Miss Flibbertigibbet

Have you ever  yearned for..... salivated over..... desired..... CRAVED..... something? (leave Ryan Gosling out of this) Just KNEW...from the top of your ponytail to the bottom of your clogs....that THIS.....this THING....was destined for you? Have you looked at it for days....weeks....months? Tried to convince the crotchety old guy sitting next … [Read more...]

Various projects are going on in the garage....Not newsworthy yet....but it's hard to get myself going just now....As a delaying tactic, I played around with my camera a bit...... The glassy-eyed kid eating Fruity Sparkles barely knew I was there....... I waved my hand near him but he was totally engrossed in another time zone...... The Fruity … [Read more...]

How did we survive before Pinterest?Or Facebook?Or Tumblr?Or photo editing?Or blogs?Or HGTV?Or...... insert your favorite site here....Seriously....one beautiful picture, vignette, party, arrangement, design, etc, etc, etc.......after another!It's overwhelming to me....I don't know about you....I tell myself I'm going to sit down and look at … [Read more...]

The workshop is still humming here and so are the paintbrushes! I just finished this sweet farmhouse style table and dropped it off at the shop.... It's an antique maple table which was in really sturdy shape when I found it months ago.It's been languishing in my garage until now. There is probably a "before" pic somewhere but maybe not...I've been … [Read more...]

I come across all sorts of things when I'm out thrifting....I'm sure you do too.Plastic Christmas decor that wasn't pretty even when it was actually still green instead of faded, pale teal....Lids without bottoms and bottoms without lids.....Silverware that has already been chewed by the garbage disposal....You know what I'm talking … [Read more...]

Allow me to introduce myself...I am the one who you will be hating very soon...When I tell you that I am praying for just a bit more cold weather.....because I'M NOT READY.....Let me repeat....I - am - N-O-T  R-E-A-D-Y....Oh, I used to be ready...before I had some kids move in.....and started a business.....and moved to this new HOPPING (OK, fine, … [Read more...]

I hope you're sitting down....Me...the chalk paint gal....see here the milk paint galsee here and here The spray paint gal decided to do a project with NO PAINTI thought my husband was actually going to do a cartwheel in the garage.....seriously...I found a pair of end tables that made me think of wooden chests... They were a lovely shade of … [Read more...]

I promised I would show you the desk that went with that Calligraphy Chair I did earlier in the week so here it is... I forgot to take a before picture but you can trust me...it was just brown.....and boring... I painted the table with my 50/50 blend of ASCP Paris Gray and Pure White. Before any waxing, I applied my graphic. I used a different … [Read more...]