Live and Learn

It's been awhile since the last post, but this is one of the things I've been up to--Learning this little Lesson: If you choose a dark color somewhere in the spectrum of reds or purples, make sure you get the primer tinted, or--Streaksville! I have chosen a lovely shade that, when cured will be a rich, dark color. Unfortunately, it will take about 5 coats of paint to get there. I have had this problem once before with a deep red, but I was trying to be practical and use some primer I already had purchased (as opposed to getting a new one tinted). I also didn't want to have a bunch of tinted primer left over.  Sigh. More work for me. Oh well--on the bright side--good thing I love to paint!

The Start of Something...

Hello! It's been a while since I've posted, and even longer since I've had a chance to work on some new furniture pieces. Well, here is the start of a new project. I've started sanding these two and have a 3-color design planned for them. The young lady who is commissioning these is a friend of mine. We knew each other in college and thanks to Facebook got reconnected. Thanks to Facebook as well, she's been able to view some of my projects and decided she wanted one. The fun thing is, she wants it to be a surprise as to what they'll look like. I fished around and was able to find out what kind of color palette she likes, but she still doesn't know what colors I've gone with, or what the design will be. I love the fact that she wants it to be a surprise--because I love to give them as much as I like to receive them. Okay, Nicole, here goes....