Entries from June 1, 2011 - June 30, 2011
{laminate to lovely}
I have the best neighbor ever - she is always bringing me little treasures she has picked up from odd garage sales or thrift stores...
...since she knows I have been on a furniture makeover kick, it was no surprise a few days ago when she called across the yard saying she had something that I might be interested in... "surprise" is not the word to describe how I felt when I saw this piece of "furniture!" It was a laminate nightstand with plastic dinosaur plates glued to the front.
I reattached the back, repinned the drawer rail and said a prayer...
...two coats of heavenly blue { I know it is not the only color of paint on the earth, but this piece needed some divine intervention! } and two top coats of country white finished her off. She was beginning to look less like a monster and more like an old piece of furniture in need of some TLC. The small pock marks left by the press board didn't look so pretty, but I knew I would be forced to heavily distress this piece to even have a chance of salvaging her.
Super Sweet Organizer - on the Cheap!
I am a lover of containers of any kind...and an even bigger fan of organization. I recently stumbled across this "file" box at a local outlet store. It was a pretty enough blue color, not exactly what I wanted, but since it was only $7.00 I grabbed it up anyway. I loved the staggered tiers for files, papers, notes. AND it had one drawer as well. A keeper.
...I found some paint in the garage....a shade of white...and I started painting. The first coat showed thick brush strokes, so after it dried I added a second coat that I applied with a soft cloth, rubbing it on in a smoother coat. Once the second coat dried, I used coarse sand paper and heavily distressed the edges and the drawer pull. Once I was happy with the level of distressing I took a finer sanding block and rubbed over the entire box to smooth things out. A final coat of minwax, in clear and it was finished. I LOVE IT.
A Talented Design Team Lets Me Join In!
...I am so fortunate to know the beautiful owner, Stacey, of The Scrappy Boutique . I am proud to call her my friend. She is talented, funny, kindhearted. She is hard working, encouraging, brave. I adore her Boutique, an upscale scrapbook store offering the best of all the most popular lines. I have long since been a fan of her classes and crops and retreats...
...so when Stacey recently approached me about helping her with her new online store, Scrappy Boutique, I gladly accepted! It has been such a delight to get to know her team on yet another level. They are, as a whole, a deeply creative, dynamic and talented group of individuals. I have loved all they have offered to teach me and I am truly grateful for all of their encouragement and support as I learn the proverbial 'ropes!'
I was even more delighted this past week when these wonderful gals allowed me to become a part of
Please take a moment to stop by and check out all of the dynamite inspiration you will find both at Shop Scrappy Boutique . com and at Scrappy Boutique ...and if you are local to central Florida, please hop over to The Scrappy Boutique...you will be so happy that you did!
A Little Bit of Love & A Whole Lot of Faith
Interview with Sandi Keene at Secret Lake Diaries
It isn't very often that one soul will stumble across another and the past comes rushing up behind them with a tornadic urgency - catching them up for all time. I am one of those fortunate souls. In the not so distant past I was introduced to someone who is now a driving force in my life. The constant zephyr that is relentless in it's task. Sandi Keene- soul two.
She was tender at first. Making suggestions, pointing out directions, every faithful with the encouraging words. But the winds were shifting. Bigger things were brewing for me in her mind. And so a tender breeze grew into sturdy and constant wind. Inspiration flooded my inbox. Steady encouragement blossomed into steadfast reassurance. Bits and pieces of wonderfully creative debris filtered into my life through this new and lovely soul. It is something like the sunshine after a storm to find yourself surrounded by such a presence.
Independence Day Flower Card Tutorial
Art Supplies Get a Pretty New Home
Shaker Peg Rack
I will be linking this to some of my favorite parties here.
White Wednesday -Shabby French Sign