Table Makeover

This was a Coffee Table I Got through the Classifieds.
Found it Online,
and Asked (Begged?) for it for Christmas.

These are what I used to Sand the Table.
Its 60 Grit 

After Sanding.
Note: I Didn't take All the Finish off,
Just Scratched it Enough to Give it some Gripping Power for the Paint.
After Sanding, I always wipe things Off with a Wet Paper Towel.

Primed.
I Used "High Hiding Primer"
it was What I had on Hand

[I Had a Scratching and Priming Buddy]

This is What I used to Sand Between my coats of Paint.
Then wipe off with a Wet Paper Towel.

These are the Paint Brushes I used for this Project.
I wanted to avoid the brush strokes of a Paint Brush,
but needed something to get in all those cracks!
And? I Didn't feel Guilty throwing them Away!

Two Coats of Paint.
Sanding in Between Coats with the "Between Coats" Sanding block

Then, Before Doing My Final Tops Coats,
(Glaze and Polycrylic)
I sanded it with this,
(and then Wiped it Down with wet paper Towel)
It gives it a Smooooooth Finish.

This is My Tintable Glaze.
This is What I use to put all the Dark Spots,
and Details on My Table.
It Comes Clear,
Mine is Tinted to
"Fired Earth" by Valspar.

For the Glaze:

Work in a Small Area,

I used a Foam Brush and Brush the Glaze on,

then took a wet paper towel and removed it-

keeping it darker where I wanted it darker,

and removing most of the glaze where I wanted it Lighter.

You can always add more, if You decide to later!

This is the Polycrylic,
I always put a coat or two on at the End.

The Color that I used,

was Called

"Secluded Garden" by Valspar in Satin Finish.

Oh, and the Crystal Knobs.

LOVE the Crystal Knobs.

I Used the Same Steps that I used in

 My Kitchen Table Makeover

[Click on that Link to Go there!]

How We Spend Our Saturdays:

Traisping

'Round the

Soccer Fields

[Go Team!]

Date Night

04.20.12

We  Let Our Taste Buds have some of India

Then went to Check out this Hutch

that We Found on the Classifieds.

 Loved it, Bought it,

[Annnnddd, I'll be Re-Doing it]

Then?

Then We let our Taste Buds

Eat Cupcakes. 

Ermm, Yah.

I Kind of have a Thing for Chocolate Cake.

Farmers

04.07.12

 And That's,

How the Ol' Garden Grows.

Happy Easter

[Aw, Yes. The Joys of Taking Your Own Family Pictures.]

March 31, 2012

A Day in Photos

Donut Run

Garden Gloves

Dirt

and

Veggies.

Date Night

We Hopped on our Public Transportation

and Rode to Our Down Town area,

Where We checked out this Neat Little

Mediterranean Restaurant.

We Loved it!

Then We walked down and Explored a New Shopping Area.

We Walked, and Ate Chocolate, and Enjoyed the Sidewalk Musicians,

till Our Feet Hurt and Bellies Ached!

Colorado

We went for a Little Visit to see My Sister and Her Family.
These are just a random Few pictures of what we did while we were there:

My Brother in Law spent a Long Sunday Afternoon

Making us a Special Brazilian dish, called Pochena (sp?),

My sister and I spent several afternoons,

Decorating and painting things in her Home,

My sister and I (this is My Twin Sister, by the Way)

spent an Evening Out at a Cozy little Restaurant,

Eating Yummy Food, and another Evening we she took me to Bunko with her.

We also, got our Run on , on the Cute Trail Behind her Home.

The Kids spent time Riding Round on their scooters,

Making Rockets, and Playing in the Warm Sunshine.

In All, the time went by too fast!

On the Way Home,

We always Stop at a Grand Place for Ice Cream,

Leg Stretching,

and

Playground Games!

Mexico

Please Forgive-

Blogger is Not Working Right,

and I Can't Get My Text in with My Pictures,

So, Now, I Present You with an Explanation-less Collage!

(Hoo-Ray!)

Things of Note,

(The Try to See which Pictures goes with Which Note Game!)

We Rode Bikes and Hiked Ruins in Coba.

We Had a Favorite Place We Went Often for Dinner and French Toast.

Yoga, Running, Snorkling, Kayaking, Beach Volleyball, and Karaoke.

We Studied the Ruins and Went to the Beach in Tulum.

For Valentine's Day, the Husbands Sent us to Get Mayan Massages. Quite the Memorable Experience. We Left with Firmly Kneaded and Slapped Bodies, Oily Faces and Frizzy Hair. We Looked Stunning when we met up the the Spouses for our Valentines Dinner!

We Ladies also Spent an Afternoon Zip Lining Through the Mexican Jungle!

We Loved Our Time on the Beach with Friends,

Soaking in the Sun,

Drinking Smoothies and Eating Guacamole.

Huge Sigh.

We're Going Through Withdrawals.