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DIY Manicure with Staying Power

5 days with no touch ups!

Here's the line up.

1st coat:  Esmalte Endurecedor para Unas. I know.  It's from Mexico.  Google it.

2nd coat: OPI "Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous"

3rd coat: Sinful Colors "Queen of Beauty"

Top coat: Sally Hansen Diamond Strength "Flawless"

 

 

Trust me, I have not been careful. My last gel manicure only lasted 5 days. I might patent this recipe. If you try it, let me know how it works for you.

$9.99 Goodwill Cane Chair Makeover

There seems to be no consensus on how to best paint caning - spray or brush.  I vote for spray.  Several very light coats and I didn't have any issues with the caning getting clogged with spray.  I did need to completely replace the seat as it was in such poor condition. Traced the old seat onto plywood and broke out the jigsaw.  Watch out.  She's wielding a power tool.

Move Over Orange

I have a new love, and her name is Gypsy Teal.

I also have a new best friend in furntiture painting:

It's a paint conditioner called Floetrol and it helped my semi-gloss look sm-o-o-o-o-o-th. I added about 3 capfuls to my quart of paint.

Feeling Blue

My $15 Goodwill find now looking snazzy in my foyer.

Which brings me to the living room update:

Okay, maybe calling it a "foyer" is a stretch.

Fireplace Redo

Before

After

It all started here and turned into Pandora's Box with an entire living room overhaul.  Lots of "while we're at it".  Months of hard work by Jim.  Did I mention he smells good too?

Eileen and Rob Langeslay's 50th Anniversary

February 11 marked my parents' 50th anniversary.  My brother and I are renting a house on the beach for all of us to celebrate.  See the commemorative video here:  50th Anniversary Video