I Have a New Blog

I started another blog that has absolutely nothing to do with my mosaic business but everything to do with my personal life. It is called Living with Fibromyalgia.



After reading about so many people in the forum threads on Etsy that suffer from muscle aches and pains I thought it might be helpful to get some information out there about fibromyalgia. It is still considered a mysterious ailment and there seems to be varying degrees of pain with each case, but pain is pain and it's always nice to know you aren't alone.

I hope to encourage others to comment with their stories, thoughts, tips, whatever they choose as long as it applies to living with fibromyalgia.

If you or someone you know is experiencing this chronic problem I want to extend an invitation to you to follow along.

Nightstand Makeover, Part 2

I have finished the initial painting in the country maple on all the trim and top.
I am purposely leaving the shelves untouched as I plan to use a decoupage of a fun paper in there. The lines you see are grooves that were originally filled with some awful caulking or something when I first bought it. No way to make that look good with paint so I am going to cover it up.
Since these photos are being taken in my work room at night the color is a little drab. It is actually more of a golden hued paint on the trim.

Here is the pillow sham that I wanted to compliment. I felt the stencils tied in well with it. Again the colors are so washed out here, as this is rich golds, browns, and rusts, but you get the idea.

I decided to do a stencil of a leaf on all four corners. I figure she will probably have a lamp on it so no point in covering the center.

This was done in a metallic glaze of bronze. It gives is a transparent look.

My final post will have the finished piece as I am working on that today. I still need to do some antiquing and then varnish.