*Holly Paint*

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!

*Holly Paint*

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!

*Holly Paint*

So, it has been forever since I posted, but I have been working like crazy on pieces...so hopefully these post will be coming closer together!

I found this desk and chair awhile back and just knew they had potential.

I have a feeling that it was thrown out because Brade's Mom was 

REALLY ANGRY

  about this....

AND THIS....

AND THIS TOO...

AND THIS ALSO!!!

But if only she knew that it could be THIS...than maybe she would of thought twice before tossing it to the curb...Honestly I'm surprised that Brade wasn't also thrown to the curb!! 

A little gray paint and some stripes can make anything look better!

*Holly Sew*

My son is in Kindergarten and each year they have a Kindergarten Circus.  

It is a 45 minute long program with all sorts of circus acts.  

They needed a new monkey costume so his teacher asked if I could come up with something.  They already had a boy version of the vest and hat so I made the girl version so it could be interchangeable.  

I asked my son to model the costume...but I had to bribe him with

M & M's because it was a "girl monkey!"

I can get my kids to do anything for M & M's!!

I used Simplicity Pattern 2855 which was really easy to sew!

For the tail I added wire so it would curl...so cute! 

Several years ago Toby's teacher had made a "boy" version of the hat and vest and did a great job so I just traced a pattern from the vest and made the girl version. 

For the hat I cut a large yogurt container down, covered it with felt and added the feather. 

I made a flower from felt and glued on a flower jewel to add a little pizazz! 

Thanks goodness for a glue gun! 

In order to make the hat interchangeable I sewed a large patch of Velcro to the top of the monkey head and then glued Velcro to the bottom of each hat.  

I had Toby run around all crazy like (actually that is how he acts normally!) and it didn't come off...mission accomplished!

Doesn't he make a cute "girl" monkey...he would be so mad if he knew I wrote this!!!

SSHH...don't tell him!!

*Holly Paint*

So...while I was out picking up a free Craigslist dresser 

(more on that later when I actually dig it out of my garage!) 

I found this cute little nightstand for free on the side of the road...What a Night!!

The nightstand was in great condition and solid...I could barely lift it to throw it into the truck.

Here it is painted with a deep turquoise color that I mixed myself.  

I then distressed and stained it to bring out all of the great lines.  

The handles were painted a satin nickel color. 

I listed it on Craiglist and it sold a few hours later...always makes me happy!

*Holly Paint*

 This table was given to me from a friend who was clearing out their

warehouse of props for their clothing store.

It was tucked in a corner and I thought it wasn't wood because of the faux gold paint on it, but then took a second look and threw it in the truck at the last minute. 

Well a couple days later I found these stools on the that someone was throwing out.

I brought them home and then a few days later

the Light Bulb went off in my head 

and I ran to the garage and played with my furniture finds. 

This is what I ended up with!!!  

A Match Made in Junk Heaven!!!