Pop Art Side Table

This is a time for celebrating...whether you are religious or not. Most of us associate the Holidays with seeing loved ones, families getting together, having fun, making memories, etc etc. Why then, is everybody so miserable and impatient and stressed out? Isn't this supposed to be a happy time?

I have a theory about that. What makes us miserable this time of year, is expectations. We are told by the media that this time should be and look a certain way. Happy families smiling in the warm glow of crackling fires, perfect little children with cute outfits playing sweetly together, the smell of good food wafting in from the kitchen, loads of presents under a perfectly decorated tree.....
The truth is that most of our realities are very different from that. And so we start to strive for that picture perfect Christmas .. And if we fail, we strive harder, and become unhappy and stressed out. And what was supposed to be a festive time, becomes the time of year with the highest suicide rate, stress and huge credit card bills.
Maybe we should just relax, and appreciate our own reality for what it is.See the blessings in the little things. Appreciate the people that are with us, instead of being resentful for the one's that are not.
 Maybe we can even reach out and be a blessing to someone else....
Maybe this is my advice to myself, since Christmas started to become such a burden  having to spend it without family since my husband and I moved to the US 10 years ago....
Maybe I will take my own advice and just be happy  this Christmas.

ALRIGHTY THEN!  Enough talking...


Check out this ultra cool little side table I painted a while back. I am sooo stoked about it.  I loved doing it so much, I just want to make more. Even though it's not selling. Go figure. Probably not everyone's cup of tea.

My friend bought me this at a garage sale for $3

I painted the body black, and did this Roy Lichtenstein pop art on the front.

I used my trusted projector to do the drawing.

I googled the image. Funny how I always think I have an original idea, but when I start to google it, I discover that some one else has done it already! I found a lot of cool pop art furniture online.

At first I was thinking of putting something humorous in the thought bubble.

Something like: " I wanted Chick-A_Fillet, but it's Sunday..." 

or any of those First World Problems, but I eventually just went with the original saying, which was:" that's the way it was supposed to happen, but now its hopeless!"

Unfortunately I did not take another pic after I wrote the quote in, before I took the table to the consignment store. 

So, there it is! Hope you love it as much as I do!

Happy Thrifting and (Truly) Happy Christmas !

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I was Featured..

Just a quick and happy shout out to Lauren from West Furniture Revival 

for featuring my Kitchen Table..

 and also my French Dresser

I feel honored to be recognized by such a talented blogger.

If you have not yet, go check her out....

Lots of wonderful projects by her, and the people she features.

Thanks again, Lauren!

From

Suzanne

xoxo

YEAH ME!

Woo Hoo! Guess what? I have been featured by SJ at Homemaker on a Dime 's Recognition Day Thursday.
Well, actually , my grandfather clock was the one that was featured....

Remember this?
I was so bummed that it did not sell at the Barnsale, but now it is gracing the  entryway of my house, and I get to enjoy it every day.

Go check out SJ's blog at Homemaker on a Dime. Like the name says, she likes to decorate with little money, and she does it well!

Now off to start my daughter's bedroom!

See yah!

Suzanne

xoxo

                          

Wonderful Week!

Hi Peeps
What a wonderful week last week was! I am sure all   most  some of my stars were alligned just right.

First, I received an award  from  Lauren at 31 diy;  (so sweet of her)

then I got a message that  my Buffet Transformation was featured by

The Brambleberry Cottage 's Time Traveler's Thursday!  (She is my new BFF)

 

Now, I ask you...can it get any better than that?........YES, IT APPARENTLY CAN!

That same weekend, I got another message, this time from Jane at  Finding fabulous, informing me

that I won two free window shades from  Redi Shade at her Frugaliscious Friday Party!

I have honestly never ,ever won anything in a draw before. My luck must be changing...

This will come in so handy, since both of my sons' rooms need block out blinds .

A Big Thank you to Finding Fabulous and Redi Shade for this unexpected surprise!

Honestly, Peeps,.. do yourselves a favor and go check out all of these links above. They are some pretty awesome ladies!

Well, on with the rest of the week.  I have two very old ugly chairs awaiting their makeovers in my garage as we speak....

Suzanne

       xoxo