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Candycorn pumpkins- not as easy as they look

So I saw this adorable pin on Pinterest (yes I am on it, yes I am addicted)....courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens....and decided I need to make "candycorn pumpkins" for my front steps. The description says the pumpkins are spray painted....and I have about 2,187 cans of spray paint in my…

October 20, 2011

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My Pottery Barn wanna-bees

A few years ago, I saw something similar to this in the Pottery Barn catalog for like a jillion dollars. Since I don't have a jillion dollar budget, I made my own knock off.I bought 5 grapevine wreaths for each topiary staggering in sizes. I started with the biggest on…

October 18, 2011

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Our adoption journey: Part II – my life is not mine

......Continued from part 1. Click here if you missed it. Warning: this post is long. With few pictures. And many references to crazy conversations I have with God. I do hope you read it. So after months of paperwork and appointments, we sent in our adoption packets to 2 adoption…

September 30, 2011

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So this is what domestic adoption looks like…..part #1

When we began our paperwork to adopt domestically last October.....I had a friend tell me to "hold on for the ride...it's a roller coaster". Another friend told me "adoption is pain". Turns out....they were both right. We just had our 4th birthmom look at our profile. And she too selected…

September 22, 2011

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What’s up with the zebra projects?

(before) We have had a string of zebra projects lately....and I love it. This is an old cabinet a client of mine asked me to paint. It was very broken in....stained, crackled, chipped, beat up.....(sounds like my fingernails actually).I thought it was genius that she wanted to do a funky…

September 21, 2011

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What goes thru my head during my 2nd triathlon

I competed in my second triathlon last weekend. I actually signed up for it about 2 weeks before I even competed in my first triathlon. I was having a moment of panic thinking "what in the heck am I doing?/who do I think I am kidding?/surely I will die on…

September 16, 2011

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Apple green farm/trestle table for sale

Our summer has been so jam packed and crazy that I really haven't had the opportunity to paint and sell any furniture. (after) Until I snagged this trestle/farm table from a Holister clothing store that was closing in our area a few weeks ago. I wanted to paint it apple…

September 5, 2011

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Top secret table finish

This is the "before shot" on my clients ordinary formal dining room table. And this is the SWEEEEEEET "after finish" that my sister in law did for me. The designer wanted the table to match the trim on the bottom of the chair covers. I would tell ya all how…

August 19, 2011

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Ignore the very ugly middle steps

This was a "before" shot of a client's buffet that we painted lately. "Before" we beat it up with chisels, ice picks, hammers and other aggressive sharp tools that I love. "Before" we painted it in this putrid yellow paint to "brighten up the wood tone underneath". And "before" we…

August 17, 2011

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What’s with us staining concrete???

We have had so many requests to stain concrete projects this year. We've stained fireplaces and floors and firepits (they have all been blogged about). And recently....this concrete table. My client had this concrete table in her back yard next to her pool. She was considering leaving her concrete table…

August 13, 2011

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