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Thursday, May 21, 2015

A home for a Rocking Horse ( vintage rocking horse makeover )

Vintage Rocking Horse - Painted

There's a rocking horse who's on his own
by the downsatairs landing he sits all alone


He's chipped and nicked and feeling sad
Remembering all the fun he once had


He wonders why no one looks his way
He wonders why little boys never stay


It's hard for a rocking horse, you know
For try as they may, they just never grow


They end up in thrift stores and sometimes much worse
That's just the fate of the Rocking Horse curse


When all it would take from finish to start
Is to look very closely for the Rocking Horse heart


They all have one buried deep in their wood
And they'd show them to you if only they could


But if you look closely - sometimes late at night
You'll hear it - and see it - oh what a delight


And they dream of a time ( or that's what they say )
When a child hopped on them and galloped away


Galloping, rocking, and being held tight
By someone who loved them with all of their might


So next time you see one  ( and if he's alone )
Run as fast as you can, pick him up, take him home


Clean him and brush him even paint if you can
And present him with flourish to your own little man........................


Cuz when all's said and done & push comes to shove
They only need paint..............................
                                             And a whole lot of love.


To Evan
( your presence is more anticipated than words can express )
Love,  Lolli & Pop
xoxo

I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint - Pure White and Graphite to customize the Grey ( roughly half & half )
and Emperor's Silk for the Red trim..................
My soon to be Grandson inspired the words
And even though his tail has not been stapled on yet...................we can say he's done, right
The " funnest " piece of furniture I've ever painted !
So much so that I'm on the lookout for another one as I post this :)

Have a wonderful day everyone !
Much love
Me,
Lolli
AKA



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A home for a Rocking Horse ( vintage rocking horse makeover )

Vintage Rocking Horse - Painted

There's a rocking horse who's on his own
by the downsatairs landing he sits all alone


He's chipped and nicked and feeling sad
Remembering all the fun he once had


He wonders why no one looks his way
He wonders why little boys never stay


It's hard for a rocking horse, you know
For try as they may, they just never grow


They end up in thrift stores and sometimes much worse
That's just the fate of the Rocking Horse curse


When all it would take from finish to start
Is to look very closely for the Rocking Horse heart


They all have one buried deep in their wood
And they'd show them to you if only they could


But if you look closely - sometimes late at night
You'll hear it - and see it - oh what a delight


And they dream of a time ( or that's what they say )
When a child hopped on them and galloped away


Galloping, rocking, and being held tight
By someone who loved them with all of their might


So next time you see one  ( and if he's alone )
Run as fast as you can, pick him up, take him home


Clean him and brush him even paint if you can
And present him with flourish to your own little man........................


Cuz when all's said and done & push comes to shove
They only need paint..............................
                                             And a whole lot of love.


To Evan
( your presence is more anticipated than words can express )
Love,  Lolli & Pop
xoxo

I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint - Pure White and Graphite to customize the Grey ( roughly half & half )
and Emperor's Silk for the Red trim..................
My soon to be Grandson inspired the words
And even though his tail has not been stapled on yet...................we can say he's done, right
The " funnest " piece of furniture I've ever painted !
So much so that I'm on the lookout for another one as I post this :)

Have a wonderful day everyone !
Much love
Me,
Lolli
AKA



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LIFE ON LAKESHORE DRIVE                                   IT'S OVERFLOWING
DWELLINGS - THE HEART OF YOUR HOME         THE ALTERED PAST
BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH                            COASTAL CHARM
SAND & SISAL                                                     CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT
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Sunday, December 14, 2014

A Plank Christmas Tree

The balance of our fence planks.
There aren't very many of them left at this point LOL - BUT it paid off big time buying just a little too many of them !

Let's see now -

1) A plank wall

2) A faux fireplace

3) Artwork

4) Built in bookcases

5) A CHRISTMAS TREE !!!!!!!!!!


This is a tall one - I made it for the mantel and it almost reaches the ceiling ( we have very high ceilings here )

I spray painted screws in red - to mimic berries - and to allow something for the ornaments to hang from at the same time


The long ones hold the planks onto the back post - the smaller ones are so that I could hang as many ornaments as possible


The hardest part of this project was screwing in 100 screws - the second hardest was threading the string through the minuscule holes because I couldn't find my glasses ( I thought that was spelled miniscule - thank God for spell check )

Wood Christmas Tree

The ornaments were purchased at Michael's a couple of years ago when I made my first pallet trees !


But I ended up stencilling on them instead

Wood Plank Christmas Tree

When I think of the chaos of last Christmas I don't know how we lived through it - seriously -
With a kitchen down to the studs and the filth and muck and mire............and pipes breaking on Christmas Eve so that we couldn't even bathe on our way out to my daughter's
O.M.G. - it was a living nightmare - and not one I think I'll ever be brave enough to face again
( but then again - who knows - I'm not all " there " )

DIY Wood Plank Christmas Tree

John won the war of the " Sled on the Mantel "

It's now in the den - I was going to put it outside ( but I was afraid someone would steal it - is that paranoid or what? )  You can see the post on my Black and White and Red all over Christmas HERE


Wood Plank Christmas Tree

Does anyone think I should stain it darker?   I'm so close to doing it

Soda says " Enough ! "


Oh my gosh I LOVE this little girl !
She came out of the den and asked to be picked up while I was taking photos - she loves to be in the room when the fire is going.................it feels good on her old bones ( and mine actually )

Christmas trees from wood planks


Have a wonderful day everyone -
Much love,
( & plankfully yours )
Me


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