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10 lbs of glitter & other things

I’m constantly overwhelmed by my readers and how amazing all of you are.  Really.  In response to my post on Monday, I received tons of sweet comments, encouraging e-mails and even several offers from people volunteering to help me when things get super busy.  I do hope you know how much a part of this amazing story of my business all of you are.  One day I’ll have to find a way to put it all into words.

Anyway, I haven’t had a ton of time to work on work stuff this week.  I couldn’t eek out a blog post yesterday and had to scrape the bottom of the barrel to find some pictures to post and things to write about.  It’s VBS week and I’m on snack detail.  My brother and his lovely wife and mother-in-law have been visiting as well and I’ve been suffering from/getting over a sinus infection AND I’ve ditched the DDP, which means headaches and fighting the urge to grab a swig.  Some weeks are just like that, though, and I need to roll with it.

I sold all of the bottles of glitter I put in my space at Lucketts a few weeks ago, so I placed an order for over 10 lbs of glitter.  I’m going to get some new packaging and labels and all of that fun stuff and see if more of them sell.  I’m getting too busy to make the glittered letters to sell in the space, so I thought I would try selling the glitter instead.

I did have some time yesterday to start working on this dresser…

 

 

It’s already looking beautiful and I LOVE the color…Kitchen Scale.  I can’t wait to show it off when it’s done.   Another piece I have in the hopper is this huge oak cabinet…

 

 

It was going to be in my space at Lucketts, but that didn’t work out, so I’m going to fix it up.  I haven’t figure out yet, though, how I’m going to paint/finish it.  I’m going to leave it until inspiration hits.

Well, I wish I had some big reveal or great tip, but it just wasn’t that kind of day.

…and that’s okay.

Marian Parsons 

Paint Enthusiast | Writer | Artist | Designer

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I’m Marian, a painter, writer, and lover of all things creative. From art and antiques to home projects and everyday life, I share my journey in hopes of inspiring you to embrace your own creativity and make beauty in the spaces you live.

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