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It really did take some patience, especially with drying time. NY is a touch more humid than AZ lol. Thanks so much, Dar! 🥰 I miss doing furniture, painting, and creating in that way. I might not revive the channel as a weekly thing but hope to be back to this more regularly now that the book is close to release.

Thank you so much Leslie! I hate to waste things and enjoyed the challenge of this project! 🥰

Thank youuuuu! 🥰 I can't wait for you to read it! 📘🩵🧜🏼‍♀️

Thanks so much mum! I wish it could've happened during your visit but you'll just have to check it out next time you're here 🥰🌵🧡

@@CopperCactusDIY Something to look forward to! Although better to see you and your mister!🥰🥰

@@JudisJems Aw shucks 🥰🩵

Thanks so much! It was a definite challenge to get this done but fun to just be creative. Can't wait for book release! Weeeeeee! 🥰

Thank you so much Tammy! This was one beast of a project to finish. Just glad it wasn't on a deadline 😆🥰

Hey Emer! I've missed everyone too. It's been an invigorating but overwhelming year! Thank you my friend! 🥰

Thank you so much Nana! This was such a fun project to complete I had to share it! 🥰

You know I love to upcycle 🙌🏼 Thanks so much, Margie! And at the end of its furniture life, I'll just recycle it! ♻️🥰

I needed something to work on while doing book formatting that had nothing to do with book formatting. 😅 Winner-winner! Thanks sister! 🥰

Thank you so much, Bonnie! It's been a crazy year for sure but this was too fun not to share. 🥰

Ahhh, Brenda thank youuuuu! It's so much fun building furniture from cardboard and not having it look like a cardboard box. I missed you all!

Thanks so much! 🥰

Thank you so much! I've wanted to share this update for a while, so I finally just made the time to film it 😆

Oh I love to hear you've considered writing! It's been my therapy, sidekick, and mistress for the better part of 4 decades. Go for it! Thank you so much, Dar, I hope to get paint on my hands again soon 🥰

Thank you so much, Margie! I miss all of you as well. This has been quite a crazy 8 months!

Thanks for weighing in! I'm working on some other projects at the moment but hope to get to this extended video soon.

Thanks so much! It's still one of my favorites for furniture with coastal vibes.

Aw, thanks so much! It's been impossible to balance these two sides of my life. I'm heavy into book marketing land right now but hope to have an experimental furniture video up in the fall! Thanks for being awesome and sticking around through my much needed burnout avoidance break!

Thanks so much, I appreciate that!

Not sure, life has taken a turn for me and YT is the last thing on my mind right now.

Thanks so much! I had a lot of fun on this project, learning new skills. Thanks for checking it out!

Thank you, I appreciate that you enjoyed the end result. However, this particular brand of stain (Faux Effects Stain and Seal) will not function properly over a pre-stain wood conditioner, regardless of wood type. The formula doesn't penetrate, it bonds. It would bond with the pre-stain and eventually peel off the surface. This is why it's important to understand the particular product as well as the substrate it requires to be successful.

For oil based stains and some gel stains that's true. Faux Effects formula will not perform correctly over wood conditioner.

Thank you so much!

Aw thanks! Always happy to entertain! 🥰

Thank youuuuu mum! 🥰 I'm happy to be back and doing this again on a part-time basis. Thumb is all better, thanks for asking! 💕

It's awesome stuff! Couple pointers though: 1. it will dry out and solidify in the bottle so seal really well and use it quickly once open and 2. any brush used is destroyed so choose wisely! It stinks and tarnished real metal but otherwise it works like a dream on weird shaped things. That's so great! What did you write in the past, fiction or non-fiction? Thanks so much, Dar! 🥰

Haha, yeah I figured I should bleep it out in a visual way but it's my life's motto 😜 I'm happy to hear you liked the final results, thank you so much! Surprisingly, no hate yet. That could be because I'm a teeny tiny nobody channel... or maybe it's still early lol. Thanks again!

Thank you my friend, I'm getting there! It's crazy how much I have to slow down or stretch things out these days when I'm doing physical stuff. Hooray for middle-age lol. Setting up the studio is almost done though and then I can get crazy with the projects again!

Thank you so much! 🥰

Right? I love that song too! Thanks so much mum! 🥰 I recently sorted through some sewing stuff and had extra bobbins, it seemed like a good way to use them instead of tossing.

@@CopperCactusDIY Forgot to also mention how cool your newish transitions are in the video! 🥰

@@JudisJems ahhh thank you for noticing! I'm learning new tricks with my software 😎

Aw thank you so much, that means a lot! I'm having fun with this medium and hope to make a lot more pieces. Time, that is the enemy lol. 🥰

I've missed everyone so much! It's been crazy trying to get settled in and back into a routine. This was all much easier as a younger gal lol. Thank you so much, Dar! I'm having fun using up all this cardboard for functional stuff. 🥰

He is! Actually he just started using it a week or so ago due to cure time. Now that he's got the storage though he's psyched. Thanks so much, sister! 🥰

Aw Andy I missed you! Thank you so much for the encouragement my friend. 🥰 It's been a crazy few months getting settled and unpacked. These projects are so much fun but sometimes I do miss painting wood or veneer! 😆 glad to be back 💕💕

My first love is definitely words, but paint is a very close second lol. Thanks so much Margie! 🥰 It feels good to get back to work.

It's still a little of both, unfortunately. After six months I hoped to have all our stuff organized. Sadly we sold a lot of our old furniture with our house so there's nowhere to put everything. Hence the cardboard furniture! Yes! I have a bit of video setting up my new studio and I'll work on getting that video out soon as well. Thanks so much Deborah! I missed you all! Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🥰

I definitely understand and yes, I'm hopeful by next summer to have all of my books available in paperback. It's slow going as an Indie and working on these new books means I have to leave my old books in the dust for a while. I'll keep you posted. Thanks so much, Georgie and happy Halloween!

Thanks, Sue! His stuff was getting out of control and we certainly had the cardboard available! 🥰

haha, that's the plan! Thank you so much, happy Halloween! 🎃👻🥰

That's so nice of you, thanks so much! 🥰 You'll have to stop by and let me know if you ever do decide to restore. Sometimes the original piece is just in such disrepair it's necessary to give the refresh to save the wood. This one never would've worked to try to color match with the original cherry. My client was thrilled and that's the thing that matters most to me!

@@CopperCactusDIY Yes, a happy client is the desired end result! And speaking of repairs, it was amazing what you were able to do!

Thank you so much! 🥰

Ahhh thanks so much Laura! 🥰 This project was fun!!