Before and After - Quick Projects & Take-Aways

Here are a few updates on projects

that are not complicated enough to warrant

their own post, but I wanted you to see

change as it continues to happen here!

Here's my door plaque before,

a faux green marble constant 

reminder of a momentary 

lapse in good judgment and taste:

And after a coat of Citristrip, 

a little steel wool and

a bit of elbow grease:

This little zinc wall hanging/holder/hook 

thing got the same citristrip treatment.

I must say, it does pain me to destroy someone's

handiwork - it prompted me to pray for the hands

that created this charming artwork as I stripped it.

As charming as it was, it was not my taste.

I probably should've left this piece for someone

who may have loved it as it was, but I didn't.

Before:

After:

Once again, sometimes all you need to do

is take away something.

Before:

After take-away...

As pedestals for moss balls:

A gilded frame before:

and after a little ASCP French Linen:

A little stool before:

And after:

What does 90 symbolize?
Read on...but first...

Remember this guy?


White spray paint is nearly miraculous.

This past week, I cleaned and sorted

garage sale things and held a sale.

It was the first of several I hope to have.

I actually have some empty space in my garage!

There is  not enough space yet 

to park a car, but progress is progress.

I'll bet this guy agrees:


What 90 Symbolizes:

Easy. It's how old I felt Saturday
after my 2nd day of the garage sale.
KIDDING! I felt 89. No - really - 
the numbers were next to each other on the
stencil, and I just liked the way they looked.
I usually make things relate, but not this time.

Word for the Day:
Psalm 102:6
I am like a desert owl, 
like an owl among the ruins.

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