She Endeavors

[...] 530am workouts again and I painted this.... Here's the before to this big old girl. I used chalk paint in Old White & sealed it with Fiddes & Sons clear wax.  The sanding part was messy but [...]

[...] I will see them every time I come in or go out the front door. I've said this before, using chalk paint is a messy business if you can't do it outside but it distresses beautifully. I love all the [...]

[...] the details like the planked sides. I left the hardware alone. The end result reminded me of chalk paint.  This was really old wood so it took the paint really well. There's a lot of wood showing on [...]

[...] and it was so nice to get out of the house.  We're all dirty & tired..all in all, a pretty good weekend. Talk to you soon & take care - [...]

[...] stuff crammed in it already.  I'll show that too when I get back. Hugs to y'all and have a good weekend! Linking to these parties: Type A's Anything Goes Party,  SNS @ Funky Junk,  Under The Table [...]

[...] to my true self, I'm going to tell you like I tell my friends and family all the time... Smell ya later, [...]

[...] just as good! So bye to summer fun...until next year... (Two posts in 2 days...are you amazed?) Smell ya later, [...]

[...] I totally fell in love with those peacocks and their beautiful colors. I was looking for an accent color to add to the den and thought a toned down version of the peacock blue would be perfect.  Here [...]

[...] flowers are burned in my psyche (I work some long hours at times). Lastly, I added more of my accent color with old books. One more thing, I want to thank Stephanie Lynn at Under The Table & [...]

[...] from Walmart that was also cut in half. I don't remember how much this was but I LOVED the peacock blue.  (I'm painting a table right now inspired by this blue.)  I made 2 pillows and trimmed them [...]

[...] looking for an accent color to add to the den and thought a toned down version of the peacock blue would be perfect.  Here is a lamp that I painted and set up today... I love the shape of [...]

[...] , then paint the legs. It's a nice solid piece. This is what's going to take a few years...my backyard rehab... We had 2 Bradford Pear trees removed last week.  It's always hard for me to pull the [...]

[...] carriage just stamped, but in my book, they weren't cheap.  I decided to hold off on an armoire b/c I felt a little queasy spending so much money in ONE week.  So I emailed the lady back [...]

[...] we'll all have company issued catheters, so we won't ever have to leave our computer!) That means..no blogging, no painting, no new cool finds... seriously, it's sad. But, wait..what's this? It's [...]

[...] them to the vet next week..we're just winging it from there.  I'd love to rehome them but 2 skiddish kittens are a hard sell.  Although, Kevin is turning into a love bug..so I think they will be [...]

[...] a lot of sanding to get through that hard finish. (I don't have man hands, btw. That's Brian sanding) The top was polished with 2 coats of wax. It's a bold look but it really works in this [...]