Feeling blue, blue, blue……
My husband found me this gorgeous buffet to repaint. I originally said I wanted to paint it green. Someone told me to try red for a change. Someone else reminded me black always sells. But the minute I needed to pick a color, I was feeling blue, blue,…
Living life through my toddler
This is Ava in St. Louis with us a few weeks ago. Isn't she precious??? I was so glad the lighting was just perfect for some amazing pictures on this afternoon. As I pointed and clicked, I could help but marvel at the passion of toddlers. They just can't help but…
Gender reveal…It ALMOST makes me wanna get pregnant again….
My precious friend, Ashley, asked me to help her paint something for their "gender reveal" party. First of all, let’s have a moment of silence over the fact that Ashley’s PREGNANT waist is smaller than my normal waist after 3 kids. Bless it. Second of all, when she asked I had…
Tale of 2 chalkboard tables
I know my blogging has been sporadic at best for the last 2 weeks. I am blaming it on my pictures loading sideways on every post I attempted. I thought I was getting close to loosing my salvation, so I backed off posting. HA! Anyhoo...... This post may…
Don’t throw out that old oak china cabinet
Grandma's old china cabinet can look 20th century.....Black paint.Sanded edges.Faux finish on the wall behind it.Grandma's china cabinet is now alllllllllll goooooooooood.
Making your own oversized chalkboard
Chalkboards are all the rage, right? I can't get enough of them! I've had so many of my clients lately ask me how to make them, so I thought I would put together a tutorial. The key to a good chalkboard is a good frame!!!! You are looking for a…
St Louis, the Duggers and Fun Dip….oh my.
Blogging to you tonight before we take the AMTRAK in the morning to this fun city: We are traveling with 5 other families who we love, love, love in celebration of my husband's 40th birthday! Between us families, we have 15 kids.Unless you count my Ava as 2....which really would…
I can’t make this stuff up! Lessons I have learned in strangers homes!
I have owned my own faux finishing company for 11 years. This means I am constantly going into the homes of complete strangers to look at their painting projects. Thankfully....I have always been safe.I have, however, had a few scares. Since most of my blog followers are females, I wanted…
Our first appointment with foster care— and Ava was a cow
So a social worker from Jackson County came to visit our home this week. This was literally the first step in our foster-to-adopt process. We do not live in Jackson County, but are choosing to get certified in that county as they have more kids in foster care than any…
