The Bond of Sisterhood

Melts your heart, doesn't it?

Throne Away

I came across this most awesome chair during a recent thrifting excursion. I could not believe that someone would let this fabulous chair go, so I decided I'd make it over for my girls. After wrestling the sucker into my car and a quick trip to Lowes, the Throne project was underway!

LET THE MAKEOVER COMMENCE!

Here is the original chair

Back view of the original chair

I started off by giving it a good cleaning. I used a little Lysol and bucket of water to clean off any dirt and dust.

My little bucket that could.

Next, I used a 3M sandblaster (#60) to remove as much of the original paint as possible.  I used the #60 which was the coarsest sander that I could find.

After sanding it down, I used a Kilz oil-based spray primer and let it dry for an hour.

I let my kids pick out the color. I decided to use spray rather than hand paint in order to save time.

Primer and Paint

The mama hard at work

In between coats of pink, I let each coat dry for an hour and then used the #220 SandBlaster to buff between coats. I LOVE this tack cloth too - it's perfect for wiping away imperfections.

Tack Cloth and Scuff Sander

I finally got it painted and voila!

Pink dust everywhere

And now my princesses finally have a throne to call their own!

 

Here are the costs.

The chair was $15 from Savers.

Paint, primer and tack cloth were $15.85 from Lowes.

I owned the sandblasters and the pillow!

TOTAL PROJECT COST: $30.85

Mulan

Waiting patiently to see her FAVORITE story!

When we learned that the Fern Adair Conservatory of the Arts was putting on the play, MULAN, we knew that SOMEONE would be bursting with excitement!

Hannah will enroll at the conservatory in a year or so, but while we wait, it was fun to watch how talented these kids are! Both of my girls were enthralled and they loved knowing all the words to all of the songs! It was really well done.

Hannah brought her Mulan doll to the play with her and when the cast members caught sight of it, they grabbed the girls for a photo op. SO sweet!

Miss Sass and Miss Sass JR posing with the cast

Before the show started, I grabbed a couple shots of my girls in their seats. I love that they love the performing arts as much as their mommy!

Hannah and Mulan are geared up for the performance

Using mom's phone as pre-show entertainment

My sweet girls waiting to go in to the theatre

Mommy's Little Helper

Maddie helped mommy get ready for her big sister's 6th (!!!) birthday party! More pics on the party to follow...we are 2 hours out as I type this.

Goodbye is the hardest word...

Maddie watches wistfully as Hannah heads off to school with our lovely neighbors/carpool buddies!

Bippitty Boppitty Boo!

The Las Vegas Shakespeare Company put on an enchanting performance of the Rogers and Hammerstein version of Cinderella! There was NO way we'd miss this performance. My little actors were dressed and ready hours before the show. We had a blast!






Next up is the Fern Adair Acting School presentation of Disney's Mulan on May 5! We've got our tickets and we're ready.

Hansel and MY Gretel

Hannah has been studying acting this year and her class, Introduction to Broadway, performed Hansel and Gretel. Hannah played the role of Gretel and she recited her lines beautifully! (Biased? Me? What? NO WAY! OK, maybe. Yeah, I am). Give it up for a talented group of 5 year olds!