We received Iowa in the mail and I was thrilled when Sarah agreed to guest post on what she loves about Iowa.Enjoy!~Melissa
I needed to escape one night after the kids were in bed. You know those days when you just have to get out of the house and you don’t care if it’s just down to Kroger to stuff your face with a Dove bar to grab some milk and bread? I was wandering down the magazine aisle and this one caught my eye:
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I loved it and said that I would sing it’s praises from the rooftops. You know I love details and these are things I wish I would have known 2 years ago when I started to try to paint furniture:
what type of furniture should I look for?
what brands do you use?
sand or not sand?
brush, roll, or spray?
what are your favorite paint colors?
how in the heck do you glaze?
what about embellishments?
She answers all of these, plus much more in her 83 page book.
And it’s only $10.
She and her husband started re-finishing furniture and it was selling like hotcakes on Craigslist, so they turned it into their own business called Altar’d.
Here are some of the examples of furniture they’ve sold:
Remember my $10 Goodwill table? 
Oklahoma came from Lisa at BLJ Graves Studio. She’s also in the middle of a kitchen makeover at her blog and has a lovely Etsy shop.
This vintage blue Connecticut plate literally took my breath away. Isn’t it beautiful?? Thank you, Stephanie Wright! (loved the card too)
Thank you for the great time and great ideas! I think I made it around to you all and I cannot believe what can be done with $10 in one hour.
Here are just a smidgen of the fantastic-ness I spotted:
Here are just a smidgen of the fantastic-ness I spotted:
Spider Pedestal Plate from She Wears Flowers:
Hello, and welcome! Here is my project for today:
Begin with a charger from Target’s Dollar Spot:
Give it a coat of white spray paint, then take a small piece of sandpaper and let the gold come through on the edges of the leaf. It kind of reminded me of rubbing leaves with crayons…
Begin with a charger from Target’s Dollar Spot:
Give it a coat of white spray paint, then take a small piece of sandpaper and let the gold come through on the edges of the leaf. It kind of reminded me of rubbing leaves with crayons…
Remember these ferns I found at Michaels over a year ago? I wanted to put one in the living room for some green, but decided they needed a little oomph. But I don’t have any money. I’m already over budget for this month for my fun money and my house money.
But I don’t have any money. I’m already over budget for this month for my fun money and my house money.
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