~DON'T THROW THAT OLD UMBRELLA AWAY~

I nearly did just that!
Seems once I get started it's difficult to stop.  It does drive PH a bit nuts but changing things, creating a different look with paint or material or whatever, is not just a habit..I really do think it either becomes a passion or it doesn't.
I love it when I find that others are often even worse then I am when it comes to changing things..

  PH doesn't like all the
"projects."  It doesn't make sense to him.
But...I don't call him PH (patient husband) for nothing. :)  

It's amazing what you can do with old, sometimes broken things..and what a can of spray paint will do.  Would you believe that I ordered an entire case of spray paint from Home Depot.  Why? ..well...because the color I just LOVE is discontinued.  I nearly paniced.  I tried a different yellow and it didn't work for me.  

So now I have to repaint some things..but in the meantime..until the paint arrives...
:)

....I do have my Apple Green left.

I LOVE bloggers!
Susie @ SHE JUNKS   told me I should not throw out the old umbrella..and described one a woman had decorated with lace.  She didn't have  pictures but was kind enough to try to explain to me the interesting umbrella she had seen.
Of course I don't have the same items to work with as the other woman..but..I did have spray paint and lace tableclothes (old ones not in perfect shape I had collected from garage sales with the intent of removing coffee stains and doing some repairs..so..I fooled around with them..spray painting the bones of the umbrella.
It took a bit.  Some lace went on..some came off..I used straight pins because I want to be able to remove and wash the pieces.
As usual, I forgot to take before pictures.  The bones of this umbrella were found around the corner in the side yard by the fireplace all covered with dust and dirt and cobwebs.  I dragged it out onto the grass and began taking it apart.  The spiders ran.. honest!!

I pulled and pinned and ...

Yikes!  NO!  Too droopy..

I LOVE the green wood! 

...took more pieces off ..put different ones on...NOT an easy task but fun!  NO NO..too low..Nope too droopy.

The temp was 100+ degree's.  

I'm exhausted, my arms ache..but I kept at it.

I don't perspire ..thank God!

I'm done..at least for now (my arms ache!  No..actually they are killing me!!)...

I dug out two old panels I had found on ebay and they matched my color scheme perfectly so down came the lace (I didn't like having them there at all..my GOOD lace panels!)

These were perfect!

DONE!  All pinned in place...I folded and fixed and wore my little self out!!
I'm happy with it ..for now.
Thanks Susie,  for your suggestion and for taking the time to send me all you could remember.  I'm sure this is far from what you saw...but I'm loving it.  :) SO are my neighbors, by the way!  Big hugs for all your help!
I love all of you SO much that add to my life,
Thank you!
Mona