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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I attended a preview for the current month at Sweet Salvage in Phoenix. It was so festive with the seasonal spicy fragrances, the visuals of Christmas past decor themes, live music and great food. For those of you not familiar with Sweet Salvage. It's wonderful place where several designers gather each month and use their talents setting up themed vignettes. They have a preview the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Preview only, no purchases. They're only open 4 days each month, 3rd Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The line forms at 8 am to enter and begin your personal treasure hunt. </span><br />
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Here in Arizona, when our snowbirds visit many communities have "patio sales." And you often</div>
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find great treasures. I love the look of the industrial style. The great stool, architectural pieces and the hanging lamps people are using as drop lights in their kitchens. I've wanted a metal accent piece for a while now... I lucked out when I found this vintage metal tote. Best of all it was only $2.50... Yippy. I decided to use it in my storage poor kitchen and keep my most used olive oils and spice close at hand. I love it...</div>
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in my area. I wished I'd had room for them in my home.</div>
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I was so excited when I saw it and my imagination took off.</div>
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and buffed. I ended up purchasing an electric car buffer. What a treat it. Saved a tired out arm.</div>
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It was so much fun at Karen Valentines class last Saturday. Her skills, talent and bubbly energy.<br />
We laughed, wore glue, mica and sneezed glitter. We enjoyed a great casserole for lunch (Karen can cook too). It was very special for me since my daughter was able to attend too. She lives half the time in Scotland, so the comradely was special with her, Lynn, Jennifer, Ginny and Karen!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">First I'd like</span> <span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">to remember all those that lost their lives on September 11 2001. As a former flight attendant I can only imagine the heroism on the part of the crew along with all the brave passengers.</span> <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">To all</span> <span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">the family and friends, please know are thoughts and prayers are always with you.</span><br />
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Please email me if you are interested in any item(s)<br />
Please include your phone number for secure payment.<br />
I will call you. Thanks<br />
Please allow 2 weeks for this special order.<br />
I accept: <span style="color: red;">PayPal, Visa, MC, Discovery or Am Express</span><br />
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The tall full figured snowman is 11.5" to 12" tall.<br />
Scarf and belly buttons....... $18.00, plus postage<br />
Each snowman is hand sculpted, painted, glittered and sealed<br />
Embellished with some vintage items<br />
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The snowman heads are attached to blinged out<br />
glass bottles. They 14" tall..... $18 plus postage<br />
Each snowman head is hand sculpted, painted, glittered and sealed.<br />
Each decorative bottle contains some vintage embellished items<br />
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<span style="color: red;">These are not toys and are intended for children. Small parts may cause chocking.</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Paint, glitter and sealer should not be ingested.</span><br />
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These little guys will also be featured at the Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market<br />
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Their September Vintage Market held at West World had over 6,000 attendees.<br />
I will be participating in this show too. <span style="color: blue;">The Upper Crust</span>. Please look for us there. We will have some wonderful hand crafted & designed items also, vintage ornaments, antique windows, center pieces, Christmas cards, wreaths, tags and the list goes on. here's a little peek!<br />
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Some of our vintage ornies that will be included in decor items and wreaths<br />
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<br />Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616841064064701172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214938277511294023.post-34952169933118509892012-10-21T14:02:00.000-07:002012-10-21T14:02:39.381-07:00Fall Made It...<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/WeatheredorNotSig.png" style="border: currentColor;" /></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fall Made it our house...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was fun going through the stored "fall" boxes and seeing all the festive colors. I enjoyed going through the house and trying to find just the right spot for each one. Now we look forward to all the little "goblins" knocking on the door and getting their treats!</span><br />
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The french provincial furniture I found on Craigslist. It's just like the set my daughter had when she was a child, so it brings back a lot of memories.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This poor little cupboard has been so many different colors and styles. I used anaglypta wall paper to give it a carved wood effect. I'll use this little guy until he completely falls apart.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some little bobbles, bangles and beads I picked up on my sojourn last month. The cute tins came from Ross $6.99 minus the 10% discount for 55 and over. Those kinda days I don't mind being <strike>old </strike>"mature."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love these bright colored feathers! They are so soft when you touch them. The color of the tin is my daughter's favorite shabby shade. If it comes up missing, I'll know where to look...lol<br />
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<b> <span style="color: #f9cb9c;"> Kitchen Counter Makeover</span></b></h2>
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After the kitchen cabinet makeover, my Formica counter tops looked pretty sad in their terra cotta colored bumpy scratched condition. So I decided on DIY and did some research and went with a product called<br />
GIANI. I found it at a local independent paint store. The kit was about $75. You can also buy the product online. I had enough left over for a bathroom counter top or furniture project. Larger kitchens will require 2 kits, but it is still very affordable for new counter tops. There are 7 different kit colors. I chose Adobe Sand. You can personalize the color by adding or reducing colors and by technique. There is no wrong way to do this. Just like natural stone, the shape, color and texture really vary. This is an easy project, although time consuming at different intervals (tick toc, tick toc) the results are really worth the wait! Hope the tutorial is useful. Let me know what you think.<br />
