Finally I had the opportunity to get out and do something crafty in Tallahassee at Another Time Around, a wonderful shop specializing in repurposed and rescued furniture.
Kim Parr, the shop’s owner and furniture refinisher extraordinaire, guided me, along with several other participants, through the fundamentals of chalk painting. The process is easy. I was pleasantly surprised.
My friends know that while I’m not particularly gifted in the visual arts, every now and then I have delusions of grandeur and decide to create something.
In my imagination I’m always going to be super surprised and pleased by my efforts, but I just didn’t inherit any artistic genes. That didn’t keep me from having a great time though, and I learned a lot in the process.
Plus I created a cute item to take for our family reunion auction:
Everyone seemed to have a positive experience, and I’ll attend another session. Who knows, next time might be my big breakthrough.
Other participants let me snap photos of their finished projects to share with my readers. I think they turned out beautifully:
If you live in the Tallahassee area I highly recommend a visit to Kim’s shop Another Time Around at 4523 N. Monroe.
She’s has a beautifully eclectic collection of furniture for customers to browse and she’ll do custom work, as well. I took a few pictures on my way out last night: 
After taking two full hour to create my little sign, I’m in awe of these larger projects. She has given me some ideas I might need to pursue. I wonder how Studly Doright would feel about having his motorcycle lift chalk painted? You know what they say–it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.
Here’s a link to Kim’s page on Facebook. Check her out. I don’t normally promote businesses on my blog, but I think Kim’s got a great business. She’s a keeper.
https://www.facebook.com/AnotherTimeAroundTLH
Peace, people!
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Leslie, it was such a pleasure meeting and visiting with you last week and then seeing you again last night and spending time together with our little group of girls. Thank you so much for the kind words in this blog, I feel honored that you would write about me and your experience here at my little shop. See you soon…
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I had a great time! The 2 hours flew by.
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What a bunch of hooligans! Just kidding, looks like a fun bunch of ladies! What an adventure.
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It was fun. I had never met any of the other attendees, and had only met Kim once. Good group. Some were quite talented. I was not one of those.
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Being brave enough to try something you don’t think your talented at is a talent in itself. Good job! Your sign was cleverly phrased. That is a talent, yeah?
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Well, I cheated–found a similar saying on Pinterest and tweaked it a bit.
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