Please forgive me for the delay since my last blog post, I am not sure where the time goes, but I have recently found myself thinking ‘ooh, I must blog about that’ too many times, so it’s time for a... Continue reading →
I have been a little it quiet on my blog this week, mostly because I’m surrounded by pieces of furniture that are crying out to be painted! I’m trying to get through them all, but I spend a lot of... Continue reading →
Good morning everyone – it’s nearly the weekend! Here in England it is looking like it will be nice and sunny – how lovely. My blog tells me that I’ve had quite a few visits from Canadian friends... Continue reading →
I have finally completed the second of this nest of tables using découpage. Those of you who remember my first blog post might remember that I had a set of two pine tables, one of which I painted and stencilled... Continue reading →
I really enjoyed doing my last Inspiration for the Weekend post, so I’ve decided to make it a regular feature on my little blog. It’s so inspiring to see other people’s creative upcycling projects and to look at the many fabulous effects... Continue reading →
This week has been a busy one for me in my day job. I’ve been working in my job at a university for nine months now, so this week I had my third review which I happily passed – so I... Continue reading →
The weather has been so lovely here in the North West over the past few weeks, so I decided to use this time to do a spot of painting outdoors. I had two projects to be done: A garden table... Continue reading →
As I’m sure lots of bloggers do, I spend quite a lot of time looking at different types of social media: Pinterest and Instagram snaps, twitter, Facebook and other blogs. It’s a brilliant way of finding out what upcycling projects... Continue reading →
This week has been such a busy one, the time has flown by in a whirl of painting, waxing, meeting up with my friends for cakes and wine, oh and going to work! On Wednesday I went to a fabulous... Continue reading →
This week, mum and I have been busy transforming a wooden chair from plain to snazzy! Here is the before: After a couple of coats of Antoinette, we decided that the plain pink was just a bit too matt over... Continue reading →