Handmade items in my Living Room

Last summer DH came home with this little table thinking I may have a use for it on the deck. He knows that I get a kick out of finding a use for other people's junk.

I didn't have a use for it at the time, so I stuck it in the basement. I forgot about it until I was rummaging around down there trying to find something to hold my magazine basket. Hmmm....it's pretty beat up....but I took it upstairs anyway.

I covered it with this beautiful crocheted tablecloth my mother made.

Then I covered most of that with this wool table runner. The wool was made from sheep on my sister-in-law's farm.
Then I added another layer with one of my recent pink/black table runner projects.

Here it is now layered in handmade cloths (made by three different people's hands). I think it works just fine.

This evening I was puttering around with the pink/black star blocks that I was going to make pillows out of. I stuck them on the back to see if I may want to make a quilted throw instead (click on it to get a size you can see).


I am still not sure. I think the white background may be a little harsh...too bad I didn't use a very pale yellow. I will leave them there until morning when I can look with fresh eyes.

While cleaning out one of the china cabinets last week, I came across this wooden clock my father-in-law made.
Look at all those intricate saw cuts! We treasure it because my FIL had a few strokes and can no longer do such work. He used to be down in the basement working with wood all the time. He even made me a full-sized quilting frame--the kind women used in the 1800's.

Here is another handmade item I remembered while reading Dianne's blog. She mentioned Barbie dolls. This is my childhood Barbie. She resides in the china cabinet in the living room.
She is wearing a wedding dress that I made for her. I love this doll!

While doing this post, I realized that I have quite a few handmade items in my home. So I changed the title of this post from the original "Garage Sale Table".

Do you find it difficult to come up with inspiring titles? After over 1400 posts, I think I have about run out of titles!
Take care,