Painting a girl's TV stand

So I started a new project. I need some oomph to see it through, but I'm going to have all the youth group boys at my house this weekend, so I'm not going to be any time soon :(

Yard Sale Beauty

I got this tv stand thingy for $10 at a yard sale,and it is SOLID. That bugger weighs like 800 pounds. well, perhaps not quite that much, I can't give an accurate assessment because I cannot lift it on my own at all!

So I decided this would be perfect for my daughter's room. Splash some paint on it and life would be great, but then...pinterest happened.

So did you know you can tape off a chevron design without a whole lot of trouble? It's just measuring all 4 sides and making equal marks across the parallel ones, then cutting off the excess tape.

My visualizer

Actually, I  needed help cutting off the excess tape, this kid had to keep pointing out to me which lines I was following and which I was removing. She did an awesome job, and she has nails so she peeled off the tape bits that I cut!

So then we painted

and painted

and painted

and painted

Woohoo! Now the backboard is done!   That was a lot of work :(

Here's the drawers! and the kid to whom this color explosion will belong.

and the drawer handles!

Um, apparently I didn't get a finished shot of those, though they need a coat of clear nail polish on them still.

and here's where I am currently stuck.
It's too heavy to bring inside by myself! I need several more coats of the blue and pink, the removable shelf is orange, but I'm pondering what color the sides and fronting parts should be. I like the idea of blue because it only takes 2 coats of paint instead of 5 lol, but I might go with the purple that is in the skinny stripes. She doesn't want black or white.  And I can't get working on  it till Monday. *sigh*

*******FINISHED*******

But umm...her TV doesn't fit on it. *sigh*

Pulling my hair out!

My son turns 13 tomorrow, and he asked for a headcrab cake. Except he doesn't like cake, and I had no clue what a headcrab was. So I looked it up.

Isn't that appetizing?

So, always up for a challenge, I attempted it. To start off with, my marshmallow fondant never stopped being sticky, ever. I've added like 3 pounds of powdered sugar to the stuff and it's still a pain.

The no cake thing is easy, the boy loves rice krispy treats.

So this is what I have so far.

it's not bread dough!

I think I'm going to go to bed and see if the birthday fairies come fix it during the night. Or maybe I'll have a brilliant idea to make this work.  The fondant isn't holding it's shape enough to mold the fangs and legs and stuff, and boy those rice krispies bumps really show through.  /sigh

This friends, is what failure looks like.

Done! I think....

So today was payday, and I carted my happy butt to home depot and purchased some paint! and some wax! so I could finally finish!

Last chair is in Behr Straw Hat

After much debating (vote was 9 for 3 against) I painted the table, but did NOT paint over the laminate. If I did I would have had to make another trip to the depot for polyurethane, and I am not an accomplished applier of such stuff. The table is not in Behr Cozumel, because as I was standing at the paint counter with my chips in hand I decided I liked the color above that better, whatever it was called.

So here is my finished dining room set in all it's glory!

Tada!

 Like the way I arranged that rainbow around the table? I'll probably change that at some point, and maybe paint that blue chair a darker hue. I like it, but it blends with the table a little too close for my taste.


I'm pretty sure I like it, but I do still have another sample jar of paint to finish the top of the table with if I decide it needs to be done. I'll just have to wait till next payday to buy the protective finish...and with this family, I will NEED a protective finish.  The wax finish was very easy to apply. Almost too easy, I hope it holds up =)