Dirty Weekends

Its been a really good weekend. We have been working up our unit and getting mucky as usual, but we managed to get a lot done so are very pleased.
I started to unpack some of his pottery things he's collected over the years, things that my house simply outgrew, as there was so much of it: and they say women are the hoarders..OMG I haven't opened half the boxes yet, theres no end to his tallents.

I have been working on several things this weekend, that need some TLC and got a few finished. I think the old mirror looks lovely enough to grace any dressing table now. It looked so rough when we first got it but the charm was there. My fella does the old tools of course, as he is one... so was his father..lol Get him on the wine and talk about vintage tools and these two are in their elements.

 

He brought me an old leather sewing machine a few weeks back. It was rusty, filthy and needed quite a bit of work, but its now back to best, and working brilliantly. I fell in love with it, as it has so much charm. I plan on training how to use this beauty properly as I think I can do something good with this, that works with what we do. i.e.: Carpenters chisel wraps and mending old Drs bags etc.

The unit is workable now, we have divided it into 2 areas: The mucky area where everything gets cleaned and polished and my area, where they move through to once the base work has been done.

Here is my fella hard at it yesterday working on a Ships lantern:

Our eldest spends his weekends helping his dad now too and is gaining skills as he does.

My next project are these 2 items:

They look like crap at the moment, but the chair will be mine as soon as its done. I have an old oak writing desk at home and this chair matches it lovely.. I bought it with some Xmas money my gran gave me as I could see its potential even through the cobwebs :)
Just having to wait on the stables for a few days, as my friends are collecting all the horse hair up there for me, to make a new seat pad for it!

 

Today my fella is back on his laptop as he has a big job starting tomorrow.. So im spending the day preparing my garden for this weeks downpour! I know everyone moans when it rains, but, the garden does need it.. and it takes me hours to water mine as I still haven't got an outside tap. So you wont find me moaning when it rains.

These 2 lamps came together from a boot sale and were in exactly the same condition. Look at the difference after we worked on the little one.

Mine and Ryan's need to do table!

 My restore project on the leather machine (before it gets sold) its a child's Victorian pram.

 Bloody man has a fascination for Torquay pottery.... so I'm gonna sell it all..

He must have every machine known to man in there. its a mans shed alright. The anvil came this week.

 Our drying corner, when its come out from the glupe.. I love cleaning it.

 Another project of mine to come, I have to bring these back to best along with the matching sofa!