Monday, January 28, 2013

Yellow End Table

i bought this piece thinking i might keep it..i am really loving the way it looks...


before..old and abused
after some stripping and sanding
another view
the color is cornbread...i mixed it into chalk paint, sanded, distressed...
comparison of before and after
whats a post without staging?? this piece will be for sale in my shop

CREATING LOVE AND JOY
Ashley

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Little Table

i went into my local thrift store looking for a picture frame for a project i was asked to do...as soon as i walked in the door i saw this cute little thing...i have been wanting something small to sit a plant on in my dining room...it was love at first sight
 before
after

not much to this makeover...i mixed up some white chalk paint...after it dried i did a little sanding...thats it..no wax...no glaze...very simple and quick...

CREATING LOVE AND JOY
Ashley

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Best of 2012

i thought and thought...i decided not to do this since my new blog was so "new"...i gave in...so here it is...the top 5 for the year...

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not sure how this one made the list...i was just posting about how i messed up this piece and had to re-do it...i guess everyone wanted to see my screw up!

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I loved this piece! i had alot of fun with this one...i used home made chalk paint...i've always liked pink and i hoped someone else would too! 
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just another example of how you can transform a piece of junk into something nice...i love sitting in this chair...and its still in one piece!

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ok, so i loved this one too! my first stenciled piece...i think its so cute...

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the number one most viewed is this piece...kinda shocked though...even though i do like it, and it turned out perfect, its probably because i was linked up to another blog...which is good because it helped me get blog recognition...

thanks everybody...i had a good first 8 months using my new blog address...i have been rather slow in rebuilding this one but its getting there...i can't wait to share more of my ideas!

CREATING LOVE AND JOY

The Skull

this post really has two meanings...by the end you will understand why i'm saying that...its about a painting/drawing/picture that my son gave me for christmas...i usually only post things that i've made or done on here...but i felt that this deserved a special spot on my blog...

i developed a fondness for skulls a long time ago...it was before they were really cool...before people were so into them...i have no idea why i like them so much...i'm just a normal girl, or at least i think so...others may beg to disagree...i like all kinds...big ones, scary ones, sugar skulls, girly ones with pink bows...so just imagine...christmas morning my son brings this out...

i'm sure that most people won't be so as excited as i was...i don't see this sort of thing on any of the blogs i follow...but hey, i do things different over here...


i always knew my son had talent...he picked up his first drum sticks when he was about 5 and started beating on a cardboard box...i have a picture of him...sitting there in his underwear and a t-shirt...he is 20 now...he has been playing ever since...i can't count how many broken sticks i've thrown away...or how many countless hours i've had to endure the noise...
 
i didn't realize he had this talent though...it wasn't until he was out of high school that i figured this out...
 

just a couple projects from school...one of his art classes....
 
he has attended several schools...trying to figure out what he wanted to do...right now he is really into art and music...i know its hard to make a living doing that...but, money isn't everything...happiness is...

i just want to say how proud i am of him for being so talented at music and art...not everyone is born that way...its a special gift.... 

here it is hanging up...this is a large piece..18 X 24...i purchased the frame from hobby lobby...one this size is very pricey...i was lucky enough to get it half price and i spray painted it black...(a little bit of a project after all)...

maybe its not all the rage in blogger land right now...but on my wall it is...and it will be on pinterest as soon as i publish this...


CREATING LOVE AND JOY
Ashley