And She's Off......

Holiday Girl is still working away trying

to make a not so pretty house a little

prettier....

I started painting my lovely dark faux

wood (I don't think it even qualifies

as veneer) entertainment armoir and

it's not going well. 

Of course it couldn't could be my fault.

 I suppose I should

have followed the instructions I so carefully

Googled....prime, prime, prime....

I also could not find the camera to

take before pics....bad blogger!

Check back in later this week to see who

wins - me or the fake-o wood (I'm

betting on the wood me!)

I am totally only slightly disallusioned and

will have to do a "Mulligan" tomorrow....

Til then....

All Images from Google Images

I Rec'd a Butterfly Award!

A special thank you to Karima over at Karima's Crafts 

for the lovely award.  As I told her today - it really made

my day!  Blogging can feel so anonymous - it was really

fantastic to know that someone else out
there is reading your stuff!

To receive this award, I need to: answer several questions,

award this 'Butterfly Award' to 10 other bloggers,

contact the 10 bloggers to let them know they have been

 given this award, and  I also need to show a link to the

 person who gave me the 'Butterfly Award'.  So here goes...

Q1) Name your favorite colour?
 Blue

Q2) Name your favorite song?

When You Say You Love Me, Josh Groban

Q3) Name your favorite dessert?

 Vanilla Ice Cream

Q4) What wizzes you off at the moment?

My too small rental house!

Q5) Your favorite pet?

Both Marcie & Bee - my two pooches.

Q6) Black or White?
Black

Q7) Your biggest fear?
Spiders

Q8) Best Feature?

My laugh.

Q9) Everyday attitude? 

"Leap & the net will appear"

Q10) What is perfection?

Love

Q11) Guilty Pleasure?

Anything chocolate

Q12) When you're upset you?

 Get quiet.

I hope you will hop on over to Karima's and

 check out her blog along with

these 10 blogs I am delighted to pass the award on to:

1.  Shannon @ http://anythingologyblog.blogspot.com/

2.   Terri @ http://acreativeprincess.blogspot.com/
3.  Marty @ http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/

4.  Lesa @ http://home-frosting.blogspot.com/

5.  Rosemary @ http://villabarnes.blogspot.com/

6.  Jacqueline @ http://www.mysimplehomelife.com/

7.  Tanya @ http://tanyaanurag.blogspot.com/

8.  Deborah @ http://upcyclingmylife.blogspot.com/

9.  Shelley @ http://shanarunacreativespace.blogspot.com/

10. Amy @ http://redheadedcrafter.blogspot.com/

Thanks again Karima!

No Random Generator Needed Here are the Winner(s) of My First Giveaway!!

Hi, I will keep this short and sweet

I tried my hand at a giveaway (I've

apparently a LOT to learn still about

Blogland)....and had only two entries.

*sigh*  BUT...the good news is

for those 2 lovely ladies - they will

BOTH win a pair of these:

Silvery turqouise goodness....

Thank you and congrats to:

Sydney 
~and~

Shannon from Anythingology

Sydney & Shannon - if you will email me @

peartreejewels@gmail.com

you can tell me which pair you would like and

send me your mailing info!

And thank you for the ideas on the
buffet or dresser or whatever it is!?!
I will definitely loose the knobs (both
Mr. Biff and I had a good laugh Sydney as
we agree - they are 'honking' for sure!)
And, I like the idea of changing
out the feet so stay tuned - I will
post it when it's done.

Eastlake Chair on the West Coast....

Wow - I can't believe how fast this week

has gone by!  I had all these plans to finish

all this stuff and here it is Friday and well

I am not even close to done!

But I am having FUN!

We went out and about today as it was

Mr. Biff's day off.  Several thrift stores

*found a new one* and maybe one of the

best finds yet....

This chair was at the Recycle Depot

(aka Skiff City)....

Check out her lines.....now the question

du jour is paint or stain?

What do you think?  Leave me a comment

to help me decide (Mr. Biff is leaning toward

stain - he says, and I quote, once you have

painted the chair you can never go back - it

will always be a "refinished" chair and not an

original)....I don't know about that Mr. B.  I am

diggin' the idea of some creamy white paint

on this puppy with maybe a linen seat cover.

Did I mention that she was just $10! 

 Yup!  10 buckeroonies!

So....jury is out....cast your vote!

To paint or not to paint....that is the

question!

Wait 'til you see what else I found - thanks

to the nice gal who pulled these items out of

a box and said "Nate Berkus" would LUV

these....as I drooled she assured me she was

not going to purchase them....so....I did...

just you wait and see....

Including the chair we spent a total

of $25 and got lots more.......

TGIF