Another Before and After of My House

THE OFFICE (where I am currently sitting and enjoying my surroundings)

BEFORE

 



Some gardening or tool boxes I picked up at the Habitat Store for $2 and converted into shelving.

AFTER





The main dilemma with this room was I had to keep all of the furniture in it (because it is not ours and I have no other room in the house for it to go).  After applying leftover free paint from my family and decorating with some yard sale and thrift store finds this entire remodel cost $54 (which over half was spent on the curtains) My best find in this room is the Stiffle lamp which is currently selling on ebay for $150 and up and I snabbed it for $6, WooHoo!

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More Pics of CHS Craft Show

Elaine's upcycled springs into wine bottle toppers.  Great hostess gift idea paired with a bottle of your favorite wine.  A gal at the CHS craft show bought one to use as a tree topper on what she called her "ghetto whimpy forest tree!"



Fun with Gourds by Phillis Hewette.  The one with the handle on the right was my favorite, and apparently everyone elses because it was the first to go.  She also had a painted santa and snowman that found new homes quickly.



My memo boards, rope wreaths and a lit up sled at the end

More memo boards and Elaine's ruler star (I think that would make and adorable tree topper)

A little display of jewelry, a few Frosty the snowman kits and cute ribbon hair clips by my talented sister-in-law, Devin.

Two of Elaine's TO-DIE-FOR sleds.  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to bows!

Box on the bottom right are very neat quilted items such as pot holders and IPad cases by Deanna Grimm.  She has a cute Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/fabricdesigns

Elaine and I before the lovely mad choas

More treasures to be had!!! We had an amazing time, I hope everyone enjoyed our booth!

Clarkston High School Craft Show 2011

The CHS craft show this year was so much fun.  Tons of people with a festive atmosphere, but sorry to those who showed up at 8 like I posted on FB (wish I would have known it started at 9!)  Here are some pics of our booth this year and I am happy to say that I need to get crafting for Casey's party on Sat. due to my decreased inventory :)

Great fun at Red Barn Farms Fall Festival!

Well this weekend was a success, Elaine and I went up to Colton with three loads overflowing and returned with less than two.  Thank you so much to everyone who came up to say hi and browse our booth.  We took up the photobooth from the wedding for people to take pics in and it seemed to be a huge hit.  We are looking forward to our next show which is the Clarkston High School Christmas Craft show Saturday, Nov. 12th.

Red Barn Farms Teaser

 

Here is a sneak peek at a few things I'm taking to Red Barn Farms Fall Festival October 8 & 9.  Hope to see everyone there! Last year Elaine and I had a blast and I'm sure this year will be no different.

Housewarming Party

Hot Dog Bar!! Thank you everyone for coming and all the nice compliments. Hope you enjoyed the hot dogs (I heard the Thai Dog was by far the best)!





My Summer-LONG project!



before



after



I know I haven't posted in quite a while. I've been a little busy with the move. OOHH YES, it's true, we finally moved. Chad and I moved into his fathers house which is where my great-great grandparents lived and my great grandmother Lita lived until she was about 13 so it has family history for both of us. The house is a beautiful craftsman style build in 1916. Here are a few before and after pics of the updating I've done so far!

Lucky Lucky Rubber Ducky

I think this picture pretty much sums it up...one egg to four, how lucky can you get!

Can you say "Stalker"

I don't know if this would be considered stalking or a Peeping Tom, but I have this cute little birdie I named Robin :) who set up nest under my carport. I started taking pictures from start to finish and was amazed at how fast the whole egg, hatch, fly away process really is. One thing that I did find odd is that Robin laid one egg and then a week later she laid two more...does anyone know if this is normal?

Well, it has been about a month since my last robin flew the coop but just last week I noticed another robin frantically building a nest (maybe it just dawned on her that it is now officially summer and she is a little behind the eight ball). I slipped back into my old ways and spied in the nest and who would have thought, one egg. Now I am intrigued and want to see if some siblings come later.

Upcycled Old Windows

Another little before and after for y'all on some old windows. I discovered that the Habitat store throws away the old windows that are broken which is exactly what I am looking for. So here are a few after I gave them a little paint and some nifty hardware. Little memo stations if you will!

Painted Kiddie Phono

My good friend, Elaine, gave me this cute little wooden bench to work some magic on. I originally thought it was a gossip chair or telephone chair but it has a sticker on the back that says Kiddie Phono. I decided to paint it a lite green, brown glaze, a little sanding to distress, a coat of poly for longevity and there you have it. I think this little bench would be sooo cute in a baby room, but for now I'm using it as a plant stand.