Mad tea party bridal shower

                 falling...

                                   

                                         tumbling............. 

                             careening........

              down the

                             rabbit hole 

                and landing feet first 
                               in the center of

                                   our Mad Tea Party Bridal Shower.

Roger that

Dad picked up our discarded radio and speakers from our old record player project and whipped out a whole new stereo system! Perfect for the shop.

These stereo bits have been through the ringer.  They are at least 40 years old, 

they've been discarded, abandoned, beat, burned and finally found in the 'as is' section 

of our thrift store.  

Our Dad is a genius and can save just about anything and anyone.

We love you! 

Bike rush hour

This clip is fantastic!
Can you believe that over one third of people commute in the Netherlands?  My first thought was...what about the snow?  But I saw other videos with people riding their bikes in the snow too!
Love it!!!

Up-Cycled Record Player

I see these all the time and am intrigued by their interesting shapes and uselessness.  With all our technology and a million instant songs on our miniature iPods...these old record players are dinosaurs.  

                      
But, there is something fantastic about the scratchy, authentic sounds of music coming from an old record player.  
No wonder musicians are turning back to the vinyl.

Remember our cousin who got married this summer?  Amy and I bought this for her wedding gift:

An old record console!  Queen Ann legs and curvy lines this little gal wanted a new life.  We paid a couple bucks to the cashier and loaded it in the Toyota.

We sketched our plans.  Paint (our cousin loves turquoise and orange), replace the panels, check the stereo, record player and speakers.

 This would make a great sideboard or entry table.  And it would be so so so cool if the turntable still worked.  Can you imagine some mellow, crackly version of Louie Armstrong setting the mood for the evening.  I like!

But, it didn't.  According to our locally employed Peppertowne Engineer, there had once been a small fire inside the console burning and destroying the record player.  A small fire!  WOW!  But the speakers and radio stereo survived the flames.  Click here to see what happened to them.

After a little bit of

 The finished product!

We love it!  It was so perfect we used it for our cousins' tea party themed bridal shower.

It's not very often that Amy and I get to work a project together.
So this table holds a little sentimental value now.

Giveaway! Throw Pillows

Who doesn't want a new set of throw pillow for the fall season?

The Decorista is hosting this giveaway. Click here to enter.

Good Luck!