10/12/13

New Batch of Cold Process Soap

I finally managed to make two small batches of shaving and facial soap. This is the first time since I have returned from Europe in mid July and I was running very low on inventory.
I made a new "flavor" called White Tea, Ginger and Honey. I added some Vanilla EO and it smells "yummy".
I also made a batch of my regular Prickly Pear, Tea Tree Oil soap. Both should be ready for sale in my Etsy store in about 4 weeks, just in time for the Christmas season.



10/4/13

Vintage Dresser Update

Remember that beautiful yellow vintage dresser I dragged home? Well it is completed, and like the bed I built, it is in my daughter's new apartment. I thought it was beautiful in its original condition, but it did not match her decor, so like the bed, it was spray painted with Krylon Dover White. The original hardware, which I kept, was replaced by pink porcelain flower knobs. Here is the before picture again, followed by a picture of the finished dresser. One of the knobs on the doors is not installed yet, and the top of the dresser is not decorated yet.
I found a beautiful vintage 3 tier glass and silver tidbit, on which she stores her jewelry. She also added some vintage crystal candy jars and other decorative items.

More Finished Furniture

I have been busy working on pieces of furniture I found at thrift stores for my daughter's new apartment. The solid wood head and foot board were made by John Smyth Furniture Co in Chicago. I built the side rails out of regular wood from Lowes and then used 2x2s along the bottom of the rails as a base for the wood slats.
I then spray primed with Rustoleum Ultra Cover 2x and painted the entire bed with Krylon Dover White spray paint. All in all, the project turned out well, and the bed looks great. Of course I did not take many pictures, so below find the ones I did take.
The photograph of the finished bed is not very good quality, and I will try and take a better one next time I visit my daughter's apartment.