Catching up

Long time no post. Can't even think of all that has been going on since February. So I think I'll just start anew.

I am recuperating from surgery on my left wrist. Had the right one done back in July (De Quervain's Tenosynovitis). Very painful syndrome that was causing me to not be able to do certain things that I enjoy. So, I bit the bullet & went ahead w/the surgeries. And boy, am I glad I did. Relief is almost immediate (after the soreness of the incision wears off).

I had posted last year about purchasing a featherweight (Featherweight post). What I didn't talk about was the poor condition of one of the cases. I only took  a couple of pics (that I can find).

Inside

Outside (left corner - someones attempt at repair)

My original plan was to strip it and stain but once I got the black fabric off, I found that the wood was just too fragile to try to sand it smooth.

Front

Back

So ... I decided to go old school & decoupage it! Had some old fabric & bought a bottle of Mod Podge. I then put a couple of layers of polyurethane & viola!

Very pleased with how it came out. 

Since it is actually beginning to feel like fall weather (some days) I decided to make a fall wreath for our front door. A little lopsided but I wanted to get up before our 4 days of fall are over.

Nothing too exciting I know, but hopefully will get me back in the mood to continue documenting my journey.

Happy Halloween!