4 A new life...

 A few months ago my mother in law wanted to throw away this shelf of solid wood. I thought that would be a huge mistake, so I asked if I could get it, and I did.
So I went to a paint shop, and bought paint, and to a hardware store and bought abrasive paper, and paint roller, and paintbrushes.
I did use a few weeks on this project because I wanted the paint to dry, and I also had to take into account that my health isn't to good, so that I could use many hours a day.

I also had to use a mask, so that I wouldn't inhale the fumes that are coming from the paint. I also used thick brown paper underneath so I didn't get paint on the floor.

This is the final result. I have used things I got from my baptism. The swan is a gift from my great grandmother from Denmark. I am waiting on some things that my boyfriend loved growing up. I want this shell to be like a memory box from our childhoods.

I must say that I am very pleased with the result, and I am  so glad that i " saved" this furniture, and restored it into its former glory :)
And nothing is better than old peaces that gets a new chance!

7 Multi use...

I bought this LUNS writing/magnetic board a month ago. I had done a lot of research, but I couldn't really find anyone that I liked. But the Luns on Ikea was everything I wanted. It was magnetic and write able. And the price $14.99. I did find one that could only be written on, and it retailed for $53.54!

Instead of keys I hang my Shoehorn on the hook for easy access.

But I didn't like the color, so I painted it white. Then I painted the hooks underneath brown. The final thing I wanted was somewhere to hang cards or pictures of the month. I wanted to hang up pictures of those who have birthday so I wont forget. Like I have told before, I forget everything, so this board is going to jog my memory.
After I had painted it I screwed two screws on each side of the frame, then painted the screws and wrapped a steel wire on the screws and then I had a place to hang my pictures.

I am not done. When you have a magnetic board you need magnets. And I didn't want boring ones. So I made them myself. I used silk-flowers,steel wire,quick glue,beads,ribbons, stickers,crochet flower, decoupage stickers,magnetic sheets and borders. Everything can be bought at Panduro Hobby, except the silk flowers witch was bought in a home decoration store. It is suppose to be used to decorate tables!

This blue silk beaded rose magnet

Sticker magnets and crochet flower beaded magnet

Decoupage sticker magnet with borders in the bottom

Decoupage sticker magnet with borders in the bottom

I love Vebjørn Sand and Marianne Aulies paintings. They have made more affordable paintings that the everyday man can buy. But I didn't want to pay 200$. So when the sale brochure from Bohus came in the mail, I cut out the pictures and glued them on a magnetic sheet.

Vebjørn Sand and Marianne Aulie

I like being creative. If I cant use my body I want to use my brain. So besides books, this is my way to keep myself sain. And if I am damned with a life filled with esophagus spasms, then I am going to have something pretty to look at.

5 My new coffee table