And here we are, in the blink of eye, in another new year! Naturally, this time of year most of us are thinking of things like organizing, and losing twenty pounds, and new beginnings, and goals, and did I mention losing twenty pounds already? I'm also thinking of old things...

   I am as happy as a clam with my first attempt at distressing a piece of furniture. I found this antique beauty after stalking Craig's List for like three weeks.  The seller made a deal with me & then went MIA.  I wasn't messing around.  I was going to possess this...

It feels like just yesterday I was running across the aisles of our local Goodwill, pushing my way through overstuffed racks, and jumping over rabid children to get to this faux card catalog dresser. In reality it's been almost two years since this little guy came into our life. Six...