Hi, my name is Peggy, and I'm addicted...

to PAINT!  Yes, paint.  Seriously if it can be reached with a roller, paint brush or spray paint, I'm all over it!  The walls of my house have been every color from baby poop brown, to yellow stripes, to aqua blue.  I decided, on a whim (typical for me) to paint my kitchen cabinets white...why stop there when you can antique them too?  I HAD to have antiqued white kitchen cabinets! A couple of quick tutorial reads and I was sanding, painting and staining away!
This, I believe, is what led me to the opening of my Etsy shop.
 I had recently decided to stay at home after working 20 years as a physical therapist assistant.  And needed a way to earn extra money.  I had also recently seen on line how to paint a magnetic chalk board wall in your home....yep, HAD to have one RIGHT THEN!  More perusing=discovery of up cycling frames into chalk boards....SWOON!  I HAD to make one...then another...and another!
My parents are Etsy shop owners and are successful at it, So I HAD to open one too!  I tell ya, if it wasn't for their expertise, I don't know if I would have ever sold my first one.  Needless to say I'm not the only one who sells chalk boards on Etsy.  But I did sell my first one, and second...I've never looked back!  This has been the best way, for me, to do something for "me", have a creative outlet, and to earn a lil money too!  Thanks, again, Mom and Dad!!

Back to blogging

So, yea, yea, yea, it's been a while, and I should have all this extra time now that I'm home all day, right?  WRONG!  Toddlers are more demanding bosses than my previous one!  Ha. But I LOVE my new role and have not regretted my decision one time.
Does that mean I don't have moments when in want to pull my hair out? Nope.  There are many of those.  But I cherish those lil buggars more and more!

I have been keeping busy working from home too...I opened an Etsy shop that features a variety of up cycled home decor.  It started out as a "what the heck, let's see what happens", and it's really taken off! I'm having an absolute BALL!  It started out with me just making framed chalk boards, but since I tend to get bored, I've branched out some.

Check out my shop here!!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/PegsSecondChance?ref=si_shop

Next blog....potty training fun!