 Today, I challenged myself to cake pops, without the sicks...cake balls?? Anyway, they turned out GREAT. I used Butter Pecan cake mix, baked the cake using margarine instead of oil, crumbed it up, added drizzles of rum/vanilla glaze, rolled them up and dipped them into almond bark and sprinkled them with some raw sugar for deco...YUM!!! They were a hit! I like how this table ended up. The table top is rustic, mostly because this table had a hard life out on a patio in all weather conditions. I wanted to leave some history on it, plus I wasn't sure how to remove a large grease stain that had penetrated it (ok, that was most of it). I added a starbust and sanded most of it off after staining. It adds to the rustic feel. Now I need some chairs that will work with it...Ahh, more treasure hunting to do!  The guilded mirror is now hanging in the proper place. I love that it is almost 5 ft tall, it really impacts the space.  Back to the guilded mirror. I love this mirror!  Ended up going with a matte chocolate brown and am LOVING it!! It looks as though it's cast out of Hershey's Special Dark:) So happy- will post a final when I have it hung up! The pumpkins went uncarved this Halloween, but my table is making progress! I seemed to have fixed the broken leg (lots of wood glue and 3 of my old business cards did it!!). I may not be Norm from Yankee Workshop, but I don't think it's going to collapse under Thanksgiving dinner either. (send prayers) I am very happy with the pearl "oopsie" paint I found. I was worried that it would be too white, but it has developed into a soft cream. Now for the table top- it will be a very dark espresso to match my cupboards.  I bought this table knowing that I didn't NEED it. I just saw the potential in it, and I believe it "asked" me to take it home. After sitting in my garage for most of the summer, I have finally started on it. After all, the weather is changing and I wanted to park the car in the garage- so it needed to move!! It is slightly (?) crooked, and has a leg that is broken off- but that can be fixed!  My grown children always see a project or two around the house. My current one is a mirror that I purchased at St. Vincent de Paul. $20 for the mirror...a can of spray paint, and I'm ready to go! I'm thinking silver for this one. What small projects have made your home "you"?  | AuthorJoelle Goodman ArchivesDecember 2012 |
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