Refinishing Project #2 Sneak peak...

Here are some sneak peaks at the project I am currently working on. A new dresser and nightstand for Miss L's room.

We looked at Ikea, and just couldn't justify buying a dresser we knew would fall apart as soon as she/Lil' G/Baby B climbed on it. So onto Craigslist. Beautiful Mahogony...I almost feel guilty wanting to paint it white.

I want to put new hardware, which required filling 18 holes and sanding. Yuck, I finally finished with that yesterday. and starting the priming process today. ....Lots of sanding with this sucker...

White paint is not as forgiving as my last project....

Taped and ready to go. And my helper.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

We had lots of green food coloring... green eggs and ham, a breakfast tradition, green sweet rolls, and green popcorn tonight for dessert. We missed the corned beef and cabbage, but we'll make up for the when it goes on clearance next week.

Rodeo 2011

Houston Rodeo 2011, We picked daddy up from the hospital, and headed over early this morning....Lots of fun, pig races, baby cows, and chickens hatching.

Our Weekend

While Daddy went camping with the Aaronic priesthood boys from church, the kids and I had a lot of fun.


We did the Lowe's kids workshop... they are awesome/free , and totally the level of my kids. They built racecars.

We went to the Gator Palooza which is a local elementary fundraiser/carnival. We ate funnel cakes, pizza, popcorn, and Miss L got her hair spray painted, and Lil' G got eggs filled with confetti to crack on our heads. I happened to keep finding things...I found someone's bank card, and I found someone's iphone. Crazy day.

And this one is getting more curls in the back.

It was topped off by a wonderful Stake women's conference. I only saw about 6 people there from our ward. I wish more had taken advantage of it. The classes were really amazing.

Playgroup

Every 3 weeks I host Lil'G's playgroup. Today was nice for outside play. The boys loved the garden. And the girls loved the slide and singing songs.



And here are more teeth!

New furniture...refurbished

Most of our furniture is hand-me-down. I saw this glaze technique at our friends Jeff and Annie's house on their cupboards while we were in Denver and I thought I would try it on our headboard... and if I liked it, the rest of our mismatched bedroom furniture.

Get this:

This headboard was originally a king-size headboard in my neighbor's trash. Gary sawed off both end to make it a queen length, which luckily the piece lended itself to. He repositioned the end pieces.

Here it is in the new size with some wholes filled and sanded :





Primed twice and painted twicePutting on the glaze, paint it on, rub it off with a damp towel, and the glaze sticks only in the corners
Finished product (while almost finished, need the polyurethane topcoat)

Close up:

What do you think?

More Valentines Treats

I like treats, what can I say, and when you have an entire chocolate gingerbread Love Shack that noone wants to eats you have to make chocolate covered strawberries for valentine's day. Plus it is the perfect activity for a 2/5 year-old.

Only fitting.