I've just listed some of my hand stitched magnets up for sale... you can check them out right here. I'll be adding more over the next few days, so check back.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
They're Here
Hey Everyone,
I've just listed some of my hand stitched magnets up for sale... you can check them out right here. I'll be adding more over the next few days, so check back.
I've just listed some of my hand stitched magnets up for sale... you can check them out right here. I'll be adding more over the next few days, so check back.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream
Last night Brandon and the girls went on a Sonic run for ice cream. We don't have much out here, but we do have a Sonic. I prefer a DQ blizzard, but it is what it is.
We've been so busy lately. We have a big church conference every year, the C3 Conference, so it always gets busy this time of year. But I am looking forward to seeing friends, Lonnie and Ruth Snell. They pastor New Life Chapel in Ohio. It's always good to see them.
I am back to work part time and I am working on getting everything ready for the store at camp this year. It's kinda fun. Most of the time I have no idea what I'm doing, but it's still fun picking out merchandise that is going to be in the campstore this year. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, my husband and I work at our camp and retreat center Allaso Ranch. I am overseeing the camp store this year, among other things. I've never worked retail - ever so this is all new for me.
I've also been busy crafting. I am making magnets and brooches that I will have up for sale on Etsy soon. I'll post a link when they are ready. They are so darn cute, I just have to sell them. I was just going to make up a bunch and bring them with me to the craft fair that I am hoping to do in March, but I like them so much, I'm gonna try to sell them on Etsy and see what happens.
Anyway, that's just a little of what I've been up to.. we are off to get new tires for my car and take the girls to target to spend the giftcards they got from grampy for Valentine's Day.
Happy Saturday everyone!
We've been so busy lately. We have a big church conference every year, the C3 Conference, so it always gets busy this time of year. But I am looking forward to seeing friends, Lonnie and Ruth Snell. They pastor New Life Chapel in Ohio. It's always good to see them.
I am back to work part time and I am working on getting everything ready for the store at camp this year. It's kinda fun. Most of the time I have no idea what I'm doing, but it's still fun picking out merchandise that is going to be in the campstore this year. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, my husband and I work at our camp and retreat center Allaso Ranch. I am overseeing the camp store this year, among other things. I've never worked retail - ever so this is all new for me.
I've also been busy crafting. I am making magnets and brooches that I will have up for sale on Etsy soon. I'll post a link when they are ready. They are so darn cute, I just have to sell them. I was just going to make up a bunch and bring them with me to the craft fair that I am hoping to do in March, but I like them so much, I'm gonna try to sell them on Etsy and see what happens.
Anyway, that's just a little of what I've been up to.. we are off to get new tires for my car and take the girls to target to spend the giftcards they got from grampy for Valentine's Day.
Happy Saturday everyone!
Friday, February 4, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Before and After
I wanted to just make a quick update on my running/working out program. I said I was going to get back on track for the new year, and for the most part I have. Brandon and I went to the gym the other night, we have a small facility in our community that's open 24 hours to residents which is nice. So anyway, it's been cold out and I just HATE running in the cold so we decided to go to the gym. I also HATE treadmill running. I have this fear that the treadmill will randomly increase in speed and I'll be that person flying off the back of the dumb thing. Well, rest assured that did not happen, but it's just so boring to run on a treadmill, I'll be glad when spring is here. I did run about 2 miles though, so that's good news!
Ok, on to the next thing.. I mentioned a few posts ago about having the desire to refinish some of my furniture. I've refinished most of our furniture already actually, it's alot of fun. I love how you can take some old cruddy piece and make it look totally different with some paint and new hardware. Anyway, here is my latest project - it's just a simple table but I'm very happy with the way it turned out. I whitewashed this piece and used a pale yellow paint, and light tan/beige and a pure white. You can use any colors you want . So fun! Give it a try, you'll get hooked.
The process...