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<b style="color: #f6b26b;">Step One</b><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span> <span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Watch the DVD that is included in your kit</span>. <br />
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Clean, degrease and remove any caulking sand any irregularities on Formica. Clean dust with a damp cloth, let dry.<br />
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Get supplies read<b>y</b><br />
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Use the black practice sheet included in your kit to practice on. You'll apply color in three different stages.<br />
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Once your satisfied with your technique, then your ready to start on your counter top!<br />
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Paint your prep/cleaned counter top with the black paint. Follow mfg directions.<br />
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This is really fun. You will develop your own technique and style. I wanted a more marbling effect than just the granite. So I played around and when some of the heavier sponged areas were 90% dry, I took my dampened sponge and drug it through to give that kind of misty look that some marbles have. Then I wanted some veining like marble has so I went out in the yard and found a bird feather (washed it in hot soapy water) dunked it in water. Then dunked it in either the white of black paint (contrast) and just drew the feather towards me or away from me depending on the width variation I wanted Sometimes with a slight swirl.<br />
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This is the most crucial step, sealing. The sealant has a very high gloss/luster to it. If you get it to thick or don't let it completely dry before coats it will become cloudy. Please follow mfg directions carefully.<br />
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<b> I ordered a Kohler cast-iron sink in almond to match the cabinet color and a faucet. It tied the whole makeover together. I hope you enjoyed this DIY, please let me know what you think.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Nice cabinetry, but I wanted to personalize my kitchen in my eclectic style of shabby, country french, rustic chic country. Is there such a style? Yep there is, that's the wonderful world of DIY you get to make it <b>your own style</b>. Most of my DIY projects are not conventional, and this kitchen project was no exception. I hope you will enjoy my approach to the look, feel and budget of my cabinet makeover project.</span><br />
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I wanted country style beadboard cabinets. But since I was doing my project by myself and keeping within a budget the purchase of wooden beadboard and the logistics of installing it were not an option for me. Instead I opted to use a 3-dimensional paintable prepasted wallpaper that resembles actual beadboard. In my area of the country (AZ) it is available at Lowes. It costs about $22 for a roll made by Allen & Roth. The roll did a combo of 14 fronts and I had some left over (yeah another project). <b>Gather your tools:</b> Wallpaper, wall paper paste, cutting tools: box cutter, scissors, straight edge (T-square) (yd stick), measuring tape, damp cloth, you may also need a sewing needle to remove any air bubbles if you happen to get some. Paintable caulking. Primer paint (I love Kilz products), cabinet paint, for kitchens I prefer a semi-gloss.<br />
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Thoroughly clean & degrease your cabinets. A good product for this is EZ Pour Super Clean. It is a tough task cleaner degrease. It is concentrated and comes in a purple plastic 1 gal size jug. It is available at WalMart. I used 100-150 grit sandpaper and a sanding block.<br />
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Even though the wall paper is prepasted (follow manufactures instructions) I like to add a bit more to the surface before applying the prepasted paper. I like the security of the extra adhesion. Since your working with straight lines you can use your square and a level to get the beadboard paper square.<br />
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Let the beadboard completely dry. If you need to, this is the time you will caulk. Personally I like to caulk it whether there is a space or not. It just seems to make the door and edges more cohesive. Some people are afraid of caulking. With a little practice you will be caulking like a pro. My tips for caulking are:<br />
<b>**</b>You can use tube caulking or if your more experienced caulk and caulking gun.<b> **</b>If you use caulk tube be sure to cut tip at an angle (about 45 degrees) it's better to cut the tip off a little short. You can always cut more of the tip if you need to. ** Hold at an angle when applying. **Use steady pressure.<br />
**Once you've caulked your line you can dampen your index or middle finger in water and drag it across to smooth out the bead of caulking. If you get way to much caulk on, you will need to wipe off with a damp cloth. **Don't use to much water. **A small line (bead) of caulking works best with beadboard otherwise it will spill into the rung lines. Those edges will show up more with glossy paint. **Practice with a piece of wallpaper pasted to cardboard leaving an open edge to bead.<br />
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Apply primer, sand lightly if needed before applying paint. If you sand, make sure to use a damp cloth to remove dust before painting.<br />
You can brush your paint on, or you can spray paint. After paint drys you can personalize even further by antiquing or glazing. I didn't do that on this project. I just wanted a soft sheen almond color. You can also use kits like "Rust-olem". I'm not fond of that particular kit. For me the paint was very thin almost water consistency. I returned the kit and used kilz primer, and a semi-gloss paint..<br />
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<b>Step Six</b><br />
Adding hardware is optional. But for me it tied in the country look I was going for. If your lucky enough to live near a "Hobby Lobby" they carry knobs and pulls of all kinds and they are always 50% off.....yippee yeah!!!<br />
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Check out sneak peek for more of my upcoming tutorials on DIY's and my trip to Paris!</blockquote>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616841064064701172noreply@blogger.com433tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214938277511294023.post-75674282465053968882012-07-05T15:40:00.000-07:002012-07-05T15:40:05.493-07:00Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink...<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Whats that phrase or is it Murphy's law "what can go wrong will go wrong" </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Well, for me it did just that. In my mind, retirement was going to be a smooth transition. Moving into my retirement home working on my DIY project list and getting my blog up and going. All on target until my former home flooded. Now I have far more DIY projects than I anticipated. Tutorials to follow... so stay tuned, more chapters to follow.</span></span><br />
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<br />Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616841064064701172noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214938277511294023.post-81703121977214340052012-05-16T11:15:00.002-07:002012-07-12T20:03:12.032-07:00Welcome!Hello and welcome to my new blog! Please check back soon to see what fun things are coming!!!<br />
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