Creative Art and Design by Melanie

A New Name...A New Look

2013-07-24T22:15:00.001-05:00

I have not blogged this year. It is time to get back in the groove. I think I have finally figured out what to call my business, my brand:

Imagine with Melanie

Most of my work and time has gone toward my website: www.imaginewithmelanie, but I miss just being able to express myself.

I'm back!

This post is just to introduce myself again. I will write a real blog post soon.

Check out all my new ideas at:

2012-12-23T21:09:00.000-06:00

http://www.artanddesignbymelanie.com/

And remember:

Think on these things

2012-08-07T07:51:00.000-05:00

I can’t seem to get all of this Chick-fil-a stuff out of my head. What gives me the right to choose which sins are the worst, the ones that will send someone straight to hell? God is not this discerning.

Galatians 5 (Easy-to-Read Version)

¹⁹The wrong things the sinful self does are clear: committing sexual sin, being morally bad, doing all kinds of shameful things, ²⁰worshiping false gods, taking part in witchcraft, hating people, causing trouble, being jealous, angry or selfish, causing people to argue and divide into separate groups, ²¹being filled with envy, getting drunk, having wild parties, and doing other things like this. I warn you now as I warned you before: The people who do these things will not have a part in God’s kingdom. ²²But the fruit that the Spirit produces in a person’s life is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these kinds of things.

Right there in the list with “committing sexual sin” is “causing people to argue and divide in separate groups”. My daughter-in-law posted a beautiful article by Michael Paul Turner, “5 Reason Why the Church Failed Yesterday” on Facebook. This really hit home for me when he said, “By rallying behind CFA, Christians put an issue above people. And it’s impossible to follow Jesus when issues trump people.” By supporting a CFA Appreciation Day, Christians sent the wrong message. Some said it was supporting freedom of speech. Some said it was supporting traditional marriage. It certainly appears to me that it was “causing people to argue and divide in separate groups”.

My sins fall into the category of lacking self-control; eating too much, exercising too little, speaking before thinking. Do I get a pass because I have a traditional marriage?

^"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." Philippians 4:8 NIV

So Excited...Shoe Bows

2012-07-19T21:02:00.000-05:00

I just love my friends. They are always suggesting new things for me to make. Recently Julie said that she wanted to be able to add adornment to her flip flops. That got my brain to working. How was I going to temporarily attach something to her shoe? Then I saw "How to fix slipping bra strap" on Absolutely Small. I decided that I could make a little strap to go around the "Y" of a flip flop.

So the Foundation Pair shoe bow with Snap Strap was born.

Look for more designs on my website. artanddesignbymelanie.com

New Jewelry

2012-06-19T11:25:00.001-05:00

I have been working on my website. Check out all the new jewelry Creative Design Jewelry System

I also have a new Facebook page Creative Design Jewelry System

Sewing for my Granddaughter

2012-04-23T19:28:00.001-05:00

A little over a week ago while we were Skyping with daughter, we decided she needed a break. Well, actually, we really needed to see granddaughter. They are stationed at Ft. Sill in Oklahoma and we live near Houston. It is just too far away. We had not seen them in 2 months. Brad had a $150 credit with American Airlines so He flew to Lawton on Saturday morning, ate lunch with them and flew back with the baby. He had a great time even with a 3 hour layover in Dallas.

When we found out she was coming, I began sewing. I made the sweetheart 3 outfits. The one she wore to church on Sunday included dress, panties, hair bow, pacifier clip and baby sandals.

Here is the cutie in her outfit:

She is such a cutie. We had a great time.

By Wednesday, Momma and grandparents were ready to have the baby return home. We left Houston at 5 am and drove to Oklahoma. We visited with daughter and son in law. Brad took a nap. We ate dinner and then we, I mean Brad, drove back home. It was a very long day but rewarding.

The old saying is true.

God knew what he was doing when he gave children to young parents.

Our son and daughter in law will be giving us another grandchild in the next month. The particulars will be a surprise, but we are all excited.

Remember you can buy my creations at Art and Design by Melanie or if you are in the Houston area at The Funky Monkey in Friendswood.

