Bikes & Butterflies

Whenever I try to explain my blog to someone who has no idea what a blog is or does, it’s always difficult.  I’m like, “OK, so Better After is where I feature tons of before and after projects of all kinds of stuff.  Like thrift-store makeovers or room renovations, things like that.”
*blank stare*
“For instance, someone will paint a dresser, and then send pictures of it to me!”
So … someone paints a dresser … and then YOU paint the dresser?
“No, I mostly just show what they’ve done.”
Like, painted a dresser?
“Yes, exactly.”  
So, you show everyone on the internet a dresser you painted.
“No.  Well, sometimes. But mostly I show what other people have done.  Makeovers. Of their stuff. You know.”
So, do you sell this furniture you’ve painted?
“No.  You’re still not getting it. That’s not it at all.”
You should show me how to log in to your blogsite sometime, so I can see all your furniture for sale. I need a new dresser.
“Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh.” 

This conversation has truthfully happened more than once.  Anyway, if I actually manage to get my point across, I like to point out that it’s not just any old furniture makeovers here.  I love to feature things with a little extra something special.  Like this one here:

So cute! From Beth at Sawdust and Embryos.

And not only is this dresser extra fun, it was inspired by the Pan Mass Challenge, an annual 200 mile bike race/fundraiser that raises money to fight cancer, a cause dear to Debbie’s heart. See the story on her blog Painted Therapy. Funnily enough, this one actually IS for sale!