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Upholstery project #2

May 24, 2012 by A Pinterest Addict 13 Comments

Yesterday, I showed you some of the chairs I have painted, including this one. Well, obviously, it's the before picture. I found two of these chairs at a garage sale for $10 a piece. They were clean, and not stinky, and so comfortable. SOLD! Love their shape - but the pattern? Not so much. Since I had priced getting them re-upholstered and found the cost too high, I decided to paint them using the tutorial from Hyphen Interiors. This is how they turned out... And you could still … [Read more...]

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Am I ever on time?

January 26, 2012 by A Pinterest Addict 2 Comments

I am usually on time to everything - but barely. That is, except when I travel to see my father in Miami - then I'm always late. Seems I underestimate the time it will take to get there, or the traffic is terrible, or my kids forget something halfway down the road to the turnpike and I have to turn around, causing an hour delay. And also on this blog, where it seems that I just can't seem to post on the right days! For instance, today I actually worked out, a day behind Workout Wednesday, when … [Read more...]

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Shooting myself in the foot

January 22, 2012 by A Pinterest Addict 8 Comments

Did you ever do something you later regretted? Yeah, I've done a bunch of things I wish I hadn't, too. But, the other day, I was feeling kind of guilty for snatching up the Stiffel lamps for so cheap ($2 each) from an organization that uses the money they make on sales to help people. So, I sort of mentioned that I couldn't believe that they were selling Stiffels for $2, but cheap Walmart (sorry, Walmart, but these particular lamps were kind of cheesy) lamps for $39. What kind of sense did that … [Read more...]