I haven’t been up to very much in the way of furniture projects lately – not for lack of furniture (the pile in the garage keeps getting bigger)! No, it’s all because I made a bad choice…. you see, last February 2011 I bought a Groupon for Photo Book Canada. I thought it was time to get into the photo book craze and thought this would be a better way of cataloging and condensing all of our family photos into a yearly photo book. So I bought the groupon and it’s sat there in cyberspace for the last eleven and a half months! Yup, I realized last week that it expires at the end of the month, so unless I wanted to just kiss that money bye bye, I’d better get my act together. There’s nothing like working under pressure!
So, basically this past week I’ve been in photo book HELL…. because not only do I have to create the photo books (and using the software has a bit of a learning curve the first time), but I have to go through the past TWO years of photos and edit all of them (many of them were not even organized into folders yet!)!!!!!
Anyway, I do feel good about getting this enormous project underway, but I’ve literally been spending about 3 hours a night working on the computer. I’ve now completed the first book and have sent in the order!! Yeah!! One down, one to go!! I’ve learned my lesson for next year. I’m determined to try to edit my photos as soon as I upload them and put them into folders right away. I can’t wait to see how they turn out and will share more about this experience when they arrive!!
In the meantime, I do have a little table to share:
I inherited this cast-off from my sister-in-law (sorry no before pics – but it was a very plain Jane table) and through on some Benjamin Moore Ivory paint using my chalk paint recipe. I added the stencil using grey acrylic paint and then lightly distressed the stencil and surface of the table. Two coats of poly acrylic finished it off. 
Here’s a picture of the legs… the whole thing was this colour to start.
So have you joined Linky Tools yet? I know many of you are bummed that GFC is going away for non-blogger blogs. I was never able to get GFC because my blog is WordPress.com (which is the free version of WordPress.org) and it doesn’t support javascript (whatever that means).
I’m personally excited that linky tools can be used for both blogspot and wordpress blogs and I hope you’ll follow me there (on my sidebar) and leave me a comment letting me know and I’ll follow you right back!!
Linking up to the parties listed here, WOW and Homestoriesatoz
Super cute! Love the stenciling on top!
Thanks for linking to Thrifty Thursday! I’m now following you on Linky…would you please follow back?
Sure thing.
that looks adorable- great way to jazz up a plain jane!
I never knew the whole issue with photo editing because I never edited things. And then I started blogging, and then editing and now I can’t NOT edit and, well, now i have a very big project on my hands. Someday. Right now all the photos are just in my SD cards and my computer. I figure I can either take pictures or edit them right now, but not both (except for what goes on my blog). Maybe I’ll have to do a blog book instead.
As for your table, it’s super cute! I haven’t tackled any furniture. Blog-land as almost helped me get up the nerve.
Your little table is certainly cute now. So sorry you’ve been in photo hell – this is so something I would do. Yes edit your photos right away. Thanks for sharing your creative inspiration at Sunday’s Best, and now following through Linky.
i love the style of this table, and I would love for you stop by at my party and link up at ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com
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I love your table awesome job!
Your little table is very pretty and good for you for tackling the monster of unedited photos!
I’m off to see if I can sign up for the linky tool. I keep reading about it and need to take the plunge. I will try and add it to my blog as well.
By the way, I’m having a pillow giveaway on my blog right now, if you want to pop over and add your name.