Holiday Breakfast Table & Chairs redo

   I put out some soup and bowls but as you'll notice, they wont be eating any cake lol.. oh well, the moravian sugar cake is in the cabinet and thats more than enough dessert.

 This is just a quickie scape I did while my guests were busy watching Homeland, that was taped last night. I just used more fresh greens as a base and added to it from my green storage stash..

 This is the table and chairs I redid months ago--  this pic is how it looked originally.  I could'nt handle the oak chairs , but they were the same shape Ballard had for sale so it was worth my time to mix up some faux chalk paint :::   1 cup of pure white-  1/4 cup plaster a paris mixed well with lukewarm water- add those together and Paint.. no sanding or anything..:)   gotta love that.
anyway- here they are originally.

I changed out the table with one I found on craigslist for 25.00.   It had the same legs as the chairs so that was a whole new breakfast set for me for less than 100.00..   the chairs at Ballard were 189.00 Each- not in my budget for sure.

 Here it is now- painted with the faux chalk paint and the seats covered in drop cloth fabric.  The original seats hurt my butt bone so I poofed them up with a double layer of quilt batting- aaaaaaaaaaa much better..
  I waited 2 weeks for the paint to seal itself and used a coat of Johnson and Johnson car wax.. yep, car wax.. I put it on- let it totally dry and buffed it off. It gave a nice mellow appearance and I can just wipe them off with a barely damp rag..   I need a blog called The Lazy House Keeper   rolf..   

  
 I have a Lantern fetish:)  there is at least one in every display I do- sometimes more than one. I used a pilar candle in glass from the dollar store in it.  Gives off a nice glow and makes ZERO mess:)  did I mention- Lazy HouseKeeper ....

 One more shot of my, new to me, soft white chairs.  I'm tickled with them and thrilled with the hundreds I saved to use for something else...  Lazy and Frugal .... giggle
 Each chair has a wreath like I made for my Copy Cat post..It spells out  N O E L  my daughter loves it cause thats her name.
 I copied Kathy
you can click on her name to see her original post
My Copy Cat Wreath

Playing at :::: Ya'll go see all the pretty post at this parties.  You wont be disappointed~!
TTT party at Marty's

Sarah Dawn Designs Pintastic Monday Party 

Brenda's Party at Cozy Little House 

Pattie at Ivy and Elephants 

 Thanks so much for visiting me.  I love having ya here..
Merry and Bright to each and everyone of ya~!
ps~ I promise to have cake or at least cookies next time 

Holiday Copy Cat Wreath

  Hi Folks..

 its been quite a day and I am thrilled to be online:)     I woke up to my beloved toshiba fried and died and unrepairable.     I found a new one-- unfortunately the only choice was Windows 8.. ugg. this will take some getting used too.  Plus I went from a 19 inch screen to a 26 cause thats what came with the full pc package and it was twice the cost to buy it piece by piece....
 anywhooooooooooooo.. I got it all hooked up, made adjustments enough for me to download my art program, my camera and get internet up and running.
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   I was so worried I would'nt get to play at DebbieDoos Holiday Knock off Party

  I spied Kathy's chair wreaths the other day and knew instantly thats what and who I was going to copy..
 Thanks Kathy.. I love yours~!   Her letters are wayyyyyyyyyy prettier but I had to use the ones I had onhand..  
click the link below to see her whole post with a tutorial..

http://creativehomeexpressions.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-chair-wreaths.html


here's mine.     I had the grape vine wreaths,the letters, the bow, the pinecones and the beads.. Got the greenery from my neighbor.. 
  I did get my table done but it got dark before I could get any pics of that.. Havent had a working computer till an hour ago so I'll take pics later and show off my dining table and chairs I redid as well as my holiday table.

 

 Here's one shot of Kathy's but she has lots of great pics on her site so be sure to go and visit her.

 Thanks for the party Deb  and thanks for doing such a great holiday wreath for me to copy Kathy~!

Make the Scene Monday at Alderberry Hill 






thanks for visiting me....   Ya'll are the Best..
Merry and Bright to each and every one of ya.

 

Thank You~! I'll be back soon

  I'm on my way out for another day of seeing and shopping.   This time we'll be hitting some thrift store around the Black Mountain NC area.. Thats about 40 minutes west of asheville, so who knows, we may get there too.. No time for a Biltmore tour but the local shops are fun to see.

  I wanted to THANK YOU all so much for visiting my early morning family room and for understanding if right now,  I'm unable to answer every comment individually. I feel bad about it but so many folks around and so much to do- so I just can't be on the computer,cause its sorta Rude:) 
  I do appreciate your visits and I hope you know that. 

 I decided since we'll be in the kitchen quite a bit I needed to do a little display beside the coffee pot.   I cropped out the machine so ya wouldnt have to see it.   Holiday electronics just "aint purdy" lol..

 

~Merry and Bright to YOU and YOURS ~