Something New!

I fell in love with a game table years ago at Jordan's Furniture.  When my husband and I closed on our lake house last fall we went back to Jordan's looking for the table which would be perfect for our new place.  

Unfortunately the table was no longer available.  Bummer...  

Several weeks later, my husband, the ultimate shopper in our family, phoned me saying "I found your table at a local consignment shop! It's not exactly the same but come and see."  So off to the consignment shop I went!  The table was just what I wanted and had 4 chairs!  Yeahhh!!! This table boast four game boards: Backgammon, Checkers/Chess, Scrabble, & Monopoly, Plus a plain wood piece which makes it just another beautiful piece of furniture.  The set even had all the game pieces intact!  This was quite a find and is even better than the original one I fell in love with....   

Way to go Eric!!

We took the set up to the camp and I gave the wood a thorough cleaning with Murphy's Oil Soap.  Amazingly it looked almost like new with just a few marks for character.  

Only one problem - the chair pads were stained. 

and this was the nicest one!!

 

This brings me to my 'Something New!' 

I learned how to upholster this weekend  :)  I searched for a striped fabric with bright stripes to go with the theme we are decorating the camp with.  I found just the right fabric at Joann Fabrics.  

 

The chair on the right is the BEFORE and 

the chair on the left... the AFTER!!

 

The first chair took an hour or so but the other three went much faster.  The hardest part of the process??  Taking out the old staples!  They were a bear to grab hold of but luckily my hubby jumped in to help :)

 

Don't you just want to sit down and play???

Angels....

Angels Seldomly Show Their Wings......

There are many angels amongst us whom we do not recognize as such - not to worry - they recognize you if you are in need of support - even if you don't know you need their help....

Have you seen an angel today?? Or maybe been one!!

I had the chance to be an angel yesterday in church of all places! :) I was standing in the back of the church waiting to enter when a young father quietly moved close to me. He look very uncomfortable and a little flushed in his face. He had with him his most adorable daughter - who was dancing... He asked me if I could possibly check the girls room to see if he could sneak his daughter in as she really couldn't wait much longer... Seems the men's room had only one stall and it wasn't available... I smiled and went to check the girls room which was empty... I then watched the door and asked one person if they could wait just a moment explaining the young father's dilemma. After a few minutes the father and daughter came bouncing out with huge thank yous... That one interaction made me smile all day... How nice it is to take a moment out of your day to help someone else!

Could you be an angel today??

Busy Busy

I was very busy this weekend creating new items for my Etsy Store!! As always - the Caribbean is a favorite for me!! Come see the new Swarovski Sprig Items!! More colors will be added shortly! Have a wonderful day! www.mjjoerger.etsy.com