This one's for you, Jack Jack!

I had the wonderful opportunity to paint a rocking chair for Jack, little Charlie's older brother. (See previous post titled "Happy Birthday, Charlie!")

When Charlie's rocking chair was delivered, Jack was a little envious. So, his Mom asked if I could paint a rocker for Jack...a Boston Red Sox rocking chair. This family is a huge fan of the Red Sox! In fact, Jack's name is "Jack Fenway", named (of course) after Fenway Park.

I  began looking for another rocking chair that would compliment Charlie's. It took a while but I finally found one. And it's a pretty good match. Jack's seems to be a little bigger, but that's okay...it's a guy's rocker! But the best part of all of this was seeing Jack's face when he saw his red rocking chair. His face absolutely lit up and a beautiful smile indicated I had hit a home run! He immediately sat down and started rocking and with his arms he "rolled".

So, this one's for you, Jack Jack! I wish you many days of watching the Boston Red Sox play ball, and many mornings of cartoon-watching in your red rocking chair.

Thread Runner & Therapies' Marketplace

We are constantly asked if we have a website; our answer is "no". To be honest we are fearful of the work it may generate. We stay pretty busy with orders from previous customers, referrals, and "word of mouth", but we always have time for you! Below are pictures of various pieces we have made and sold. The prices range from $8 to $50. If you see something you would like to have made, in your choice of fabrics, call me at 704.201.5606 or email me at adamsbridge@att.net.

Set of small travel accessory bags, including deep pocket jewelry bag (front right)

Computer Bag

Inside of Computer Bag

Computer Bag

Inside of Computer Bag

Third-quarter Garmet Bag

Large Travel Bag

Large Travel Bag

Hand-painted Step Stool

Hand-painted Carolina Blue Child's Rocker

Hand-painted Carolina Blue Child's Rocker

1929 Winged-Spindle Back Rocker

Bazooples Table & Chair (2) Set

Happy Birthday, "Charlie"!

This is the part of my blog that I refer to as "Therapies". I love to paint children's furniture...particularly rocking chairs. My daughter-in-law, Katie, called me; her sister-in-law was looking for a very feminine rocking chair for her little girl, "Charlie's", first birthday. She had looked and looked but

everything had a theme! And she was NOT interested in a princess rocker. I was asked to paint little Charlie a rocker, and I was delighted! I happened to have the rocker shown on hand - sanded, primed, and ready to go. She wanted lavender (and a touch of purple) so I began creating a pretty rocking chair. This is so easy to do and makes a precious gift. I try to keep my cost of the rocker to around $15; paints are usually on-hand (except for special requested colors which are around $.75-$.99 a bottle) and spray varnish which is also on-hand. I began painting little white flowers with dark purple centers in the round on the seat, as well as green vines.


Next, I painted flowers and vines around the flat front of the chair's back, extending flowers down the right arm. On the back of the chair, at the top, I painted a small spray of flowers.


The rockers of these chairs are my favorite thing to paint. Polka dots are our signature! Most linings of items we sew are polka dots. The basis of these rockers are also polka dots. In this case, I used several colors of light purple. But, every time I used the dark purple (used in the center of the flowers) I painted another white flower! A lot of work, but I loved the final product.


And here's "Charlie"...rocking away in her new rocking chair. Mom, Dad, and Charlie love it! And again, I was honored to be a part of her first birthday. (And by the way, little/big brother Jack is jealous. He wants a Red Sox rocker so the search is on for
a compatible rocker!)

Happy Birthday, "Charlie"!

                                 

                                   

 

Take Time To Reflect

This is one of the very few New Years that I have seen ushered in! We are not one of those families who celebrate this wonderful holiday. But I have sat here all evening and reflected back on 2011 and thought I would jot my thoughts down. As I stated in my earlier blog, it was a wonderful year for our little business. But the most wonderful gift we received this year was the birth of our second beautiful granddaughter, Winnie Mae.  A sweet southern name for a sweet southern girl! She just turned 6 months old today! She and her sister, Olivia, are the highlights of our lives, followed by our three adult guys (sons, I should say). We are so blessed! This year has been very trying for my Mom who was diagnosed with Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) but she has seen better days the last half of 2011. She stays as involved in our business as possible, and I will continue to see that she has tasks that she can do.


We pray for a good year in 2012 and extend those prayers and wishes to all of you. May God bless you and your families this year, but while the New Year is still very young, take time to reflect back on 2011. I think you will discover, as I did, that the blessings far out weigh the disappointments...and be thankful for those blessings! And for those who share my love for sewing, I hope you sew a little love into those projects --- or in what ever hobby you love to do, share your love! Happy New Year!

Ephesians 4:2 (NIV)

² Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

Our best Christmas season

First of all, this is my first blog...thanks to one of my sons who has a blogspot. But his blogs are so good that it encouraged me to share in our hobbies. My Mom and I started a small "business" 4 years ago and it has evolved into a quite profitable business. This was our best Christmas season ever and I thank each of you who helped achieve our success! I look forward to sharing with each you our creations and designs. I will try to share in the way of pictures and if applicable, instructions. We look forward to this new venture!