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Giveaway Time!

13 Monday Feb 2012

Posted by in Art, Giveaways

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Good Morning!

It’s an exciting day here at Recreated, for you AND for me…I am hosting my first giveaway!  YEA! And it’s coming to you thanks to the talents of Beatrice over at

Her blog is a fantastic read and it features some excellent DIY projects she has completed…like this fab headboard

(yes, I know, soooo predictable for me to choose to feature her upholstery DIY…)

But back to the giveaway – you see, Miss Crafty Bee is not just a talented blogger, she also has a lovely Etsy shop called

where she sells her own art prints. If you haven’t already checked out this gem of a shop, you should!  Here are some of my personal favourites….

Awesome, right? I especially love the last one….that Dr. Seuss really has a way with words.

And Chocolat & Cherries is giving away TWO 12 x 16 prints to Recreated readers! And yes, my friends, that means TWO winners!  Let’s start big on this giveaway thing, right?

To enter:

1. Leave a comment below about the giveaway

For extra entries:

(In order for your additional entries to count, PLEASE leave a separate comment for each of the things you do below)

1. Go to Chocolat & Cherries and then leave a comment saying which print is your favourite

2. Make Chocolat & Cherries one of your Etsy favourites

3. Follow The Crafty Bee on Twitter

4. Become a follower of The Crafty Bee

5. Tweet the giveaway  “{Enter to win a Chocolat & Cherries art print from @becadoblogspot and @lgrecreated http://recreated.ca/2012/02/13/giveaway-time/ }”

That means you could have up to 6 chances to win!

Giveaway will close at 9 pm on February 19th, 2012 and winners will be announced on Monday February 20th! Giveaway is open to Canadian and US residents.

XO,

All photos via The Crafty Bee or Chocolat & Cherries except “Good Luck” found here

Tale of Two Roundback Chairs – Part 2

22 Monday Aug 2011

Posted by in Before and After, Furniture and Design, Upholstery How-to

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So I spent most of the weekend trying to finish up these lovely round back chairs I am re-upholstering for friends of mine.  I’m on a deadline because I’m going on vacation next weekend for a week AND my friends are expecting a new baby any day now, and I would really like to get at least one, if not both, back to them before the little he or she arrives!  Here are some pics of what they are looking like now, compared to the photo from Part I of this series.  I think there may only be 3 parts to this series as I getting close to the final before and after post!  The shape of this chair proved to be a challenge but the result will be sooo worth it.

Arm roll

tipped on it’s side for easy access

Oh the layers of fabric…fun to see the history of the chair….and speaking of history….

I also found these in the chair when I took them apart….obviously the card is the upholsterer who worked on this chair at some point.  But the lady is a mystery.  But it’s not a mystery she was not happy about getting her picture taken…

isn’t the contrasting piping so pretty?

Have a great Monday!

XO, Linds