Archive for September 2012
One of these days (I’m going to Round Top, Texas!)
I just spoke with the second woman I know, on her way to the Round Top Antique Fair! Go girls! Towing trailer, and all! Talk about the “Ultimate Girl’s Road…
Read MoreProgress at the Workshop
I’ve risen up from the blog underworld. That’s the place you go, when you haven’t blogged in a few days. Trust me I have not been sitting idol. One exciting…
Read MoreMiss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint Is Here!
Well, the baby has arrived! The “nursery” isn’t quite ready, but that isn’t stopping me from shipping orders out! (you can see my cabinets are not quite finished!) If I’m…
Read MoreChristmas In September
I’m taking a mini vacation from cabinet painting, sine my son will soon be out at sea, on his Naval frigate, with a few hundred of his best buddies, for…
Read MoreThe Gift of Empathy
One of the characteristics I most admire today, is that of empathy. Especially since so many in our world are getting by with less. Do you know what I mean?…
Read MoreMaking a Lavender Wreath (Plus a Little Family Stuff)
It was time for “Monday Night Football”, last night, so I headed to the craft store. I found these really sweet mini grapevine wreaths for $2.99 each, at Joanne’s. Since…
Read MoreHomemade Healthy Granola
Have you ever looked at the nutritional information on a bag of Quaker granola cereal? There is just about as much sugar in a bowl of their granola as there…
Read MorePainting Shop Cabinets, Day 3
Can you get carpal tunnel syndrome from painting? Or is this simply old age? I’m sticking with carpal tunnel syndrome. Sounds much more exotic! The shop looks more like a…
Read MorePuppy Love (New Staffordshire Doggies for the Shop)
I’ve been wanting a pair of porcelain Staffordshire terriers for some time. Here’s a little history I’ve found… Starting in the 1700’s, Stafford, England became known for its porcelain. The…
Read MoreWeekend Plans (painting cabinets with chalk paint)
After friends and I converge at the Mes Amis Antique Fair in Old Roseville, Saturday morning, I will get back to painting my very long stretch of cabinets, at the…
Read MoreAccepting “The Nester” Challenge (Dear Me)
Whenever I get the chance, I visit The Nesting Place This week, she wrote a beautiful post, entitled Dear Me. She invited us to write our own letters of advice,…
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