Trashformation complete.

Other than a misadventure with a wrought iron corner shelf back in '83,
I've never sought out curbside trash.  I have nothing against it, but I work
three to four (sometimes five) days per week and we live in a 90 year old
house in desperate need of attention, so the last thing I need is
another project!!!

It was purely by chance that I came across a threefer last fall.
A little spiffing up and the 2 enamel topped cabinets found new homes with our daughters,
but the forlorn looking whatchamacallit below sat in our garage all
winter long.  And a long winter it was here in northern MN!

Not very pretty is she?

This is how it looked when I picked it up off the

side of the road last fall.  I've been on a mission to clean out

our garage and this is one of the things that had to go!

After I brought the junk home, I noticed our daughter Julie
had pinned a photo of a play produce stand for kids.

Light bulb moment!

I'll turn it into a lemonade/produce stand for Mack!

I had my assistant scrape the rust off the cast iron frame
and cut a few rectangles from quarter inch plywood for the sides.
Then I gave it a few coats of glossy white paint to brighten it up.

The front of the stand is my old subway art covered
with chalkboard paint and screwed into the horizontal wood shelves.
It's a perfect fit and didn't cost me a dime!

I also had my handyman piece together some spare plumbing parts and
 insert them into the top holes of the pipe frame to support the canopy.

The only thing I purchased for the project was this piece of
 striped outdoor fabric.  I lined it with painters drop cloth
and sewed strips of velcro near the scalloped edges of the canopy.
I stapled velcro to the front and back of the top board
to attach the fabric canopy and viola!

A lemonade stand is born!

The back opening can be used to store extra supplies.

I had planned to photograph the stand outdoors in the sunshine, but
unfortunately it rained all weekend.  What good is
a lemonade stand on a rainy day?


Plan B:  Use it as a puppet theater!

A few months ago, the amazing Tracy of Crow's Feet Chic sent me this darling
 crocheted strawberry bag.  Hmmmm, is this the new fashionable
handbag for spring?   Why no, it's filled with.......

Finger puppets galore!!!
Squeal!  Aren't they adorable?!

Fun to be had by children of all ages!  Adults, too!
  I know this because I brought them to work for show and tell.
Finger puppets have a way of bringing out the child in all of us.  :)

Thank you Tracy!


Before & After

Total cost $5.00.
Moving it out of the garage.  Priceless!!

Our grandson Mack turned 2 on Saturday!
He may not grasp the concept of selling lemonade yet,
but he's no doubt inherited the salesman gene, so it shouldn't be long
before he's out on the boulevard selling lemonade.
  And tomatoes from their garden.
And toys from his sandbox.
 And kitties.

Tracy's crocheted version of Mack's beloved? kitties,
 Peanut and Mr. Meowmers.   ;o)


Thanks for stopping by!
  Have you hugged your cat today?  Real hard?

Vickie

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