my newest love. duck egg. as in the color, not an egg. which by the way, are duck eggs blue? i wouldn’t know. but i do know that i’m smitten with the paint color ‘duck egg’. can you blame me? it’s so fun to open a fresh can of paint, especially Annie Sloan Chalk Paint [...]
and she’s gentle, kind, loving, adorable and amazingly… C.R.E.A.T.I.V.E. Do you buy TOMS shoes? We do. Although I don’t have any yet (Note to self… Add TOMS shoes to your wish list) Riley (adorable daughter no.2) has several pairs and every pair she buys a little TOMS bag comes with the shoes. So cute but [...]
Oh I can just see it now… ya’ll are thinking; “she did this already” but don’t be so hasty, you might be pleasantly surprised I was digging through my toy box the other day, looking for something that I didn’t find. I made a huge mess and it’s still there, all strewn about the room [...]
I bet Paul Bunyan never had this much fun in his logging days. So what if he had a blue ox named Babe, I have Rudy, Rover and Mr. Rust. Mr. Rust and I have been having some discussions about my impatience with him, I’m totally going to blame this on my state of sadness [...]
WARNING: After reading this post you might get an uncontrollable urge to find an estate sales, garage sale or raid your grandmother’s attic. This is a perfectly natural reaction to what you are about to see, just go with it and enjoy the ride. I am not responsible for any feelings of irritation or disgust [...]
I don’t get to many garage sales and when I do, I’m not typically one to find the “great” treasures I’ve seen some people bring home and blog about. However, a few Saturday’s ago, the mister and I went out for a few hours and hit about 3 garage sales. I found something at all [...]
I still do somethings the old fashion way. I just like keeping my hands busy. If you’ve read my blog for awhile, you already know that I tend to save a lot of junk. I seem to think that I might need it for a craft project someday. I usually find something to do with [...]
Before I begin today’s “before and after” post I wanted to thank those who have sent emails, left comments here and on the facebook page. I won’t lie to you, it is gratifying to know that someone is interested in what you have to say. A few, including my wonderful supportive husband, have asked why [...]
Our house was built in 1985 and the kitchen/dining room chandelier is an original fixture. Straight out of the 80′s, complete with the antique brass finish and frosted, fluted glass sconces. It’s a classic! The reason I’ve never replaced it is because it is solid and heavy. Real metal. Not hollow. It’s quality lighting. But [...]
My mister did it again. But this story has a little twist…This time the curbside rescue he brought home was quickly snatched up by my DD. Indeed the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. So today’s post is all about her before & after of a curbside rescue. A solid wood office chair is [...]
You might see junk… but I see… You may see the odd… but I see the end… [Vintage Door Knob Photo Holder] By clicking the photo above you can check out the other participants of the 31 days of change! Click here to see all Before & After posts to date Find and follow more [...]
Awhile back my husband and I made use out of some tree limbs that had been salvaged from a tree in our yard that had been damaged in storm. Normally we don’t get so sentimental over a tree that we would save the branches, but this tree and 4 others are very special to me. [...]
remember this? my son’s closet after patching holes in his floor (pre floor project) he had to get all of this out it was nothing short of horrific and yet there it was…like Stephen King “scary” but I’m happy to say after two large contractor bags full and a very large deposit at the donation [...]
It’s Spring and what does everyone do in the Spring? They clean…clean up…clean out… and toss it! Like this old set of monkey bars from a kids play yard Then those people like me come along with a gleam in their eyes… What you think trash is really a treasure. So consider this your warning [...]
Remember my adventure at this place? The Shop that’s filled with all kinds of rustic loveliness. I bought so many things here Mr. Cline began to wonder if I were from another planet. Or maybe he thought he hit the lottery Who knows what he was thinking…but he was happy to accommodate my flurry of [...]
