Distressed chair results

This was my first attempt at distressing anything. I think it came out OK. Here are some pictures along with a before and after. I used Valspar clear wax and Annie Sloan black wax. I did NOT use chalk paint. I used a regular satin wall pain by Glidden in Pewter. This could be why the wax did not seem to stick to the paint the way I had seen it done. I will definitely use a chalk paint on my next project.

Started a new hobby recently. I painted my daughters bedroom and noticed that her chair was old and ugly. I painted the chair and now I think I want to distress it. I used a regular pewter Satin paint but since I sanded and primed the chair the feel is almost chalky. I will sand some areas to rough it up a bit and make it look antiqued I am going to use Valspar (from Lowe's) clear wax and before it is dry, I will use the Annie Sloan black wax to distress it. I am super excited about this project and how it will turn out. I took some pictures after I sanded the chair down. It actually looked better than before it was sanded. I will add before and after photos after I am finished with it. I do have a picture here of my DD's room before and after.

So much to tell!!! Jamberry, Essential oils....

I am still loving my Jamberry business!!! www.kcrewfive.jamberrynails.net if you want to check out my site. I have a contest going on in my FB page too. www.facebook.com/kcrewfive. Essential oils.... I have just discovered you! I had heard so much about them but was a little scared to try them. I have a 5 yr old and a dog. I did a ton of research and decided that DoTERRA and Young Living oils were the only ones I will use. DoTERRA is 10% pure and certified organic and the Young Living is 100% pure and has been in business 20 years and were the ones to start this whole OE craze. :) I had been sick for almost 4 months straight. It was one thing after another. A cold, bronchitis, strep throat... then I would get it all over again. I was getting sick with viruses while on antibiotics for something else. I was tired of it and my chest hurt from coughing and my kids were sick all the time. I thought that there has to be a better way than all these meds we were taking and only getting better for a short time before we were sick again. (we would feel well for maybe 2 days at a time.) A friend told me about EO's and I decided to try Thieves after researching the best ones. I have a diffuser and I diffuse it 3 times a day in the house and I do it in the bedrooms while the kids are in school. I also use Purification. I have been using Raven and Breath Again for my coughing and breathing. I think it has been 2-3 weeks now and no more sickness!!!!!! Seriously, we are rejoicing!! I feel better and I can breath again and now, maybe I can get ot exercising and doing my C25K again. (I have to start all over but maybe I can finish this time without getting sick). My husband had a bad looking, infected cut on his arm the other day. (Saturday is when I saw it). He didn't know how he got it. It looked bad. I wish I had taken pictures because the difference after EO's is AMAZING! I looked up what the best stuff for cuts would be and saw that Lavender and Purification (Young Living) would be good for it. I put a drop of each onto a cotton ball and dabbed lightly, my husbands cut. I only used the purification a couple times and mainly used the Lavender. I did this a bout 3 times on Saturday. My husband told me on Sunday it felt better. I forgot to look at it. Monday I looked at his arm and there was NO CUT and it was light pink and closed up completely. My husband told me that a stick started to pop through his arm on Monday morning and he pulled it out and his armed was completely healed by Monday night! He said the cut had been there a few days and it wasn't until I started dabbing the EO's on his arm that the stick just came to the surface and after it was removed his arm healed so fast! he was amazed too. (He is a builder and things like this happen to him a lot, getting pieces of wood in his arm and not knowing when it happened) I signed up with Young Living just for the wholesale discount. Here is my member # if you are ever interested #2047862. (www.youngliving.com) I do not sell it but wanted the discount. :) I recently heard about (completely by accident too) people having testimonies of their eyes healing with EO's!!! I read about an 87 yr old man who was completely bind in one eye and going blind in the other and was able to see again a few months later! I have never had an eye appointment (since I was 3 or 4) where the doc said my eyes were better. NEVER> They have always either stayed the same or gotten worse. I am going to try this stuff from DoTERRA called Immortelle and just dab a bit under my eyes (ON THE SKIN) just above the cheekbone. I have a doc appointment in a few months and we will see what he says. I read many, many, blog posts and testimonials of the same , that peoples eyes got better and they no longer needed glasses! Wouldn't that be great! My husband wants to try it too. His eyes are not that bad but we will see if they get better. (I have seen him squinting lately.) I told my friend that sells DoTERRA that is this works, I am signing up under her just for the discount. :) Here is what is in the Immortelle. This is a therapeutic grade Oil just like all DoTERRA and Young Living oils. Frankincense: Very anti-inflammatory, as well as anti-infectious and incredibly healing on deep levels. Frankincense soothes the skin and nerves, protects against microbes, has been shown to be anti-cancerous and anti-tumor, and can be used on warts, moles, age spots and more. 2.Sandalwood: Protective against UV radiation, is skin regenerative, anti-infectious, anti-tumor and a natural tonic and astringent. 3.Lavender: Incredibly soothing to irritated skin and burns (including sunburns), reduces inflammation and allergic reactions, and is anti-everything (anti-fungal, anti-tumor, antimicrobial, and more), as well as soothing dry skin. 4.Myrrh: Myrrh is shown to be anti-infectious, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antitumor, and a natural and safe astringent and tonic. It's great for chapped skin and skin infections. 5.Helichrysum: This incredible oil within Immortelle essential oil is fantastic for eczema and psoriasis, as well as tissue regeneration, pain relief and many kinds of healing. It's even known to be protective against the sun. 6.Rose: Highly revered, and expensive, rose oil helps stop the breakdown of collagen (which is what leads to loss of elasticity and wrinkles). It prevents scarring, promotes healing, increases circulation, and more. It's one of the best oils for the skin. So BONUS!!! You can get great skin at the same time! I can't wait to get mine next week in the mail and start trying it. I will report back to you all what my results are. Note: I am not a DoTERRA rep and even though I did sign up with Young Living, I do not actively sell it. I am still in the learning process about EO's and I know I have a ton to learn. But, Man, Do I love this stuff already!! I just make sure I use only the good stuff (You get what you pay for) and that I use very little, especially on my kids. One drop and some coconut oil as a carrier oil go a long way!!

