saving the Ta-Ta's with "Hope"

Meet... "Hope"

$295

see below for more info on where the money will be going...

 

 

i am soooo excited about this piece!!! 

 

 

about a month ago, i got the "vision" for this dresser.  i was thinking about Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming up... and breast cancer prevention is a cause near and dear to me.  My Grandma Barb was a SURVIVOR!  And my Aunt Mary was a fighter!  i knew i needed "the right" dresser... and i wasn't sure that i could pull it off for this year.  a few weeks ago, my father-in-law dropped a dresser off to us.  i really liked it... but i wasn't in a hurry to paint it.  so she sat... waiting...

 

i guess it had to have been God that pointed out, this quiet dresser was PERFECT for my breast cancer awareness project!  so last week, i dug her out!  for those of you who are interested in the processes... here's what i did:

 

1.  cleaned her up.  sanded out a few imperfections.

2.  Annie Sloan Chalk Paint "Old White" over everything.

3.  PANIC!!!  i was getting like a ... bleed through.

4.  Made a custom pink out of ASCP "Old White" and "Primer Red".

5.  put a coat of pink on the top and drawer fronts.

6.  pray the bleed through is covered by this sweet pink.

7.  PANIC MORE!  the bleed through will NOT go away!!

8.  put the paint brush down!  mike lovingly suggested i WALK AWAY FROM THE DRESSER!

9.  call my favorite ASCP store- Peru Mercantile.  explain the bleed through.  learned i had sanded down past the original "seal" and SAP was bleeding through.  ergh!  learned how to fix it!!

10.  applied Minwax White Tinted Shellac!  sealed in all that nasty sap!!  mike did two coats of the shellac.

11.  another coat of my custom pink.

12.  alittle sanding... distressing...

13.  MADE A RIBBON PATTERN ON THE BACK OF UGLY CHRISTMAS PAPER. 

14.  positioned the ribbon on the dresser.  my super awesome husband helped hold it in place.  i didn't want to tape it.

15.  i traced the pattern with a pencil... very lightly... which my husband lovingly suggested may not be a good idea as pencil can be hard to cover, even with paint.  I DO WHAT I WANT!!  I USED THE PENCIL!!!

16.  apologize to my husband and tell him he's right.  pencil IS hard to cover, even with paint!!

17.  i filled in the ribbon using some latex paint i had left over from Lexi's room makeover.  i did two coats.

18.  sent my loving hubby to walmart for a pink paint pen.... which only comes in a pack with five other colors.  he must really love me!!!

19.  traced around the ribbon with my paint pen.  die pencil lines, DIE!!!  it worked!!!

20.  free handed "hope" onto a drawer.

21.  wrote an inspirational quote on the top.

22.  awesome husband put handles back on.  we are missing one, so the top drawer is still... in process!

23.  took lots of pictures!!

 

so the question i've been getting is "WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH IT!??!!"  here's the answer!!

 

as i said, breast cancer causes are dear to me.  i've chosen Hello Gorgeous as the organization to donate proceeds to from this piece.  here's a cut and paste from their website:

 

http://hello-gorgeous-of-indiana.org/index.php/about/

                          

Hello Gorgeous! is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that provides complimentary, professional makeovers and cosmetic education to all women battling all cancers. We create an experience for these women beginning with a nomination by family and friends that if chosen, includes surprising her with flowers, chocolates and a big “Hello Gorgeous!” She is pampered with spa services such as manicure, pedicure, facial and seated massage, as well as instruction in new makeup application and hair care (or hair substitution) methods advantageous to her individual issues, helping many times to:
•Appear much less affected by her treatments
•Strengthen her confidence
•Empower her to feel more acceptable to the public eye
•And, more importantly, more acceptable to herself

Before departing, we make certain the Gorgeous Woman understands how to reproduce her new look on her own. She is given a supply of the cosmetics, skincare and nail products used to complete her services that day. And all this is done for the Gorgeous Woman at no cost. She pays for nothing.
In order to help more women battling cancer in Michiana and other communities, we have begun the Salon Affiliate program, enlisting existing spa salons in different cities to be certified and perform (12) Gorgeous Visits in a 12-month period in their salon. Our goal is to certify 2 salons in each city of the United States in order to help 500,000 women each year.
Hello Gorgeous! is supported by public donation and by its fundraising efforts. Please visit our “Make A Difference” page to see how you can help us to continue bringing these service to those wives, mothers, sisters and daughters battling cancer.
God Bless.
Kim and Michael Becker

so here's what i'm doing:

1.  YOU CAN MAKE A $5 DONATION AND WRITE your name, or the name of a loved one on the dresser.  if you are not in the Elkhart/Michiana area... you can still add a name!!  contact me and we can make arrangements!!

2.  I AM SELLING the dresser at the end of October.  50% of the proceeds will go to Hello Gorgeous.

if you have ANY questions... please comment below or email me!!  i'm very excited about this and can't wait to see how much we can raise with "Hope"!!!

have a BLESSED day!!!
laurie