Here is a list of tools, items, and products that I use to create beautiful things! I will update it every Monday with a new “must have”! I could not live without this! My little detail sander was one of the first tools that I owned. I was so intimidated by sanding and this little… Read More Must Have Monday!
~ A Sweet Little Treat for the Home ~ Vanilla Bundt Cake Hello My Sweets! This week’s feature is a fun little dated yard sale find that I turned into a modern, functional piece of furniture. Call it Mid Century Farmhouse? Mid Century Modern with a twist? This vintage organ bench was given new life… Read More Vanilla Bundt Cake
~ A Sweet Little Treat for the Home ~ Hazelnut Frappe Hello My Sweets! This week’s feature is a cute little set of vintage French Provincial end tables. I love French Provincial because the style easily can handle over the top glamour, like gold leaf or bold accents (which my glamour-loving heart flutters for!). 💞… Read More Hazelnut Frappe
~ A Sweet Little Treat for the Home ~ Key Lime Pie Hello My Sweets! This week’s treat is about a piece that I created a few years ago. It was such a long process and so much work that I had to recover before I was able to write about it! 😜 In fact,… Read More Key Lime Pie
~ A Sweet Little Treat for the Home ~ Eclair au Chocolat Hello My Sweets! This weeks feature is a simple, but popular look ~ white distressed farmhouse look with a dark stained top. I used a custom made chalk paint that made the finish velvety smooth and added some pretty, surprise details on the… Read More Eclair au Chocolat
~ A Sweet Little Treat for the Home ~ Strawberry Parfait Hello My Sweets! This week’s feature is a piece that is near and dear to my heart! It was the first piece that I painted a few years ago with the thought of (maybe?) being able to sell it one day. I ADORE vintage… Read More Strawberry Parfait
~ A Sweet Little Treat for the Home ~ Mint Julep Hello My Sweets! I found this piece at an estate sale. It was being sold with a piece that I have already posted about, Penny Candy ~ https://sugarplumpreserves.com/2021/01/24/penny-candy/, and a table and chairs that I have not worked on yet. The woman that I… Read More Mint Julep
~ A Sweet Little Treat for the Home ~ Pink Champagne Truffle Hello My Sweets! Welcome to the first Sugar Plum Sundae blog of 2021! I decided to start the new year with my favorite transformation of 2020. I am a pink-loving kinda gal ~ add to that gold leaf dipped legs, gold polka dot… Read More Pink Champagne Truffle
~ A Sweet Little Treat for the Home ~ Lime Sherbert Hello My Sweets! So, I got this little table at a garage sale, pretty chewed up, but handmade. It actually has a name stamped underneath. I googled the name and it was a gentleman, Mr. Carlton, who passed at 83 years old in 2008… Read More Lime Sherbert
Hello My Sweets! I get private messages all the time with questions about how to refinish a project. Each project has it’s own challenges and requires different tools and products. However, there are several steps and items that I use almost every time that I work on a piece. I thought it would be helpful… Read More 5 Steps for Painting Furniture