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Made In India Restored In The USA

So I have this friend who gave me this little cabinet. It was in excellent shape so I didn’t have to do any repairs. It was perfect in size, shape and height. I knew I wanted to work on this piece as soon as she gave it to me. It challenged my creative soul because it was so far from farmhouse style. As I examined the piece I noticed a sticker on the bottom that said “Made In India”. Things...

Building Things Up

When I start most anything that’s in my creative head I always start with the base. If I’m recreating a piece of furniture I start with a base that will support my crazy idea of what it can be. When I start an art piece on paper no matter the medium I start with an idea and a plan. I’ll admit that most of the time the idea or plan I start with isn’t anything close to the end results....

Refreshed and New

My blog is all about restoring things. I believe there isn’t anything that can’t be restored if the right effort is put into it. Restoring myself and my health at points has proven to be a challenge. I’m a believer and my faith, prayer and trust in God will always carry me through anything. I believe even the bad and not so pretty moments in your life always have a lesson to teach. Over the past week my faith and...

I Have Something To Say!

Everyday we all walk a different path. Today was great, but tomorrow and the next day can be a hill to climb. Lately, I’ve had so many ups and downs. Days that make me cry and days that cause me to drop to my knees and count my blessings. Just when you think that all is going well a storm of thunder rolls in and knocks you down. How many times in my life have I had to crawl because...

In A Rut and Spinning My Wheels

We get in a rut as to what things are and can be. I’ve never been one to think that there is only one purpose to what we have or one purpose to people. Reinventing things is one of the joys of this creative world of mine. Six and a half years ago I decided to reinvent myself. I started with a simple plan to get healthy and before I knew it God showed me a plan that was completely...