I have spent the last four hours playing with the design of my blog. I have refreshed everything even down to my signature and blog button. I tell ya I understand why blog designers charge what they do! It is very time consuming to say the least. I would love to have mine professionally done but until I find a money tree I will just have to keep playing around with all the freebie's! I so appreciate all the hard work the gals do so that we can have beautiful blogs that cost us nothing but our time and sanity every now and then. Two of my favorite sites are Shabbyblogs.com and Cutestblogontheblock.com. If you want a blog makeover but have no budget for it like me I highly suggest ya check these two sites out! So what have y'all been up to this evening? |
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Shout Outs!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Treasure Hunt Thursday #39 & Highlights
Look at this fabulous piece that Karen painted over at Not Enough Thyme Creations! |
LOVED this old cash register Betsy over at My Salvaged Treasures saw while out on her treasure hunt! |
I love the color of this old type writer over at Out Junking! |
Vintage Mirror Makeover
So I decided to keep at least one of the mirrors I found yesterday and paint out one for now. I got busy last night after I put the boys down and busted out my Annie Sloan and CeCe Caldwell paints. Can I tell yahoo much I LOVE these paints y'all!
Before |
After! I painted and slightly distressed it in areas so that the original gold would show thru. I used three different colors on this piece. |
Painting it really made all of its intricate details pop out. |
I just love its old warn chippy feel! Don't worry about the cracks. This piece is solid! The cracks just add more charm to the piece. I am loving how it turned out and am now thinking the one I am keeping just may get painted as well! Thanx for stopping by and I hope your Wednesday is going well!:) Linking up to the following link parties: Feathered Nest Friday Inspiration Friday Potpourri Friday Furniture Feature Friday What Have You Redone Friday Party |
Blingy Lamp
Do ya remember back in November when I showed y'all this antique lamp I saw while out antiquing with my mama? Well I LOVED this lamp the moment I saw it. I hemmed and hawed over getting it. They wanted $75 for it which I honestly did not think was a bad price seeing as it appeared to have all of its original crystals and it included the awesome script lamp shade which I knew would run at least $35 and up on its own. Mama said to ask if they would go down on it cause she knew it had been there for months. It was at one of the little shops she frequents often. I asked and they said no. So we left and went to another shop around the corner. |
Needless to say we went back to get it! I do not normally spend that much on lamps but I HAD to have this lamp! It was just perfect for the guest bedroom. |
I love its scrolly base! |
And my oh my does it have some bling! |
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Not Enough Time
It is the first full week of a new year! I have been busy and finally am finished taking down all of Christmas. Now there are dust bunnies every where and it looks as if we are moving out!Ha! In between that I have also been working on a few projects.
This chair is almost ready for its reveal! It will be headed to the cottage. |
Then I finally decided on a color story for Antoinette. As much as I wanted to wait for the new AS Antoinette pink to come out I talked myself into using colors I already have. So Paris Grey it is! I have an inspiration pic that I will share when I reveal the completed make over. In between projects I have also been doing a little shopping here and there. |
They are real wood frames and oh my the ornateness is dreamy! The gold not so much but that can be worked with. What would you do? Would you keep um or sell um? |
Then I was at HomeGoods and found this miniature bust form that I just HAD to have! I figured it would be super cute in my sewing/craft room but then figured I could actually use it anywhere in the house. It was just $12.99. So as you can see there is just not enough time in my day to get everything done that I want. Good news is that I am almost caught back up with laundry. Bad news is that you can still not see the top of the counter here in the kitchen where I plop all my craft stuff. Hope all is well! Linking up to the following parties: Nifty Thrifty Tuesday Tuesday Treasures Wow Us Wednesday |
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Found It!
Hope everybody's weekend has gone well! Ours has been semi busy. We ran lots of errands yesterday and then I came home and got busy on my next project! What is it you may be wondering?
Just look at her lines! |
Here is Antoinette after two coats of Vintage White! Now I am trying to decide on what other color I want to use. I keep going back and fourth between grey, my new Smokey Mountain Blue, or a green. |
I am also in the middle of working on this piece that I have had for quite some time. What have y'all been up to? Linking up to Metamorphosis Mondays! |
Early Bird!
Well this time the old adage The Early Bird Gets The Worm is sooo true!! Congrats to Martina over at Northern Nesting for winning a custom wreath by Becca over at Adventures In Decorating! WhooHoo! I am still seeing entries come in but please remember that this giveaway closed at midnight on 1/7/20012. Congrats Martina and thanx to all of you for being such wonderful bloggy pals! Here is to a wonderful blessed New Year!! Martina contact Becca for the specifics of your custom wreath and please be sure to share it all with us! We can't wait to see what you have her design! Thanx Becca for so kindly agreeing to give one of your awesome wreaths away! You rock lady! Come back later and see what I am working on! |
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