You Furniture Painting Queens Broke Me...

I DID it.

I bit the bullet and ordered some CHALK PAINT.

After suffering minor sticker shock, the excitement kicked in.

I can NOT WAIT until it gets here!

It has to be delivered since I don't live near the stockist, hence the shipping and

handling charge was part of the sticker shock.

Nonetheless, it should be here by the weekend.

I don't think I have ever been so excited to see the UPS truck.

So you know what I'll be doing this weekend. 

Cracking those cans and gettin' busy!

I found a couple pieces last weekend just screaming for some Annie Sloan Chalkpaint.

The prep work is in progress, I just need to finish fixing that wee little whole on the desk you see in the back, it has one coat of wood filler in this shot. Once it dries I need to prime over it.  I have read you don't need to prime or sand before you use this paint but the top of this desk is actually a laminate and I wanted to make sure the paint had something to stick to. I'll let you know how it goes. It could be a disaster. But I'm sure I'll have fun trying!

Thrit Store Finds

I've been hitting the local thrift shops pretty hard lately, hoping to find some furniture. No luck there. Frankly everything else is pretty skimpy too. I can't believe how bare the shelves are. People must be saving there junk for garage sales. I did find a few things.

Like this vintage thermos set for the booth. Inside the bag is also a plastic container which is either to put the thermos in, because it fits perfectly, or to put your lunch in so the thermos doesn't smash it. Maybe someone out there can help me shed some light on the subject. Either way it's a cute little set and I always love that plaid.

For myself I found a copy of the book Heidi, a pretty glass "vase" I plan to use for pens or flowers and these cookie cutters. I almost did a little jig when I saw the crown!

Fun right! 

Now for the linens. The top right hand corner is an eyelet bed-skirt for ME. In the center is a set of 4 beautiful linen napkins with beautiful edging, also for ME.~ Probably.~ Finally, at the bottom is a large lace tablecloth, for the booth. Poor Jazz, there I go keeping half the good stuff for me! Actually I rarely do that. Most of what I buy goes to Jazz and the stuff I keep has no or little profit margin so it really doesn't matter.

So, as you can see, it's been slim pickins' around here. We are supposed to get some beautiful weather this weekend and I want to go to some garage sales and see if I have better luck. I need to stock up before Summer rolls around and it's coming around fast! I hope you're all having a super fantabulous week!

Pink Saturday and a Giveaway!

Happy Pink Saturday! 

A special Happy Pink to Beverly, our hostess each week. 

You can find all the pink links on her blog How Sweet The Sound. 

What do you have planned over the weekend, my loveleighs?

I'll just be hanging out and looking glamorous all weekend.

AS IF. I've got the Man Cub through tomorrow and I'll be doing my best to try and get over the cold he so generously passed along to me earlier this week. Sweet little bugger.

Have yourselves a wonderful weekend and if you haven't entered my Cottage Charm Giveaway and wish to, just click HERE and leave me a comment!