spinning plates...

phew, what a week.  It feels like I can barely keep my balance much less trying to keep all my plates spinning at the same time.  I have never really seen anyone do that with the exception of television, have you?  Must be some sort of circus act and I would probably be in the circus if I were able to spin them.   Am I making any sense? 

I had a dental procedure on Monday and holy heck I never expected to be this uncomfortable four days later.  I'm looking like I got in a fight and came out on the losing end!  Two black eyes, and one side of my face in numb, he must have hit a nerve.  Add some chipmunk cheeks and I look absolutely adorable.  So back to the plates;  I have a dining room project that I had hoped to finish up this week but had to put on hold.   I have wanted to have a small gallery/plate display wall for quite some time and even experimented with one last summer.  We have a very small dining room, 8 x 8 at most and only one wall to work with.  Each of the other walls have windows or doors to other rooms.  Along this one wall I have my mother's china cabinet and while it is too big for the room I will not move it or change it up in any way at all.  That leaves a very small area for my display wall.   Let's just say that I have way more display material than wall.  

When we were on our vacation odyssey last Fall I found some interesting plates in a thrift somewhere in Montana.  I had wanted to add them to the display but I'm just not sure about it.  take a look:

they all have a "signature" on them but there are no markings on the back.  I haven't tried to find them online.  What do you think?  Would they be o.k. on a dining room wall or better in another room, girls bedroom?   I'm counting on y'all to save me from myself here!

Hope you are keeping safe and warm.  Wishing you all a sunny day!

she's got legs...

...we were recently gifted with a beautiful table once owned by my hubby's grandmother.   After a flood in her home in Minnesota the table was taken to the table hospital and refinished.  Later on it traveled to Nebraska to live with his Aunt and Uncle.  You may remember the Uncle and how he gifted us with a 'pig.'  That pig is still in my dining room!  Recently his wife, my hubby's aunt moved to a smaller place and we found ourselves gifted with a few beautiful pieces of history that she once owned.  This table being one of them;

love the turned legs, the little shelf and the intricate moulding.  I have yet to make a home for it but am currently updating the dining room so I am sure it will go in there.  (excuse the wires, indeed!)  Once I finish painting the accent wall, hang the new drapes, and create a plate wall while mixing in a mirror and a pig then, I will show it off.  I am doing all this on $0 budget, having shopped the house for everything I needed.   Now won't that be exciting!  Soon we'll be dining in the dining room.  Happy Weekend y'all.

Thrifty thrifting...

...I have a confession to make.  I have not been to the thrift/antique/vintage shoppes all summer.  I know, I know, but I just seemed to lose the thrill of the hunt.  I think it had to do with purging all the craptasticness out of the back room and office.  Now with that job complete I am once again on the hunt.  So a few days ago I stopped into my nearest GW only to find that they have redecorated too, and one of the latest sections that was added to the store is a vintage section.  Everything vintage, which seems an oxymoron in a thrift store but hey, they put all the really old, cool stuff in one area.  I made a beeline over there...and much to my surprise was this little shelf calling my name.   It's rather vintagey and has an upper and lower shelf with spindle type legs,  a cute little pull-out drawer with a vintage crystal knob on it.

I scooped the little dear up as quickly as I could and then tried to act all nonchalant about it so no one would notice my excitement.   It's hard to tell from the photo but it is in pretty good shape and really only needs to be painted, then plopped onto the wall in my new, recently updated bedroom.  I could picture it all in my little head....

I had recently purchased a small pot of ASCPaint and was anxious to give it a try after seeing all the great reviews in blogland.  This is supposed to be the perfect paint.  No need to prepare your piece, no sanding or priming, just wipe with a clean cloth and apply the paint.  One coat will do the trick then you can apply a finishing wax and distress to your hearts content, or not, whatever you choose.  I picked out the colour Versailles.  It's a little gray-green-yellow if you ask me but here's a sample so you can decide...

Ooopsie!  Yes I did.  Dropped it all over the kitchen floor cause isn't that where everyone does their craft projects, on the kitchen counter?  I quickly tried to scoop it back into the little pot but it was all over the cupboards and my shoes.  I'm pretty sure I may have scooped up a bit of dog hair too so the finished project just may have some added texture to it after all.   Big reveal soon...