the hague

well, was it worth the wait? srsly. it was not such a hard job as it was a time consuming one. a downside is i have been having major headaches since i painted it. but, i learned a lot. which is probably the most important bit here. i thought several times about how much faster this would be if i had a spray gun, but i started to really like the little imperfections that come with hand application. and i honestly can't wait to get started on a few other pieces i have around here. let's talk about the hardware for second, it cleaned up nicely but i am not sure i love it. i think i want to go a little more modern...my mom and i are going to look at an antiques hardware store at some point in the near future so these will have to do for now. i know i def want brass though..

now i would have loved to have styled it all up for you, but that will take me another several weeks i'm sure. i hope you like it but could really give two shits if you don't. big hugs.

update

just wanted to let you all know that the buffet is done. done i tell you and beautiful in it's hague blue glory. i stopped at anthro today to pick up a piece of hardware to see if it would work, it did not. too small. theirs are all too small. or my buffet is too big. it is. it's old. so i took the old knobs and pulls and polished them up in a special sauce (which is 1 tsp of salt, 1 cup of vinegar mixed together, then add enough flour to make a paste; apply to hardware and let sit for as long as is needed. in my case overnight. that shit was tarn-ISHED!) anyway...they are golden and glorious.
pics to come tomorrow...in the meantime go grab a bucket of cokes, sit down with some gentleman suitors, see where that goes and then meet me back here tomorrow.

katy gromball

the very sweet and talented katy gromball contacted me yesterday about showing her work. as most of you know blogging about pretty things can illicit all kinds of people trying to showcase their goods on your blog, some of it not so pretty or just not your cup of tea. but when katy contacted me i took one look and was smitten. she uses japanese paper and old french children's books and magazines...they are delightful.

she has quite a bit more at her blog and her etsy store.

it's that time of year- time to offend the ones you love

who doesn't have a numb skull in their life just waiting to be told so? well now you can.

back in the day this would have been perfect for me:

or this one:

have a gay in your life? i do! merry christmas annie! look-it even looks like a long vagina.

perhaps a co-worker for this one? most of us know someone with a substandard IQ who thinks they're smart. since there wasn't a 'douchebag' plate 'twit' will get the message across nicely:

have a family member or friend into drugs? give them these with a card that says.."i'm onto you."

or for your pothead friend? cooler still if she rolls a joint on it. (i'm talkin to you marci)

there's a lot more at trixie delicious's etsy store.

expedit questions..

fiona needs shelves. lots of them, because she has over 300 books, 4 huge baskets of big, ugly plastic toys, and 3 huge baskets full of stuffed animals, 3 baskets of activity books and coloring books, 3 boxes of crayons and markers and her closet is full of all the little shit that is too small for shelves that i would like to just throw away but i know that if i do she will request it and then cry b/c mommy threw it away. that's called murphy's law i believe? anyway..expedit...what say you? affordable-yes! good looking- yes! sturdy-?? have any of you used expedit? do you like? tell me your story. or tell me what you like the bestest. just please don't tell me how your kid died trying to climb them. that won't do me at all.

images via ohdeedoh

polywhore

at least that's what i feel like after spending pretty much the entire day putting this room together on polyvore. this should have taken maybe 30 minutes? well, it didn't. but what else are you gonna do when you are sick as balls and computer retarded? anyway..i said i was going to fashion a room out of that fuzzy (some might say fugly) pink sofa. well, i did. an entry, specifically. i am a little disappointed at how small it is..so if you want the big effect plus details go here.