Parties:
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Jewelry Fun

2012-03-25T07:19:00.004-05:00

This week we hosted a demonstration and sale for the Creative Design Jewelry System at The Funky Monkey in Friendswood, TX. I had a great time telling about this unique and versatile way of wearing jewelry.

Everyone who attended received a free piece of jewelry. Here are some of the pieces we had to give away:

If you don't know about the jewelry, check out this video:

Visit our new website: Art and Design by Melanie

Our grandson comes to visit this week.

Oh what fun we will have!

Link parties:
What's Shakin' Link Party
Topsy Turvy Tuesday
Diamond in the Stuff
Show Me What Ya Got
What's New Wednesday
Frugalicious Friday!

New Website

2012-03-09T15:59:00.000-06:00

I have finally created a website for all of my creations. It is still a work in progress, but check it out:

Art and Design by Melanie

I feature plarn:

and jewelry

More Words to Live By

2012-02-09T06:59:00.000-06:00

I have collected some more words of wisdom.

Enjoy!

Plastic Grocery Bag Bags?!?

2012-01-19T11:54:00.001-06:00

I have discovered PLARN!!!!

plarn [plahrn]
noun

plastic yarn
thread made of plastic shopping bags and used for knitting and weaving.
a continuous strand or thread made from plastic shopping bags

I cannot remember where I first discovered my new obsession. But somewhere I saw something made out of plastic bags. Now my daughter-in-law really REALLY dislikes all of the plastic going to landfills. She thinks they should be outlawed. I agree that we, as a nation, send too many things to landfills. My mantra is "Never throw anything away."

Because of my daughter-in-law's thoughts, I decided to make her a plarn bag for Christmas. She liked it so much, she encouraged me to make more bags.

I looked at several videos and websites for making plarn. Some cut the bag into loops and tie them together. I tried this, but didn't like all of the knots. I prefer the continuous loop method.

I also looked at several patterns. This is the one I finally decided to try: Messenger Bag Crafted from Plastic Bags. Here are the first bags that I made.

Later I found a plarn pattern for a Plastic Fat Bottom Bag and so I made these

The bags take at least 10 hours to make and about 50 bags each. It has been fun, but they will be very expensive to buy.

Feathered Nest
Inspiration Friday
Vintage Inspiration Friday
Shine on Fridays
Tickled Pink Friday

Words to Live by in 2012

2012-01-11T10:21:00.000-06:00

Many years ago I taught a young girl who had the same first name as mine. She was also a very, shall we say "active" child like I had been. She has now grown into a successful adult and mother. She is my Facebook friend.

These are some of the words of wisdom she has posted. I thought they would be good for the new year.

That's enough for today. I will give you more later.

Baby Girl Nursery

2011-11-20T17:13:00.002-06:00

Daughter and Son-in-law live in a small town house in Lawton, OK. It is 3 stories: enter to stairs, living room/kitchen and bedrooms/bathroom.

That is the front door from the top of the stairs! It is treacherous.

This made creating a nursery difficult. On a positive note, there was a very large closet (8'x8') off of the bedroom. They decided this would make a great nursery.

When I arrived for the birth, I just prettied it up a little.

On the back wall I hung a curtain from the ceiling. I did not have a sewing machine or my fabric, so I went to Walmart and bought 2 flat twin bed sheets for $12. I loosened the edge of the top to insert the curtain rod. Daughter's clothes and storage are behind the curtain.

She bought the glider with her inheritance from my mother. It will always have special meaning.

The theme is ladybugs. I made the ladybug quilt from scrapes. PawPaw had the ladybug bear made.

I bought this quilt and accessories from a friend. On this shelf we put Daughter's collection of bears and larger sized clothes. There is a small table in the corner for a lamp, nightlight, and noise machine.

This is really cute. It projects nursery rhyme characters on the ceiling.

Right outside the nursery/closet is this dresser that belonged to PawPaw's mother. It makes a perfect changing table.

I also rearranged the furniture on the main level. I used ideas from Nate Berkus and divided the long area into 2 zones. There is now a conversation area and an eating area. It is all baby area.

I put this bookcase in the corner so that there was storage behind. That is where they keep the Pack-n-Play.

We did not work real hard on decorating because they will probably not be in Lawton more than 6 months. Daughter did not want to put a lot of stuff on the walls.

I hope that this arrangement will work well for them until they move.

