tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post8191360012445813758..comments2023-12-29T17:11:59.237-04:00Comments on Desideratum ~ Art ~ Jewelry ~ Life: How to Make A HeadboardGwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-23099147774465658912012-03-30T12:20:49.975-03:002012-03-30T12:20:49.975-03:00It is fun to be crazy!It is fun to be crazy!Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-27844383557658464262012-03-29T22:22:02.381-03:002012-03-29T22:22:02.381-03:00How cool is that? I want one. Unfortunately I ha...How cool is that? I want one. Unfortunately I have none of the supplies, but I'll dream about sleeping in a bed like this all the same. You are insanely creative.Debbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593741125120476026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-21387374688932635612012-03-28T19:28:22.295-03:002012-03-28T19:28:22.295-03:00Hi Debbie Thanks for visiting!! There are just so ...Hi Debbie Thanks for visiting!! There are just so many things to try in the world aren't there? We have to grab them when we can..Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-4572386264132958052012-03-26T17:57:53.677-03:002012-03-26T17:57:53.677-03:00The scale of this project awes and humbles me. You...The scale of this project awes and humbles me. You sure tackle a wide variety of creative projects. How fun it would be to visit your home! Thanks for commenting on my Etegami blog. It's great to "meet" you.dosankodebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357411708254011194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-14288315909900178682012-03-19T22:44:05.618-03:002012-03-19T22:44:05.618-03:00Sea Fringe, That is so cool.. I have Drapes made f...Sea Fringe, That is so cool.. I have Drapes made from that fabric in the Living room.... I made a throw from it too.. Hey great minds think alike oh but Fools never differ.. haha<br /><br />and Oh I remember her little Noddy books.. a friend in childhood had some and I always wished I did too.Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-61577239018008801172012-03-19T10:36:16.291-03:002012-03-19T10:36:16.291-03:00Fabulous! What really caught my eye was the small ...Fabulous! What really caught my eye was the small cushion - I have drapes, curtains and sofa throws in that fabric & pattern, and, in the film of Enid Blyton her bedroom curtains were in it too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-16614877233467920522012-03-18T17:28:36.994-03:002012-03-18T17:28:36.994-03:00Hope your weekend was a happy one too, Helen. I lo...Hope your weekend was a happy one too, Helen. I love art to be functional.. It makes better use of space.. haha... take care xoGwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-15448458228901935752012-03-18T09:38:59.595-03:002012-03-18T09:38:59.595-03:00I love so much how you and John make practical thi...I love so much how you and John make practical things utterly beautiful....that's perfection really. This headboard is awesome - I don't tend to use that word too often, but my jaw dropped when I saw this! :~) I especially love the piece of hay cutting implement...had some of those hanging around my dad's place when I was growing up...hmmm...wonder if they are still whole!<br /><br />Happy Sunday to you and your loved ones dear Gwen ~helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04412509910451805109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-9424765564557625512012-03-15T22:50:27.483-03:002012-03-15T22:50:27.483-03:00Thanks Joanna, weathered things always have so muc...Thanks Joanna, weathered things always have so much character. it's a pleasure to find ways to use them.<br />Hope you are enjoying your trip.Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-74033910262680186732012-03-15T15:34:18.318-03:002012-03-15T15:34:18.318-03:00Just perfect for a Medieval castle. I love the sc...Just perfect for a Medieval castle. I love the scratches and rust on the metal.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449827163911239893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-6305342337078746942012-03-14T18:55:57.174-03:002012-03-14T18:55:57.174-03:00Louciao, I never thought of it that way.. sort of ...Louciao, I never thought of it that way.. sort of like a giant pinboard.. you are so smart!Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-39086632979462450552012-03-14T16:33:52.897-03:002012-03-14T16:33:52.897-03:00Maybe a gothic version of a dreamcatcher?Maybe a gothic version of a dreamcatcher?Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-18596214784114612132012-03-14T00:36:06.878-03:002012-03-14T00:36:06.878-03:00Thank you Jeri, I know you could do the transforma...Thank you Jeri, I know you could do the transformation.. I'd love to see it.<br /><br /> .. and so glad you imagined a castle .. that is what we always tired to create... well, at least as far as we could bring to life, in our way with what we had at hand...<br /><br />... we even wanted the cedar shingles to turn to the silvery gray so the house looked like it had been here longer than anyone would think....They were gray "au natural" in one year just from the ocean salty sea air ....Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-18790868108038703372012-03-13T22:26:55.083-03:002012-03-13T22:26:55.083-03:00Gwen, This is what I call the ultimate in re-purpo...Gwen, This is what I call the ultimate in re-purposing! I don't think of torture devises, but I do think of castles, especially with the curtain behind. The hand-grained door must be over a century old because this type of graining was popular back in the 1840's . We used to hand grain all of our picture frames to replicate the look.<br /> Well, I just love it! <br />Hmmm...I wonder what I could make with the parts from this ancient wheelbarrow that just "fell apart" today..jerilandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418564262425621746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-1645899305943859582012-03-12T09:08:47.350-03:002012-03-12T09:08:47.350-03:00Hi Roxanne, so glad to have you here, too... I wis...Hi Roxanne, so glad to have you here, too... I wish there was a way to have virtual tea.<br /><br />Thank you Morna, isn't that always the way... I am sure your daughter was happy for that.. my oldest son ended up with a fabulous queen mattress from us too, for the same reason but it never had a headboard yet.