Friday, September 27, 2013

September Update


Lately I have been finding some really cute vintage kitchen goodies. I just love these Pyrex dishes in bright colors. I've found them at estate sales, flea markets and even at Goodwill.

Bob has been working with his camera learning to focus in tight on an object and blur the background. I just love this effect. I am making him my official photographer!

This cute chest is one of my favorite projects so far.
This is Helen's chest. (more about this later in post)


She painted it in Chateau Grey, Old Ochre and Paloma
 Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.
 

We found the cute bird knobs at Hobby Lobby. They got a recoating
of Chateau Grey and some of the gold gilding wax.

Inside got Paloma.
 

The finished piece got clear and dark wax.

Joanne cut the stencil with her Cricut. It just looks great!

Here's the back story........ At the estate sale we went to in Canton a few weeks ago, I wanted this chest. It was in a barn in back all dirty and piled high with junk. The price was $70. I asked the sales person if they were negotiable and he said "No." I then went inside. When I came back out Holly was gaurding our stash and there was the chest! I asked who got it and she said she had negotiated for Helen and she got it for $40!! At least I got to help paint it!!
So here's the before:

I got the next two pieces at that same estate sale:

Much better. It got Old Violet with a wash of Country Grey. The handle was some I found at the same sale and coated with Copper gilding wax.
 

I loved this sewing stool. It reminds me of the one my Aunt Hettie had.

It was in bad shape. I had to re-glue the veneer and
add some wood filler.

I just painted over the cracked vinyl with
 Emperor's silk and the base got graphite.

Of course it needed a stencil!


Thanks for stopping by. It is almost October and that means we will be heading to Pensacola Beach!!  We are trying a new place right on the beach this year. Emerald Isle.

 We will be attending the Songwriter's Festival and biking our way around the sites. I will post to keep you updated. I don't know how I will go an entire month without painting anything. Probably find some things to bring home to paint, tho.

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Friday, September 20, 2013

Finally finished.......the Miracle Table!!!




It is finished!



In case you forgot just how bad it was!!




ASCP in Duck Egg and Coco
 
 

Remember this spindle bed. 

Sharon and I  painted the matching dresser.

I just love that we left the top natural!
 
 
 
 
Judy came and painted this chest. It is Louis Blue in
 Annie Sloan Chalk Paint . Beautiful! First time to use this
color on a large piece.
 

Remember Pam's old ironing board from the Estate sale?

Decided not to paint it because the red label at the bottom
says "Sears Robuck" !!I knew the Pickers
 would just die if we painted over that!

......The End
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

The Rebel Table


Last week Holly came with this cute table. She had acquired it from her neighbor who made the bases and added old doors on top. (She only got the base already painted red) She had her bf cut wood for the top and then gave it a coat of Old White ASCP. Then added the blue acrylic paint for our background.
She had found this poster on Pinterest.

 I used my trusty Cricut to copy it and cut a stencil for the design.
 
 
 
 

It came out so cute and will be just awesome in her daughter's apt in Oxford!
 

I don't have a good photo of the whole thing as we finished it up at night and inside. But it is cute. It was labor intensive and took a lot of patience. Good thing Holly helped!
Thanks for stopping by. I will be finishing up that "miracle" table today so watch for a post soon!
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