Here we go again--DT specials. 
 These pieces did not close properly
so I add a small strip of wood to conceal the gaps. 
 The flowers are cut from fused ribbon and
 the accents on the added wood pieces are also cuttings from the same ribbon. 
 It gives a totally different look to ho-hum pieces.

We recently came across some plastic toys in DT
that can be utilized in a house.  The fish tank is one of those items.
 Here Valerie painted it to give the appearance of wrought iron. 
The fish inside were also painted, unfortunately you can’t see all of them.
There are angel fish right below the lid.
 You can see several smaller goldfish.
 She added greenery for the seaweed and some stones as well.
 A little moss in the bottom made more seaweed.



The checker board table was my undertaking.
  The checkerboard is 3x5 card with the alternate blocks done with magic marker.
 It was covered with clear contact paper.
The checkers are flat wooden beads painted appropriately.
(Stick them to tape and tape to a surface sticky side up.
  Just press on the beads and it makes for easy painting.) 
The table is simply a fancy dowel
 to which a square piece and a round piece of wood were glued,
I marbleized it by streaking black paint into wet white paint.
The base was painted gold.
This effect can also be used as a pedestal for a statue.



The computer work center is Valerie's brainchild.
  The table is just a piece of scrap wood with left over fancy dowels.
 The keyboard is a small scrap of wood with tiny seed bead for the keys.
 The CPU unit is a chuck of wood with a flat piece attached to the from. 
It is mounted on a woodsie base.
The front image was a downloaded from Jim Collins site. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1832 
 All the pieces are balsa wood.
The desk blotter is made of construction paper.
Brown was used on the ends for contrast.
 There is a wooden bead holding toothpick pencils,
an ashtray, complete with cigarette and ash, and a coke can.
 (She has since kicked the habit. 
I'm pleased to say ash trays are no longer a desk accessory for her).
 The mouse is half a bead with a small felt mouse pad.



      

 These pieces all used woodsies in their construction.
 The chairs used little wooden spindles for the legs.
 One woodsie was used on the first chair back.
 The second back was completely made of woodsies glued side by side. 
The bed headboards also used woodsies, simply laid out and glued together.
 The first one is a four poster.
  Left over banister rails, dowels and a punched out center
 from a window completed the effect. 
The posts are balsa wood which I tapered and finished with wooden beads.
 The second was used in a teenagers room.
It, too, used left over scraps. 
The handrails with the groove are ideal for fitting with small strips of leftovers.
 Experiment with woodsies the possibilities are endless.

            

Here are samples of other treatments. 
The first chair is red velvet (to be used in a Christmas dining room setting).  
The second matches one of the couches above.
 It graces the corner of a dining room. 
The third has two strips of gimp for a seat.
 It looks like a textured brocade. 
This, too, makes the dining room scene.
 The last chair is cotton check,
it is being used in a kitchen with a green and white checked floor. 



These two funky pieces were $1.00 each in, of course, DT. 
They are just plastic pieces,
but we thought they could add a bright spot of color to a teen's room or rec room.


     

This was an odd little bench Valerie had from the Dollar Tree. 
It had a crazy plaid on it.
 It was replaced with burlap which made it look a little like a woven reed.

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