A few weeks ago I found a couple of new kitchen chairs. We have a modge podge of kitchen chairs and a couple of them are getting kind of squeaky and sway a bit...two bad signs for chairs. I've been on the look out at thrift stores and antique stores for a couple more chairs that will last longer and look like something I'd want in my house. I found two a few weeks ago.
They appear to be oak and also appear to be antique. I like to call them my "farm house chairs." They have this interesting wire reinforcement. Most chairs I've found like this are really shaky and squeaky. These are neither. They are so incredibly sound and sturdy and I think it is all due to the wires. I don't know if an individual added the wires later but I would LOVE to know the story behind them. Wouldn't you?
The spindles were what first drew me to the chairs and then the grain of the wood was so beautiful and rich. I'm not sure if its something to mention or brag about or what but if you're curious they were 15.00 a piece. I think its a steal and the thrift store where I found them supports a transitional housing group so I feel good about giving them my money.
Of course AJ wanted up in the chairs so I thought it would be a good time to take pictures of her braids (which I LOVE) and her new sun hat (which of course she refuses to wear!!). The sunhat is a pattern from a book by Emma Hardy
"Making Children's Clothes." It has adorable clothes and has been a good book to have when sewing for a small child.
She has an itchy nose in this picture. This morning as I was getting ready for church and leaning over the bathtub washing my hair I could hear that the house was very quiet, too quiet.
I quickly stepped out of the bathroom and called for AJ. She yelled something indistinguishable and I went into the kitchen. There she was with a measuring cup on the kitchen table and a whole box of baking soda overflowing out of the measuring cup and on to the floor. She said, "I'm baking!" I would have taken a picture but was pressed for time to get to church and it was a lot of baking soda to get up. We wiped and wiped it. Our floor and table is still grainy. But on the bright side the baking soda got a couple of stubborn spots off our kitchen floor!
Little hands had a hard time not taking the hat off so I promised her a couple of rabbit marshmallows. Something I try not to do but really wanted to take these pictures of her.
This picture shows the other side of the hat but it also shows a pitiful bottom lip demanding those rabbit marshmallows!! Well happy Sunday and happy sewing this week!
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