1. Pick 3 paint colors - 2 colors that you love, and 1 white or offwhite/light beige
2. Lightly sand the piece you will be refinishing
3. With one of your 2 favorite colors paint the entire piece. You can do 2 coats, or just one if you want more of the paint strokes and wood grain to come through. I did 2 coats for this first application.
4. Wait for it to dry completely - this is important, don't rush the 2nd paint color step.
5. Mix the other of your 2 favorite colors as follows, 30% paint to 70% water and paint over the piece with this mixture. Let it dry completely
6. Now take your white or cream color and mix it the same way, 30% paint to 70% water and paint on a last coat of paint. When it is completely dry, sand the whole thing until you have the look you want.
7. If your piece has hardware you can add new hardware at the very end. The table I did had wooden drawer pulls, but I will be adding vintage glass knobs when I find the right ones.
You're finished! Fun right? And the best part is that there really is no way to mess it up. I think that's why I love it, If you sand it a little too much, no one will notice!
There are different ways to whitewash something, you can google it to get some different ideas. My next piece will definitely have more dramatic colors!
Ok, on to the next thing.. I mentioned a few posts ago about having the desire to refinish some of my furniture. I've refinished most of our furniture already actually, it's alot of fun. I love how you can take some old cruddy piece and make it look totally different with some paint and new hardware. Anyway, here is my latest project - it's just a simple table but I'm very happy with the way it turned out. I whitewashed this piece and used a pale yellow paint, and light tan/beige and a pure white. You can use any colors you want . So fun! Give it a try, you'll get hooked.
The process...
1. Pick 3 paint colors - 2 colors that you love, and 1 white or offwhite/light beige
2. Lightly sand the piece you will be refinishing
3. With one of your 2 favorite colors paint the entire piece. You can do 2 coats, or just one if you want more of the paint strokes and wood grain to come through. I did 2 coats for this first application.
4. Wait for it to dry completely - this is important, don't rush the 2nd paint color step.
5. Mix the other of your 2 favorite colors as follows, 30% paint to 70% water and paint over the piece with this mixture. Let it dry completely
6. Now take your white or cream color and mix it the same way, 30% paint to 70% water and paint on a last coat of paint. When it is completely dry, sand the whole thing until you have the look you want.
7. If your piece has hardware you can add new hardware at the very end. The table I did had wooden drawer pulls, but I will be adding vintage glass knobs when I find the right ones.
You're finished! Fun right? And the best part is that there really is no way to mess it up. I think that's why I love it, If you sand it a little too much, no one will notice!
There are different ways to whitewash something, you can google it to get some different ideas. My next piece will definitely have more dramatic colors!
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| original piece |
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| after 2nd paint color |
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| with the last coat of white diluted paint. it's hard to notice because i used such light colors. it would be much more dramatic with more contrasting colors, but i wanted to play it safe with my first whitewashing experience |
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| Finished... the pale yellow and the tan come through from the sanding you can see the yellow more on the drawer fronts. This would be really fun with some more dramatic color choices |
I'll be adding some new knobs for the drawers, I just haven't found the ones I like yet. Easy and fun way to change up your space.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Time To Change It Up
Ok, so I have a confession - I love to distress... furniture. I love to take some boring piece and totally change it by painting, sanding and staining, and I've got the itch again. I've redone our bedroom furniture, our former dining room table (now being used as my desk), end tables, an antique hutch my mom gave me, our kitchen table. And now I'm wanting to re-do some more furniture. Specifically this small kidney bean shaped table that my aunt gave me years ago. Its a dark natural wood, but I just can't wait to paint that sucker and put some new hardware on it. I just need to decide on a good paint color. I'm going to go with a whitewashing technique for this piece which involves 2 different paint colors. I've never actually done this process before. I usually just sand the piece down, paint it, distress it with sandpaper and then put a coat of stain on it. I'll be sure to take some before and after pics. Oh and Lowes and Home Depot are great places to look for "oops" paint if you ever get the urge to re-do your own furniture. :) I love love love the oops paint section. And because I don't need alot of paint for these projects I can usually find quarts of oops paint for really cheap. Look for my before and after posts coming soon!
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