A Lawnmower flubb. :-)

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There are some people who are the essence of grace. They never make mistakes. They never put their foot in their mouth. Never stumble down some stairs in front of a crowd. Or, snort inelegantly in public at a joke that wasn't all that funny. They have total poise.

Gawd. I wish I had that.

The video you're about to see is only one example of thousands of mistakes made in my life. I can be trusted to make this kind of mistake happen at a whim.....it used to truly embarrass me when I was a teenager. Now, I am a wizened woman.....fully aware of my capacity to be a total ass.

How to Distress Furniture

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Have you ever seen some beautiful "shabby chic" furniture pieces and wished you had the ability to make a coffee table look so fantastic?? I know I have. I've tried a variety of ways to age a piece....from buffing and sanding, to throwing and whacking it with chains (okay, I haven't done that one....but I watched a video tutorial on how to do it). It's all so much WORK. Ya know? We crafters need a break from the heavy labor sometimes required of our occupation.

I found the solution. I call it (aptly) The Distressor.

Take a look at these photos of a table who's distressing required nothing of me:

Fantastic, right? The piece looks so aged and distressed. Heck, I feel distressed just looking at it.
Here is my special tool that does all the work for me:
Actually, he does it all in *spite* of me.
I thought maybe I could rent him out to those interested. I have a satisfaction guarantee....something WILL get distressed (and it will probably be you).
What IS IT with Labs?!?!

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Evora Plus WINNER!!!

I totally spaced on the Evora Plus Winner for Monday night!!!!

Here is the results from (with help from www.random.org)
That's Diana R. who said,"I've been wanting to try Evora! Thanks for this giveaway! I'd love to win!"

Congrats Diana!! Please get a hold of me soon
with you full name and address and I'll forward it on to the appropriate people!!
marvelouslymessy@gmail.com


Thanks to all of you for entering!!