Chalkboard Table

I had this mission-style desk around the house. It was my sewing table at one time.

When we moved, it somehow got taken apart and this is what it looked like. So I had Husband put it back together and decided to paint it.

It was about the time I discovered chalkboard paint and I thought this would be a good project.

It could take the place of the peninsula we had just ripped out and it would be a good place for the grandkids to sit and draw while I was in the kitchen.

It was a little big for the kitchen, however, so after a while, it moved to the Antique Mall and sold right away. I kinda miss it.

 

I think I need to find another table similar to this one and do it again!

Furniture Project: Enormous Coffee Table

Many of my friends call me when they have furniture they want to get rid of. They know I rarely turn anything down!

This coffee table was one of those calls.

 It's huge! And heavy! It was an ordeal just getting it into the house!

 But it had some nice features.

I especially liked the legs.

So I started with a couple coats of white paint (my favorite!).

Then I sanded the edges and painted the insets with a soft grey.

Continued with the sanding and grey paint in strategic places.

Finished it off with three coats of wax.

Looks good enough to head up to Oregon Street Antique Mall!

Summer: Vacation Bible School and Yardsales

This is the time of year for 2 things I love: yard sales and Vacation Bible School.

I am the director of VBS at my church, so May and June are full of busyness as we pull out all the stops getting everything ready: planning, promoting, training, painting sets, writing skits and puppet shows... Fortunately, I have a great team to help as I could never pull this off by myself!

Last year we were set in Egypt:

This year the theme is God's Amazing Wonders:

The other thing I love this time of year are yard sales.

Here are some things I will be working on when VBS is over:

Sometimes I wish I could clone myself so I could get several things done at once!

Oh well, something to look forward to!