hello friends! as many of you know I work in a great many medias! I do this not only to keep things fresh and exciting but to engage my mind & hands in various activities! one area of interest has been wood! of course I have always been a huge fan of crusty and weathered wood...especially beadboard! I have spent a great deal of time of the years collecting patina'd woods & stacking it to the ceiling in the back of my studio storage! I wanted to share with you some recent creations in the wood department.
my "fleur" blocks are a happy marriage of reclaimed farmhouse trims, metal accents and a time worn apothecary bottle...they are very cheerful and make a great accent!! a fabulous way to showcase your garden flowers!
these are something I came up with when I stumbled on a massive collection of old drawers...I simply call them my "junk" drawers {below-2}. they are lined with vintage beadboard and layered with distressed wooden letters....the lucky is a favorite as it sports a crusty & rusty horse shoe!
you can't see in the photos but the drawers all have their most fabulous old bin pulls still on them...I thought about salvaging them for my own greedy pleasure but they of course make it! this is a dedication to my favorite tv personality...ELLEN. she inspires me beyond words and I love that see breaks out into dance on her shows!
now this is partly wood...partly metal but I had to show it because I strutted around like a peacock on thursday when I made it! I was so tickled with how it came out! I acquired a box of salvaged metal pieces memorial weekend and they just begged to be played with! I thought "WINGS"! when I saw them so I paired them with a cast off chair spindle...and TA DA! junkyard butterfly at her finest!
incase your wondering...I am outfitted with a miter box...table saw...jig saw &.scroll saw. and I still have all (let me count) 10 fingers! my husband always is after me to respect the power tools and I do try hard to do so! every now and then I enlist the talents of my carpenter friend terry but do much of the cutting...glueing...stapling and finish work myself! on this occasion terry did construct the pockets for the following feature item {below}...but I did the finish work on my end. a pairing of vintage shutter and pockets = one fun way to house magazines or artsy file folders! I added the chalkboard tags for customization! gotta love beauty & function!
well on that note I am off to the workshop to see what inspires me this morning! somedays I have a plan and others I let the materials lead the way! thanks for stopping...have a wonderful day "wood" you!? beth
