Sunday, October 5, 2014

Paris grey country hutch !

Good morning everyone !

She's done - and listed for sale - and I'm ready to move on !

Paris grey buffet

Wish I had the room to keep this one -  I know I know I say that about all most every piece - but if I had a bathroom large enough this is what I'd put in it - I can just see it filled with white fluffy towels, an antique pitcher and bowl and baskets on the top shelf - those glass doors could even be replaced with mirrors to hide unmentionables !!!  Anyway, it's redundant - I don't have a bathroom large enough.

I did a lot more distressing then I normally do because this piece was screaming for it ( you can't see it in the photos but almost every edge reveals wood ) 

Paris Grey buffet makeover

for a smaller piece it has tons of storage



The napkins and hand towel were made by Dani over at Frugal ain't cheap - she sells them through her Etsy shop - take a look!

Painted buffet makeover

I added texture to this piece by painting the white undercoat in one direction and the grey topcoat in another - 


As much as I hate waxing - and I DO hate it - I just love the sheen it gives and the depth it gives the color of paint



and there you have it - ASCP Paris Grey and Old White 
ready to go to her new home


This piece was left behind by previous tenants in an apartment - simply discarded - and the new owners didn't like it at all.................they were thrilled to sell it - I was thrilled to get it - everyone is happy ( well I'll be happiest when it's out of here so I can start another one :)

And just a side note

Last night I woke up in the middle of the night with the fan on full blast directly at my head
( don't ask - that's the only way I can sleep - my hair is so thick that it barely moves in the breeze ) I was soaking wet - my nightgown could have been wrung out - and I glanced over at John.
Picture this
He was wrapped in blankets with just his head poking out - like a mummy - with his HAIR BLOWING ALL OVER THE PLACE !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I went into such a fit of giggles that I had to get up. As I was leaving the room
John mumbles - Do you think you can take Soda with you?
Suzan says - Where is she - I don't see her
John says - She's under the blankets to get away from the fan - and hasn't stopped licking me for an hour.
John says - I can't take it anymore
John says - I need to sleep
John says - And I'm going to toss that bloody fan out the window Suzan.

But that image of his hair?
That'll sustain me for a good 3 or 4 days - and in case you can't picture it - here's a visual.



Think I'll retire and become an artist

I have a guest post up at the wonderful Tuula from The Thrifty Rebel on my love of pink !

Have a wonderful day everyone 
Much love,
Me


I'll be sharing at these wonderful parties !

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

A Friday Chat ( about this and that ) AND giveaway winner !!!

A couple of weeks ago I met a fellow blogging buddy from Texas..................
Lynn ( Rustic Gold ) and her Husband BJ were in Montreal on a business trip -

As I hurriedly jumped in the shower at the last possible minute I never noticed the paint on my thigh.
Not visible until I sat down in the car - and there it was - a long streak.

Suzan says - Oh my God - I have to run back in
John says - There's no time - we'll be late

As I put my hands on my face in despair I felt a long chin hair

Suzan says - Oh my God - I have a chin hair - how did I miss that?
John says - Couldn't you have done all this last night - just to be ready?

John burst out laughing - and I looked over - horrified

Suzan says - Oh My God - what happened to your tooth
John says - It broke yesterday - nothing I can do about it - it's Sunday

And so...............the Clampett's drove off.

John says - Do you have Lynn's number?
Suzan says - Oh my God - I forgot it.....................but we're going to meet up at the fountain in
Old Montreal.
Suzan says - Thank goodness I remembered the camera !!!

We got really lucky and found parking right away - and ran off in the rain to stand beside the fountain.
And we stood.
And we stood
And we stood

John says - Are you sure this is the fountain
Suzan says - THIS is the only fountain

And we stood
And we stood......................

After 20 minutes I noticed a tourist office and ran in - to which I found out that there was in fact another fountain a few streets down...................55 years old and I didn't know that.

We ran - and I mean literally ran to the next fountain and there was Lynn - standing under an umbrella, patiently waiting for us in the rain

Her husband had asked her if she was sure this was the only fountain
Yes - she replied - THIS is the only one.

Us bloggers have a LOT IN COMMON lol

We spent a lovely part of the afternoon getting to know each other - laughing a lot - with John and BJ commiserating their lot in life being spouses of bloggers -and when it was time to leave - as we walked out into the rain - I said to John
Oh my God - I forgot to get pics of Lynn and I together -

John says - It's a miracle the rendez vous happened at all.

Amen.

( Lynn - it was so wonderful to get to meet you - if I ever get to Texas please let's make sure there's not more than one fountain !!! )

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Last week I happened to be looking at the thumbnail pics on my follower list - and I saw something that looked strange - on closer inspection I noticed a set of naked boobs staring at me.
WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY DOING THERE?
I'm not a prude ( I keep saying that - but who knows - maybe I am ? ) all I know is that they don't belong on my blog - so I blocked the site - BEGONE BOOBS -
If you happen to come across a set of them on your blog ( or worse ) because they'll probably be looking for another place to strut their stuff -  here's how you block them.
Go to your dashboard - click on your followers - look for the offensive photo - click on that - and an option to block them will appear.
It obviously won't stop the boobs from reading your blog - but at least you and your followers won't have to see them.
I mean really, what next?
( I must say though - they were massive - and when I first saw the photo it looked like 2 heads )
and really not that great at all................
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It's been glorious here the last 2 weeks - Indian summer at it's finest - which means "you know what" is around the corner -
I refuse to call it by its name -
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AND THE WINNER FOR A CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT  IS

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VICKY - FROM LIFE ON WILLIE MAE LANE

Congratulations Vicky - I'm so happy for you and Sadie !!!

You can either give me your coordinates or  leave a comment directly at  THE B FARM

For anyone interested in having one done - you can contact Cecilia through her blog !

And I want to take a moment to thank Cecilia again for offering to do this - I will love my portrait of Soda forever.


Say thank you, Soda


Good girl !

Have a wonderful weekend everyone -
Much love to all of you
Me