Comments on: This is Why I DIY https://somuchbetterwithage.com/this-is-why-i-diy/ Making Pretty Practical Mon, 24 Jan 2022 01:25:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jamie https://somuchbetterwithage.com/this-is-why-i-diy/#comment-230261 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 01:25:06 +0000 https://somuchbetterwithage.com/?p=29796#comment-230261 In reply to Cindy.

Thanks for your comment, Cindy. It made my day!
Hugs, Jamie

]]> By: Cindy https://somuchbetterwithage.com/this-is-why-i-diy/#comment-230258 Sat, 22 Jan 2022 01:17:18 +0000 https://somuchbetterwithage.com/?p=29796#comment-230258 Wow stumbled on your website looking for kitchen renos. You are inspiring and I also was brought up the same way and agree with all your points. Thanks for posting your journey.

]]> By: Jamie https://somuchbetterwithage.com/this-is-why-i-diy/#comment-227660 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 05:58:12 +0000 https://somuchbetterwithage.com/?p=29796#comment-227660 In reply to Margo.

Thank you for your comment, Margo. My mom used to sew our clothes too and so many items. Necessity is the mother of invention!! It’s so true!! I hope you can fix your mirror and lamp. It’s a creative journey sometimes doing DIY, right?!
Hugs,
Jamie

]]> By: Margo https://somuchbetterwithage.com/this-is-why-i-diy/#comment-227648 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 01:00:39 +0000 https://somuchbetterwithage.com/?p=29796#comment-227648 Thank you, Jamie for sending this post to me. What an opportune time! I did my first piece with chalk paint yesterday. I took an old gold leaf mirror that hung in my mother’s house since the 1940’s. I painted both it and a lamp with a basic white color. My husband decided to “help” me. When trying to sand today it would seem that he applied way too much paint in a 3 rd coat. It took a lot to distress both items to the type of finish I wanted. But looking at the wax application info you have I realize that I can probably improve both pieces by doing this.
I agree with your comments about what we teach kids today. I wonder where they learn to sew or any home making skills. Nowadays people hire someone to do almost everything for them. My mom taught me to sew. She was my best friend. The summer before I could legally work she took me to buy material and we each made bedspreads and curtains for our bedrooms. I always had something different to wear. I would take patterns and cut them up to make a different design. Through the years I’ve always made home furnishings because like you, I couldn’t find what I had dreamt up in my mind. It is a pleasure to see what you do with your talent. I always say that necessity is the mother of invention!

]]> By: Jamie https://somuchbetterwithage.com/this-is-why-i-diy/#comment-227640 Wed, 20 Feb 2019 20:01:27 +0000 https://somuchbetterwithage.com/?p=29796#comment-227640 In reply to Claudine.

Thank you, Claudine!
Hugs, Jamie

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