The Apple Street Cottage

Welcome to Party In Your PJ's.    I hope you find something that inspires you and you link up something to inspire others. Don't forget to share our party with your friends.  It's always nice to see new faces. Say hello to the Co-Hosts: Nina @ Grandma Ideas Facebook  // Pinterest  // Twitter Ann @ The Apple Street Cottage Facebook  // Pinterest  // Instagram This week I shared The Chair Table & the debut of 'Do It Over' Designers: You won't want to miss all of the wonderful ideas from this team. I hope you'll stop by! Here are this week's features: Coastal Summer Mantle - Sweet Pea Visit Paula and relive summer memories at the beach! Tiered Cupcake Stand - My French Twist Learn how to make your own beautiful tiered stand. Here's a button for you, Ladies: Make sure you visit Nina at her blog.  We each  choose our own features. I can't wait to see what you have to share

I know, the title is a bit odd, but that's exactly what I'm going to share with you today.  This is a project I've wanted to try for a long time and thought it would be perfect for the debut of the 'Do It Over' Designers , a group of bloggers who love to recycle/upcycle/DIY.  I'm thrilled to be hosting this blog hop and hope you'll visit everyone involved to see what they have to share with you.  Their links will be listed at the end of this post. On to the project.......................... This little table came from very humble beginnings.  It actually was a chair that was given to me and since it was free, it was perfect for trying this upcycle. This is how it looked when it arrived: The first thing I did was remove the seat and cut off the back.  Don't worry, I have plans for that too, but that's a post for another day.  I gave it a good cleaning with Murphy's Oil Soap, let it dry, and gave it a coat of primer and two coats of exter

Welcome to Party In Your PJ's.    I hope you find something that inspires you and you link up something to inspire others. Don't forget to share our party with your friends.  It's always nice to see new faces. Say hello to the Co-Hosts: Nina @ Grandma Ideas Facebook  // Pinterest  // Twitter Ann @ The Apple Street Cottage Facebook  // Pinterest  // Instagram This week I shared The Hedgehog Chair: This is the companion piece to the Hedgehog Bench . Here are this week's features: Easy Giant Paper Flowers - My French Twist How to Make a Paper Mache Bowl With Decoupage - Pillar Box Blue Here's a button for you, Ladies: Make sure you visit Nina at her blog.  We each  choose our own features. I can't wait to see what you have to share, so let's get the party started! Rules : Link to your post, not your home page. Link to something YOU made, wrote, or thought. No Etsy or busine

You could say that this is the companion piece to the Hedgehog Bench. It certainly didn't start out this cute, as a matter of fact, it was a bit of a mess.  I'm pretty sure it was an old school chair that was covered in layers of chipping and worn paint. At first, I thought I could just sand it and smooth the edges of the paint.  I did that, but when I started to paint, every edge showed through and it looked terrible.  Out came the Citristrip.   It took a couple of coats to remove the multiple layers of paint, but I was pretty pleased with the result. A few stray bits of paint were left behind, but nothing that couldn't easily be sanded smooth.  Once that was done, this little chair was given a coat of primer and 2 coats of light gray porch paint.  That's right - porch paint.  I used it on the As you can see, it was looking a little plain, so I grabbed the rest of that hedgehog fabric, some batting, and a button, and got started on a cushion.  A short

Welcome to Party In Your PJ's.    I hope you find something that inspires you and you link up something to inspire others. Don't forget to share our party with your friends.  It's always nice to see new faces. Say hello to the Co-Hosts: Nina @ Grandma Ideas Facebook  // Pinterest  // Twitter Ann @ The Apple Street Cottage Facebook  // Pinterest  // Instagram This week I shared my Summer Centerpiece for under $10  : I added a flamingo for a little 'kitsch'! Here are this week's features: Abalone Suncatcher - Dragonfly Treasure I love when you can use something from nature in your craft. How to Recycle a Map Three Ways - Creatively Beth I immediately thought 'housewarming gift'  when I saw this idea! Here's a button for you, Ladies: Make sure you visit Nina at her blog.  We each  choose our own features. I can't wait to see what you have to share, so let's get the party star

Welcome back to  10 on the 10th.  A monthly blog hop where a group of bloggers share ideas for $10 or less.  This month's theme is Summer Party  and we have some great ideas for you.  Now, I realize parties are at a minimum right now due to Covid-19, but a Household Party or Party for 2 is always a good idea! It's summer and we are spending a lot of time outdoors enjoying our yard and covered porch.  I decided the table needed a centerpiece so I made 2 stops:  a local nursery and the dollar store.   At the nursery  I bought 2 pots of petunias, and the dollar store produced a planter and a pink flamingo. The two pots of petunias were planted after adding some plastic as a liner.   A little 'kitsch' was needed since it's summer and there's a pandemic, and..................well, you know.  So I added a flamingo! He makes me smile! If flamingos aren't your thing, you can always take it out and just enjoy the flowers. I may not be having a