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New project: Chairs!

If you remember, a while back, I posted about the two part-er table project.  Step one was the napkin rings, while step two was fixing up the set of 4 chairs that goes with the table.  I'm finally getting around to the second part.

Since there are 4 chairs, all in different stages of being, we'll separate them.  A and B used to be finished, until the puppy decided to teethe all over B's legs. So, A gets a few touch-ups and B gets all kinds of sanding, and a few more touch-ups.  C is half-way there.  Once upon a time, when I was home from school, I decided that I wanted four chairs in my efficiency apartment rather than just two.  So I dragged C down from the attic, and sanded away.  Then I got tired and abandoned it. Now C just looks like a molted green and yellow mess. And D.  D is officially in "before" state. So there's your comparison...

So far, A and B are touched up, re-glued and happy, and after a long afternoon of work, C only needs one or two more coats of fresh paint.  D is re-glued and slightly stripped.  D needs some help. 

Hopefully this will be just a two-update process.  We'll see!

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In March(ish) of '09, my husband found a great deal on a pair of Huffy road bikes.  Now, I know that Huffys are for kids, but at both for $15, we couldn't resist.  All we were looking for was a "practice" bike anyways.  Our goal is to strip 'em, paint 'em, re-build 'em, and ride 'em. Just for fun...

Mine, the lady-bike, is a Huffy Ultima series, cute little 10-speed.  It started a robin's egg blue, but with all of the rust and wear, it's getting a full do-over.

My husband's, the man-bike, is a Huffy Super-10, also a 10-speed, that started life a brilliant yellow.  He's just too creative to leave it at that though...

I'll be posting pictures, mostly of my bike, as we go along, start to finish.  Here's a few to get you started, mostly "before" shots:

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Welcome! This blog is meant to be a place where I can share the things that keep me busy.  I have a habit of throwing myself relentlessly into side projects.  Sometimes they are things that I feel just need to be done, sometimes they are complete failures, but sometimes I get lucky and strike on a fantastic creative outlet.  Enjoy....