First of all, one quick note about the glaze formula I shared yesterday.  Apparently, some of the Home Depot paint counters out there won’t make my special glaze blend for you.  My HD mixed it without question.  If yours won’t, here is what I would suggest.  Buy a quart of glaze and a test pot of Espresso Beans.  mix the paint and glaze at a ratio of about one part paint to three or four parts glaze.  Mix it in small batches as you use it, so you can make it weaker or stronger depending on the project.  Hope that helps!  You may read through my blog and think that all of my DIY attempts come out exactly as I want them to.  That I just whip out my sewing machine, paint brush, staple gun and hot glue and everything looks perfect.  Well, I hate to disappoint…or perhaps…you may be relieved

I’m sure a lot of people out there are making resolutions about now.  Lose weight (amen), exercise, train for a marathon, get a job, start a family, start a blog, stop smoking, no more coffee, etc.  I think resolutions can be silly things.  As human beings, if we want to do something, we do it.  If we don’t we either: A.) don’t B.) wait until the new year, make a resolution, do it for two weeks and then stop C.) discipline ourselves to do it So, make whatever resolutions you’d like, but may I be so bold to propose just one? Don’t be afraid. Just make the resolution that you won’t let fear control you this year.  I’m not talking about healthy fear…that’s a good thing and can keep you out of trouble.  I’m not talking about anxiety issues.  I’m talking about the fear that prevents you from doing good

My blog designer interviewed me in July and asked for some of my goals and dreams.  One was to become a vendor at the Lucketts Store and the other was to be featured in a magazine.  I figured these were “wishes” more than goals and I didn’t actively pursue either one.  In August, one of the designers from the Lucketts Design House bought some of my signs, furniture and accessories to sell at Lucketts and I was so excited about it. If you’ve read my blog for a while, you know how I feel about Lucketts.  I only mention it here, here, here, here, here, and here…just to name a few.  I’ve been shopping there for ten years and I have bought some of my favorite things there.  I’m so happy to share that today I became a vendor at Lucketts.  I am selling my furniture and signs in Karen’s room.  She

Everyone who writes a blog has been there.  The point of decision.  Clicking the “Create a Blog” button, working through the template options and creating a header, buttons, adding gadgets, widgets, counters and rankings.  Some do it to keep in touch with their family, record their lives, record a journey, struggle or loss.  Others do it to promote a business, share a talent, inspire, encourage, maybe make some money along the way.  I’m not sure how many of us who clicked that button knew what we were in for.  I have found this blog has developed a life of its own.  It’s like my third child.  I have to nurture it, spend time on it, plan for it, sometimes plan around it, and I can’t neglect it.  There are days, like this one, when I am busy and it’s rainy and the light stinks and my tripod is broken and