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  • maman
    maman Posts: 30,175 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Hi BB, are you going to plant up your tin ath with herbs a la Kirstie?
  • blushingbride_3
    blushingbride_3 Posts: 1,043 Forumite
    maman wrote: »
    Hi BB, are you going to plant up your tin ath with herbs a la Kirstie?

    herbs or flowers i'm not sure yet, think hubby wants flowers as garden is currently just veggies!maybe even my strawberries.

    Its black in ex condition, was £4 a bargain? silver ones are £35 odd on ebay!:eek:
    :money:
  • In_Search_Of_Me
    In_Search_Of_Me Posts: 10,634 Forumite
    flissh wrote: »
    ISOM The quilt looks really good. You whipped that up quickly.

    Not sure about quickkly as its taken about 50 hours of work so far (I took 2 days off!) and theres about triple that to follow with the hand stitching :D...dont know how people have the patience to do huge complex ones!! :rolleyes:
    Nerd no 109 Long haulers supporters DFW #1! Even in the darkest moments, love and hope are always possible.

  • flissh
    flissh Posts: 720 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    In_Search_Of_Me wrote: »
    Not sure about quickkly as its taken about 50 hours of work so far (I took 2 days off!) and theres about triple that to follow with the hand stitching :D...dont know how people have the patience to do huge complex ones!! :rolleyes:

    Yeah, take it back, that is a lot of hours, but well worth it.:T
  • In_Search_Of_Me
    In_Search_Of_Me Posts: 10,634 Forumite
    Definately worth it...the border is now on and friend coming tonight to help me layer the 3 bits and can then go on with the hand sitching...the fun part for me!
    Nerd no 109 Long haulers supporters DFW #1! Even in the darkest moments, love and hope are always possible.

  • jamtart6
    jamtart6 Posts: 8,302 Forumite
    hey guys! quick questions:

    how much do I have to sand off the piece of furniture that I want to paint? just so that it is rough?

    then do I need to undercoat it? or can I just paint it in eggshell?

    :ABeing Thrifty Gifty again this year:A
  • Gigervamp
    Gigervamp Posts: 6,583 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Just sand it to roughen it up a bit then paint with your eggshell. You only need a primer if you're painting on bare wood.
  • In_Search_Of_Me
    In_Search_Of_Me Posts: 10,634 Forumite
    oo do we get a before and after picci jamtart?!
    Nerd no 109 Long haulers supporters DFW #1! Even in the darkest moments, love and hope are always possible.

  • jamtart6
    jamtart6 Posts: 8,302 Forumite
    In_Search_Of_Me wrote: »
    oo do we get a before and after picci jamtart?!

    You will do when I take some :) It is a tiny little nest of tables, that I think could look really nice!! :) Scared though as it is my first project.

    Thanks for the tips :)

    :ABeing Thrifty Gifty again this year:A
  • luxor4t
    luxor4t Posts: 11,125 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 27 May 2009 at 1:20PM
    Finally finished my chair this weekend. The cushion pad came from Dunelm Mill & fitted perfectly, so I havecovered the bench seat in matching fabric (problems down loading the bench photo, so will try again:
    3569430581_e10f6f111e_m.jpg

    Did it!
    3569491809_aa7a6a85bf_m.jpg
    I can cook and sew, make flowers grow.
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