Monday, June 21, 2010

Mattie


















For those of you who are also "likes" on facebook, you already know I have a business partner. Her name is Mattie (my 9 year old daughter) I have had many questions about what her job description is. Well most of the time she is the one who says LOVE, KIND OF, or NO WAY! Every once in a while she does WORK! On this beautiful HOT morning she actually helped out!!! I even have pictures to document this occasion!
Have a wonderful day!
Lana aka The Dumpster Diva

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

It's a bird.......

It's a plane.............

NO!!!


It is a plain white table!!!





Yes everyone I can paint nice calm furniture! I think it turned out wonderful!

Have a great day!

Lana

Friday, June 11, 2010

Let's try to add some pictures!



This will be the first time I am adding pictures to the blog and as I type this it has taken me 6 times at this point so we will see if this time it works!




This was a custom rescue! My customer had tried to do this piece herself but after painting the bottom passed the porch onto me.















Bottom of the hutch BEFORE








She did not even attempt the top! (Thank You)




Top of the hutch BEFORE


So....I beat it up a tab and the put a tan base coat on both pieces, beat it up a little more, painted everything red....then painted the decorative flag (I say that because on my facebook page a "fan" comment that if was an abbreviated flag) I will say I do know that our WONDERFUL American flag has 50 stars and 13 stripes! Anyway......after the flag was dry, I put antique glaze over it and then sprinkled a bit of black glaze on the top. When ALL of that was finished I gave it a good sanding!


The finished product!!







I am going to say......I AM SORRY!!! for this blog and the pictures randomly placed all over the place. I will try to study up on how to do this correctly. Any help would be greatly appreciated!



Thanks a Bunch!

Friday, June 4, 2010

It is an ADD day

On the TO DO list today:

1.Finish painting a HUGE set of lockers.
2. Prime the following
a. dresser
b.vanity
c. coffee table
d. bed
e. doors
f. kitchen hutch

Things I really want to do today:

1. Lay out by the pool with my kiddos!

I tell you all this to tell you I am having a very bad ADD day! I have no desire to paint the lockers and the more I work on them the less I want to! My right hand is blue not to mention the inside of my nose (sorry, if this is TMI) and I have already used 4 cans of spray paint and it has not even came close to covering it. None the less I WILL FINISH THIS TODAY!!!!! (maybe)
I am not sure why this is killing me so much, possibly because there is not a lot of creative thought that has to go into spraying some lockers! (BTW, I dont know if the lady that I am doing these for reads this but just in case this post is not at all a reflection to how I feel about you! haha I am thankful for the opportunity to serve your decorating needs!!)

Anyway,when and if I ever get the lockers finished I will post pics and I am sure they will be Denver Bronco locker room worthy!!

Have a wonderful day!
Lana

Thursday, June 3, 2010

First Post

Well here goes....I am not sure about this blogging thing (I am sure that I am one of a million people who have wrote that) I am starting this blog so I can have a little more freedom with my posts then what I have on facebook. I am wanting to use this a place to through out some painting ideas and receive input back. ( I know, novel idea) So there it is my first and possibly only post!