Clearly I have much work to do. Time to call in some favors and enlist a little help!
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Clearly I have much work to do. Time to call in some favors and enlist a little help!
Clearly I have much work to do. Time to call in some favors and enlist a little help!
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Fast dessert
Making this for dessert tonight -
from Simply Savvy Recipes. It was easy, easy to make (all in the blender) and since it makes its own crust it is pretty much a one step recipe. Still baking so the jury is out. Back later with a taste update!
from Simply Savvy Recipes. It was easy, easy to make (all in the blender) and since it makes its own crust it is pretty much a one step recipe. Still baking so the jury is out. Back later with a taste update!
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Feeling a little crafty
I bought this little frame a couple of weeks ago.
I liked the details on the frame but I wasn't really crazy about the colors. I decided that I would like it best in a muted white color so I painted it with my (faux) chalk paint. After it was dry I mixed up a glaze using acrylic craft paint and a glaze medium.
It turned out exactly as I had hoped it would. I love the detail that is highlighted by the glaze. Now to find the perfect picture to use in the frame!!
I liked the details on the frame but I wasn't really crazy about the colors. I decided that I would like it best in a muted white color so I painted it with my (faux) chalk paint. After it was dry I mixed up a glaze using acrylic craft paint and a glaze medium.
It turned out exactly as I had hoped it would. I love the detail that is highlighted by the glaze. Now to find the perfect picture to use in the frame!!
Linking to Shabby Art Boutique
Friday, January 4, 2013
My first ASCP experience
About two years ago, I came home with this piece of furniture.
I picked it up at a used furniture store in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. (Sadly I just found out that "Garden Spot Furniture" is going out of business!) The price was crazy inexpensive and I am guessing mostly because no one likes pickled fruitwood finished furniture. It is very solid and made by Thomasville probably sometime in the 60s.
While my granddaughter was here for the summer, I purchased my first can of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White. Em and I had a paint party.
The first coat totally freaked me out because the coverage was so poor but I followed the "rules", sanded and put on the second coat. Thankfully, Emily enjoys doing projects with me and she was a huge help both painting and sanding.
I replaced the hardware with bargain pieces ($1.00 a piece!) from Heebie's. We applied one coat of Minwax and followed with the ASCP dark wax and another coat of Minwax. After distressing and buffing, here is the result.
Not bad for two days of effort!
Linking to
I picked it up at a used furniture store in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. (Sadly I just found out that "Garden Spot Furniture" is going out of business!) The price was crazy inexpensive and I am guessing mostly because no one likes pickled fruitwood finished furniture. It is very solid and made by Thomasville probably sometime in the 60s.
While my granddaughter was here for the summer, I purchased my first can of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White. Em and I had a paint party.
The first coat totally freaked me out because the coverage was so poor but I followed the "rules", sanded and put on the second coat. Thankfully, Emily enjoys doing projects with me and she was a huge help both painting and sanding.
I replaced the hardware with bargain pieces ($1.00 a piece!) from Heebie's. We applied one coat of Minwax and followed with the ASCP dark wax and another coat of Minwax. After distressing and buffing, here is the result.
Not bad for two days of effort!
Linking to
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| http://missmustardseed.com/2013/01/furniture-feature-friday-best-of-2012/ |
Monday, December 17, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Breaking out the painter's drop cloth
There is a "pass through" window between the kitchen and my dining room. The base of window is a ledge that extends 12" into the dining room. It is great for setting up like a buffet and it saves some time when I have dinner guests and want to get everything from dining room to the kitchen quickly. It is supposed to actually serve as a bar with room for two bar stools. I had planned to get a couple of Pottery Barn-ish stools with high backs and use them for quick breakfast and lunch when the grandchildren are here. Realistically, the youngest grands come to my house so infrequently it just didn't make sense to spend that money. Since the space under the ledge is basically useless, I thought of a way to make a little extra storage area. Enter the painter's drop cloth.
The space under the ledge is deep enough a couple of sets of plastic storage drawer units with room on top to store platters and large serving pieces.
I love working with painter's drop cloth fabric. I picked up this one at Lowe's. I washed and then bleached it. I used a big bottle of hydrogen peroxide in the rinse water to counter the bleach molecules. Because I am not crazy about the fact that you can see into my kitchen as soon as you walk in the front door, I decided to make a short valance to hide the sink area from general view. It is high enough to do the job and still allow for plenty of light.
Do I feel terribly clever? Why, yes I do!
I love working with painter's drop cloth fabric. I picked up this one at Lowe's. I washed and then bleached it. I used a big bottle of hydrogen peroxide in the rinse water to counter the bleach molecules. Because I am not crazy about the fact that you can see into my kitchen as soon as you walk in the front door, I decided to make a short valance to hide the sink area from general view. It is high enough to do the job and still allow for plenty of light.
Do I feel terribly clever? Why, yes I do!
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