What? I haven't posted in how long?

Okay, so summer ran away with me... I lost the cord to my camera, and used that as an excuse to not take pictures (I know, shame on me). But - I found it. Now I want to share a few things I've been up to during the summer. I bought a few tables from the classified ads that I want to re-finish:

I can't wait to get these done! I also went to the Vintage Flea Market with my good friend Kim, and found this cool old Alarm Clock:

I'll be much more diligent to post now that I have started doing some fun stuff!

Great Teacher Gift: Crayola Monogram

Since the blog is new and all, some of the things I post here will be slightly out-dated. Here is a little something inspired by Creative Mommas that we gave to my daughter's awesome 1st Grade Teacher a few weeks ago. Click the link to see the tutorial:

Notice how I now have a watermark on my photos? Can't take credit for that either, learned it over @ The How-To-Gal. I'll use all the help I can get!

My VERY FIRST furniture glazing project

After drooling over the lovely creations at All Things Thrifty, I decided it was time to give furniture glazing a try. My daughter needed a dresser (isn't it sad when your baby's clothes don't fit in tiny baskets anymore?) I found a real gem at an estate sale for $20.

I am sad to admit that the before photos with all the glow-in-the-dark dinosaur stickers are MISSING, but - cest la vie. Here are some photos I took during the process:

I selected a light lavender as the base coat. I also LOVED how the textured wallpaper looked when glazed, so I added this fun pattern to the front of each drawer:

Here's how it looks before the magic of glazing ^ and here is how it looks after:

I apologize for the craptastic pictures, but here is the finished product - not bad for my first rodeo!

And one more:

Time to start blogging!

I have been an avid blog follower for some time now, and decided that I need to get with it! I intend to use this blog to share stories and photos of my passion of all things crafty and creative. I am certain this blog will contain a mix of craft fails and successes, as does my everyday life.