<br /><br />You're welcome Sharmon, hahaha... I'm sure you would come up with some even better miscellaneous resources that would turn into something amazing...Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-69565245082567791362012-03-11T22:03:19.705-03:002012-03-11T22:03:19.705-03:00Dear Gewn, thanks for the instructions. Next time...Dear Gewn, thanks for the instructions. Next time I find an old door and some sheet metal and an acetyline torch and some angle iron and parts from a hay mower, I'm definitely gonna make one of these.<br /><br />Fantastic! It does have a rather medieval look to it, which makes me like it all the more!Sharmon Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222935617263973858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-76096641309723764252012-03-11T21:16:13.155-03:002012-03-11T21:16:13.155-03:00Love this, Gwen. I have been pondering making a he...Love this, Gwen. I have been pondering making a headboard - we spent so many years without one, then finally sprung for a really nice (read "expensive") one from Pottery Barn. Not long after, we decided to switch from a queen mattress to a king - and so we gave our beautiful new bed to our daughter! Yikes. This headboard of yours really opens the horizon of possibilities. I love the combining of metal and wood - and, of course, the arches. :-)Morna Crites-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434374580665010849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-57848649836869544172012-03-11T20:42:07.058-03:002012-03-11T20:42:07.058-03:00Beautiful metal, its color and shapes and so perfe...Beautiful metal, its color and shapes and so perfect with the red velvet curtains, just like a bedroom in a castle. It is lovely to be back!<br />roxannerivergardenstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018601892508498148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-732070710287106732012-03-09T21:21:32.277-04:002012-03-09T21:21:32.277-04:00Ahhh, Deborah, you have a wonderful imagination......Ahhh, Deborah, you have a wonderful imagination... my uncle had red hair in his younger days, the only one of all his brothers and sisters... but he never looked good in a dress.Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-10422019750276310362012-03-08T22:22:54.555-04:002012-03-08T22:22:54.555-04:00You two are amazing. I see you now, Queen Gwen, wi...You two are amazing. I see you now, Queen Gwen, with your long flowing red locks and tapestry gowns. And satin slippers peeking from beneath your skirts.<br /><br />Castle, indeed.Deborah Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160226994753285046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-75068732131923886882012-03-06T22:09:13.246-04:002012-03-06T22:09:13.246-04:00Hi Tracy, Thank you... Yes we had a medieval visi...Hi Tracy, Thank you... Yes we had a medieval vision in our heads when we were doing designs for this. it was fun... and best of all, we could finally get our mattresses up off the floor.<br /><br />Marie, hahaha... in the beginning we did a lot of salvaging of architectural cast-offs, tear-downs and anything thing else that caught our fancy and kept them in an unfinished spot in the house that we jokingly called the "Tickle-Trunk" room.... and kept a running inventory of our odds and ends.. <br /> Thanks for visiting!! xoxoGwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-71677726247245460352012-03-05T19:50:17.119-04:002012-03-05T19:50:17.119-04:00OMG ... I have to agree with Pauline ... you are T...OMG ... I have to agree with Pauline ... you are THE Queen of Creation! Ilove how you combine various elements to create something new and so you with things that most of us would never think of ... let alone have!<br /><br />And ya ... make sure you have your pillow fights down at the other end of the bed ... would be a shame to ruin perfectly good pillows by impaling them on those points! Not to mention costly!<br /><br />You rock my dear!<br /><br />Luv & Hugs ... MarieMarie Altonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701433382557929101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-41826945760570675472012-03-05T07:34:56.092-04:002012-03-05T07:34:56.092-04:00Oh, Gwen...this is BEAUTIFUL! Now, I was thinking ...Oh, Gwen...this is BEAUTIFUL! Now, I was thinking Medieval, but not necessarily torture...LOL... I was thinking sweet dreams. I just love the patina of the wood, the metal and the luscious read of the curtains. This is a wonderful, creative idea. Now where's that sheet metal... Happy Day :o) Oh, and any thanks for stopping by our new art place--great to see you there!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-2781478519249746562012-03-04T22:04:20.008-04:002012-03-04T22:04:20.008-04:00Simply Blue, Thank you, you are altogether too ge...Simply Blue, Thank you, you are altogether too generous. You know what they say that "Necessity is the Mother of Invention", I do believe it pushes us to do things that we wouldn't if things were more easily handed to us.. the challenge if fun and very often rewarding... <br /><br />Guillaume, just close your eyes, and pull your blankets up under your chin... then imagine the sun shining down on you and the warmth sinking in as you are snuggled into a fluffy cloud...and as you are drifting off you will probably feel good allover.. Mind over Matter.. it works.<br /><br />Ed, I have a hard time letting things go that are good sturdy materials... <br />and there is something about Red that feels very comforting, don't you think? <br /><br /> Pauline, you and me both, .. 100-200 years ago or even further back to the time of the Picts and Vikings.. .. we can always imagine!<br />Thank you for your kind words and your beautiful enthusiasm. xoxoGwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-23786485917931396942012-03-04T20:59:51.890-04:002012-03-04T20:59:51.890-04:00Gwen, you are the friggin' QUEEN of CREATION!!...Gwen, you are the friggin' QUEEN of CREATION!! i love this. I'm half watching Braveheart right now, so this gorgeous headboard combined with the scenery & music on TV makes me wanna live in a different era. :-)<br />Thanks for transporting me to a different time & place. <br />i love your posts... I always learn something. xoxopaulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368752624832830591noreply@blogger.com