Oil-based paint - STINKS!

Not only does it really STINK but it stinks to clean as well!!!

Okay, now that that's off my chest, here is the ahem.....chest I painted with oil-based paint...a garage sale fine, going into my younger daughter's bedroom - as part of her bedroom make-over

You take one of these "famous" brushes that I've heard great things about all over blogland

and some of this stuff 

and you do this....

and this...

and finally....this....

and when you're done, you realize that you do not have paint thinner to clean your new "expensive" brush and you want to cry, and then, you realize you have to leave this room cuz it STINKS, and on top of all that, you hope and pray that you did the right thing by painting this piece of furniture...tomorrow is another day, I hope that I LOVE the results.  I will keep you posted...

Toodles

11 year old celebration...

We celebrated my daughter's 11th bday...

We had giggling 11 year olds...

a couple of soon-to-be 7 year olds...

and some toddlers and a baby...a whole bunch of adults...

and with that you have an awesome party....

The table set up before the cake and balloons...I have to upload the rest of the pics...but you get the pictures...(lol I have lots of pictures...)

Soon I will post the rest of the pictures and the cake that I made...such a pretty cake, I got the idea from "I am baker" - great ideas...and such a pretty cake...

Toodles

It's been a while....

Summer has come and gone....school has begun and I will begin my job search soon, but enough about me, let's get down to some pictures to show you what I have been up to, in between, swim lessons and back-to-school shopping!!!!

First of all, I started redoing my oldest daughter's room...I've got to say about a year ago, it went from doing her carpet to changing her furniture.  The last thing on the list was to change the color...so finally we changed the color.....it went from this HOT pink...

priming this very serious hot pink....

Goodness there's a lot of pink here....

to lilac....very soft lilac

I tried my  hand at stencils and LOVED it...I did her closet doors, I got this design from Jones Designs, the blog...so it was hand drawn, then painted on...it's not perfect but it works!

 

And no onto my younger daughter's bedroom, when we moved in she was 3 (now soon-to-be 7) and she wanted exactly what her sister wanted....HOT PINK....

In between all this my oldest turned 11....happy birthday beautiful!

Priming the next bedroom.....

Color after....yes the little ones loves it!!!! woo hooo, I told her not to worry I will bring back the hot pink but in accessories

stenciling again...this time Martha Stewart stencils, her new line is awesome, also got the paint Fruit Punch in pearl....so beautiful......

I rearranged her room, so her bed will now be facing the window, to add some space to her room, those are lkea lack tables, one on top of the other, I wanted a window seat but it was too much space being taken up.....I'm still deciding exactly how to do her room...

This chest is going, a new one (well a refurbished one will be replacing it, once I paint it and get it all set up, but that will be another post...the princess chair....will go too....the Step 2 desk...will be gone as well and will be replaced with a new big girl desk - we picked it up for free...yes FREE....woo hoo...it was a dark -DARK- wood, so it's half-way sanded and then will be transformed into something beautiful ( I hope...)

The rug will also be taken out, and the laminate flooring will come in, it's actually under her bed for the past (2 years)...pathetic, I know....well this room will be slowly transitioning into a beautiful bedroom, and perhaps I can get the little princess off my bed!!!!

Hope you enjoyed the updates!!!

Toodles!~!!!!!!