Scarecrow Cabin

Scarecrow Cabin

Friday, March 2, 2018

God spilled the paint


Springtime.....
please hurry!


The east side of Carrizo plain, in the Temblor Range California.
Photo by Barbara Mathews on May 14, 2005

Nothing man can ever do could equal the glory of God's creations.






Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Rocking Chair Refurbished

I was not sure what to do
with this old Rocking Chair
when we inherited it.



It was fragile and in desperate
need of repair.





The woven seat was brittle, broken
and only partially attached.


The bottom rocker
on the right side was
not attached to the frame
in the front and the hardware
was severely rusted or missing.


We found Randy, a local
furniture restorer
and he went to work
disassembling the chair
and making the repairs.

A couple weeks later,
when the chair was repaired,
we went back to Randy
and choose the color stain
we wanted. 

Randy called to say the
chair was done a few days later.
 

Isn't it beautiful?
We could not believe that
this was the same fragile chair.

The stain color was perfect
and the frame was solid and sturdy.

Now it's time to weave a new seat!

 
After watching several YouTube videos,
I decided on the material and
pattern that I wanted for the seat.

If the people in the videos could
weave a seat in under 2 hours,
so could I right?

I ordered 2 coils of 1/2" flat reed
and watched more DIY videos
about Herringbone seat weaving.

When the reed arrived,
I set-up my workshop in the basement
and started weaving.

I have never work on a project like this
and was nervous and anxious
to see the outcome.

A few hours later,
Our antique rocking chair
is finally completed.

That wasn't so hard, was it?





I don't know the complete history
of this old chair, only that it spent
it's life at my Grandmas home
in the mountains of
West Virginia.


I LOVE IT!

By the way,
Randy mentioned that this chair was used a lot
and someone using the chair leaned to the left
because the rocker on the left side is worn nearly flat.

Thanks for stopping by!
Kelly

  


Wednesday, January 17, 2018

St. Valentines Day Decor

Get your Valentine's day
gifts and décor
before they are gone.
$12.00

$13.00

$30.00

$30.00

$15.00

$12.50

$9.00

$6.00

$24.00

$30.00

Thanks for stopping by!
Kelly










Thursday, February 19, 2015

Dreaming of spring.....

 
.....and hoping it will get here soon.
Like much of the country, we are in a deep freeze.
This mornings temp was -10
and with the wind chill
it will feel like -30 all day.
Tomorrows forecast is much like today.
 
Oh spring...bring us your blue skies,
your warm sunshine and
your fragrant blooms.
 
  

 
Scarecrow Cabin will have a booth at the show.
If your in the area, stop by and say "Hi".
Stay warm!
Kelly