HAPPY FATHER'S DAY PAPA

I made two tags for Father's Day for my Etsy shop.  Writing this post was a little hard for me this morning.  My dad passed away a few years ago, he went to a beautiful place in a peaceful way.

You see, (tears) sorry, I had the most extraordinary father a girl can have, I'm not bragging, but today, we see so much about people on tv, and I teach so I deal with a lot of kids without a father, or with an emotional absent father.

Well, my Dad was so dedicated to my brother and I, he took us to the other side of the world, since he was a missionary.  He got up everymorning and had "devotions" simple reading of the Bible, one book a week, we read it many many times, we had breakfast that he prepared, a prayer, and off to school we went.
At 3:00 sometimes he wasn't home, but when he was home, I went upstairs to his office, he had a mahogany old huge rolltop desk, I loved the cubbys, and I did my homework with him.
After the homework, we had dinner, play outside or piano lessons, and prayers, a story and went to bed.

My dad gave me something that money cannot buy, he gave me principles, by example, he gave me belief in the power of God wherever you are, he gave me compassion for the needy, he gave me the best inheritance a father can leave a child, his EXAMPLE.
He was a small men, 4 ft tall, but he didn't have a car, he walked everywhere, helping the needy, preaching, just helping people in a foreign country and telling them that there is hope, you just have to believe and change your life.

They are multiples stories about papa, but today even thou he is resting in heaven, I remembered his last two years of his life, the best times, we didn't want him to go, so my brother and I kept him on this earth just by saying it. Finally he went it was beautiful.
I was thinking today, I want to go in the same peaceful way, They had a blackout in the city, and my dad said I see this bright light, I see my brother, come with me, but we were with candles and flashlights, but he entered the kingdom with bright lights.

I am the woman I am today because of an extraordinary father, a man who understood that to be a father is a big commitment, and responsibility.

Thank you papa for being my Dad,

martha  (tears)

DYI Friday

Hello and Happy Friday.
I had a busy busy day, but I accomplished at least one of the benches, remember I'm doing three, so here is the reveal. I used my creamy white from SW, and a very light blue, mixed by BM guys just for me, I love this blue, is very soft.  I did the top white, and the bottom blue, I did not distress at all, I like the simplicity of the rustic bench.

summer breeze

love this shell its huge

Well, here is bench No. 1, show the other one tomorow, The little milk glass lamp is leaving my home, isn't it adorable, unfortunately I have to sell it, I just have too many lamps, but I love this one so much, it sits everynight in my little table in the kitchen, it adds a soft glow late at night. I have two other ones in the kitche (little lamps), the kitchen is big, so you really need all the lighting, the other two are one on the counter, the other one on the kitchen island on the size. Too many lamps, does anybody else have little lamps in their kitchen?? I don't like ceiling lights in the kitchen unless they are chandeliers. I like the ceiling light by the sink and the counter when I cook, but to eat I prefer candles or little lamps,  how about you?

love

martha

Happy Thursday

Happy Thursday everybody, already the middle of June??  Time goes so fast, so many projects, so little time.

Today I painted, painted, and more painted. I'm burned out of painting.  I did three benches, one, picture frame, and continue on chair No.1 remember the secret, well here we go I am not an upholstered, when I saw these chairs, I didn't think it was so hard, I thought, oh well I remove the seat, you know with the screws and just staple the grain sack.  Oh well, I looked at Miss Mustard Seed tutorial on re-upholstery and, I don't know??
Oh well, a neighbor gave me an idea, I don't know if it will look good, but I'm going to try it.

Well, tomorow I will show you the pictures of my MEGA PAINTING DAY,

Here are some new items for the shop, I know we have a winner, I cann't wait. I put a lot of love and TIME into the tags and knobs. I truly enjoy making them.

A very old cute trunk, bakelite handle and brass hardware, so adorable

1950's skates old and shabby rusty

I love you in French tag with little heart

Vintage old map of Boston coasters

the puzzle, this is an old map of the main part of the city, very nostalgic, and a conversation piece for sure.

I live by the beach so, I am crazy about shells, I started making a collection of shell's tags,

another tag for the collection

Thank you in French, I'm sure you know this was a request so I made a few, not easy to make.

This is it for today, hope to see you tomorow, for the painting marathon pictures. This is what I call since I usually paint very little, but I got inspired by blogland and all the furniture painters out in blogland.

love

martha

My big project and a prayer request

Dear friends:

First of all to all of you who believe in God's healing power, I just read in Stephanie's blog " A whispering house"  that her pastor's son 16 year old was diagnosed with leukemia and taken straight to chemo.
She is asking for prayers, and I am asking all of you go to her blog and encourage Stephanie.

Now, to my baby project:

Here is the big baby:

Here is the first chair, very 60's I got all six of these babies, lots of work???

Look at the details in bright bright green awful color

nice details

more details in the bright green, the upholstery and the canning are perfect, they need the shabby chic touch?? white, and grain sacks upholstery, ( I have to tell you a big secret about the upholstery, sh sh, don't tell anybody, tomorow you can)

pretty legs???

I'm very impatient, cann't wait, so one coat of good old white, ah!!! much better,

Cann't wait forgot to fix these, ups, you can tell that I'm not that good at painting, fixing chairs, etc. however, there is hope for the baby.

mini tags for BABY

sewing kit treasures, lots of old old things

Americana Collection ticking inspired drawer pull

Americana collection ticking inspired drawer pull

rubber ducky BABY tags

Two vintage blue suitcases,  SOLD

HOTEL FRENCH drawer pulled  RESERVED

Number tags ( RESERVED CUSTOM ORDER)

Okay, one option, a blue line sack, what a difference, but what a big job.
Back to work,

just wanted to show a few things I listed on my shop


Well, there are more listings but I didn't want to fill blogland, you can see everything on twitter, and facebook also, or go directly to my shop katecreativesalvage@etsy.com  a collection of items
handpicked, recycled, painted, handmade, vintage inspired, made with care and love.

love,
martha

INSPIRATION TUESDAY

I felt inspired by some pictures and ideas from magazines, and interior decorators. Here see some of the inspirations:

A neat idea for a screen

 A cute chair done with a grainsack, just adorable.


Its time for a new project, come back tomorow to see my new grain sack design, I think I would like to do a pillow, and a chair. uhm  a big project,

love to all
martha