I am not a hoarder!

Good Morning!  Ok, so you are wondering why that is the title of my post, aren't you?  Well several months back when my daughters came over, they looked at my treasure trove and laughed.  And then they called me a #@$%@$#$ (hoarder).  Now that wasn't very nice since the definition of Hoarding according to Dictionary.com is defined as: a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully  guarded for preservation, future use. Well, here I am again thinking that maybe they were a wee bit right.  I buy furniture and "stuff" when I find it.  The "hoard" is confined to one area and that's it.  So girls, I have admitted it, My Name is Tina and I am treasure hoarder!!   When you find a great piece, you have get it then!  Everyone has heard the "you snooze, you lose" and it's true!   I have picked up some great stuff over the past week and super excited to work on those pieces.  
A month or so ago, I bought three pieces there not in the best shape.  But they all had great "bones" and I felt pretty confident, I could bring them back to life.  So far, I have worked on two of them.  This is second one, an old wash stand.  I love the way she turned out.  I have been running low on my ASCP and didn't have enough of Old Orche

or Country Grey to do the whole piece so............Chango
Presto....mixed the two together and she is clothed in the 
OO/CG mix.  
So before I show you the next piece, let me preface it with, the light in my living room is not good for picture taking (not of furniture anyway)   This piece is an huge dresser that I think is an Early Americana piece.  It is HEAVY!  Ask my hubs!  She is painted Duck Egg Blue with a wash of Paris Grey and then waxed.  She had plain wood knobs, which is common for that period of furniture. I fancied them up with clay and stamps and wax for an aged look.  I found the tutorial for this on Our Hiding Place and I love them!
It takes some time but I love the aged look and not to mention knobs are pretty pricey!  

So here she is, see I told you the lighting was band....she is much much prettier in person,  I promise (doesn't that sound like something you would tell someone going on a blind date) Or she has a great personality LOL!  
Well gotta get out of this chair and get moving.  Got some "hoarding" to do........

Source Quotes on Life

Till next time.......
Tina

I will never win the best attendance award in Blogland!

Hey Everyone!  I have been a very bad blogger by going 2 weeks without posting....but wait I have a good excuse!  No, the dog didn't eat my brush but it has been a busy time and I was without my camera part of that time.  I had good intentions though....so I intend to make up for it.  The last post I did was about my Grandson's 1st birthday party, it was great.  I will post some pics in the next few days.  I also have been painting and painting and did I say painting.  Well so now you know what I have been up to, but what's that you say.....prove it girl!  Ok, so here are some of the things I have worked on

When you are searching for pieces to re-do, it is either feast or famine!  So when you are on a roll finding the "good stuff" you have to take advantage of it.  I stepped out of my comfort zone with the red dresser, but I liked the way it turned out and also the extra touch I added with the custom knobs.

This is a beautiful writing desk that has a sister dresser that hasn't been touched yet other than to hold the paint can while I work on other pieces.  I know she is feeling neglected but I haven't had that "aha" moment when I knew exactly  how to "make her over" so be patient my pretty.  

I don't know if I am the only one who waits until they have that feeling when they know what color to paint something, or better yet for some it might be more like, what job do I take, what city do I move to or answers to those things that keep us up at night.  The paint color just comes to me as I gaze at the piece and imagine where it would look good if I had to keep it!  But on the major issues and decisions, I always just pray, and pray and then pray some more.  It doesn't always give me the answers I want at the time, but down the road I get the "aha" moment!  Speaking of prayer, please join me in praying for our nation on the anniversary of 911, also for the survivors of what remains to be the greatest tragedy of my lifetime.  Also, for the military who risk their lives everyday so that I am free!  My two cents.....for what it is worth
Till next time (leaving myself open, huh)

Tina

Monday Monday....

Today was a whirlwind of a day....but I like those kind of days.  The kind of day when you get to ride around with your hubs in his truck looking at antiques, junk and getting him involved in Just a Girl and a Brush!  We live in Memphis, so lots of men drive trucks and it sure comes in handy hauling our treasures back to the room where the "magic makeovers" happen.  I seem to spend lots of time looking at Craigslist, so we took off on our journey to town about 80 miles from here.  I had high hopes for the trip but we only brought home a dining room table and a beautiful gold framed picture.

I will be sharing pics of both in the next few weeks.  I wanted to share a couple of pics today.  The first is a piece that I just sold and that will be picked up tomorrow.  So I bid ado to "indigo", she was indigo blue when she came home with me.

I have read many blogs that talk about how attached you get to a piece, well it is true.  But I think my hubs is worse about it than me!  Posting this pic would not be complete without me professing my undying love for Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!  I tried it several months ago after reading about it on Miss Mustard Seed.   I had to travel to purchase some from Southern Institute of Faux Finishing.  I think it is pretty much the best thing since sliced bread (with the exception of Diet Coke, Peanut Butter and Chocolate) and I love working with it. It has made working on some pieces that scream "a step away from the dump" salvageable.
  Like "daisy"

Wait till you see her transformation! Ok, you talked me into a peek...

 Seeing the undesirable and realizing it is just like all the other chests, just needs attention.  In closing, I want to share a heartwarming link to a story that ran in the  Commercial Appeal on Saturday. It is the story of a homeless man who had been disformed by an accident.  I have seen him at many intersections around the area, and many times gave him money.  I noticed some people tried to avoid him so not to have to look at him and make eye contact.  Aren't we all God's creations and though all different and each a treasure......

Tina~ Just a Girl