tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58862074370022027402024-02-08T02:40:24.475-05:00a few good pieces...The chronicle of goodwill rescues and roadside finds,
transformed from trash to treasure,
one piece at a timekathiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959868746119566484noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886207437002202740.post-88585171338534861452013-09-17T07:50:00.000-04:002013-09-17T07:50:45.966-04:00funky vintage sideboard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You might all remember me mentioning my fabulous neighbor who loves to go "picking" for me. Well, she did it again with this piece. She found it at the Last Chance thrift store in Chamblee. The drawers all work perfectly and I just love it.<br />
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Although the hardware is unique, it wasn't what I wanted. So I filled the holes, went with something new and gave the old pieces to my dad, who will use them on his rustic wood crosses that he makes. {I should post about those some time!}<br />
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I used Annie Sloan's old white, but I did use a spray primer first. I think it might have taken me three years to paint this piece by hand with all of the nooks & crannies, if I hadn't used a primer first. <br />
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We also added feet to give the piece some height. It was a little low for me. <br />
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On a completely unrelated note, did anyone else see this in Traditional Home magazine this month? I love these planters, but almost fell over at the price tag ~ they're in the Sundance catalog at $148 for the set of 3. Eek!<br />
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kathiekathiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959868746119566484noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886207437002202740.post-13775241584130616032013-08-17T08:57:00.001-04:002013-08-17T08:57:40.419-04:00A dresser for CadeWe've been doing a lot of furniture building lately and not so much painting, so this project was extra fun for me. I love this family & they showed up in our driveway with this dresser in their trunk. What a treat! It is for their son's room and they were looking for a dark gray paint. <br />
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Painting with kittens in the house ~ not so easy. This is the color I chose. It stands out nicely on my hardwood floors, in the paw print, doesn't it? Thankfully I was using Chalk Paint and it came right off the floors :) I went with a mix of Paris Gray, French Linen and Graphite. It was perfect.</div>
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And the real 'after' in his bedroom, looking adorable and styled perfectly by his mother.</div>
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kathiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959868746119566484noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886207437002202740.post-30398089605395497982013-07-23T09:04:00.000-04:002013-07-23T09:04:49.639-04:00An Ana White Table for My Sister<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My sister moved recently and was in need of a dining room table. We looked & looked but couldn't find anything we loved that also had a price tag that we loved. So I found a great plan on <a href="http://ana-white.com/">Ana White's website</a> & we begged my husband to build it for her.<br />
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If you like to build things, and you haven't been to <a href="http://ana-white.com/">her site</a>, please take a moment and do that. Right now. Ana is a genius ~ she finds pieces that people love and she makes simple, easy to follow plans for them. There are cut lists, shopping lists and step by step plans. And they are free. Something else that I love about her site is the 'brag' posts that people can add. Once you've completed a project, she encourages people to add pictures & notes. So if someone made the project with different dimensions or changed it up a bit, you can read about that too. Its just an amazing resource.<br />
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The plan for this specific table, the <a href="http://ana-white.com/2012/06/plans/fancy-x-farmhouse-table">fancy X farmhouse table, is here.</a><br />
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So, Doug built the table. I didn't get many pictures of the table in progress (I was upstairs painting at the time) but here it is, unfinished.<br />
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I stained it with a dark walnut gel stain and then sanded the top pretty heavily after the first coat of poly. That gave it the great rustic look I was going for, but the subsequent coats of poly will protect it. Here she is, decorated for a baby shower my sister was hosting…<br />
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I just love it. And we've already had someone place an order for one! Building from scratch means no 'oohs & aahs' of a before & after, but it is so satisfying to complete a project like this. <br />
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In other news, we have six new foster kittens! They are ridiculously adorable. See for yourself.<br />
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Hope you're all having a great day! Thanks for stopping by.<br />
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Soooo….<br />
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Long time, no see.<br />
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I've been away from the blog for almost a year. I've been busy, just not blogging about it. Life has been full, in a wonderful way. But I've made the decision to try and get back to it. I think I mainly got away from it because it seemed like everyone and their sister, and their best friend's cousin had a blog. And not only did all these people suddenly have blogs, which is wonderful, but they all seemed to be professional photographers of their work, too. It just seemed like too much to keep up with.<br />
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So I made a deal with myself. I am going to keep up with the blog on my terms. <br />
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The blog will primarily function to:<br />
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1. Document: my custom work, the pieces we're building, refinishing, painting, etc. And of course the pieces we keep for ourselves ;)<br />
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2. Inspire: SO much of my inspiration comes from those of you who also share your work and I appreciate you so very much. There are few things better than finding a good before & after (right??) so I'm going to keep it up.<br />
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What this blog will continue to be: informative, instructional, but basic. I am not a professional photographer and although I do have a nice camera, I really don't like to fuss with it for furniture shots (I'm just being honest here). I hope you'll stick with me. I can't believe how many of you have stuck with me thus far… thank you :)<br />
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So here is your before & after of the day. Dated, yucky wood, Goodwill bookcases. Made new with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White (what else?).<br />
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Before:<br />
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And thats the beauty of Annie Sloan… when its hot outside, you can paint right in your kitchen and not worry about making your whole family sick. Everyone can still enjoy their supper right next to a freshly painted piece!<br />
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In progress:<br />
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I painted the back first in an Old White - Napoleonic Blue mixture. I wanted a lighter blue but didn't have any on hand. It was WAY too bright for me so I made a trip to <a href="http://www.chalkitupnorcross.com/">Chalk it Up Norcross</a> and got some new paint, and painted a new layer of Louis Blue over the first layer. I left it streaky/watery on purpose.<br />
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Sooo… apparently the headboard-bench-making-bug is contagious! My dad has been bitten big time and is churning out some fabulous stuff.<br />
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This is my favorite so far ~ it is so unique.<br />
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If you are in the market for one, let me know ~ for instance, he has just made me another one from my grandmother's full sized bed. She passed away in December. The bed was really special to me but we didn't have a need for one of that size, so now its a bench! I'll post pictures when I finish it.<br />
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Here are some others he's made (pictures aren't that great, sorry):<br />
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Love this rustic black one ~ it has already sold.<br />
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And this fabulous king sized off-white beauty has sold as well ~ its actually on a friend's front porch :) Love it!<br />
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I'm also really into this table/bench set and am trying to convince him to make this next. For indoors or out!<br />
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Here is a sneak peek of the bench being made from my grandmother's bed. Promise I'll post when its finished!<br />
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In other news, I don't want to totally ignore the fact that I've been gone from the blog for almost 9 months (no, I'm not pregnant!). Those of you who know me know I have horrific migraines and have had them for almost 17 years. They are worse at some points in my life than others, and they have been awful lately. So I've been focused on my health and getting better, while my dad focuses on furniture (and what a blessing!)<br />
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Promise I'll be back sooner rather than later :)<br />
kathiekathiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959868746119566484noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886207437002202740.post-61889664887444334222012-01-04T13:53:00.003-05:002012-01-04T13:53:48.768-05:00We have a winner!The winner of the fabulous Annie Sloan giveaway is….<br />
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Debbie Cook!<br />
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Debbie, congratulations! I am jealous :) I've emailed you, so when we get your shipping information, we'll have that package right off to you.<br />
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Don't forget to visit<a href="http://paint-shoppe.com/"> PAINT</a>, you'll be glad you did!<br />
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Happy new year, everyone!<br />
kathie<br />
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*First, go visit <a href="http://anniesloanunfolded.com/">Annie Sloan Unfolded </a>and check out the 2012 US Tour information. Perhaps Annie is coming to your town or an area near you?! Learn more about what the tour has to offer ~ anyone who has ever used Annie Sloan products knows how fabulous they are… if you haven't jumped into the world of Annie Sloan yet, then this is the perfect time!</div>
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<span class="yiv1690192516Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> happy new year to all</span></div>
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<span class="yiv1690192516Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> and to all a good night.</span></div>
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</tbody></table>kathiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959868746119566484noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886207437002202740.post-24280666304038700082011-12-20T23:19:00.001-05:002011-12-20T23:19:32.450-05:00a fine arts christmas<br />
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We are very blessed to have an incredible fine arts department at our school. I hosted our faculty for our annual appreciation luncheon just recently and couldn't help snapping some pictures of this fabulous space while I was there.</div>
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The luncheon set-up wasn't fancy, especially since we were dealing with folding chairs and tables (and the wrong size tablecloths! I thought the tables would be rectangular, so I cut the tablecloths into 2 & it still didn't quite cover).</div>
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But I'm going to be brave & share here, even though it was far from perfect :)</div>
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Our catering staff at school handled all of the food ~ thank goodness!</div>
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This tree is decorated with Christmas cards ~ all of the cards feature original Christmas artwork done by the students.</div>
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Now on to the fun parts of the building! You never know what you're going to find in here, and I love that. See the circus below?</div>
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The tree in the lobby of the fine arts building is always stunning, with lots of bold color & handmade paper decorations.</div>
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And now for my very-favorite piece of art on campus… the stairwell art in the fine arts building. Can you tell what its made of? Look closely. It is stunning from a distance!</div>
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I'll wrap up this post by sharing something I'm grateful for ~ my husband's boss sent me these flowers, thanking me for my support of him in his job. Is that the sweetest?!</div>
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Merry Christmas!</div>
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I thought I'd take a break from Christmas stuff and share the most recent headboard bench we did. We're going to start on another soon, as my grandmother passed away yesterday & left a gorgeous bed to us ~ that one will be a keepsake for the rest of time! Her bed was a full size, which seems to be a dwindling item. Whenever I see it I think of her, so I'm thankful to have something to do with it that we can use in our home that will also carry memories with it.</div>
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Don't forget about the <a href="http://afewgoodpieces.blogspot.com/2011/12/annie-sloan-giveaway.html">huge Annie Sloan giveaway</a> going on until the end of the month! Take a moment & enter yourself, you'll be glad you did!</div>
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Now onto the bench...</div>
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Have we really done 10 headboard benches? I think we have, and it might even be a few more than that. I just love them ~ and the headboards are in such great supply at such a low cost, there just isn't any reason not to keep making them :)</div>
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And then things get dicey. I primed it gray, thinking I was going to paint it gray…</div>
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But I didn't like it in gray :(</div>
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Brown?</div>
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And so it sat… for ages (literally, months) in the garage. It held tools, bags, soccer balls, bats & gloves, you name it, it sat there.</div>
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Until this past weekend, when I pulled it out & painted it black. And it was happy!</div>
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I LOVE it :)</div>
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thanks for stopping by! I have a little more Christmas to share later this week, so I'll be back soon :)</div>
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<br /></div>kathiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959868746119566484noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886207437002202740.post-40590375004410760192011-12-14T17:23:00.000-05:002011-12-16T14:17:33.828-05:00Gingerbread creationsAt my children's school, the middle school fine arts students make gingerbread creations every year. They put them up for display at school for a while & then they are donated to locations such as nursing homes or community centers for more people to enjoy.<br />
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I can't take any credit for these ~ my oldest child is in 3rd grade, so we're not there yet :) But oh my gosh, y'all, they are fabulous!<br />
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crayons...<br />
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A fixture in the south, coke!<br />
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A snow globe with a tree inside<br />
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classic house<br />
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a tree house complete with zip line & lake!<br />
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log cabin<br />
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tiki huts & volcano ~ look closely, the volcano is exploding gifts! and santa on the surf board!<br />
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shipwrecked santa<br />
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spongebob on a gingerbread stage<br />
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Look at Santa's boots in the fireplace!<br />
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closer look at the zipline<br />
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nestle crunch church :)<br />
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closer look at the barn, check out those chickens!<br />
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My kids LOVE going to see these every year & they're out right before we start on ours, so tons of inspiration ~ hope you enjoyed it too!<br />
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<span id="goog_1620712640"></span><span id="goog_1620712641"></span>kathiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959868746119566484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886207437002202740.post-65133519839050067302011-12-14T17:14:00.000-05:002011-12-14T22:18:32.164-05:00Annie Sloan GIVEAWAY!!<br />
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Rather than typing up something clever & witty myself, I'm going to share what Virginia has already written here… This is the giveaway of giveaways, my friends. Tons of Annie Sloan products, plus the chance to participate in an Annie Sloan workshop with Annie herself!</div>
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This giveaway is sponsored by Annie Sloan as well as all of her North American stockists, to not only spread holiday cheer but also to get the word out about the amazing tour coming up. My friend Virginia, of PAINT (you may also know her from The Southern Institute of Faux Finishing) has offered A Few Good Pieces the opportunity to do the drawing for the PAINT winner!</div>
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*First, go visit <a href="http://anniesloanunfolded.com/">Annie Sloan Unfolded </a>and check out the 2012 US Tour information. Perhaps Annie is coming to your town or an area near you?! Learn more about what the tour has to offer ~ anyone who has ever used Annie Sloan products knows how fabulous they are… if you haven't jumped into the world of Annie Sloan yet, then this is the perfect time!</div>
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*For even another entry, go to <a href="http://paint-shoppe.com/blog/">Virginia's blog PAINT </a>& leave a comment there… and for one more entry 'like' PAINT on facebook (you'll be glad you did!).</div>
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PHEW ~ I'm worn out from the excitement already :)</div>
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Our drawing for A Few Good Pieces & <a href="http://paint-shoppe.com/blog/">PAINT </a>will be on <b>December 31 </b>so enter now!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">Annie Sloan will be touring North American again next year for another hands-on workshop event. The tickets are limited and are sold per state so hurry</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">hurry and register if you hope to attend. One lucky will be meeting Annie in person and learning her techniques at this $350 workshop <span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #424242;"><span style="color: #76c044;">FREE !!!!!!! </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Please forgive my laziness with the cutting & pasting, we've had the stomach bug and just had a death in the family as well… there goes my creativity, POOF!<br />
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And it bears mentioning that I haven't been compensated in any way for this promotion ~ I wish I could win myself :) I am doing this because I believe in Annie's products & want everyone else to experience them too!</div>
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Love to all, hope you're enjoying the blessings of this holiday season!</div>
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I've never had a Christmas tree skirt. Isn't that crazy? But I've never been able to find one that I like. Most of them are too small and if I'm going to pay a lot of money for something (like the really huge nice ones) I've got to LOVE it. And I never found the right one. Now, I'm glad I never settled :)</div>
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So when I saw this tutorial <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/handmade/how-to-make-a-no-sew-ruffled-christmas-tree-skirt/index.html">(click here for the link</a>), I knew I was on to something. It was exactly what I was looking for, I could customize the size & I had all of the materials on hand. Yay!</div>
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I started with a 9 X 12 drop cloth from Walmart (about 14.99). I followed the tutorial to cut it into the biggest circle I could get, then added the slit for the tree trunk.</div>
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Then I ripped lengths of various neutral shades of linen. No precision at all. Then, starting at the outside, I glued them onto the drop cloth, bunching as I went, with hot glue.</div>
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I didn't do the ruffles like the tutorial said to do them ~ I really did more of a pleat thing, since it took less time. You could also do the ruffles on your sewing machine if you wanted.</div>
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It took me less than two hours and I am so thrilled with it! The cats love it too :) That is why there are no close-ups, because it has kitty fur on it now. See below (with the usual disclaimer about the iphone pictures)...</div>
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We have a 9.5' tree ~ I know its hard to tell the size without anything to relate it to, but this thing is big!<br />
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In other news, look what I learned to do with my Silhouette?? Happiness!!<br />
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I am so tickled with this project!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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My kids have been begging to make ornaments for their teachers, so I was on the hunt for something they could do themselves that would still look pretty. I kept my niece & nephew the other morning, and spied something on Lydie's tree (she is 5) that fit the bill. Thanks, Cathy Rice, for the inspiration!</div>
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It was a CD, covered in glitter and stars, hanging from the branch. Shiny, twirly, cheap and easy = perfect!</div>
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To make these, I bought a bunch of cheap cd's at costco. I covered the printed face of the first one in hot glue, laid down a string for a hanger, then plopped another cd on top, shiny side up. I wanted both sides to look nice… you could also do this with just one cd if you wanted.</div>
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Then I covered up the center cd holes with scalloped circles from a huge paper punch and the kids went to town. I gave them letter stickers, embellishments & markers for the back, as well as a list of words that would be appropriate.</div>
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They turned out so cute!! A lot of the letters are crooked but I let go of my OCD for a minute and let it go :)</div>
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I would definitely recommend this craft for kids ~ fun, fast, easy & cheap. And cute!<br />
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Have a great Wednesday!<br />
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We saw this fabulous old stone work on our 'easter egg hunt' on Saturday morning. Its a tradition for us & the kids to hunt for golf balls on the back 9 of the course my inlaws live on. The kids call it 'easter egg hunting' and you never know what you're going to find… I have a healthy fear of snakes and also black bears, and I just know one of these days we're going to come upon one or the other!<br />
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how fun is this halloween tree? we saw it in, of all places, the christmas store :)<br />
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this table stopped me in my tracks. fabulous!<br />
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I love this piece but what really caught my eye was the pillow in the center. Recognize that fabric? Its my dining room curtains!<br />
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stunning mirror (even with the neon exit sign reflecting back)<br />
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look at this table!<br />
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the whole area owned by the Old Edwards Inn had these wreaths… gorgeous<br />
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If you've got to have duct work, you might as well cover it with something fabulous like these :)<br />
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awesome bulletin board with grain sack covering<br />
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I'm not usually a fan of silver lamps but these mercury glass beauties with the natural fiber shades really caught my eye<br />
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Dee ~ this one is for you. My mother-in-law (Dee) hooks & thought this pillow was so cute<br />
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Gorgeous ornaments, but they're breakable so not for us this year (more on that later, but think kittens + christmas trees)<br />
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another stunning silver lamp<br />
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these stump lamps ~ don't you think we could make these?? although if they were real, they would be SO heavy!<br />
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LOVE these acorns. Too bad, so sad (see note about kittens in christmas trees)<br />
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One of my favorite Highlands shops… The Summer House<br />
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I must have gone back to look at this pair of lamps 4 times. love them<br />
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Phew, that was a lot of pictures! I'm so glad I took them though, as looking through them I already saw several that I had forgotten. They are such great inspiration.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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I've been absent ~ I'm sorry. Life has been super busy lately, but in a very good way. Thank you to those of you who have inquired about where I've been :)</div>
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I did post two things in the last few weeks ~ and they both got shuffled back to October by Blogger. No idea why, and no idea how to fix it. Hmmmm… Not worth worrying about! As my husband likes to say, if that is the biggest problem we have right now, we are in good shape!</div>
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I hosted a huge event at my children's school on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. If you don't know me in real life, I am a full-time stay-at-home-mom… but that is kind of misleading. I spend an enormous amount of time volunteering at the children's school, our church and for local animal rescue organizations. It is SUCH a blessing to me to be available to do these things. Aside from painting furniture & spending time with my friends & family, it is my volunteer time that really makes my heart sing. I've heard the phrase "blessed to be a blessing" and that is so true for me.</div>
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Anyhow, the event that I hosted with two other fabulous women/friends took over my life for the last few months. We worked extremely hard on it & all of our efforts paid off when our guests spent their time on campus full of smiles :) </div>
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Then we left town to celebrate Thanksgiving with both my family & doug's family in Highlands NC. It was the most relaxing time I have spent in a long time and I was so grateful for it!!</div>
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My boys are growing up… almost 8 & 9, which is hard to believe. Here are a few photos from our amazing trip.</div>
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We got to spend awesome time with our cousins…</div>
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We are so blessed to have families that get along & love each other. We spent three nights at my inlaw's mountain home with not only them but also my parents. I'm very grateful for that!<br />
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On our way home, we stopped to see Doug's brother & his family. They were unable to join us due to the biggest blessing of all… a brand new baby boy!</div>
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The four boy cousins:<br />
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My nephew… could you not just eat him up? Look at those blue eyes! And he is every bit as sweet as he looks. <br />
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Of course, when in Highlands, there is shopping! I took a few pictures of the things that inspired me so I could share them with you. I have been lazy lately, and only using my iphone… the laziness is a bit addictive, I'll admit :)</div>
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Love these mason jars hanging</div>
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lots of fun christmas inspiration<br />
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my very favorite piece we saw all day… isn't this fabulous?? not just the design but also the shape!<br />
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look at these fun button wreaths & garlands. <br />
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love the pom-pom garland and spool ornaments<br />
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how fabulous is this union jack piece?? and the lamps on top!<br />
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lake & mountain themed ornaments<br />
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my very favorite coffee shop in all of the world: buck's coffee in highlands. <br />
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I don't mind waiting for my coffee since I get to stare at this fabulous bar!<br />
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speaking of favorite things… this is my very favorite house in all the world. I love everything about it :)<br />
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this is the lake in my inlaw's neighborhood. the swans are a fixture ~ but don't get too close, they'll hiss at you!<br />
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Who remembers the hunt for a mate to this bird pillow??<br />
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Well, an extremely generous blog reader & my new BFF Kim in Florida found the 'needle in a haystack'!!<br />
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Its not exactly the same, but I almost prefer it that way… its fun that the other bird is yellow.<br />
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Look here:<br />
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Happiness!!!<br />
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thank you kim!!!<br />
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A friend of mine brought me this desk to be painted. She had found it in her mother's things in storage ~ it originally belonged to her father, who is sadly no longer with us. So not only was this a great piece, but it was very special to this friend & her mother.</div>
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This was a while back, when it was still 300 degrees outside, so I painted this piece in my kitchen. I don't know if you know this, but if you ever want to ruin your husband's day, let him come home to find you in the kitchen, covered in furniture & paint, and blocking the fridge. Good times.<br />
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Once the piece was painted, I sent her a number of options for hardware. Here are a few:<br />
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She chose the sleeker, oil-rubbed bronze option, as seen here:<br />
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This piece is special also because it is finished on the back ~ you can't find many like this anymore.<br />
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I love it when people send me pictures of their pieces in their new homes ~ so I have fun pictures like this to show you!<br />
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Towards the end of this past summer, Doug & I were chatting on a random Sunday morning as we drove home from church. Out of nowhere, I mentioned to him that I needed to call some friends of ours… I knew they were in the process of moving, and also in the process of another adoption. I told Doug surely they would need some furniture & perhaps I could do something for them.<br />
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That afternoon, the phone rang. And it was… you guessed it… the friend I had been thinking about. And what she had to say blew me away (a total God thing). She said when they moved, her three boys would be sharing a room (leaving room for their daughter and the new family member, hopefully coming home soon). Might I be able to find 3 matching twin headboards for her boys?<br />
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Wow… I almost didn't tell her about the conversation Doug & I had had that morning. It was just too wild! But I did tell her and we had a good laugh about it.<br />
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I was pretty sure we couldn't find 3 matching twin headboards. But I was also pretty sure that Doug could build them :) So we used <a href="http://ana-white.com/2010/03/plans-reclaimed-wood-headboard-full-and.html">this plan</a> from <a href="http://ana-white.com/">Ana White</a> and he whipped them right up!<br />
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He started with lumber from Home Depot and by that afternoon we had 3 of these:<br />
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I put a good coat of Dark Walnut stain on them next. I love how rustic they look.<br />
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Then I started working on a dresser for the room. This dresser had been sitting for ages and it was just perfect because it had (wouldn't you know it??) three sections of drawers. Perfect for 3 little boys!<br />
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And, drumroll please… the room all put together for three very special little boys…<br />
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We worked on these side tables/ night stands to match while we were together one day ~ sort of a painting party that I enjoyed so much I'd love to do it again with more friends!<br />
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I am so tickled with how it all turned out & so honored to have been a part of this room!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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Hi everyone! What a gorgeous weekend we had here in Atlanta ~ I am feeling for all of you up in the northeast who got hit with that awful storm. Praying you are staying warm!<br />
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Our across-the-street neighbors & dear friends found these pieces on craigslist & wanted them transformed for their baby girl, who is due to be born right around Christmas! What an honor!<br />
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To give you an idea of the kind of people these friends are, my children will often go over to ask if Evan can come out to play… Evan is the soon-to-be daddy! And most days, the answer is 'yes', Evan can come out to play :)<br />
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They weren't much to look at to begin with…<br />
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As a bonus, they gave us the headboard, which will soon be a bench!<br />
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They wanted single glass knobs, rather than the original pulls. So we filled the holes, primed & got painting. I painted with ASCP in Old White, but found quickly that I needed to prime to cover up that gorgeous yellow finish :)<br />
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The top of the side table was in the worst shape ~ you can see that here:<br />
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And the final pictures, in their space in the nursery, with some bonus shots for fun!<br />
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This blue piece is fabulous, isn't it? It is from <a href="http://furniturewithasoul.com/">Nadeau </a>in Buckhead.<br />
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Do you see the white splotches? Soon-to-be-daddy & his helper (who may or may not be married to me) were not very careful moving this across the street. They thought they could just cover up the marks with some fresh paint… forgetting that there is obviously a finish coat on this! Sigh… I'll be touching that up myself :)<br />
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The nightstand was perfect, but they wanted it a little taller. Easy solution: add feet. The chair is the same chair soon-to-be-mommy was rocked in as a baby ~ isn't that something? They gave it a fresh coat of paint & are having a cushion custom made.<br />
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Now look at the lining of these drawers… How many of you know a man who would voluntarily offer to line drawers, without being asked?? He will make a good daddy, thats for sure!<br />
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Can't wait to meet sweet baby girl!!<br />
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I cannot, for the life of me, find a 'before' picture of this dresser. Sigh.<br />
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It is a really unique piece. The drawers are not dovetailed ~ rather, they are attached in a wave pattern, with wooden pegs/nails. I've never seen anything like it!<br />
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It was painted brown when I got it, and faux finished (badly) to look like wood grain. Otherwise, I would have been tempted to strip this piece & refinish it.<br />
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Isn't it something? It's going to some dear friends of ours, which makes me even happier!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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This piece was quite a find from the North Fulton Community Center thrift store, one of my favorite haunts. It was super clean, had great smoothly gliding dove-tailed drawers and no dents or bruises, making it an obvious & easy purchase.<br />
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I painted it in one of Annie Sloan's new colors, French Linen. Love it. I kept the original drawer hardware, but replaced the knobs with some huge & chunky glass knobs that I found at Home Depot, of all places. I'll be using those again ~ they are fun, fabulous & inexpensive.<br />
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And here she is!<br />
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I thought I'd take a break from Christmas stuff and share the most recent headboard bench we did. We're going to start on another soon, as my grandmother passed away yesterday & left a gorgeous bed to us ~ that one will be a keepsake for the rest of time! Her bed was a full size, which seems to be a dwindling item. Whenever I see it I think of her, so I'm thankful to have something to do with it that we can use in our home that will also carry memories with it.</div>
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Don't forget about the <a href="http://afewgoodpieces.blogspot.com/2011/12/annie-sloan-giveaway.html">huge Annie Sloan giveaway</a> going on until the end of the month! Take a moment & enter yourself, you'll be glad you did!</div>
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Have we really done 10 headboard benches? I think we have, and it might even be a few more than that. I just love them ~ and the headboards are in such great supply at such a low cost, there just isn't any reason not to keep making them :)<br />
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Ready to paint:<br />
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And then things get dicey. I primed it gray, thinking I was going to paint it gray…<br />
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But I didn't like it in gray :(<br />
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Brown?<br />
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Nope, not brown either.<br />
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And so it sat… for ages (literally, months) in the garage. It held tools, bags, soccer balls, bats & gloves, you name it, it sat there.<br />
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Until this past weekend, when I pulled it out & painted it black. And it was happy!<br />
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I LOVE it :)<br />
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thanks for stopping by! I have a little more Christmas to share later this week, so I'll be back soon :)<br />
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Do you remember this table from <a href="http://afewgoodpieces.blogspot.com/2011/06/fun-with-table.html">this post</a>?<br />
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I didn't like it. Sounds like most folks didn't. Live & learn, right?<br />
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So I made amends with this table & started anew on the top. I'm so glad I did.<br />
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I'm sooooo glad I did… aren't you?? Just goes to show you that paint isn't permanent. You can always go back & change something that you aren't happy with!<br />
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We're back from our trip… Sad to leave St Thomas but SO happy to get home to our boys! I'll share a couple more pictures from the trip:<br />
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This is my idea of perfection ~ an ice-cold diet coke with some yummy ice. Bliss<br />
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I never knew I was afraid of iguanas. Until this past weekend. These things are EVERYWHERE. Thankfully not too many at the Ritz, but they seem to pop up when you least expect them. And they are 2.5-3 feet long, easy. I shudder at the thought!<br />
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Our pool, overlooking the beach.<br />
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View of town from the hotel where my husband had his meeting (Frenchmen's Reef).<br />
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Our wonderful room. It was so lovely!<br />
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Now, back to what this blog is really all about… furniture!!<br />
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These two pieces were destined to be together. They weren't made together, or even purchased together. But they just 'go' together.<br />
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Here are their before's, when they first met in my garage…<br />
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The dresser was a find from the North Fulton Community Charities location. The hutch was 'free to me' from a friend who mentioned she had it & didn't want it. It's all "curvy" she said… which, to her, was why she didn't like it. To me, it was perfection!!<br />
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I painted them in an 'oops' gray, which isn't something I do often. So, no color name for you, sorry. I primed first, then painted & heavily distressed so that in some places the white shows through, and in others, the dark shows through.<br />
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I wiped the hardware down with some oil rubbed bronze but kept all of it. I love it.<br />
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So I haven't been painting this week, but did want to show you this banner that I finished a while back. I am so happy with it! </div>
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I am serving on the Tartan Trot team at church right now ~ The Tartan Trot is a race that takes place in January (in conjunction with our Scottish Heritage celebration, thus the name) that raises funds to send our youth on mission trips, as well as support a variety of local/global outreach that our church is passionate about. There is a 10K, 5K and a fun run for the kiddos. For those of you who are local, it is also a Peachtree qualifier (big news here in Atlanta).</div>
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We wanted to make a 'splash' in the lobby for our fundraising kick-off. I used my new silhouette (I donated the cricut to the church children's ministries!! they love it!) to cut the letters from tartan fabrics & adhered them to the fleece using heat n bond. I made the trim around the sides with strips of bandanas.</div>
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Excuse our messy table, we were just getting set up!<br />
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I also made the tablecloth while I was at it, using the same method except the trim on the tablecloth is actually ribbon.<br />
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thanks for stopping by! I promise I'll stop vacationing soon and get back to painting. In the meantime I've got lots to show you, and will be posting some fun pieces of furniture next week.<br />
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