MY Jamberry FaceBook page!!

I would love for you all to visit my Jamberry Business Face Book page!! I have a contest going on too. Find the post about sharing the GIVEAWAY and follow the instructions! When I hit 100+ LIKES I will give a prize! MY FACEBOOK BUSINESS PAGE

Jamberry on the Island!

We had an Island/Beach day with our church family yesterday. I, of course wore my jams. The toes are over a week old now and the fingers are coming up on a week that I have worn them. The salt water and playing in the sand with the kids did not ruin this mani/pedi!! I am wearing the Caribbean Snakeskin on my fingers and the Born To Sparkle on my toes.

to ORDER, join my team or host a FB party go to MY SITE HERE

I just started a new Work from home job that I lOVE!!!

I can actually stay at home and do this job! I can go to the beach with my kids and I can do this anywhere and anytime! I also have the cutest looking nails ever! I started selling Jamberry Nail wraps!!!! These are so amazing! I HATE nail polish. I can't apply it so that it looks nice. I have no patience to wait for it to dry and when I get my nails done for $35 or more at the salon, the polish is smudged by the time I get home, no joke! These are Vinyl and have NO SMELL! They are made in the USA and are gluten free, hypoallergenic, non-toxic.... the list goes on! So, how do I work from home? I do Face Book parties!!!! I literally just spend my time on facebook like I would anyway and I do parties. I set up a Party page and have my hostess invite people to it. I post throughout the weeks (2 weeks) and I gather orders for our amazing nail wraps!! I tell everyone how to apply and remove them and I show lots of cool wraps and play games and have GIVE-AWAYS!!! Seriously it is F-U-N! Everyone enjoys the party and I get to buy new wraps for my obsession and make money too! I just started this in June. I have made money already. My friend got me to join and since then, I have made a ton new friends. I know, it sounds cliché, like all the other companies but it is not! Plus we are so new that anyone getting in on it now is really jumping in on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The wraps are only $15 each and you get 18 individual wraps to a full sheet.

They are all different sizes. The two largest ones on the ends are for the toes and the rest are for fingers. You can get 2 full manicures and 2 full pedicures off of one sheet! They last up to two weeks on the fingers and up to 6 weeks on the toes! I am in love!! I can have cute nails and they last and don't look nasty after a couple days. I hate chipped nail polish. It is gross. These can even be worn in the medical field settings! they are non-porous. So cool! They are like fancy stickers that are heat activated (use a hair dryer if you don't have a Jamberry mini heater) and pressure activated too. They bond to the nail and are there until you use some coconut oil (or olive) and take them off. They do NOT damage the nails at all if you remove them properly. Never rip the wraps off without using the oil or some nail polish remover. I can not say enough great things. I did my research and saw a couple reviews by people that were not happy (only a couple! There were tons of VERY happy people like me!) but, all I can say is that I am honestly happy with these, I have not had a negative experience and the customer service is Unbelievably good! here is my website address to order form me, sign up to host a FB party or to join my team!! CLICK HERE!! if you have questions at all please ask and I will be happy to answer anything. :)

Found a great blog and fun challenge!!!

A friend had posted to her Instagram about a Bundt cake that she made. it was from the website www.mixandmatchmamma.com this site has a great section called 100 days of Bundt cakes. My friend said she wanted to make all 100 of them I decided that it would be fun to do too. they are easy and simple to make gluten free too!! Day # 1 is a Chocolate chip Bundt cake. I substituted a yellow Betty Crocker Gluten Free cake mix for the regular cake mix. Turned out so good. I will post a picture soon. I also have a discovery I made recently!!! Jamberry Nail wraps!!!!! Really, the best invention ever!!! I was invited to a Jambery facebook party. I ordered some samples and tried them and I fell in love! I am the worst ever at applying nail polish. I am not even exaggerating a bit. I have no time to wait for it to dry and when I apply it looks like a war happened on my nails. I try and try to be careful and apply evenly but to no avail. plus, it looks bad after only a couple days, the tips chip. This Jamberry sample stayed on my pinkie nail with no chipping or peeling for 3 weeks! I even gave my daughter a sample and hers stayed on 4 weeks! ON a 13 year old even! I decided to have a party self. A facebook party. It went well. I got lots of free wraps and I decided soon after that to sell them. I just want more and more and more free wraps!!! I can't get enough. I am wearing the Icy Rose polka on my toes and fingers now. Been almost a week and after a crazy day of kickball in the dirt with open toed shoes yesterday, my toes and fingers still look fabulous! If anyone is interested in a facebook party, let me know! I do most all the work (You jus invite all your girls to the party!) and you get free wraps!! Well, off to a family Memorial day gathering. Made the Chocolate chip Bundt cake for it along with peanut butter, chocolate chip bars. Have a wonderful Memorial day today and remember why we are FREE in this wonderful country of ours!!!!! Honor those who served today!!