Thanksgiving

We always head Back to My Ol' Homestead

for the Feast of Thanksgiving

with My Folks and Family.

My Mom always has Fun things planned

to Keep the Kids Entertained,

the Men-Folk do Men-Folk Things,

and the

Women-Folk do Women-Folk Things.

Since it's a Small Country Town,

there aren't too many stores that Open

at the Crack of Dawn for Black Friday Sales.

(Though lets not forget that this was the year

that G'pa wanted to get G'ma a new Laptop,

 and all the Fun that Entailed ;)

 

 

Other Things to Remember this Year:

Oreo Cookie Turkeys

Turkey Toes

Gingerbread House Decorating Galore

Watching "White Christmas"

Dipping Homemade Chocolates

Playing "Name that Tune" on our iPhones,

and

Staying up Way too Late Picking names for My Sister's Baby Hump.

 

The Armoire Make Over

 

This was a Hutch/Armoire that I Found in My Classifieds

 for Not Very Much $.

Truthfully,

there was nothing wrong with it,

but I Wanted a different Color

than the Yellow-y Whitish Color that was on it.

I Re-Painted My Room in a Gray

{"Metropolis" by Valspar in Semi Gloss},

and Wanted this to Match,

So I Chose a Gray Color that was One Step Down

on the Color Card I Picked Out.

{"Gravity" by Valspar in Satin}

 

This is How I Did It:

First I Sanded It.

Did not take all the Paint or Previous Finish Off,

just sanded it enough

 to give the next coat of paint something to grip onto.

Then I Wiped it Down with a Wet Paper Towel

to remove Sanding Dust.

 

 

These are the Paint Brushes/Rollers I used.

Both are Foam.

 

First I Primed it,

Then Painted it with My Color,

{"Gravity" by Valspar in Satin}

 

then Sanded with This:

See it Says

"Between Coats"?

It helps make a smooth finish.

After You Sand,

then wipe with the Wet Paper Towel again

to Remove the Sanding Dust.

 

The I Put the Second Coat of My Color On.

 

Then I Sanded with This:

It will also Help with a SMOOOOOTH Finish.

I Use it before I Put my Glaze On.

And of Course,

Wipe Everything Down Again,

To remove the Sanding Dust.

 

I Add My Details using This:

It's a Glaze that I have had Tinted to "Fired Earth" by Valspar.

I Work in Small Areas as I use it.

I put it on with a Foam Paint Brush,

then Wipe it off with a Wet Paper Towel,

Leaving some Glaze where I want it to stay darker,

or give it the Antique look that I Love.

For Some of the Areas where I Wanted to Create a "Wear Mark",

I took a Kid's Paint brush and just applied the Graze in the shape of the mark,

or along the Edge or in the Corner Like I wanted,

and just left it- not wiping it away.

 

Also,

I Kind of have a Thing for Crystal Knobs.

 

 

 

If You have any Questions about the Steps,

 Check out Some of My other Projects.

I use the same steps On Each One,

and I've Tried to have a Link Over There

(on the Side Bar)

to Each One.

 

For the Wreath,

I Hung it using the Same Technique I used to

Hang the Mini Wreaths on my Kitchen Cupboards HERE,

Except, I placed the Hook on the TOP of the Armoire.

11.03.2012

We had a little Family Get Together

 with My Sisters and Their Families

and Some of Our Folks.

 

We Got to Explore an Old Abandoned Silver Mine and Ghost Town,

Hike and Wander Around the Beautiful Area,

Eat at a Yummy Ma and Pa Grill,

Make Bottle Rockets,

See a Play of Beauty and the Beast,

Explore Dinosaur Tracks,

and Have a Good Ol' Time Relaxing,Visiting, and Stuffing our Guts.