Crafty Weeks

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Side Table re-do with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

I just completed my first project with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint! I love it,my husband of course thinks this is a little girly and shouldn't be on his side of the bed!

BEFORE:

DURING:

DONE:

I used Old White,Provence, and Clear Wax from Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Labor Day with Family

This weekend we had a family picnic over the Labor Day weekend. It is so hard to get everyone together nowadays that we are spread out and everyone is growing up and expanding their families. This family picnic was my mother's family - her brother and two sisters and their families. We are really growing!

Everyone huddled under the shelter during the rain!

Adeline had fun playing

Watermelon, YUM!

Adeline finally let Aunt Mary Ann hold her!

Hey everyone!

Adeline was wore out!

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

New Obsession!

So after reading all the blogs I follow and seeing everyone rave about Annie Sloan Chalk Paint I decided I had to have it! I have several items I want to use ASCP on.

Here's my list of upcoming plans:

Bedside tables - they are mismatched. Alan's is a hand-me-down that is ugly green and mine is a store bought cheapo. So they will at least be the same color, with possibly some same color accents.
DVD Tower from Michaels - one of those bare wood ones you finish yourself. I stained it, but the color doesn't match the rest of our furnishings.
Two Dressers - one I used before Alan built me one for Christmas in 2010. The other was Alan's and since my dresser is so big I just combined all of our clothes to free up some space in our bedroom.
Rocking Chair from Alan's grandmother. Have to ask the mother in law about this one first - want to make sure it's not "special" first as is. So Reba, can I?

So my first projects will be mostly for my house and to keep. The dressers I will sell once I paint them since we have no use for them (Adeline has a handmade dresser too!). I'm hoping that this will be a hobby I'll enjoy and can make a little bit of money from.

If you are local (Roanoke, VA) I got my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint from Black Dog Salvage. They even mentioned they are looking into doing some classes soon! If you aren't local you can check for retailers near you through Annie Sloan Chalk Paint website.

Have any of you used ASCP? What were your results, post a link to your blog and your results in the comments if you wish!

I've spent a little bit of time on Pinterest looking for ideas:

Source: perfectlyimperfectblog.com via Alison on Pinterest

Source: roundthecoop.blogspot.com via Alison on Pinterest

Source: savvydesignwest.com via Alison on Pinterest

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

New Hair!

I've been wanting to go short all summer and I've finally done it, when it's starting to cool off! Oh well, it still feels great. I usually get my hair done by Nikki B., but I'm a spur of the moment person and she wasn't working tonight! So I got Alex, and he was great! So if you are in the Roanoke, VA area check out Salon Del Sol - I recommend either Nikki B. or Alex!

Hard to tell from the pictures but here is the new 'do.

So what do you think? Been awhile since I've had a short cut and I like it.

Monday, August 27, 2012

Claytor Lake - Impromtu Photo Session with Adeline!

While at Claytor Lake we decided it was too cool for Miss Adeline to go swimming so we went down to the water and decided to watch the boats go by. We were down near the Gazebo when I spotted this beautiful tree with gold moss and decided Adeline needed some photos taken!

This is my favorite!

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Claytor Lake - Adeline's First Camping Trip

This past weekend we went camping at Claytor Lake with my parents and brother in their RV. This was Adeline's first camping trip! She did great, the first night took some adjusting and by the second night she slept great. It ended up being a pretty cool weekend so we didn't get to take her to the beach on the Lake, but we still had fun.

PHOTO BOMB!