DIY Tuesday: Trash to Treasure (Part II)

Trash to Treasure: Before Pictures

I had originally posted pictures of a nightstand knowing my sister-in-law would give me grief for not posting more on the progress we did on the furniture. Sure enough, that afternoon (after I posted), I received a message from her giving me grief because I had not showed more! It made me laugh! I sure love to tease people. She knew that we had done some work on the nightstand and wanted to see pictures.

We are about halfway through the work on this particular piece of furniture. I am real pleased on the progress. The making of the new legs slowed us down because he had to figure out how to make them. Things should progress faster now that the new legs are on the furniture.

Here are a few pictures I took of the work in progress:

April 30th, 2011 (the day we rescued the nightstand):

Stripped Down to the Bare Bones

First Tried Using Jigsaw to Straighten the Ugly Curves

No Reason for this Picture – Just Thought it was a Cool Shot

Attempting to Smooth the Edges with a Plane

Dan Took Over – it was Easier to Use a Plane Rather than a Jigsaw

Another Meaningless Picture – Thought it was a Cool Shot
We also squared the top of the nightstand. I have no pictures of this process. I have no clue to why. Maybe I got tired of taking pictures. ha! Anyway, it was done with a plane too.

On Approximately May 7, 2011:


A New Back Leg/Foot and I’m Not Talking About the Legs Attached To the Human Feet. Ha!
It took Dan some time to come up with a jig that would work for creating the new front feet using the table saw. Both of us really did not want to spend more money than necessary. And, life took priority over this project (and all others).

June 4th, 2011:


Dan’s Rigged Jig (in the background) Helped Create the New Simple Foot
We then had to get a few supplies such as bolts to screw the new feet onto the nightstand. Fortunately for us, we found some at Walmart. So, we did not have to make a run to Home Depot or Lowe’s.

June 5th, 2011

New Gorgeous Feet

Close-up Shot

Side Perspective
This is the current state of the “Trash to Treasure” project. The next step is to create and attach the new sides to the nightstand along with the old backing. Once that is done, we then will prime and paint the nightstand and its drawers and put on the new handles. It is so close to be done!

Pictorial Monday: Classic Car Show

I had snagged a Groupon for the South Texas Classic Car Show back in March. Even with the Groupon, it was a disappointment. We will not be going again. It is just not worth the money even with 50% off the admission price. The Charity Car Show put on by the San Antonio Mustang club is three times better.

In spite of the show being a disappointment, there were a few classic cars that I liked and one that I loved.

Blue! Classic!

I Love Me Some Old Pickups!

And, I Love Me Some Old Wooden Cars!

My Favorite

And The Lovely Behind! Ha!

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Link Roundup

It is a long weekend for us as Monday is a holiday. Here in the states, we have Memorial Day which honors those who have served for our country in the military. I'll return to normal life on Tuesday. Maybe.

And I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

Lee Greenwood

• Basic Crochet Series: How to Chain Stitch Crafting; Crocheting
  Maybe I’ll finally learn how to crochet? This makes it look easy! By the way, love how she said this:
  

  I am a visual learner, so this post is a lot of pictures and video. Lucky for you guys, my good friend and business partner (Heidi Loewen) is an amazing photographer. If you aren’t a visual learner, and would rather learn by reading a bunch of text… ummm, that’s weird.

• How to Enjoy Friendships Even If They’re Not Always Forever Christian; Inspirational
  I still feel blessed to have known my friends in both High School and College even though we no longer keep in touch.


• The Trade Christian; Inspirational


• Necklace/Jewelry Organize DIY; Crafting


• Pour Painting Crafting; Tutorial; for kids
  This brings the KID out of me. I want to do one of these SO bad. It’s tough being a grownup. *sigh*
  The video that inspired her: Tall Painting


• Leather Cuff Bracelet Tutorial Crafting; Jewelry
  This looks easy! Especially since you can pre-purchase a leather cuff and cut it in half to make two bracelets.


• What an Egg with no Shell Looks Like Educational? Ewww factor! [Sometimes chickens lay eggs with no shell.]


• Wednesday Funny
  I found this to be humorous

Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth. ~Genesis 9:16

Wordy Wednesday

On April 12th, I noticed Gracie going bonkers at the sliding glass door. I opened up the curtains and spied a huge lizard that was tormenting my little girl. I found it humorous and grabbed my camera. Due to her constantly moving and my not wanting to take the time to set up shots (for fear of missing opportunities), these pictures are not all that great.

A rare moment when Gracie was calm. She was either taking a break or seriously thinking about how to get that lizard. I know that she was getting frustrated. She is quite the huntress in spite of her being a tripod. She has even managed to get a fly once much to my surprise.

Anyway...

Gotcha!

Awww Man! Y Cant I Git You?

I Wants to Taste U
She kept trying for a long time to get him. This lizard got between the screen and the glass and was sort of trapped. The lizard eventually ended up at the top of the glass/screen door and Gracie soon lost interest because he did not move for the longest time.