aokat: it is some hand woven rug from a local store, I don't know if it is a "brand" or something, sorry. phyl: it is Rosemary Sprig from BM. The tiles are from Pewabic Pottery in Detroit. They are from the "stratton collection" and come in that size which is 3x3 and they are just fixed regularly with grout. I custom ordered the tiles from them, they have a choice of about 10 or 12 standard colors to pick from.

Luvs, thanks for the laugh this morning. I sure needed it. You're a funny girl. I think you shouldn't have deleted it, but gave us a sneek preview of it. We wouldn't have been laughing at you (much), but with you. ha My child did not go to sleep until 1:30 this morning!! Ugh I'm so dragging booty today. It's raining here anyway, so I guess I'll just do some cleaning and laundry. My favorite things in life! NOT! My house has gone downhill from me being sick. And starting tomorrow I have to help my 6th grader build a castle from a cardboard box. Sure wish I had kennebunker living next door! ha Guess my painting will be put on the side for a few days. Bummer. The rest of you better take up the slack so I have lots to read and look at when I get back. :) ~Anj

I totally agree w/lindac~it isn't necessary to strip the piece down to the original finish~that's just a waste of time for what you're wanting to do. Your biggest concern will be in finding a color of paint~I would start with a light beige or tan. For the edging, a combination of brown/black. I use a stenciling 'pouncer' for doing edging~load the paint, wipe off the majority, and with the flat end and a steady hand, glide it across the edge. If you want it darker, give a second coat, but don't load the 'pouncer' too heavily. Wipe off 'bleeps' right away. As for the glaze, you can use the same combination of black/brown, but water it down a bit, or use a ready-made glaze. Don't overthink....it's a lot easier than it seems. ;o)

I do it on all my cameras after I upload the pics to computer I check them out that they are on the computer and what they look lik then I go back to the drive where the camera is and delete all items then I right click on the drive and eject. Tht way it cleans up tht drive (read tht somewhere) I end up with n empty camera disk. some times I putthe disk in the computer sometimes I upload with a cord from computer to camera works the same both ways