Plant and Plaster Barn Revival

I have a barn full of ...

uhhh...well...

let's call them mementos!

"Mementos" from about 

every stage in my life...

going clear back to grade school days...

Mom & Dad had a little Plastercraft business in the garage.

They bought and resold figurines and wall hangings made 

out of plaster-of-paris!  A fun little business, Mom would

have painting classes at night in the little shop.  All ages of ladies

would show up with their box of brushes and tools...

pick out a piece of plasterware and start in!

Scratching and cleaning, painting and antiquing...

all the while the chatter never stopped for 3 hours.

Fun memories of many a lady that has since passed on.

Jeesh, that was a long time ago!

And that's where I got my start and love 

of painting!  Now I feel old!

It was around 1980 when the family

pooled their talents and put 

together a Craft Show!

Our house was full of every craft,

from afghans to tole painting! 

Dad would build toys out of wood

or chicken cages Mom would paint,

and both sisters brought more painted

plastercraft and tole painted plaques!

It was a lot of work and a lot of fun!

The best part was the extra cash we

earned just before Christmas!

Okay, I got a little lost on memory lane there.

Anyway I've been storing a couple pieces of that old plastercraft 

for 29 years now!  It's time I do something with them, before

my husband decides to use them for target practice!

What do you think...

are these two not worthy of saving all these years?

Each one, 3 feet of classic french country!

(it was love at first sight)

I dusted them off and found the hand written

price (in my father's hand writing) 

$22.80!

(I'll have a tough time painting over that!)

They are next on the work shop table,

several paint colors are running through my mind.

First I have to sculpt the boy a new nose!

All these years of moving them around,

somewhere along the line he got a broken nose (poor guy)!

First nose surgery, then paint!

I feel so confident about another project,

now that I've finally finished something....

This old rocking chair was first up

on my list of re-do's....

I bought a piece of fabric to recover the seat 

2 years ago!

Last week motivation set in and creativity took over....

a little sanding,

a little glazing,

Off with the old stinky fabric seat...

cut, cut, cut,

staple, staple,staple....

and Voila...

A great looking 

up-dated 

Rocking Chair!

Once scheduled for the burn pile,

now it looks great in every room of our house!

Finally ACCOMPLISHMENT!!

It feels good!

Can't wait to dip my brush into some more paint this weekend!

Oh and...

I'm seeing another 

Crafty OPEN HOUSE in my future!

Stay tuned for details soon!!

Linking with:

Miss Mustard Seed for Furniture Friday

Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday

Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday