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Sending a BIG Happy Father's Day shout-out to all of the dads out there! Have a WONDERFUL day!<br />
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Wishing you a blessed Mother's Day, friends!<br />
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Christi and I started out with old pieces of furniture that we picked up at local thrift shops...I brought a chair:<br />
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Christi brought a side table:<br />
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We began by selecting the Plaster Paint colors for our projects. I chose the color "Jewel" for my chair, and Christi chose the color "Dahlia" for her table. The beauty of Plaster Paint is that there is no prep work on the piece you are painting...so we were able to dive right in to painting our projects:<br />
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I debated on whether to paint the cane work on the seat of my chair. The cane was in great condition, which is kinda rare when you find an old chair, but I decided that I wanted to paint and age/distress the whole chair, so away I went with painting the cane:<br />
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Here are our projects with the first of two coats of paint. You can see how nicely the Plaster Paint covers the previous finishes. While our paint dried, we enjoyed a catered lunch from The Olive Garden - yummy!!<br />
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After lunch we added a second coat of paint, and once it had dried we lightly sanded/distressed our pieces, added dark glazes to antique the pieces, and then applied a couple of coats of liquid wax. Here's how our finished projects came out looking:<br />
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I LOVE how these pieces look now!! Christi put the side table in her guest room where her colors are grey and yellow-gold. I put my chair next to the whirlpool tub in my master bathroom to hold a basket of bath goodies:<br />
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I purchased some additional colors of Plaster Paint, and I am currently working on turning an old drawer into a cute and comfy dog bed for my sweet little Tony:<br />
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I know!! He's such a cutie, right?!?!?! Anyhoo...stay tuned for the upcoming post of the drawer dog bed that I am making for him!<br />
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Have a FANTASTIC week!!<br />
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Well, first off, I am doing just fine! Thank you to everyone that has inquired! :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(A recent photo of me with my handsome son and hubby.)</span></div>
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The reason my blog posts have become few and far between is because I was beginning to feel like blogging had become just another task to "check off" my to-do list, and that is not how I want it to be. I love to share my creations, observations and ideas with you, but I had begun to feel pressed to always be creating something, and I had lost some of the joy and freedom that comes with being creative. With that being said, I decided to pull back for a while and re-evaluate.<br />
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My goal has been, and always will be, sharing ideas, humor, recipes and practical ideas that any age can enjoy. Although my posts will be fewer than what I have done in the past, my blog will continue to be a positive, upbeat and creative outlet for me to share what I love with you. Thank you for reading my posts and sharing your comments with me! I love hearing from my readers!<br />
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Be sure to check back here next week to see a cool chair makeover that I recently did at a class by The Plaster Paint Company in Catoosa, OK. Until then...enjoy the rest of the week and the upcoming weekend!<br />
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Blessings,<br />
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Wishing you a wonderful day spent laughing with the people that you love the most! Happy Valentine's Day!<br />
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Today is my friend/co-worker Jenni G.'s birthday, so to celebrate I am taking soup and homemade bread to the office for our lunch today. Recently I came across a recipe video on Facebook for a super simple loaded baked potato soup that can be made in the crockpot. I tried it out on my hubby and he LOVED it, so I thought that I'd make it today to take to work for Jenni's birthday celebration. You can click <strong><em><u><a href="http://12tomatoes.com/baked-potato-soup/">HERE</a></u></em></strong> for the short video from 12 Tomatoes which details how to make this soup. (I added salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and paprika to taste.) Here's a pic of the soup, courtesy of the 12 Tomatoes website:<br />
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As we pause to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we wish you a blessed holiday reminiscing about old memories and making new ones with family and friends! <br />
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Merry Christmas from my family to yours! <br />
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This is actually a really simple project, and comes together pretty quickly, so if you need a last minute stocking stuffer or two, this would fit the bill nicely!<br />
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Let's get started! You'll need the following items for your bracelet:<br />
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<li>several buttons that you like </li>
<li>jump rings </li>
<li>pearl beads </li>
<li>a lobster clasp </li>
<li>jewelers pliers</li>
<li>fabric tape measure</li>
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Measure your wrist and then lay out the buttons that you've chosen so that they will be a little longer than your wrist. Carefully open a jump ring and add a button to each side, (I used a pink button and a blue flower button). Before closing the jump ring, add two pearl beads and then carefully close the jump ring. <br />
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Continue the process until you have a string of buttons, pearl beads and jump rings long enough to wrap around your wrist, ending with a jump ring on each end of the bracelet.<br />
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Add a lobster clasp to one of the end jump rings as shown:<br />
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That's it!! Now your bracelet is ready to wear or give as a gift! This would be a fun present to make using various heirloom buttons from a grandmother...a lovely treasure to place in a Christmas stocking!<br />
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Have a wonderful week! We're on the final countdown to Christmas day! :)<br />
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Blessings,<br />
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Have a great weekend...only 6 more days until Christmas!! :)<br />
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Wishing you a fun and relaxing weekend!! <br />
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I did work on another little project this weekend as well:<br />
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It's a little framed chicken wire display board to showcase a few of the Christmas cards that I receive each day. I started out with a wood frame and then painted it red. My hubby stapled chicken wire to the backside of the frame and then he helped me out by spray painting several wood clothespins with white paint. He simplified this process by clipping each of the clothespins onto a piece of cardboard before giving them a couple of coats of paint. (He is such a smarty!)<br />
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Once the clothes pins were dry, I drew on little snowman faces and then tore scraps of gingham and homespun fabrics to tie on as scarves:<br />
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I'll also be adding some of these snowman clips to bags of baked goods and other gifts! (A magnet could be attached to each clip as well, so that they could be attached to a filing cabinet or fridge.)<br />
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These would be a fun project for kiddos to make, once a parent spray painted the clips. :)<br />
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Have a WONDERFUL week!<br />
<br />Blessings,<br />
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