Sweet Nothings: May 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Another round..

OK...here we go with another round of working on

a table that

I HOPE

will favor ....

THIS ONE.
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Mind you, I am not trying to COPY
DONNA'S table.
First of all, I could NEVER copy her work..
SHE IS GOOD !!

I am using it as a guide for MY table.
These sign/memory tables should be made
using names, images, sayings and etc.
that relates to your life.
I'll tell you all about how I chose MY subjects to stencil....

RIGHT OFF THE BAT this morning,

those dadgum new stencils have a backing on them

THAT STUCK TO THE TABLE.
While I was slam-dab in the middle of pitching my HISSY FIT..
.... MR. SWEET calmly peeled it off with his little knife.
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May I just say here...

SHOOT FIRE AND SAVE THE MATCHES !!

After we RE-READ the instructions on this can

of SPRAY ADHESIVE,

we decided we had not waited long enuf after spraying the stencils

before laying them on the table.

I nearly passed a kidney stone when I saw the little tiny mess
left behind by the sticky stencil...
but then remembered I was about to use my palm sander on the
whole tabletop, distressing it to the point that it looked old..
very very old.
THIS little boo-boo was going to fit in with the distressed look JUST FINE....

SO FAR...
SO GOOD....
I just have to keep reminding myself....
BREATH !!!

I'm telling and showing some of the GOOFS I have encountered with this little table..
Surely, I am not the only one in this world that is TALENTLESS
and doesn't have a clue how to do these things.
Maybe showing you what I have learned will help you with your OWN little table...or
any other stenciling project.
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This poor little LONE STAR OF TEXAS

is having a hard time getting all the other

stencils FINISHED.

*REALLY heavy sigh
...are we having fun yet ?
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The little vintage, thrifted table is allowing me to play in
VINTAGE THINGY THURSDAY
TIME TRAVEL THURSDAY
OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY

Monday, May 30, 2011

A COOL TABLE IN THE MAKING.....Round 1

It all started with a DREAM...

I DREAMED of having a cute little, really UNIQUE table
like no one else in the whole wide world would have...
and THEN...
DONNA SHOWED ME THE LIGHT !!
*did you hear those angels sing?
I KNOW you remember this little awesome SIGN TABLE that belongs to DONNA..
The table is supposed to give the illusion of an old, vintage sign, made into a tabletop.
She did such an awesome job that it has been featured in magazines.
Donna made her table her own STORY table by stenciling
THINGS THAT MEANT SOMETHING to her.
Go over and read her story...it's awesome.

ANOTHER blogger, RUSTIC DESIGNS, decided to make her own
OLD SIGN/ STORY table, using Donna's table as a guide.
Didn't she do an awesome job on it.
Just beautiful...
You might like to read HER story, too, pertaining
to the things she painted on HER table
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These ladies, who've got their groove going, are sure makin' it hard on THIS OLE GIRL !

THIS the little UGLY DUCKLING table I bought from

the thrift store...$FIVE BUCKS..
*HIGH FIVE ME
DAY 1

It was supposed to look like an old sign but it was SMOOTH...all one piece

so MR. SWEET, being the kindest man in the whole wide entire world,

routed it for me...

after KATHY and a few others, suggested it.

Sorry, I can't remember now just who all suggested using a router
but I want to thank everyone for all their wonderful suggestions.
Every idea was really good...Mr. Sweet decided routing might be the easiest way
so I said...
GO FOR IT, SWEET HONEY

Now, by this point,

I am PLENTY excited......
nothing like sawdust to excite the heck out of ya...

Just so you know I DID do some of the work..

I used my little handy dandy palm sander and went to town on that top.

It was as smooth as a baby's butt when I finished....

Ahhhh.....here she is with her first coat of SATIN BLACK.

I'll add another coat in about an hour.

I'm in luv...

I like it just like this, too.

But....nope..not changing my mind here.
I have my white paint ready, waiting in the wings.
DONNA says to use a "whitewash" on it so that means, I THINK,
to add a little water to the paint...
I'm skeered......(4/25)
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DAY 2
Mr. Sweet, being the bestest hubby in the state of TEXAS, ~~helped me make~~ made some stencils
to go along with ones I already had.
He made two different sizes of AWESOME stars...because I changed my mind right in the middle.
*sigh

It just got dressed in a creamy Country White whitewash...
(left over from another project)
and should be ready to stencil tomorrow...(4/27)
ooo boy...it's already looking like a sign.
"I'm still scaaaaaared to stencil....:((
Must remember to BREATH....
DAY 3
*UH OOOO...

