I've been working like mad to get this little doll carriage finished. My husband keeps asking if I'm working on the Pram A Lot (which is a Monty Python reference) so we've just started calling the carriage the Pram A Lot. We really do think we're so funny. So you can see the before and after shots here. Isn't it amazing? I still can't believe I was able to find this at a garage sale! Didn't it clean up wonderfully? 
I just unscrewed the whole thing, sanded, painted and sewed, added a little comfy pillow to the inside, a cute quilt and screwed the whole thing back together. It actually took quite a bit of time but I enjoyed it and think it'll make some little girl VERY happy. It'll be on sale at Building Character for First Friday, July 1.
This is what I found at a garage sale on Saturday. I almost missed it because my head was in a box marked antique fabric.
Here's a close up of the pram. In the background is the little tea set I also bought. As you can see, there's quite a bit of rust on this little pram.
The rust is nothing compared to the state of the cover. Yuk.
Ok, wait, this is the inside of the pram. I don't think anyone wants to put their baby doll in this thing! Double Yuk.
I spent the afternoon unscrewing the pram, sanding and painting the body and sanding the rust from the metal.
Here's a closer look. It isn't perfect and I should paint it but how to deal with the tires? Maybe I'll just clear coat it after I attack the rust one more time.
I do love the 50's. Everything made out of one kind of metal or another. Manufacturer's working to make the life of the housewife easier. Of course they profited from the purchase of all of these labor saving devices!
Many, many years ago I purchased this little juicer at a garage sale. I'm sorry to say it spent quite a bit of time in a box in my basement and I almost gave it to Goodwill more than once in one of my de-cluttering frenzies. Fortunately, I didn't purge this gem and fortunately, it's stint in a humid basement didn't harm it too much.
We had some lovely friends over for dinner last week and I made herb marinated pork loin from Ina Garten. Let me just say that it was delish! I really need to purchase these cookbooks instead of constantly getting them out of the library. Anyway....
The recipe called for lemon juice and so I got the old trusty Juice-O-Mat out and juiced to my heart's content. It is easy to clean and easy to use.
It also looks great in my 1950's kitchen! If you are in the market for one, check out this Ebay link.
I've been working like mad to get this little doll carriage finished. My husband keeps asking if I'm working on the Pram A Lot (which is a Monty Python reference) so we've just started calling the carriage the Pram A Lot. We really do think we're so funny. So you can see the before and after shots here. Isn't it amazing? I still can't believe I was able to find this at a garage sale! Didn't it clean up wonderfully? 
I just unscrewed the whole thing, sanded, painted and sewed, added a little comfy pillow to the inside, a cute quilt and screwed the whole thing back together. It actually took quite a bit of time but I enjoyed it and think it'll make some little girl VERY happy. It'll be on sale at Building Character for First Friday, July 1. 