Links:

A Round Tuit
Masterpiece Monday
Amaze Me Monday
Craftomaniac Monday
A Little Birdie Told Me

New Granddaughter

2011-11-19T22:30:00.002-06:00

Our daughter was due to deliver our first grand-daughter on 11-11-11 by C-section because the baby was breach. I had been scheduled for a month to fly to Lawton, OK on Friday, November 4, so that I could spend a week with daughter before she delivered. Late Thursday, husband scheduled to fly up Nov. 10 and back Nov. 11. Five minutes after the flight was scheduled, Army son-in-law called to tell us daughter had developed severe preeclampsia-or "toxemia of pregnancy" and they would deliver the baby the next morning.

Needless to say, we were on the road within the hour. It took us 8 hours and we were at the Reynolds Army Community Hospital when daughter returned to the room. Our grand daughter was perfect. We know this because that's what the doctor said. She was 7 lbs. 5 oz. and 19 in long, born on 11-4-11.

We were all just a little excited.

Son-in-law really was excited. He just doesn't like to smile for photos.

Paw Paw had to leave Sunday but I stayed to help out. Daughter did not get to go home until Tuesday. I had a great time playing with grand daughter and taking care of the new family.

I brought a little zipper bow that she wore home from the hospital.

Then I moved it to this little hat.

I also had to make some things of the baby. I did not have my tools or my sewing machine. I did bring some yarn and embroidery thread. I bought some onsies and started to work.

She had the purple skirt. I just added the "Diva".

I crocheted this little sweater.

At Salvation Army we bought a sweater that I used for the leg warmers and the bow.

We bought some pants that I used for the ruffle on this outfit and to make another skirt. I did did not get a picture of that.

Paw Paw came and picked me up Thursday. We left Friday and stopped in Dallas to visit friends. We got home about 2 am Saturday. I am very tired and I really enjoyed my bed.

I will tell more about the trip later.

Links:
A Round Tuit
Masterpiece Monday
Amaze Me Monday
Craftomaniac Monday
A Little Birdie Told Me

YouTube Video

2011-10-29T21:32:00.001-05:00

This week I created a video to go with my jewelry "system".

After my party last week, I decided that this system might need some explanation to go with it. So I came home, made a Power Point presentation, added sound, saved it as a video and then put it on youtube.com. I am so proud of myself. I hope you enjoy.

Remember you can find the jewelry at

The Funky Monkey

607 South Friendswood Drive #27,

Friendswood, TX 77546-4562
(281) 996-5007

Links:
Amaze Me Monday
A Round Tuit
Topsy Turvy Tuesday

Jewelry Launch Party

2011-10-19T19:43:00.000-05:00

This Saturday I will be officially launching my new line of jewelry. I as so excited!. It is the

I am calling it a system because each piece can be used in several different ways.
Here are the details on the party:

The Funky Monkey

is having a party to launch the

Creative Design Jewelry System

by Melanie Bacom

When: Saturday, October 22, 4:00 until 6:00

Where: 607 South Friendswood Drive #27, Friendswood, TX 77546-4562
(281) 996-5007

Refreshments will be served and there will be frequent demonstrations of the system.

I have been working all week to have a large inventory on hand. Each piece can be transformed according to your mood or wardrobe. You can wear a fabric flower as a necklace, bracelet, broach or hairclip. I have shown some of the designs here and.here.

This is what I have added. Statement necklaces

and flowers

All of the jewelry can be seen on my facebook page. You can also look at the Funky Monkey.

Custom Nap Mats

2011-10-16T08:00:00.005-05:00

I recently got an order to make two nap mats. She had seen my blog and wanted the zebra and owl.

The zebra was easy. I can find that fabric anywhere. The owl, however, was not. The original owl nap mat was made from scraps. That is why it has the owl applique, to make it more appealing. I went to Hobby Lobby to find the fabric, but they were out, of course. So I looked at Hancock's Fabrics to find owl fabric. This is the final result.

I used the pink owl in the design to make the large owl on the blanket. I drew the owl parts onto stitch witchery and then ironed them on fabric scraps (NEVER THROW ANYTHING AWAY!). Then I ironed the owl onto the blanket and zig-zagged around the whole thing.

I think it turned out cute. I hope the client agrees.

