A Finished look at my Wine Rack

 

BEFORE

 

AFTER

 

The process was chalk paint, clear wax and a little distressing.

Another finished project.

Happy New Year Letter

Behind all the décor is more….LIFE and that’s what makes each of our lives interesting and different from anyone elses’.  

I haven’t written anything long before Christmas because that’s exactly what happened.  No projects were done as the holiday preparations had to be done and really way more important than painting and creating.  

We put our Christmas tree up the first weekend in December and took it down Jan. 5^th, the first weekend home from celebrating with our families in Calgary, Alberta.  We spent a full week there staying at our daughter and son-in-laws home.  The day we planned to drive home was delayed 1 day as we decided we needed one more day of actually nothing planned for that day.  I just couldn’t see ourselves jumping back in our truck and driving a full 12 hrs after a very busy, but great week. 
 

Today it feels like January is dragging and it’s only the 12^th.  I guess it’s true that this month can be a gloomy time for a lot of people but I’m trying to get back in the saddle and start some new projects.  First I have to persuade my husband to rearrange the living room.  After making room for the tree, we never changed it back.  

I’m excited about what the future (this year) holds for me and my hubby.  And I’ll keep you posted on any big changes.    

Our daughter and husband continue to wait for their precious child that they are adopting.  That day will be a very special day indeed!

Our son and his fiancé are busy planning their wedding for the year 2014.  So long to wait but half the fun is in the planning, right? 

I just joined Twitter too.  For some that’s old news but for old folks like myself, it’s trying to keep informed and in the loop.   

Keep watching for new projects to come, hopefully very soon!  

Happy New Year!

Family Wine

 

Let me say, I love WINE. 

But I don’t know enough about wine when I go to purchase it.  I often look at the labels and decide that if I like the label, then surely the wine will be exactly to my liking.  I find myself drawn to the pretty labels, a sleek bottle or the one that relates to some décor fashion taste.  And often enough I haven’t enjoyed what I tasted because I had already decided what it should taste like.

 

Recently I refinished a wine rack that I purchased at a garage sale. 

I was sluggish in blogging about it because frankly, I didn’t see it as a very interesting read and I’m not entirely sure of this finish I gave it.  It could be so much more, but in time I may change it again. I hear you can re-paint furniture.

 

 An unrelated incident happened to me the other day. 

A friend made the comment that

“family is not made by blood, it’s made by the love”.

WOW!  Not all that enlightening but it did hit home. 

 

I had reflected all day on her comment and for some strange reason, when I got home I found myself staring at the (empty) wine rack on my kitchen counter and a thought came to me.  We are all kind of like wine bottles.  Family included.

 

Some bottles are sleek and the label is plain,

Some bottles are short and the label is fun,

Some bottles are stout and the label is pretty,

Some bottles are clear and the label is bold.

Some bottles are corked, making it hard to open.

Some bottles are capped, making access easy.

 

But what’s inside the bottle?  I personally like a sweeter wine and tend to strongly dislike the bitter tasting ones that make my mouth pucker.

 

I found an article on reading ‘labels’ but I became bored very quickly but I really should take the time and learn something.   

I’m still going to be drawn by my personal tastes, that’s who I am, but I’m going to find the right meal to enjoy that bitter wine with the fun label and savour it.  And I’m going to sip that sweet dessert wine in the sleek bottle and bold label, savouring it as long as I can. 

 

What kind of wine would you say you were? 

What's your label like?