Miss Flibbertigibbet

What is it about the sea?Why does it attract so?I could sit for hours watching and listening to the ocean rush and break.....Smelling the fresh salty air......Is it the constancy, the reliability, the permanence?Do we all long inside for that security? Knowing that if we go, it will be exactly the same as it has always been?So unlike daily … [Read more...]

If you're a thrifter like I am, you know one problem is finding several of ANYTHING sometimes.One thing I see often is single chairs.This French chair was a loner...once part of a set but no more...like in a divorce....he got the table, she got the armchair.....Of course, that French chair was full of ornate carving andjust pretty  Like those gals … [Read more...]

I found this little cloverleaf table not too long ago...maybe two, three ,  OK, OK a few months ago.....unfortunately that is "not too long ago" in Miss Flibb speak....I have a sideboard buried in the garage that is one year old and an armoire back in there that is 1 1/2 yrs old....sigh...Honestly, I AM truly trying to finish the pieces I have but … [Read more...]

These dog days of summer really make it hard to do projects.I've been finishing up some small projects like that French chairand this lamp baseI love zinc stuff do you? But they're not easy to findand most of them aren't lamp bases I'd betThis started out as an antique gold lamp....somewhere there's a picture, just not here, today.....This lamp had … [Read more...]

I love Linky Parties!I love looking at all the great ideas people haveI also love how so many of us DIYers think alikeAnd I think...why aren't more of us famous?We all know why...it's being in the right place at the right time with the right people Look at Martha StewartI mean, she tells people how to iron for goodness sakeOr how to put a seedling … [Read more...]

I've had a couple things that need shouting about but I've been so busy running in too many directions lately that I haven't done that! So here are a few for you......Milk Paint Shout Out! I've been getting pre-orders for Milk Paint and that's great!!At the top of the page I've added a temporary clickable link so you can look at the colors. Each … [Read more...]

This will be a glimpse into my  weirdness.... I love furniture, some more than others. "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...." I keep making an excuse to walk past it so I can look at it......  like the boy you had such a crush on in school... I turn it different ways to see how it might look best.... like the way you redid your … [Read more...]