RustOleum Countertop Paint

Has anyone heard of or used this or know anybody that has? It is a brand new product and as I do not like my off white boring countertops and cannot replace them right now, I was thinking about giving this a go!!

I asked the guy at Lowe's about it but......

Lowe's don't know!

He had not used it, said he "heard" it was good, but I would like a little more info than that before I embark on this little adventure!

The only drawback to me is that it comes in 16 colors, and the "swatches" are little color squares on the box top and you pick the one you want and they tint the paint. I need a BIGGER swatch than that!

However, being the adventuresome spirit I am....what's the worse thing that could happen? I go through all the trouble to paint the countertops and hate it!! Hmmmm, seems like I have been here before, only with the canvas being my front door!!

If you have any info on this product, please let me know!

Thanks and have a great week!

Lou Cinda

Mom....I just had a wreck

The words we NEVER want to hear....I heard. The first thing that flew through my mind is "he is calling me himself, so he is okay." The next thing in my mind was "Thank you Jesus!" The third, was anyone hurt?? Thankfully, no one was.

I asked him what he hit and he said...................A STATE TROOPER!!!

Noooooooooo you didn't!!! Oh yes, yes he did!! His first wreck EVER in his whole 19 year old life and he hits a State Trooper in the REAR!!!! Wonder whose fault that was???????

In his defense, it was a nasty, rainy slick day. He was, I don't know.....about 10 feet from the entrance to his apartment and he hydroplanes and slides into the back of the Trooper who had pulled his car completely off the road, (in order to avoid accidents I'm assuming) and Seth slides right into the back of him! Good news, no one hurt. Bad news, Trooper was mean to precious first born child!!

I fly into maternal ferocious protective mode, jump in the car and drive the 40 minutes to the accident site in about 20 minutes and stalk down the slick, rainy road to said MEAN State Trooper. Visualize this....I was wearing a dress and stilettos, AND I am 5'10 flat footed, so plus the stilettos, I was standing somewhere around 6'1". State Trooper, about 5'8". Let's just say, he saw me a comin!

I proceeded to check on sweetie pie son and then turned to the State Trooper! It appears that the State Trooper came running up the road after he heard the crash of metal on metal and for one split second "thought" about hitting my son! That would not have been pretty! After he and I "discussed" proper procedure at accident scenes, the Trooper apologized to Seth. All is well! Life is good!

Well, except for my insurance rates, which I look to go up in the very near future!!!

I GOT MY BRACELET!!

I have been out of town for Easter, but when I returned, look what I found waiting for me.......hmmmmm.... must be the give away I won from Lulu at 2chippys!!! I had to tell her why I deserved a present! And I did (I was in a mood that day and just VENTED!) And I won!!!


So in true Blogger fashion I bolted for my trusty camera! (Yes, my crappy camera, I haven't gotten new one yet) So I started snapping photos! Look how cute this is!! Lulu wrote me a sweet note!

And look how adorable this bracelet is!! I LOVE IT!!

It is hard to tell, because I have a crappy camera, but

this bracelet is so perfect for me!! I love things that

dangle and sparkle and have lots of colors.....this has it ALL!!

So CUTE!! I wore it for Easter as it matched my dress!

How lucky is that?? I got tons of compliments on it :)

I will wear this ALOT!! Thank you Lulu!!!!

I REALLY appreciate it so much!!!

If you have never read their blog, I encourage you to!

It is hilarious and they have GORGEOUS stuff and a

great eye for design!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

21st Three Or More ~ Tuesday

I am so excited to be a part of Three or More Tuesday hosted by the Wonderful Tam at The Gypsy's Corner. I LOVe her blog and am honored to be a part of her Party!!

I, too, am a lover of the Bunny Rabbit! I have loved Rabbits for as long as I can remember. Now, you may not think so when you get to the end of this blog, however, I am PICKY about my Rabbits! I don't like the goofy looking Roger Rabbit types or Buggs Bunny.....no, my Rabbits must have an elegance about them. They must "speak" to me, if you will.

My first rabbit here was a find at Hobby Lobby I believe and he resides in my secretary thingy in my den. (Vanna told me the proper name for this, but I can't remember what she told me)

Where are you Vanna? We miss you :(


Now, this Rabbit is my FAVORITE rabbit and also, the one I am given the MOST grief about. Everyone makes fun of his bloomers and his turned up shoes, but I loved him from the minute I saw him. He was pricey, and my mother was with me when I saw him and she went back to the shop he was in and bought him for me. I miss her so very much! I think of her everytime I look at him. I tell my husband in case of fire, after the family is out, the cats are safe, I'm going back in for my Rabbit!



These rabbits I got off of E-bay years ago. I still love them~

This one seemed shy...like me....NOT! But she

also appealedto me. Another Hobby Lobby find :)

This one I love too! Another E-bay purchase.

My hubby got this one for me at Cracker Barrel!

Good food ~ Great Rabbits

And last but not least, this little diddy

who sits way up high on a shelf in my

kitchen!

Thanks for sharing today in my Three or More Tuesday ~ I think I definitely fall into the

"more" category! Go over to The Gypsy's Corner and check out everyone elses three or more posts!

Have a great day!

Lou Cinda :)

MET MONDAY! The Cavernous Front Door Revealed...

