Keeping it real...

Sometimes I stress about posting for you all instead of just POSTING!

WELP...this here is a true presentation of what the last couple of days have been like around here.  OK...it's been like this for over a week.  Since it is sport season no one is home to eat at the counter anyway so I'm safe from them putting their grubby little hands on my projects!  Although I do have a fabulous craft room...but DUH..it's in the basement!  Too far to walk of course!!

Actually all 6 of these project are going out to Booth 172 today!  (I hope)

 As far as I can see....I have.....oh about 6 projects on the counter going on right now!  Which in all reality.....is all the time.  I never seem to finish a project in it's complete form without having at least 2 others that I can bounce around to.

Am I alone here my friends...please tell me I'm not alone!!!  I wonder if there is a support group for crazies like me!


Thanks for letting me share my messy kitchen!  Please stop by for more reality!
xoxo

I'm Loving a little Navy right now!

I currently am working with a client that has given me an open color palette to choose furniture and accessories.   We have selected SW 6128 Blonde for the surrounding walls and all trim is white....the rest is open!  I have so many thoughts running thru my head on which direction to run in but taking in account the style of the home, personality of the adults and 3 small children....I'm thinking the sofa needs to be the POP in the room....perhaps Navy...hmmm maybe hot pink!  

Sometimes a fresh redesign boggles my mind because there are so many fantastic furniture selections and accessories to drool over.  I have been looking at so many beautiful spaces lately and I have a few here for you to drool over as well.

Oh how I LOVE green!
via House Beautiful

I love the gray and teal/ocean blue for contrast.  Wish there was a little orange or coral tossed in there!
Bassett Furniture

Do you LOVE the pink or not??
via Pinterest

Can you say OHHHH  La La!!!!!
via HGTV

This feels and looks so comfy as if it were a glammed up beach house!  Love the chair with the green legs.
House of Turquoise




This is one of my fav's...love the contrast!!!  Check out the stacked turtle lamp!
via Quadrille

Rustic and welcoming.....I Like!!  I'm so going to make this table!
via Pinterest

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xoxo
Kelly

Poodle skirts for a fashion show!

Some time ago my daughters elementary school had a fashion show for a fundraiser and I'm just now getting around to showing you what we made.  It was a show where the kids could dress however they wanted...fancy gowns, tv character etc.  She and 3 of her classmates decided they would be girlies from the 50's.  Great...super...easy peasy!  A white shirt, poodle skirt and pony tail..done!  Well, of course they all wanted to match AND of course my darling daughter volunteered me to make them!  Sure..how hard can they be????

Let me start by saying....I have an amazing Janome sewing machine BUT I really don't know all that it can do.....AND...I can sew but I hate to follow directions let alone use a pattern!  Soooo.....this is what I did....I went to my mama's house for....guidance. {wink}

Yep, this is my mama!  She also has a Janome sewing machine....but actually knows how to use all the bells and whistles on it..unlike me!

Seriously....we did not use a pattern....probably should have but that would of taken a trip to JoAnn's....So Nah...let's just get on with it.  All 4 girls seem to be about the same size so 4 exactly the same it was!  We just guessed on how wide we go to make a nice laying skirt with a little movement!  I know....lazy!

I brought along my "now" new favorite tool to test...not knowing if it really is worth the money.

My new OLFA Rotarty Cutter definitely was worth the money.  This gadget is sharp as sharp can be!  Let's just say...I ruined some fabric that got caught under where I was cutting.  I know...duh...clear the work space!  It went right on thru.  So a 2 thumbs up for the Rotary Cutter by OLFA.  Get one folks....especially if you do a lot of straight cutting.  It's about $30 at Joann but HELLO...50% off coupon makes it about $15.  Dont forget..you can download an app for Joann and then you don't need to bring your paper coupons.

Look at that cutter gliding along so smoothly!  Well,  pretend you see it gliding!!

Yep, that there is my mama's hands.  She took over the sewing!  And who was I to argue with her!

Would ya look at the heart trim work!  There is no way it would of came out so nicely if I had done it!

There ya have it....4 colorful A-line skirts!

Well of course we had to make hair scrunchie with the left over fabric!  We added a poodle applique and there ya go!

Do they look happy or what!  They actually won and raised the most money for our church fundraiser!  Wahoo
Thanks for the help Mama...love ya!


Thanks for reading today!  Stay around a bit and browse some of my other projects!

I'm sharing a recipe today from The Ivy Cottage

I just stumbled upon this awesome new blog site and this amazing recipe!  I had to share it.  Amanda from The Ivy Cottage Blog has some great stuff....head over and check her out..tell her I sent ya!
Anywho....head out and get everything you need for this recipe--you will not be disappointed!

