Celebrating 4 Weeks : )

 

I wanted to do a live update today marking my 4wk. post surgery day : )

From a Canvas to a Sign

Another pre-surgery project

  

 Valentine's Day marked my 13th wedding anniversary

 and I wanted to make something special for The Hubby.

 I had been saving this canvas and frame for a special project,

what's more special than an anniversary gift?

 I found this saying and knew exactly what I wanted to create

So I started by spray painting the canvas black,

printing out the saying and then using white carbon paper

 to copy it onto the canvas

Best News

Today I went for my post op appointment.

 Best News  ...

 I'M CANCER FREE !!!

 Which means, NO radiation OR chemo.

 I started crying.

I still can't lift anything for a month

and I'm still VERY weak

 but I think no cancer is a fair trade off : )

Thank you SO much for all the love and support you guys sent to me.

 I would read your comments when I would feel down and they always made me feel better.

 I truly could never thank you enough : )

From Black to White

This is yet another project I did before my surgery.

 Last year sometime, I picked this dresser up at

 Goodwill to use as an entertainment center.

 I think I paid $40 for it.

You can almost see the paint sticks I used under my coke crate and DVD/cable box, lol.

Hard to believe I lived with it like that for a year.

Isn't it just perfect? 

 If you answered yes, we need to talk : )

 Anyhoo, I decided that it can be black no longer.

 So, I started by cleaning it with TSP then priming it with my new love,

I didn't really feel like sanding it.

 Then I painted it with 3 coats of

I added 3 pieces of wood, painted black, inside the top openings

and painted the drawer pulls black.

And Ta Da .... PERFECTION

A Pretty Chair Make-Over and a Journey Update

This is a project I did pre-surgery ... ENJOY : )

When I saw this chair at a garage sale I knew I had to pick it up

 especially since the price tag was only $5

Great bones, but the fabric ... eh.

So the first thing I did was remove all the fabric. 

 ALL the fabric. Not an easy job.

 Then came a lil bit of primer.

(I did this on the patio so pic came out dark a lil blurry - sorry bout' that)

I'm currently LOVING

 Oh, side note ... did ya know that you can buy

 Rustoleum's Heirloom White in quart?

I couldn't believe when I found A can (1 can only)

 at my Home Depot store. BUT, I found out that I can have it

 color matched in Behr. I will be posting the formula when I get to it.

I decided that this chair would be my first victim to try the new paint.

 Paint review - VERY thin. Had to do 3 coats to get a good cover.

 I think it NEEDS to be color matched.

 I have tried it in spray form too, much better in spray but I like the idea 

 of having it in brush form.

 After a lil destressing .... SO cute.