Big Time Do-ins

This project was so freakin' exhausting much fun! I've never really done much with furniture, but I saw some blogs featuring antiqued furniture and I just had to try. I didn't really want to spend any money on the furniture itself because there was a lot of potential for me to ruin it. BUT, fate was at work. While at a friend's house I was told about some furniture on the sitting on the side of the road. When I went and looked at it I got sooo excited! The end table was solid wood with a glass top. Perfect for antiquing? I think yes. 

Brenna D'Arcey is a GENIUS and had the perfect idea: I could do a "before" and "after" type deal. So, step 1: Take a picture of the piece in it's original state.  ...oops. I screwed up on the first step! I forgot to take a damn picture! So, I found something similar on the net that will have to be the "before."

It is kind of insane how similar this table looks to mine. Anyway, the stain on the table I found wasn't as nice as the stain in the pic above. I decided it needed to be primed, painted heirloom white, and stained again for a beautiful antique look. Because, honestly, I find the "before" table to be hideous. (No offense to anyone who has an end table that looks exactly like that : /)

Now for the big reveal:

Okay, so it basically looks like I painted it white...but in person it looks really cool! Promise! I need to figure out how to photograph furniture properly. You can see the antiquing a little better on this pic of the neato claw foot.

Cool, right? ...right guys?

It's been too long!

Howdy folks! It has been way too long since my last post. I was really busy with finals for a while there and then I just got too wrapped up in my summer vacation. : ) A few projects are in the works right now, but i'll post more about those later. 

I gave "thank you" cards to a few people thanking them for birthday gifts and a great evening. Thought i'd post them...

This one was made for my lovely mother. She worked so hard to reserve and pay for the room, make the food, get decorations, etc. She is always so giving! I love her to pieces. 

This funky little card was made for Alyssa "so stinkin' cute" Larson. She got me an awesome sign that says "faith" and went halfsies on a super cute pair of earrings (that I happen to be wearing right now). She knows my style.

Last, but certainly not least, is Shellay's card! She was the other halfsies of the earrings purchase. Her presence alone helped make my night spectacular! It would not have been the same with out her. 

Another Non-Paper Project

White vintage frame + black chalkboard = awesomeness! I found an affordable frame at Vintage Etc. that I just had to have. You know how that goes, right?  Right. I thought a nice black chalkboard would look lovely against a white frame, and guess what, it does!

I bought a cheap piece of wood at Home Depot and Ralph helped me cut it to the right size. (Let's just say it was good that I measured twice and cut once!) I would have used sandpaper on the wood, but it was already very smooth. I primed it with spray can primer and used spray paint chalkboard paint. I did multiple layers of the chalkboard paint to completely cover it. I don't think it looks half bad for my first time with spray paint. Here is what the detail looks like on the frame:

Isn't it pretty? Well, I really like this chalkboard. I can't wait to put it up in my scrappy room along with my awesome sign that Ayssa gave me! I can't wait for things to start coming together. Until next time...