Okay ~ a couple of weeks ago I decided to paint my front door black. I have had the paint for months, however, the weather did not cooperate..it rained ALOT! So on th first sunny day I ventured outside to paint said red door black. And so I did....but then for some reason, I continued on.....paintbrush in hand.....and painted the sidelights black also! Below are the results of said creative endeavor.......

Another shot...maybe it will look better in this one...

Nope! I lived with it for a couploe of weeks and the verdict is...

I HATE IT!!! It looks like a cave, a dark, dreary cave :(

So, Saturday was another sunny day and I went back out in to the dreariness of it with my can of WHITE paint! (Did I mention that the sidelights WERE white to begin with?) And 4 coats of white paint later (yeah, 4 coats, black is the dickens to cover) I had this!!

Ahhhh, much better! Light, bright, happy again!

See those two shrubs on either side of the porch there?

They are coming out! They are just in the way and don't

add anything! Not sure what I will put there instead, but

whatever it is, it will be lower! Any suggestions?

You see, I don't trust myself anymore!!!

When I was at work Friday, one of my co-workers came in and reported there was an estate sale a couple of streets over!!! We did what any able bodied person would do......we went to the "bank"!

This is what I got at the "Bank" for $3.oo

Minus the cushion and black paint.

It was dingy white ~ so of course,
out came the black spray paint and

a cushion from Tuesday Morning.

Then on to the dining room that has also been the

bain of my existence! I started with the burlap

tablecloth and velvet overlay ~ then I covered

the seats with the velvet ~ painstakingly GLUED

scrapbook paper on the slats on the back of the

chairs (now this was TEDIOUS) and guess what??

HATED IT!!

Too dark, too, too, too everything~ SO...........
on a visit to Goodwill, I found 4 yards of this

Waverly fabric and a coordinting fabric for $5!

And did this>>>>>>>>>

REcovered the seats with the Norfolk Rose and

the slats with the coordinating fabric....that was

ALSO tedious! I had to take off each slat and

literally ulphoster it using spray adhesive!

I did one chair a night ~ it was all I could take!

I glue all over my hands and EVERYTHING

stuck to me! But guess what????

LOVE IT!!

These are the plates I found today at TJ MAXX

for $3.99 each

This was another chair in the dining room that

I also covered. I am telling you, I am worn slap out!!

I have fussed and cussed these chairs, the spray adhesive,

my staple gun and most of all MYSELF!!

Not to mention those FLIPPIN SLIDELIGHTS!!

So there you have it! My MISTAKES and MISSTEPS for the last few weeks! I just took a nosedive! But alas, I did recover (literally) and I am now moving forward. I still have a blank wall in the DR that I am in search of filler for....Lord knows I'm gonna think TWICE before I buy something to put there!

Check out all the other great and wonderful Met Monday posts at Susans Between Naps on the Porch whom I will go and garner much information and inspiration from!!

Have a great week!

Lou Cinda :)

My Wayward Blogger.....is Back!

This has been the funniest thing, having realized the loss of a "follower" yesterday. I told my husband that I had lost one and his response was: "What did you do to piss them off?" (He may know me a little too well)Hence the post about where my follower went.

Turns out it was Florida Sue at Luxe Lanai. She is the sweetest thing and she is so funny! I love her blog and she just always makes me laugh! Plus her decorating style is a mix of French Country and Tropical, and it is beautiful! I just love it!

However, it seems that she was hyped up on some Motrin, as she had had some surgery done, and in her glazed state, she "accidentally" deleted me~~"accidentally". She is back now and I am so happy!

I told her we could just swap out followers and we would have a bunch!!
Please visit her blog and check it out! Be gentle though, cos' she is still in pain :(

ALSO~~Yesterday I found out that I won my very first Give Away!! I cannot believe it!! Lulu at 2chippys (which is a blog I also love, love, love) had a giveaway to celebrate her birthday! Isn't that sweet? You had to leave a comment telling why you deserve to win a present! I deserved it, and I told her I did, and why!! And I won!!

The present is one of her GORGEOUS, FANTABULOUS bracelets that she makes! I am telling you I HEART her jewelry! Thank you Lulu!!!!!

So, all in all, yesterday turned out to be a pretty darn good day!! I lost one follower~~got her back :)~~gained 5 MORE followers and won a Giveaway!!!

Life......is good!!!

Have a great weekend :)

Lou Cinda

Is it a Bad Sign to Lose a Follower?

I logged in this morning to see everyone's beautiful Tablescapes and I noticed right off I had "lost" a follower. :( That is so sad to me! I take everything so personally anyway, and I only have (had) 14 followers and now I have 13. I am boring! My blog is boring! I don't know who it was, which is probably a good thing. I would hate to be so pathetic as to go and beg them back! lol I promise to do better :)

Now, in all honesty, I have been very quiet the last week or so, but I am planning to reveal some stuff on Met Monday! I have a plan at least!

My first thought was, did I offend someone? No, that couldn't be it. It must be my idleness on my blog, so I am going to do better! I will take picures with my not so great camera for now and just forge ahead. We can work through the fuzzy darkened photos. I am fixing to become a flippin Bloggin' Diva!! It's on Baby!

Have a Great Day!! :)

Lou Cinda