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 This TEA CART was a surprise for a clients sister who just graduated Culinary School.

The cart was in great condition but just needed a little updating!

She wanted a butter yellow color, distressed and aged!

I love the look of it, very Vintage looking!

And WOW, just an FYI...TEA CARTS take a lot of work...so many little spindles on the wheels! Plus you have to pull the drop-leafs off and paint them separately.  Though it is a lot of work it sure is worth it!!

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I finally painted this vanity I found awhile back.  

This vanity is super common...some furniture company must of made millions of them!!

I paired it with this chair...isn't it lovely??? 

You should of see the ugly red plaid fabric that was underneath 

the brown/tan stripe fabric!!

Amazing what some black paint and new upholstery will do to furniture. 

I covered the fabric with a vinyl covering so it would be easy to wipe-down. 

The inside of the drawer is painted fuchsia to add a extra fun! 

AND...isn't the flower knob super-cute!!

Sacramento Craft and Flea Marketplace

I wanted to share a few pictures from the Market I attended on Sunday, May 22nd.

It was a little cool but still a nice day.  

Unfortunately, not a lot of shoppers out,

I guessing because it this Market is only in its 3rd month. 

Even though not a huge turnout the day was a success and lots of fun.  

I also had the opportunity to meet a couple of ladies who will be participating in our 

Makers' Market 

at Silva's Sheldon Inn coming this Fall!  

Bluebird Designs

Bluebird Designs

This is a Bird frame I made for my friend, owner of Bluebird Designs, 

I think I'm going to making some more to sale in my booth!

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This little French Provincial Nightstand was FREE on Craigslist.  

Though when something is listed Free then usually that means it needs

a little more than just paint.  

The top of the nightstand is particle board so when I sanded it the top was not smooth 

and couldn't just be painted.

So I used some fabric and good ol' Modge Podge and it did the trick!  

I painted the body of the nightstand white and the top a dark gray.  

I used a tone on tone white fabric with little flowers on it to Modge Podge to the top. 

The gray paint underneath was perfect because it allowed the flowers to pop out! 

I then sealed the top with Polyacrylic.

No that is not a bad spot on the top (bottom, right hand corner)  just my camera that has been dropped more than once...time to think about a new camera!!

Another "camera spot" this time on the top left corner!  This spot tends to move around!!

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Of course I forgot to take a "before" picture of the table but  we have all seen them before...though I did get a snapshot of the chairs.  

The table came from a friend who was cleaning out props from his store...
the chairs were roadside finds.

Though after a little paint they look like a perfect set! 

I painted them a combination of white and light turquoise, then distressed 

and aged with stain. 

If only this set would seat more then 4 people then I would be dining at it tonight...
but it doesn't so off to Craigslist it goes!

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I found this bookcase awhile back and 

I swear it is the heaviest thing ever!! 

Trust me I know because I lugged this thing many times as I tried to figure out what color and style to paint!!

I decided to use stripper for the first time, which was easy...this thing is solid wood so I primed it then painted it white.  I distressed it then sealed it...which a few day's later it had yellow spots all over it....uughh...frustrating!
(Oh...the yellow spots are because I used Polyurethane on white, I know better then that, 
just wasn't using my brain that day!) 

So out came the sander...more paint... more sanding...stain...bead board...sanding...this piece is a true labor of LOVE.

But well worth it...I have tried every spot in my house because I want to keep it so badly, but nothing works so it's up for sale. 

I'll be sad when it's gone...we formed a bond through all that mess!
SOLD!