The Ivy Cottage Blog: Heart Healthy Living: Crock Pot Lemon Pepper Chicken

Enjoy this recipe....I know I did!

Thanks for stopping by here!
Have a great week!

Little Red Table transformation

Happy Holidays!  Hope you all had a fantastic holiday and spent some long over due time with your families.  I know I sure did.  But, it's time to get back at it and find my routine.  I gave you a sneak peek last week of how I decided to try a new technique on how to give a layered look while painting.  Here is a little table I found at a thrift store and she has been staring at me for about 6 months waiting for me to do something with her!

She was in pretty rough shape when I rescued her!  I think there was 3 layers of different paint colors on her.  It took couple of times with the Strypeze to get her down to bare wood.

But look.....darling as is!!  But I really think she needs a little color ....don't you?

I knew I want to give the"layered" look a try.  As I was looking all over the web to figure out how to do this I came across this easy technique on....of course my Pinterest!!!  Vaseline....who wouda thunk.....and I don't even have to go out and buy any!  I started by selecting Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Aubusson Blue for my under color.  Painted random spots then started globbing on the Vaseline.

I chose Emperor's Silk from Annie's collection.  I started painting the entire table being carful when going over the vaseline globs.  

I thought it was going to be difficult to remember where I placed the vaseline....but look...it's very evident where it is.

It just kinda does it's thing.   After the Emperor's Silk was dry enough...I started wiping off the globby area's with a dry cloth and voila.....it was perfectly random with all it's awesomness!!!

This little red table is  24 x 23x 13 and will be $55 in my booth at Great Lakes Antique Mall in Coloma.

Thanks so much for stopping by today to check out the finished Little Red Table.

Happy New Year all!

xoxo

Kelly

Darling petite hutch in Luckett's Green Milk Paint!

This was one of my favorite pieces to refinish.  She only stands 60" tall but she stands to claim some attention!!!  I decided to give my new delivery of Miss Mustard Seeds Luckett's Green Milk Paint a whirl.  Let me say....it was my first attempt at milk paint...yes I was nervous.  I did call on a little help from my friend Sheri Carle at Vintage Retold.  She gave me that nudge I needed.  Thanks Sheri!!

Isn't she darling....all 60" of her!

Ok--so I got the Luckett's Green and I also selected Linen for the accent area's.  As it started to dry and do it's milk paint thing.....more and more of the paint was coming off than I wanted!  I thought all the Linen was going to come off and expose ALL of the wood.  I did not want that!!  That's when I gave Sheri a ring.

So I started painting a second coat of Linen....guess what?  It came off in the same exact places....hmmmm  that's probably why it came off in the first place....it was meant to have no paint there!  Go figure!

Next I decided she needed a little darkness to her.  I rubbed the entire piece with Annie Sloan Dark Wax.

Messy...I should be wearing gloves BUT that would be like reading the directions...who does that??

Look at all her loveliness!!

I gave her a little sanding here and there then reapplied dark wax.

All finished and I think she turned out fantastic for my first milk paint adventure!  She is going in my booth at the  Great Lakes Coloma Antique Mall and will be for sale $275.

Have a great day and Thanks for stopping by!

Don't throw it out.....restyle your furniture!

Hello to all my readers....it's been a few weeks since I have been around here.  The Christmas season got the best of me.  With all the shopping, baking and holiday events at the kids schools..it didn't leave much time to work on any projects.  Although, I did have time to squeeze a little painting in for a client that really wanted her end tables and TV console before the holidays hit.  

Here is the Tv console and 2 side tables.  Both in great shape just in need of a little updating.  Don't pay any attention to all the other furniture in the back ground staring at you...ah-hem I will get to it very soon....I really want to park on my side of the garage before we have a foot of snow!!!

I started with the console and since it was going to get lots of use I decided to prime it first.  Which I don't normally prime when using chalk paint but I did for extra measures.  This is one of my favorite primers...why can't primer be mixed any darker?

This primer actually looks a tad purple....yikes!!

She is all finished and sealed with 3 layers of Annie Sloan Wax.

Here we have the side tables that my client wanted only the apron and legs restyled.  Great idea-a good call on her part. 

Added a slight distressing to the details.

And the finished tables with a layer of wax.

So what do you think of these restyled tables?  No need to buy new tables when you can give them a face lift with a little paint.  I love working with Chalk Paint especially since I can work indoors with no fumes and the sanding stays at a minimum.

If you have some old furniture that is outdated and your thinking of tossing it out....try to give it a new life by painting it.  If you are in the area and would like us to restyle a piece of furniture give us a call at 269-876-9215 Copper Roof Interiors LLC  for a quote.

Have a great day you all.....and see you soon.  I have some new projects I want to show you!