The TEXAS LONE STAR turned out GREAT..
MR. SWEET made this stencil and it worked so good.

Oh but the other stencils...
first of all, we taped them all down with painters tape but...
I used waaaay too much paint and it allllll
RAN !
I was working on the table in the back yard and that paint RAN all the way out to the alley and back...
So, I just put KILZ on the ruined table last night (well, except for the GOOD star)
and just put another coat of WHITEWASH on it.
NOW,
I have been told by 2 bloggers that I need to use
SPRAY ADHESIVE to the backs of the stencils.
I am on my way to Walmart to get that.
I also watched a video on how to STENCIL WOOD
on GOOGLE and
HIGHLY RECOMMEND
you watching something like it if you've never stenciled before.
I saw right off that I used too much paint on my dobber thingy and
that they recommend a stenciling BRUSH...pickin' up one of those, too..*sigh
It all looks so easy.
...but....IT AIN'T !!!!!

Right now, it really IS

THE LONE STAR OF TEXAS !

♥♥♥

Playing with

OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY

WHITE WEDNESDAY

GOOD LIFE WEDNESDAY

REDNESDAY WEDNESDAY (there's just a TINY bit of red..but it's there! :))

WHATA MAKIN' WEDNESDAY

XOXO

Sunday, May 29, 2011

THE COLORS OF THE DAY

A Memorial Day Repost
due to .............
BUSY LIFE...

MEMORIAL DAY...MAY 31, 2010...REPOSTED MAY 30, 2011

Veteran’s Day Prayer

Dear Lord,

Today we honor our veterans, worthy men and women who gave their best when they were called upon to serve and protect their country.
We pray that you will bless them, Lord, for their unselfish service in the continual strugglet o preserve our freedoms, our safety, and our country’s heritage, for all of us.
Bless them abundantly for the hardships they faced, for the sacrifices they made for their many different contributions to America’s victories over tyranny and oppression.
We respect them,
we thank them,
we honor them,
we are proud of them
and we pray that YOU will watch over these special people and bless them with peace and happiness.
In Jesus’ name we pray;
Amen.

By Joanna Fuchs
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The grandkids LOVE going on picnics..

so do I !

Sometimes...we do picnics INSIDE...
especially when the wind is blowing so hard.....or it's too HOT outside to enjoy eating.

Here is my version of the RED, WHITE and BLUE for this year's MEMORIAL DAY luncheon.

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There's my vintage BLUE PICNIC BASKET...
I bought it so long ago at a great GARAGE SALE
and a few years back, came REALLY close to painting it RED.
My youngest grand, DEEDS,

said, "O, NO...MEMAW...I love it BLUE !"

so, OF COURSE, it IS and will always BE
this perfect shade of BLUE.....

I'm using my GREAT

RED and WHITE ( with a tiny little line of the best YELLOW)
tablecloth that my good blogging sister friend, JEANNE, over
at BACK YARD NEIGHBOR
sent to me in a LOVE PACKAGE not long ago.

There's those RED POLKA DOT dishes I love...

Just look at all this REDNESS...

is it any wonder that MOST folks in the world
LUV this color !!

Yellow and red....

A POWERFUL COMBO

This little tiny candle was sent to me from the SWEETEST NANCY that had SOUTHERN LADY blog.
I am not sure she is still there.... but I am checking.

SHE said she saw this little candle with my name on it and just HAD to get it and send to me.
I was TICKLED PINK when I received it in the mail.
Such a thoughtful thing to do for a blogging buddy.

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This setting sure puts me in the mood for
PIMENTO CHEESE SANDWICHES
DILL PICKLES
A DOUBLE HANDFUL OF POTATO CHIPS
A BIG SLICE OF CANTALOPE
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES AND ICE CREAM
ICED TEA, LEMONADE OR........

BLACKBERRY WINE...heh heh heh..it's 5 o'clock SOMEwhere !

AMAZING GRACE...HOW SWEET THE SOUND.....

MR. SWEET said I could have my ole PIMENTO CHEESE SANDWICH if I wanted to ...
BUT HE would rather have a GRILLED STEAK and ONIONS with POTATO SALAD...

I said " PHOOY on a sandwich...PLEZZZZZ make me a steak, too".....

and .... HE DID ..!!

Our family, like yours, will pause on this MEMORIAL DAY to offer thanks to our GOD for HIS grace and glory. We will thank our veterans from the bottom of our hearts and souls for ALL they have given .
Linking with:

BLUE MONDAY
SHOW OFF YOUR COTTAGE
RUBY TUESDAY

A little thrifted wooden box in the