For the first time in my life, I felt short.  So that is what that feels like. Hmm.

Once Upon A Time, I Went to the Fair

It was not a glorious fair.  But fun, nonetheless. Here are things I noticed/learned/observed, in no particular order:

1: There are a lot of oddly shaped people out there.  And I really mean shaped.  All kids of shapes and sizes.  Good people watching at the fair.

2: Mullets are alive and well.

3: $1 will buy you about 3 oz of fair wine. 

4: Children cannot go in the wine garden. Even babies who clearly cannot walk, talk, or grasp anything with any real efficiency. 

5: You will get carded even while holding said baby.  "Just because you have a baby doesn't mean you are 21!

6: People say the wrong things while carding you. People who should know better.  Example:

            -Man at wine booth about to put foot in mouth: "I better see your ID.

           

- I show man my ID.

-Mean man at wine booth after looking at me, then checking my age: "Wow,

  you're young!"

-Me about to school wine man on proper ID etiquette: "That is not what you 

   are  supposed to say.  How about, 'wow, you sure don't look 30!"

-Wine insulter: "That's what I said!"

-Spring Chicken Me disagrees.  He did NOT say that.

7: Funnel cakes fulfilled all my hopes and dreams for first funnel cake 

      experience.

8: Piglets are cute.

9: Horses still scare the living bejeeze out of me.

10: Babies at fairs are cute, even when they eat a leaf and throw up.  Still cute!

11: When did the fair get so expensive?

12:  It's fun to fake a birthday at Red Robin, especially when it's a 6-year-old’s    

        idea. 

Behold

Yesterday, in the room I now call my "workshop" (because I want to sound like Santa) I discovered that I can make the most adorable little creation ever. 


Behold:

Yes, my heart belongs to Idaho.  And so could a baby's, thanks to my cute little onesie.

Or, perhaps you are Puget Sound Transplant like myself?  Never fear! There's a onesie for that!

And folks, these can be in any state!  With a heart (or a star if you are opposed to hearts or are star-inclined) in any location!  The madness!

Tomorrow, I will venture to my first golf lesson.  I am nervous for two reasons:

1. I am terrible and go golfing mainly for the accessories and sunshine.

2. Teachers never like me.  Yes, I'm a teacher. And teachers never like me.

We'll see how it goes.  Yikes.