Before & After: The "Delicate Lace" Antique Coffee Table

About a month ago, a lady who had visited my craft booth contacted me about doing a custom piece for her. It was my first custom piece for someone I didn't know, so I kind of had a panic attack (you know, a healthy, happy panic attack). She wanted something with character and a cream/white color. 

I started with this $40 table from a thrift store:

Normally I don't pay that much for a coffee table at a thrift store, but I couldn't resist all of it's details. 

I found the most amazing cream color from Behr called "Delicate Lace." It's so gorgeous and has that vintage feel to it... plus, the name just sounds awesome. Then, I distressed it to bring out all of those details. I also added a thin piece of glass to the top (inside of the raised border) because the client wanted to display old family papers underneath. Here it is all finished:

Ohhhhhh those little feet!!

Most importantly, the client loved it! For me, this piece was a confirmation of sorts. It wasn't for a friend or family member that are obligated to say it looks great, if you know what I mean. I am so blessed and thankful to do what I do :) 

Oh, and I also staged it as scrapbook coffee table for Crafting a Green World. I love the idea of showcasing memories on a coffee table-- that way they're viewed every day rather than having to pull out that old photo album. You can check out the post here or by clicking the picture below.

Linking up to these awesome parties:  

Monday-- Monday Funday at C.R.A.F.T; Manic Monday at Serendipity and Spice; Bedazzle Me Monday @ Everything Under the Moon; Make It Monday at Brassy Apple; What's In the Gunny Sack Link Party at The Gunny Sack; Weekend Warrior Mondays at Ask Anna; Motivate Me Monday at Keeping it Simple; Life Made Lovely Monday at Life Made Lovely; Amaze Me Monday at Dittle Dattle; Tuesday--  Tute Tuesdays at A Law Student's Journey; Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm; Be Inspired at Elizabeth & Co.; Show Me What Ya Got at Not Just a Housewife; Naturally-Nifty Linky Party at Natural Nesters; Trash to Treasure Tuesday at Kammy's Korner; Wednesday-- Show Off Your Stuff Party at Fireflies and Jellybeans; Link Party at Passionately Artistic; Under $100 Linky Party at Beyond the Picket Fence; Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style; Thursday-- Thriving on Thursdays at Domesblissity; Catch a Glimpse Thursday at a Glimpse Inside; Hookin' Up With House of Hepworths; Transformation Thursday at Shabby Creek Cottage; Everything But The Kitchen Sink at A Little Knick Knack; Friday-- Financial Friday Link-Up at The Grant Life; Feature Friday at Blissful and Domestic; A Pinteresting Link Party at Tutus and Tea Parties; Tickled Pink at 504 Main; Feature Yourself Friday at Fingerprints on the Fridge; Freestyle Friday at Happy Hour Projects; Friday Frolic at Pocket Full of Pink; Weekend Wrap Up Party at Tatertots and Jello; Simply Creations Friday at My Simple Home Life; Fabulous Friday at Ohh Baby Designs; Weekend Bloggy Reading at Serenity Now; Frugal Friday at the Shabby Nest; Functional Friday at The Not So Functional Housewife; Link Up with Me, Liz Marie; Furniture Feature Friday at Miss Mustard Seed Saturday-- Show Off Saturday at Nutmeg Place; Spotlight Saturday at Classy Clutter; Head to Head Showdown Saturday at I Can't Stop Crafting; Funky Junk's Saturday Night Special; Get Schooled Saturday at Too Much Time on My Hands; Share Your Creativity at It's Overflowing; Sunday-- Sundae Scoop on I Heart Nap Time; So Creative Party Time at So Very Creative; Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop at Homemaker on a Dime; Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table and Dreaming; Think Pink Sundays at Flamingo Toes; Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper;

The Man, The Legend, The Stache: Celebrating Dad With World Market

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of World Market for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

If your dad is anything like mine, finding Father’s Day Gifts are difficult. Moms are good at dropping hints at what they want like, "Bonnie, I just lovveeeee this necklace-- I wouldn't be sad if you got it for me for Mother's Day." So when Father's Day comes around, I have a hard time figuring out the perfect gift. My Dad doesn't BBQ, drink beer, golf, wear ties.. you know, the stereotypical stuff that one would normally buy a dad. What does my Dad do? He works his tushie off, he helps me move furniture and work on projects every.single.time I visit him or he visits me, he loves the Lord with all of his heart, he's a sound guy at church and rocks at it, he knows how to fix almost everything, he's a master whistler... I could go on, but I won't. One more thing he has that seperates him from the other dads: a wicked awesome stache.

This year, I decided to put together an awesome Father's Day stache party with the help of World Market. Whenever I visit World Market, it's like the skies open up and the angels sing. From furniture to food, it rocks. This time was no different... I was on the hunt for fabulous serving dishes and other accessories to make the perfect party.

I bought several Coupe Dinner Plates (that I elevated with candle sticks), the Mini Tasting Chalk Talk Sampler Set pictured above, and a red striped ramekine to hold queso dip.

It's also no secret that I am not a cook, so I picked up several foods, too! I love getting food that is easy to make or is already made for me. It allows me to spend more time with guests and less time in the kitchen... and also lowers the risk of killing someone with my cooking.

I bought these yummy strawberry scones (you just add water!):

World Market Flatbread with cheddar cheese:

and chile con queso dip (it has an awesome kick to it):

I also made sugar cookies and created a cute decorating station using the chalkboard serving dish:

I also made cupcakes with a secret family recipe (aka out of a box). I added red icing to go with my red/white/black theme, and topped them with mustache toothpicks. I created the mustache toothpicks by hot gluing paper mustaches to World Market bamboo toothpicks. Aren't they fun!?

One of my Dad's favorite candies are twizzlers, so of course I added those to the mix as well.

I popped some popcorn, too, mostly because I wanted to buy these adorable paper popcorn boxes:

For drinks, I bought an affordable World Market drink dispenser for punch:

World Market also has tons of flavored sodas... I wanted to try them all, but brought home the pomegranate soda that was oh-so-tasty.

I also bought adorable paper straws that made my heart smile, but weren't too feminine for Dad. Then, I added some awesome paper mustaches with my handy-dandy hot glue gun.

I purchased these fun mustache drink markers, too. They're silicone so I can use them for other get-togethers in the future.

I have to say, for my first major party all on my own, I am pretty proud of myself.

So, what will you do for your dad this year? Here's something to get you started-- enter World Market's Dad's Dad Sweepstakes!

You can even earn bonus entries for liking their Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr pages. What are you still doing here? Go Nominate your Dad here!