I'm keeping my hands busy right now to keep my mind off the adversities that life throws at us from time to time. Seems like last July when I was at death's door set off a string of events that I could write a book about. It's been one thing right after another for the year, and even prior to that. I'm ready for this little black cloud, to clear out. But through it all I've felt the hand of God close by, saying come to me and rest.
I sincerely hope things lighten up really soon. But for those of you who believe and pray, I have a very special request I'd like for you to pray about. God knows what it is and I'm not at liberty to say, but pray for the two young men that Kathy requested. He'll know what you mean.
`````~~~~~~~~~~~~~````````~~~~~~~~~````````~~~~~~``````~` Now, I'm still painting and using up some partial bottles/cans of paints.
I bought this small chest at Good Will of course. It may have cost $8.00.
This was the only piece in my room that wasn't painted. So out came a partial bottle of Waverly Chalk paint in Moss, and a partial bottle of Waverly White Chalk paint, and I even resorted to a small craft size bottle of white acrylic paint.
First, I removed all the drawers, as well as the knobs, which had always looked gold to me against the wood grain. Well once they were put against the newly painted surface, they are silver.
I first painted the top and sides of the chest. I would dab the brush in the white, then the green and just brush in the direction of the grain.
This allowed the drawers to look different. Some had more white while others had more green and I don't have a photo showing how the sides came out, but they are gorgeous, if I do say so myself.
To paint the drawers, I stood them on the back end which had the top part upwards. This made them extremely easy to paint, and as you know chalk paint dries almost immediately.
Later last night I remembered some "pretties" I had that would give the chest a little character. I bought these designs at the Dollar Tree recently and had used several on the aqua top sitting on the desk in my room.
I like the designs on the front and will get another set when I get to Dollar Tree, for the bottom 2 drawers. Til then, I added round stickers that were on the page with the bigger ones.
I decided not to distress this chest right now, of course that might come later.
I'm debating changing the color of the hall tree, but the distressing on it is such perfection, I'm afraid to paint it. If I do decide too, I think I can place vaseline on the distressed areas and the paint won't adhere there. That way I could keep it heavily distressed, yet still change the color. I also have a piece in the basement that's on my list to paint. It will be distressed I think. Then today, my daughter and I decided that my breakfast table and chairs would look good white. So all paint is in my future. I'm also deciding what colors I want the inside of my house painted. In a few months, I'm going to get it all spruced up. Only 2 rooms in my house have been painted since the initial paint when it was built in 2000. And you should see the walls under all these pictures I have hanging up. It's a shame. But we know a great painter and he can work magic fixing those walls. So I'm going to get on his list as soon as I can.
Wishing all of you a wonderful week ahead.
Psalms for the day: Set a guard O Lord, over my mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Psalms 141:3
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I sincerely hope things lighten up really soon. But for those of you who believe and pray, I have a very special request I'd like for you to pray about. God knows what it is and I'm not at liberty to say, but pray for the two young men that Kathy requested. He'll know what you mean.
`````~~~~~~~~~~~~~````````~~~~~~~~~````````~~~~~~``````~` Now, I'm still painting and using up some partial bottles/cans of paints.
I bought this small chest at Good Will of course. It may have cost $8.00.
First, I removed all the drawers, as well as the knobs, which had always looked gold to me against the wood grain. Well once they were put against the newly painted surface, they are silver.
I first painted the top and sides of the chest. I would dab the brush in the white, then the green and just brush in the direction of the grain.
To paint the drawers, I stood them on the back end which had the top part upwards. This made them extremely easy to paint, and as you know chalk paint dries almost immediately.
Later last night I remembered some "pretties" I had that would give the chest a little character. I bought these designs at the Dollar Tree recently and had used several on the aqua top sitting on the desk in my room.
I decided not to distress this chest right now, of course that might come later.
I'm debating changing the color of the hall tree, but the distressing on it is such perfection, I'm afraid to paint it. If I do decide too, I think I can place vaseline on the distressed areas and the paint won't adhere there. That way I could keep it heavily distressed, yet still change the color. I also have a piece in the basement that's on my list to paint. It will be distressed I think. Then today, my daughter and I decided that my breakfast table and chairs would look good white. So all paint is in my future. I'm also deciding what colors I want the inside of my house painted. In a few months, I'm going to get it all spruced up. Only 2 rooms in my house have been painted since the initial paint when it was built in 2000. And you should see the walls under all these pictures I have hanging up. It's a shame. But we know a great painter and he can work magic fixing those walls. So I'm going to get on his list as soon as I can.
Wishing all of you a wonderful week ahead.
Psalms for the day: Set a guard O Lord, over my mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Psalms 141:3
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