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I have been wanting , no NEEDING a sideboard for months.  I have looked everywhere for a nice one, but alas, nothing (well, within my price range anyway). When i found one on EBay that was only a few miles away i jumped at it.... well you have to don't you. And here she is: I have to apologise for the picture, i always seem to jump in to the decorating before taking photos of the before..... So I picked this up for £30.00, as you can see it had a scorch mark on the top, a few scratches here and there, but that did not matter.  I loved her. I mixed up a batch of my  Homemade chalk paint .. recipe can be found HERE After a few coat of paint a little distressing on the corners and drawers.....here she is..... What do you think? Matches my  Grandmas Old Drawers  that i refurbished.  If you have time, feel free to check them out. Feel free to Visit the Blog | Follow on Pinterest | Follow on Facebook | Follow on Twitter |F

What a busy month, birthdays, birthdays and birthdays. Eaten so much birthday cake i think i am going to pop. So to work off those unwanted calories i decided that some decoupage was in order... any excuse... I forgot to take a photo of the before but it was a basic wooden chair like the one below I painted the chair with my  Homemade chalk paint , i decided a lovely sky blue would look great with the paper that i had chosen. Next I cut the paper up in to assorted sizes and shaped, and decoupaged onto the seat and the head rest. then coated the paper with an extra coat of pvc glue, let it dry. Cheap trick: I used simple cheap PVC glue £1.00 for a large bottle.  Its just as good as mod-podge, only a whole lot cheaper. I put a couple of coats of varnish on to protect the paper, let to dry... and added the obligatory cushions :) Feel free to Visit the Blog | Follow on Pinterest | Follow on Facebook |  Follow on Twitter |

DIY Painted Rock Cactus Tutorial  Use garden rocks to create this fun Rock Cactus pot. A great sensory idea for a kids activity and craft. Materials Needed Garden Rocks Plant pot Green, white paint. Instructions Step 1: Start by selecting flat  rocks that look like cactus prongs. Step 2: Coat each rock with green paint.  Step 3: Use different shades of green to draw in some background lines/veins and added white dots for cactus flowers. You are only limited by your imagination. Now place these into a pot and use as a center piece, garden ornament or even a door stop. Feel free to Visit the Blog | Follow on Pinterest | Follow on Facebook | Follow on Twitter |Follow on Instagram Subscribe to Pretty Shabby UK Check out the other garden tutorials Painted toadstool plant pot tutorial My 99p Bargain

Here’s an old-fashioned English family favourite that goes easy on the wallet. Day-old bread works best in this recipe. Bread and Butter Pudding Preparation Time : Less than 30 mins Cooking Time : 30 mins to 1 hour Serves : 4 Ingredients 25g/1oz butter, plus extra for greasing 8 thin slices bread 50g/2oz sultanas 2 tsp cinnamon powder 350ml/12fl oz whole milk 50ml/2fl oz double cream 2 free-range eggs 25g/1oz granulated sugar Nutmeg grated, to taste Preparation method 1.        Grease a 1 litre/2 pint pie dish with butter. 2.        Cut the crusts off the bread. Spread each slice with on one side with butter, then cut into triangles. 3.        Arrange a layer of bread, buttered-side up, in the bottom of the dish, then add a layer of sultanas. Sprinkle with a little cinnamon, repeat the layers of bread and sultanas, sprinkling with cinnamon, until you have used up all of the bread. Finish with a layer of bread, and then set a