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Sooooo … I’ve been gettin’ my creative groove on again! And I gotta say … it feels SO good!! More on that soon, but first! let me share a project!!

Well … actually … first, first … let me tell you about my inspiration!

At the very last minute and a kind of 1-800-will-you-watch-my-kids moment, I was blessed to attend this year’s Becoming Conference. I walked away SO fully inspired! Spiritually, as well as creatively.

One of the speakers, Annie Omar — founder of Masion Blanche Paint Company, got my creative juices all kinds o’ fired up and I couldn’t wait to get started on a project.

And then I got home. Life happened. Time slipped away. And I didn’t do a darned thing I’d been so inspired to do.

But ever so slowly, I’ve been doing a little creative here and a little creative there. Just enough to feed my soul, and in pieces that are manageable and not overwhelming.

And then the time came …

I finally had the chance to order some of this amazing paint and get my paintin’ groove on!

Such an amateur I am. I don’t know what I was thinking. A friend stopped by as I was finishing my project and asked why in the world I was painting with good clothes on! I also don’t own one of those paint-can stir-stick-thingys, so I had to use Piper’s ruler.

For my first project, I decided to paint this $10.00 stool I found at a second hand store. {And why did Prince’s, Raspberry Beret song just pop into my head?!?}

It took me forever to decide what color to use. I only bought a few and I just couldn’t decide. When all the hemin’ and hawin’ was over, I finally went with Silver Mink.

Friends … I.was.clueless!!

Do I start at the top? Do I start at the bottom? Do I flip it over and do the underside first?

Rookie over here, and I’ve got paint in my hair to prove it!

I’ve never used a chalk paint before so I really had no idea what was “right” and what was “wrong.” So I just went for it!

I kept trying to stand back and look at it and ask myself if I saw it at a store, would I buy it. For the record, the jury’s still out on that answer!

I do like how it turned out, but I still kinda wonder … 2 coats? Wax? Wiping off? How much is too much?

I realize the great thing about this kind of painting is that it doesn’t have to be perfect. But I do think I’d like to do a little more research on some techniques.

When the girls came out into the garage to see my creation, they were a little puzzled. But super sweet listening to me wonder aloud whether I needed more paint, etc. etc. Then they ever so sweetly offered me some advice, “Why don’t you just ask Miss Angela? She paints really good!” Thanks girls. Thanks girls.

Anyway. I found a little spot for my new stool, put a few fall decorations around it, snapped a few iPhone pics, and called it done!

I’m curious, have any of you ever tried something you knew nothing about? Was it a success? Failure? Did you try again?

And even more importantly … can any of you give me painting lessons?!?

Have a great weekend y’all! I’m hosting a backyard concert tonight for my friend Reeve Coobs, who just released her first album!! {I’ll share photos next week on the blog … AND … I just may have a little giveaway news too!}.

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