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Butcher Block Kitchen Countertop
The day before Thursday
Tomorrow is Thursday!!! That means we’re finally going to install our butcher block counters. I am so excited. Today, I did a an insane amount of stuff to make a final push towards getting these projects done by the due date. One of those things was removing the sink and counter that housed the sink, […]
Ruched Shams & Crown Molding
Two more projects are checked off the list. The first one I finished yesterday was a set of pillow shams. My editor asked for something Pottery-Barn-ish. I checked out their site for some ideas and kept coming back to these… source So, I did a little figuring and came up with these… The PB version […]
Milk Paint Mixer & Junk Bonanza
Before I start, the winners of a $50 shop credit to Copper & Tin are Betsy C and Melissa Boyce. Enjoy shopping! I’m constantly asked about introducing new milk paint colors (and I’m working on that…slowly), but I wanted to explain a bit further why I chose the twelve colors of the original […]
the final coat & latest cow
There is a reason why I love painting and never quite latched onto quilting. Patience. I am a finisher and I like to finish in a day. If a project drags on too long, I get bored with it. Well, my patience is really being tested on these counters. It took a couple of days […]
Snow Day & Creamy Cauliflower Soup
If you watched the news at over the last few days, you’re probably aware of the snow storm that hit the north east yesterday. We were projected to get 10-18″, so schools were closed and people were racing to the grocery store and buying generators. Why does everyone act like they won’t be able to […]
how I develop my photos
I thought I would take a break from the projects and share a bit of behind the scenes stuff. For the first several months of my blog, I didn’t edit my photos. Not at all. I finally picked up on the fact that photos were important for the growth of a blog, so started adjusting […]
more than stripes
When you have a stripe-painting project, what do you buy? Painter’s tape. Frog Tape if you’re really smart. 🙂 While Frog Tape is perfect for painting stripes and other patterns, I have found that I use it for more non-painting projects than painting ones. I am not challenged by Frog Tape each month to come […]