Linking:
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Amaze Me Monday
Craft-o-Maniac Monday Linky Party
A Round Tuit
A Little Bird Told Me
The Handmade Hog
Creative Princess

Birthing Gown

2011-10-11T17:43:00.000-05:00

In November my daughter will be having our second grandchild. Having grandchildren is God's reward for not killing your children when they were teenagers. We have a 2 year old grandson and he is the greatest. Daughter is having a girl. I think that will be even more fun because I can sew and create for her.

Daughter sent me a link for a birthing gown. This is to replace the ugly hospital gown that I was given when she was born. The gown in the link is cute

and well priced, but daughter is a plus size, so I decided to make one for her. Now daughter lives in Oklahoma and we live in Texas. That makes it difficult to fit the dress properly. We took measurements when she came to Texas for her baby shower. Then I took a blouse pattern

and adjusted it. The original birthing gown had snaps on the shoulder and down the back. Daughter wanted snaps all the way down each sleeve and down the back. I used fabric that I had for this prototype. I will send it to her and then make adjustments for another gown. She will be able to use it as a nursing gown when she gets home. I remember after my first child was born I was so depressed when I had to wear maternity clothes home from the hospital. I want daughter to have something new to wear.

Next time I will have to find a coupon for the snaps on tape. I spent $30 for the snaps.

Here is the gown on me:

The ladybug ribbon was from her baby shower. The nursery has a ladybug theme. I don't think it needs snaps all the way down the sleeve. That makes it hard to re-snap. I think that I can also shorten the sleeves. These are things that daughter will have to vote on when she gets the gown.

What do you think?

Creative Jewelry System

2011-10-07T12:14:00.003-05:00

I have been playing with my Jewelry System some more. I am really excited.

I create a statement piece

or a beaded piece

or a flower

then I add a broach pin and two rings to the back.

I also make beaded chains in different lengths.

When you add two chain, it becomes a necklace.

One chain can be worn as a bracelet.

Or you can use the pin to wear it as a broach.

Here are more of my creations:

STATEMENT NECKLACES

TEAM SPIRIT

ZIPPER FLOWERS

FABRIC FLOWERS

BEADED FLOWERS

You can buy direct from me

msbacom@comcast.net

or at

Funky Monkey in Friendswood Tx

Links:
Made By You Monday
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Creative Princess
A Little Birdie Told Me

Signs of the Season

2011-10-02T21:17:00.003-05:00

Last week we had a ladies' gathering at church. I was in charge of decorations. That made me dig out all of my fall decorations. I also participated in a craft show over the weekend. Here is what I have been working on:

They are all made from reclaimed wood. Some are fence pickets and some shelf boards.

I took some Dollar Tree pumpkins and painted them.Then I glued on some old silk flower parts.

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I always forget to take pictures when the light is good. I will just admit--I don't take very good pictures. I do enjoy the creating and painting. Use your imagination and imagine good pictures.

Linking:
Craft-O-Maniac Monday
Vintage Inspiration Thursday
Fridays Unfolded
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Made by You Monday
A Round Tuit
Inspiration Friday
Feathered Nest Friday

Celebrating the Life of Esther

2011-09-24T00:45:00.000-05:00

My 90 year old mother peacefully passed into a better place last month. She was an amazing lady.

Celebrating the Life of

Esther Elizabeth Elliott Speck

April 10, 1921 – August 26, 2011

Esther’s memory of her reunion with K after World War II:

I had gone to San Antonio to meet him knowing he would be discharged there. I stayed in a hotel and he was to come there to meet me. About the time I thought he would arrive I got impatient and went down to the lobby. Looking out the window I saw him coming down the sidewalk. I went out to meet him and we arrived at the intersection about the same time. The light was red but we couldn’t wait for it to change, so we each started across and met in the center of the street. Traffic stopped as we embraced for the first time in over two years.

Traffic stopped again when they reunited in heaven for the first time in over five years, August 26, 2011.

At her funeral each of her four children and a minister spoke about a part of her life.

Randy told about her community life. Mommy was the quiet, efficient volunteer. She made sure that things got done. She was president of the PTA, community contributor and graciously accepted anyone who called on her. She made a place for many to live with them. There were foreign visitors, family members, visiting preachers and just people who needed a place to stay. She was the ultimate hostess.

