Talents and Gifts

I would really love to one day be a back up singer for Athera Franklin or Bonnie Raitt. Not that I can sing well, but I sure could so do some awesome back up singer dance moves.

I have always wanted a natural talent for music.  I just don't really. I often daydream of singing in church or a concert hall.  Or, sometimes in my dreams I am a great musician who can totally bring down the house.  Wouldn't that be nice?  The other night, I played "air flute" for my husband while he listened to Men at Work's "Down Under." It was totally awesome. I imagined I looked just like this, only a feminine version.

Regrettably, music is not a talent.

I took me a long time to acknowledge what my talent is.

Seriously...I can't do that. My talent is being crafty, wicked crafty. I love doing a craft-jewelry, sewing, upholstery work, paintin' stuff, and the likes. It drives my husband INSANE. I have to have some sort of project going on at all times.  So here is a short showcase of some of my crafts (please pardon the iPhone quality pictures):

This is my great-grandparents cane back sofa.  It was in great condition except for the upholstery, which was stained and faded. I found the floral and solid fabric at a crazy place called The Bargain Shack in Poteau, Oklahoma. The ikat  came from an online shop.  My mother and I worked on it for several Saturdays until it was done.  I totally love it!

I have a set of these four chairs I purchased from a yard sale years ago.  They were yellow and looked like newborn poop.  This is the second time I have recovered them. I also painted the frames this yummy chocolate.

This is another piece from my great-grandparents. It was a dresser with a mirror.  The kitchen island we had was bulky and in the way.  My husband I worked on transforming it into an island over the course of about a week's time. We bought a piece of granite to finish it off.  I totally love it! We removed the two upper drawers and knocked out the supports, painted it glossy black, changed out the hardware, put it on casters, and added the molding around the bottom.

My oldest daughter is really crafty too.  I am constantly impressed with her use of materials and what she fashions out of them.  She loves to take something and improve it. She made new furniture for her Barbie house over the Christmas break. Once she made an awesome dog apartment out of boxes for our 3 weenie dogs.  Here is a recent creative embellishment-

I am sure Xavier Roberts would be proud.