Sweet Prairie-ness

 If you bring home some of this...

ask your husband ~ very sweetly ~ if he would tackle a little project for you...

 

and then stand back and watch the magic happen...

your studioffice will be graced with this charming piece of prairie goodness.

Menard's recently advertised this darling six foot wooden workbench for $49.99.
 When my eyes landed on that ad,
my heart fluttered.  :)

It reminded me of the entry table in Tausha's beautiful Florida home
that I had been secretly coveting for a long time.

The next day, I rushed to the store with a $15 rebate check clutched tightly in my hand,

ran down the aisles in search of my long-lost table,

had some helpful young man load it onto a cart for me,

and plunked down $35.

 [The Husband later told me he couldn't even buy the wood to make one from scratch for that amount.]

It only took him a day to put the kit together

(after cutting down the length by 12" to fit into my studioffice better),

and I spent the following day recreating a worn, vintagey look by staining it first with 'Early American', then painting on watered down 'French Enamel' Milk Paint

which I rubbed and sanded back.

We moved the antique church pew that was previously in the room

to the barn.

See it there behind the chaise covered with a slipcover?

To tell you the truth, we never sat on it or used it for anything.

I may sell it this spring in my booth.

I spent the next day floofing, creating pretty vignettes,

and 

sighing...

over and over and over again.

[I even got the good kind of raised eyebrows, and a

"Holy cow!  That looks great!  I'm really impressed, hon!" 

from The Husband.   

Woot woot!]

Oh, yeah...

I'm loving every single board on this baby.

'Tangled prairie hearts' I made this week.

This sweet little prairie table will give me a special place to weave my dream catchers,

string my large wooden rosaries, 

Made more rosaries this week. One is winging it's way to Australia! 

wrap my tangled prairie hearts...

Tutorial will be coming soon. I promise.  :)

and create some pretty vignettes, of course.  

*wink*

We were both so thrilled with the rustic feeling this workbench brought to Heaven's Walk,

that The Husband wants to make more for me to sell in my booth.

What do you think?

 A bit of faded pink

or lavender paint next.....?   

:)

~  Blessings  ~

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