Can’t Leave Well Enough Alone

When we retired the 36 inch box TV for a large screen TV several years ago, Mr. Whimsy took hostage my buffet. Well, actually, all the TV stands we found were too modern for my tastes. Took some measurements, and the buffet was the natural choice. (And, I didn’t have to spend money!)

Here is the buffet with its hutch. I found this set in an antique shop in Milano, TX (population 400). I think I paid about $50. The only thing the buffet lacked were the bottom doors. Nothing a yard of fabric and a tension rod can’t fix.

Mr. Whimsy would get frustrated with the curtain and the inability of the remotes to work through the fabric. We tried the little fence for a while…

Then we removed the drawer and added a shelf. We moved the receiver to the shelf and I made new curtains out of burlap. Underneath was a tangled mess, though. Eventually a sound bar went on the shelf and the receiver and gaming equipment went below. We pulled the wires up off the floor and added baskets for the movies, games, and remotes. The glorious thing about the burlap is the remotes work THROUGH it!

Everything stays hidden, but if you look carefully, you can see the lights on the receiver. Momma’s happy and Daddy’s happy! I have been wanting to repaint the now “media center” for a while.

How about some ASCP?

I used the Chateau Grey (sage green) on the outside and the Country Grey (light beige) on the inside and as accents on the legs.

I waxed the piece with an old sports sock and rubbed in the stain.

It toned down the piece beautifully! (Now if only I could get my hair color to tone down, but that’s another story.)

Mr. Whimsy likes that there is a lot of room for the air to circulate around his electronics.

And can you guess who his favorite football team is?

Ta-da! Only with ASCP can you paint a media center without moving it outside in the mid summer heat or dying from the fumes (and keep watching the Olympics). I think I am loving it!

Well I have started back to work, so I better get some shut eye. Y’all have a great week!

Love, Whyt

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Graduation

Like I told you before, my neighbor and friend, Lisa, is ALWAYS getting me wrapped up in her wild ideas. She was planning a Pre Kindergarten Graduation party for Paige (eyes roll).

For the party supplies, Lisa found some cute “Princess Graduate” themed paper goods and décor at Hobby Lobby. Perfect for Paige! But as she was showing me her stash, I KNEW I had to make it even more perfect!

Cute, but…

Zebra print Chinese lanterns on a satin ribbon

But we could do better than that…

I pulled out the Silhouette, cut bunting flags and zebra letters to spell “PAIGE”. I removed the black satin ribbon and tied the lanterns to a string of twinkle lights.

Much better…

Then I got to baking the cupcakes. I cut out basic wraps in the zebra print. For the pink wraps, I used a tiara design with a mortar board in the middle. A plain plate would not do for these precious cupcakes! (And while I was at it, I personalized the mortar board trinket box.)

I had a decorator table top that I had used previously to serve cakes. It was wrapped in fabric and clear vinyl and was in need of a makeover.  I went digging in my junks drawers and found a finial and drawer pulls.

I screwed the finial into the center and the drawer pulls onto the bottom for feet.
The whole thing got painted in ASCP Old White.

Much Better…

Yummy…

White cake with raspberry filling and pink buttercream icing
Chocolate cake with hot fudge filling and pink buttercream icing

All these perfecting ideas cost me less that $5. You can beat that for custom designed party goods!

Of course, the celebration was just an excuse for neighbors and friends to get together for a cookout, skinny ‘ritas, and a splash bouncy house. No complaining here!

Ya gotta love Lisa and her crazy ideas!

At the end of next month, Paigey will be starting Kindergarten. Oh dear… How did these babies grow up so fast?

Y’all have a great weekend and give your babies hugs and kisses. They will be grown in the blink of an eye!

Love, Whyt

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