Mike Ross spoke of her spiritual life. She was an inspiration to many. She was a wise and thoughtful teacher. Esther was a counselor and encourager. She taught ladies' Bible class in her home for many years. She organized and served the Bible service at Village on the Park where she spent her later years.

Larry gave the audience a glimpse of her intellectual life. She graduated as salutatorian at Tyler High School. She was great at "data retrieval". We did not need a phone book or dictionary because Mommy knew everyone's number and could spell any word. She was emphatic that we should read, write and speak correct grammar. She knew something about everything. She was quiet and unassuming, so many people did not know just how smart she was.

I had the privilege to talk about her creative life. Mommy dabbled in every aspect of the arts. She loved to sing, write, design, decorate, paint, sew...you name it, she probably tried it. I enjoyed sharing time with her creating. When I was born, Pop was expecting a sweet, feminine little girl like his wife. Instead he got himself. I was blessed with her creativity and his personality. It has served me well.

Lisa told the large crowd about her family life. Lisa was adopted when the other children were 8, 12, and 14 years old. We brought her home when she was 2 days old. She had a different perspective on our parents because Pop sold his business about the time I went away to college. Lisa became the only child of some very busy parents who took her with them as they traveled the world. Mommy was a stay at home mom and was a mom to more than her 4 children. Our house was home to many.

Esther Elizabeth Elliott Speck was a great lady. She will be missed by many.

You can hear her inspiring eulogy here.

Have you missed me?

2011-09-22T22:24:00.000-05:00

I have really fallen off the wagon. My New Year's Resolution was to blog 3 time a week. If you follow my blog, you may realize that I have not posted since August 24th. I could make excuses, but I have really just let my ADHD take over my life.

My Fall Resolution will be to get back to blogging consistently. I am very excited about my Creative Design Jewelry System. Yesterday I took the first installment of the system to Funky Monkey. That is a consignment store in Friendswood. I have had a rented space on the children's side for several months. I sell lots of fun things that I have blogged about: nap mats, boo-boo-bunnies, baby aprons, hooded towels, rompers, and zipper flowers.

They have now opened a women's consignment store next door. I decided to introduce my jewelry system there.

Each piece is sold separately.

There are pairs of beaded chains,

beaded flowers with zippers,

yo-yo flowers, twisted flowers, and zipper flowers,

and the statement necklace.

You can wear the main piece with 2 beaded chains for a necklace, or with 1 chain for a bracelet or as a broach or as a hair clip. Here are some combinations:

The chain can be extended to make the necklace longer. They are very versatile. I may have found the next big thing.

Linking:
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Frugalicious Friday!
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Feathered Nest Friday

Creative Design Jewelry System

2011-08-24T00:09:00.002-05:00

http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2011/08/wow-us-wednesdays-28.htmlMelanie is launching a new "system". Each part of the jewelry can be used separately to create your individual look. Wear a zipper flower alone as a broach. Put a zipper flower with two bead segments to create a necklace. Use the same zipper flower with one bead segment to create a bracelet. You are only limited by your imagination.

This is my newest creation:

This flower can be attached to two beaded pieces to make a necklace.

The flower can be worn with one beaded piece to make a bracelet. It can also be worn alone as a broach.

One necklace can have several looks.

Here are the 3 pieces. It is attached to the blouse through the bar of a safety pin on the inside.

I took this picture in the mirror.

More designs will follow.

Links:
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Sizzle Into Summer

Rockin' with the Bible

2011-08-04T05:41:00.000-05:00

This week has been so much fun and so much work. Our church hosted a video concert series with the Go Fish Guys. It was really VBS, but so much fun.

I was the concert promoter. My job was to introduce the video each night and make sure everyone had fun. It was a success.

This was my superstar outfit for the first night.

I painted the backdrops.

These were our go-go dancers. Route 252 is our Children's Ministry. It is based on 252 Basics. "Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and others." Luke 2:52

I just love working with kids. I'm glad I made the decision to focus on the children.

