Hey Crew!
I finished the Newsletter! It’s full of completely new and additional content, over and above what is found on the blog! I hope you all like it! Sometimes I bite off more than I can chew! Here is a peek:
If you would like to get the newsletter, just sign-up using the form at the top of the far right sidebar! All current Newsletter subscribers are automatically entered in all giveaways!
And the Winner is:
The fortunate winner of the Pink Toolbelt and other tools is, drum roll please: Denise from Journey to Maggie Mae! I’ve heard a whole lot from Denise over the past few weeks because she’s been painting her kitchen cabinets and she did a great job!
I checked out Denise’s blog and she is on a break from blogging until after Easter. It’s a sacrifice she’s making during the Lent season. I’m not sure if she is doing email or not, but I’ll try and contact her that way!
I used a random number thingy to pick a winner… it chose number 24 and Denise was the 24th person to subscribe to the Newsletter! Here is the non-photoshop edited screen shot:
Okay…one of two things is happening right now. Option one is that this picture is blurry, in which case you’ll have to take my word that it shows a 24. Option two is that my eyes are shot and my mind is foggy from too much blogging! In that case you would be able to see the number just fine! Either way, it’s a 24.
Thanks to all of you for entering and I plan to have more great giveaway’s this month!
For those of you who have the Newsletter, please give me some feedback here in the comments! Thanks!
ha! this just popped into my inbox and i can’t wait to read it but it’ll have to wait till tomorrow. i have to get enough sleep so i don’t fall asleep in class tomorrow 😉
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Was excited to find the newsletter in my inbox (even at this ridiculous hour!) Congratulations on your first issue. I found the painting tips especially helpful!
The painting tips are great! I love to learn anything that helps a project go better & faster. The eldorado stone has been on my wish list too. Thanks for the link to that.
Mornin’ Tim. You are one dedicated guy to get the newsletter out so soon after being out of town. I just read through it while I was getting ready for the day, and it has some awesome tips! Thanks so much. Also, you are a very gifted writer (and speller). 🙂 I’m with you and the barn raising….wish that could be a reality. I’m all for the bartering process! Have a blessed day.
Great newsletter! Thanks for putting time into it 🙂
I think reintroducing the barn raising concept would be wonderful. We would see a sense of community that is so lacking today and financially it would be very beneficial. The memories it would create would be priceless!!
I also love that Rockin’ project and think maybe I’ll have to try it when we get home:)
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I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all the wonderful stuff you have going on here on your blog… and in your newsletter! I only wish I had more time in my day to browse and really soak it all in… and apply it to my home… any tips on adding hours to the day 😉
I suppose it is a matter of priorities… and making my home a comfortable, welcoming place for all who enter… and, even for just my family… is important enough to figure out how to make time.
Keep up the great work – I love hanging out here 🙂
Jenni
Great newsletter!! I hope to be trying out those painting tips soon … but I might need the “wall-paper removal tips” first! Anyway, enjoyed the newsletter. I’ll be saving it for when I need help and ideas.
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I enjoyed the newsletter. I especially liked the part about a modern day barn raising. I find it so sad that in today’s culture people want to do everything on their own, and they expect everyone else to do everything on their own. Neighbors don’t help neighbors in practical ways anymore. We need to not be so independent. We need to be willing to ask for help, and we need to be willing to help others.
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Great newsletter! Congrats to Denise! Your cabinets are looking GREAT! It really brightens up your kitchen. 🙂
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Yay, Denise! I’ve been painting my kitchen cabinets, too. (Got tired of the ubiquitous oak and took advantage of the snow days this week!).
I painted the bottom cabinets an oil-rubbed bronze color. (It’s a long story involving many coats of paint, and about six gallons of different colors, but the final result was achieved with a homemade mix of black, chocolate brown, gold, and glaze.)
The top ones are still “naked”, but I plan to paint them a creamy color with a bronzy-coffee glaze. My upper cabinets are crowned with a hideous soffit, but I plan to paint it the same color as the upper cabinets and add a little crown molding to the top to camouflage the dumpiness of the shorter upper cabinets and to eliminate the “stripe” of color that currently runs around the perimeter of my kitchen!
Do you think that will work, RG?
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Great newsletter! I love the “barn raising” mentality. Unfortunately, helping others out has gone by the wayside in today’s fast-paced, competitive (not to mention: self-absorbed) society. Neighbors helping neighbors is a luxury/blessing that my husband and I enjoy. Our elderly neighbors across the street have been friendly and helpful from day one. We do our best to be that kind of neighbor for the rest of our neighborhood as well.
Anyway, your newsletter was insightful and though provoking. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
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Thank you all for such encouraging comments! I enjoyed putting the Newsletter together and I hope to improve a little with each monthly issue!
Kathryn – If you have the kind of soffit I’m imagining, which is a drywall box 12″ high and out from the wall about 1″ or so past the front of the upper cabinets, then I think you might need a little more that paint the same color.
You might have better luck painting a completely different color that works well with the cabinet color and the kitchen overall (this would generally be the same for the walls).
If you want to “blend” or hide the soffit, you might want to add some additional trim to the front. The crown molding is a good plan, but you might want to use some panel molding to create some square or rectangular “picture frame” type panels on the front of the soffit. it’s easy to do and might really look great!
Let me know how it comes out!