Hello dearest!,

I hope the sun is shining on you, this Monday morning!

What’s new? So sweet of you to ask! Right about now, I wish I lived in Oregon, where there is no sales tax! I need to get my SalesTax filed and paid by the end of the month. You may remember that I dropped out of accounting 1-A, twice in college. Ledgers and the like are not my strong suit!

On to more fun subjects, like furniture painting!

Did you see this little table that I painted? I should probably say re-painted!
Before…dull and boring.

Today, I found this little footstool, with great lines, but the finish spoke of “little old ladies”. (No offense to little old ladies!) So, I painted it…needlepoint and all!

Yes, I know how much work went into that piece of needlepoint. What can I say?

While I was at the shop today, I decided to repaint the hardware on a piece I recently painted. I think it looks much more “current”. What do you think?

Both painting classes were full yesterday. My youngest student to date, is Rachel, 11 years old. She’s a real doll!

Normally I wouldn’t have children in the class, but she was so poised and mature, that I knew it would not be an issue. She even wrapped her paint brush handle in decorative tape and glued on a button to the handle, prior to arriving for class. Now that’s creativity!

Next month’s classes should be posted here, within the next 24 hours.

I hope your day is filled with blessings!

(Nothing like a mis-placed photo. This was supposed to be up a bit, showing the unpainted hardware. So this is the “before” after the “after”!)