Read Directions FIRST - Big Purple MESS!

So the fabulous Kristy at Hyphen Interiors did this blog on painting material!


It turned out wonderful!!!


Kristy's chair before

and after

I KNOW, SHUT UP!!
It looks amazing!!!!


So I found this a Good Will

I need a stool for my closet to reach the top shelf.
I want to do a whole closet make over!


Look at the truly lovely material!
NOT!

I've always said I want a big purple, velvet chaise lounge 
in my closet..........

So I got the paint 


and I painted...........

WITHOUT READING KRISTY'S DIRECTIONS!!!!!!


I'm an idiot!!
I was just so excited.......


Yep, it's hard and it's sticky!


Remember that babysitter you had that made you drink powdered milk 
and she had plastic all over her furniture......well it's like that!!!


You didn't have that babysitter....well I did......
and that horrible childhood memory is the first thing I thought of!


So I'll be hitting all the Good Will shores in search of a new stool!!


PS
Kristy is there any way I can save it??
help

ETSY Shop-in I Did Go!

I got a package last week!

In fact I got 2 packages.......... it was Christmas in April at my house!

First I got this from Amy at Kinser Home

Amy has a great blog and ESTY shop!

Cute, cute stuff........

In the summer I hang old garden tools from an old gate.

It's not out yet or I'd show you......

In fact remember how I said is was going to be 78 here on Saturday!

Well it got to 84!!!

Then it snowed on Sunday........

So that's why my summer patio decor is still locked up in The Shed!

I love, love this pitcher!!

Last night my sister and her husband came over for dinner.

And her Eagle, Antique Eye saw this pitcher from the dinning room!

She went straight for it!!

Don't worry I gave her an airplane security pat down before she left!

Amy did such a beautiful job packing all this up!

It was so cute! 

There was even a Thank You note!!

 NO, Amy, Thank YOU!

I love all my new treasures!!

Stop by and say HI to Amy at Kisner Home!

I'm tellin ya great stuff!

Later what else I got.........

(oh my..... decorating cliffhanger) 

Little White Shelf

A few weeks ago my sister and I went to our favorite little antique shop.

It's a long drive so we don't go there too often.

Sister Dear found this little shelf and wanted it white!

It was pretty shabbed up on it's own.

but not white!

I was going to start it in the house,

winter here ya know......

Then the Safety First light bulb went off......

spray paint in the house + a closed house +

gas heater clicking on an off

= a big boom!!

So I braved the cold for my sister!

Got it all painted pretty,

then I trashed it!!

Ya know,

 this turned out kinda cute.......

Think she'd notice if she never got it back.........

Easter Table

I've been playing around with my Easter stuff 
trying to decide what to put on my table.

I know.......again with the silverware!
Remember this one......

Can't help it, I really like it!

Look at this cuteness!

Thank you Hobby Lobby! 

50% off

I do so love me my Hobby Lobby!

(stunning photography)

Thank goodness we have a while before Easter!
Maybe I need more color...........

What I Did With My Frame From Last Week

Happy Monday!

Last week I told you all about my new LOVE

Rub n Buff

and my beautiful frame......

I decided my sister needed my frame!

She liked what I did in my bathroom with all the mirrors.

And did the same thing on a huge wall in her bedroom.

See how cute this turned out.....

We added the frame up in the corner.

The goal is to find another little mirror to hang inside it.

I really like the way this turned out with all different 

colors of frames around the mirrors!

Good job Little Sister!

And the huge wonderful mirror in the center.......

MINE

When I moved from my HUGE 2 bedroom condo,

with a loft to my 800 sq ft old farm house,

that mirror did not fit anywhere........

And my sister just came in my house and took it!

Just loaded it in her SUV and drove off into the sunset,

dust flying off her tires with a huge smile on her face..............

Beware Little Sister, beware........

wait till I go shopping in your house!

I love this stuff!!

I first happened on this stuff from the 

Amazing Kim at Savvy Southern Style!

And now I'm addicted!

Remember last summer my sister and I got all

these frames in Walnut Iowa.

They are kinda beat up!

To the non junker they see fire wood....

I / we junkers see beyond...........

This once was really pretty!

 I love all the molding......

But as you can see it's coming off 

So I decided to spray paint it really thick to hold the molding on!

Get out the way chickens or your gonna be white!

Once it dried.....

It was really WHITE.....

That's when I remembered the rub stuff......

Hobby Lobby didn't have it and neither did Michael's!

Finally found it at Jo Ann's Fabrics!

I used an old Bounce sheet to rub it on!

Don't want to mess the nails!

Look at that thing of beauty.......

And that's why I love this stuff!!!

I Was Interviewed........

I found Sarah, the wit behind So....what else? forever ago.


Sarah is a Mom, wife and a substitute teacher,
and she lives for Dr. Quinn......
You remember the show....Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman.......?


Sarah makes me laugh 
out loud!
Not a lame LOL, 
but really out loud!!


Sarah also has a special section on her blog
Kira In The Car
Kira is her daughter and Kira is out there!
The stuff that comes out of her mind is amazing......??


So without further ado 
Please check out my interview with Sarah!

So.....what else?

Easter Decorations / My Sister's House

 I told you my sister had an ulterior motive inviting me to lunch!

When I got to her house this cabinet 

somehow was empty.........

So I added some material carrots in a jar......

and 

some eggs.......

and a really cute bunny platter.....

And of course 

Easter eggs that Gram made!

Look at these......

Gram called this Bread Dough Flowers!

Look how cute!

 My sister and get our creative side from Gram!!

And there you have it!

Phase 1 of my Sister's Easter Decor!

I couldn't get a good photo with the doors closed because of the glare!

She wants me to visit again next weekend.......

I'll keep you posted!