Up the creek without a paddle.

Want to hear a sad story?

So. I'm all excited because I'm in the middle of a mini-master bedroom makeover.

I'm painting the dressers, the nightstands, the mirrors, lamps, and anything else I can get my hands on.

I'm actually going to hang stuff on the walls :)

I may even change the curtains.

MAY.

I'm kinda liking them still and not ready to part.

But who knows?

So. Before, I only had one nightstand that had a lamp.

The other 'nighstand' was a table with a huge picture on it. No room for a lamp.

Ugly huh?

But. Now I have two REAL nightstands and both beautifully painted :)

So, of course I have to get another lamp to match the lamp that is already there.

And. I know humongous drum shades aren't an every day thing at the thrift store.

But I decided to try.

And guess what.

I found the perfect HUGE drum shade to match the already HUGE drum shade in my room.

$4. Yep.

I go home. Get to work spray painting the base.

Go to the store to buy matching fabric for the shade.

No matching fabric for the shade.

I look around a little more.

Nope. Not there.

I look in the clearance fabric area.

Nope.

Look every where it shouldn't be, because who knows, ya' know?

And still not there.

Frustrated I go home.

Today. Go to the other store miles and miles away.

Look around.

See the coordinating fabric, but still no sweet pretty botanical I NEED TO HAVE NOW fabric.

I do the same aforementioned looking around and heart pounding and pits sweating deal.

Still don't see any.

So. I go online.

And good grief!

Can't find it online either.

What is a girl to do?

I know I can redo the other lamp into a fabric that is available.

BUT.

I love the botanical print fabric.

That's why I got it in the first place.

And next.

I don't want to undo work that I love and redo it again and hope that I love it even half as much.

Anyway.

Thank you for listening to my saga.

Stay tuned, I guess.

Because somehow I have to figure this whole thing out.