Marvelous Monday: Marvelous Memories

2011-07-24T18:37:00.000-05:00

My husband received this in an email. I thought it was so funny, I had to share. I did have to edit a few words because I just couldn't send them across cyberspace under my name:

When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were. When they were growing up; what with walking five miles to school every morning.... Uphill... Barefoot... BOTH ways....yadda, yadda, yadda

And I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no way in hell I was going to lay a bunch of ~~crap~~ stuff like that on my kids about how hard I had it and how easy they've got it!

But now that I'm over the ripe old age of forty, I can't help but look around and notice the youth of today. You've got it so easy! I mean, compared to my childhood, you live in a ~~damn~~ Utopia! And I hate to say it, but you kids today, you don't know how good you've got it!

1) I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have the Internet. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the ~~damn~~ library and look it up ourselves, in the card catalog!!

2) There was no email!! We had to actually write somebody a letter - with a pen! Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox, and it would take like a week to get there! Stamps were 10 cents!

3) Child Protective Services didn't care if our parents beat us. As a matter of fact, the parents of all my friends also had permission to ~~kick our ass~~ spank us! Nowhere was safe!

4) There were no MP3's or Napsters or iTunes ! If you wanted to steal music, you had to hitchhike to the record store and shoplift it yourself!

5) Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio, and the DJ would usually talk over the beginning and ~~@#*%~~ it all up! There were no CD players! We had tape decks in our car. We'd play our favorite tape and "eject" it when finished, and then the tape would come undone rendering it useless. Cause, hey, that's how we rolled, Baby! Dig?

6) We didn't have fancy ~~crap~~ stuff like Call Waiting ! If you were on the phone and somebody else called, they got a busy signal, that's it!

7) There weren't any ~~freakin~~' cell phones either. If you left the house, you just didn't make a ~~damn~~ call or receive one. You actually had to be out of touch with your "friends". OH MY GOSH !!! Think of the horror... not being in touch with someone 24/7!!! And then there's TEXTING. Yeah, right. Please! You kids have no idea how annoying you are.

8) And we didn't have fancy Caller ID either! When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was! It could be your school, your parents, your boss, your bookie, your drug dealer, the collection agent... you just didn't know!!! You had to pick it up and take your chances, mister!

9) We didn't have any fancy PlayStation or Xbox video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics! Some of us under 45 had the Atari 2600! With games like 'Space Invaders' and 'Asteroids'. Your screen guy was a little square! You actually had to use your imagination!!! And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen.. Forever! And you could never win. The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died! Just like LIFE!

10) You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on! You were ~~screwed~~ out of luck when it came to channel surfing! You had to get off your ~~ass~~ rear end and walk over to the TV to change the channel!!! NO REMOTES!!! Oh, no, what's the world coming to?!?!

11) There was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons on Saturday Morning . Do you hear what I'm saying? We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons, you spoiled little rats.

12) And we didn't have microwaves. If we wanted to heat something up, we had to use the stove! Imagine that!

13) And our parents told us to stay outside and play... all day long. Oh, no, no electronics to soothe and comfort. And if you came back inside... you were doing chores!

And car seats - oh, please! Mom threw you in the back seat and you hung on. If you were lucky, you got the "safety arm" across the chest at the last moment if she had to stop suddenly, and if your head hit the dashboard, well that was your fault for calling "shot gun" in the first place!

See! That's exactly what I'm talking about! You kids today have got it too easy. You're spoiled rotten! You guys wouldn't have lasted five minutes back in the 50's, 60's, or 70's or any time before!

Enjoy this and pass it on to your children. I'm sure they will appreciate it. I can just imagine my children... "yadda, yadda, yadda" roll eyes.

Have a good week.

Wood Wednesday: Door Table

2011-07-20T15:16:00.001-05:00

At our house in Bridge City, I had a breakfast room. It was big enough for a small table and chairs. I also had a kind of buffet table that folded down when not in use. I finally found a place for it in Friendswood.

This table was made from a 5-panel door.

I located the studs in the wall and attached hinges at those locations.

I used 4x4s for the legs and attached them with brackets.

This makes a buffet height table.

It is perfect for high chairs.

The panel inserts have two pieces of glass to make it level with the door.

There are hinges on the glass so that it can be taken out. I can change the picture insert to coordinate with the season.

I left the original hardware on the door, but it does not look too good after the hurricane. I may have to take the door knob off.

I think Grandson will really like this table.

Links:
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