Special Orders

Love doing special orders for all my buddies.  Here is a barn wood sign for my soon-to-be teacher friend and a large framed black board for my Aunt Lori.  She had this amazing wood frame and asked if I could turn it into a black board.  The framed cutout is so she can show off an adorable picture of her little dog, Jessie.

Photo booth for rent

Photobooth for rent.

Great for weddings, family reunions, school dances, you name it. Colors can be customized to fit your theme along with photos and decor. Suitcases of vintage props included. For more info and available dates leave a comment and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Yard Sale Season Is Here

Yay, my favorite time of year is starting, YARD SALE TIME! I went this past weekend and picked up a few things for The Farm Chicks show this summer.  Looking at my treasures, you would think my favorite color is red, but really, I have no problem buying red things because I have no problem sending them to a better home.  Green on the other hand...you all know I how much I love green!!

A Cake For My BFF

My "BFF", Brock, turned five last Friday and everyone was out of town so he felt a little left out because he didn't get a big birthday party.  I promised him I would make him a birthday cake a long time ago and I am so happy I finally got to make it.  I needed some sort of machinery for my little farmer nephew's cake and his father had told me about these new toys Caterpillar came out with.  They are called "The Work Series" and look dirty.  I thought they were pretty sweet so I snagged a few for his cake...hope he likes it! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROCK

Spring in a Jar

For Christmas I made snow globes in a jar and they sold like hotcakes, so I decided to bottle up Spring too.  I love how they turned out, but then again, Spring is my favorite season (I have a weakness for anything green, mossy, dirty, rusty, weathered...pretty much anything outdoorsy and Springy) These jars would be great for our Spring show, hope we can get it put together.

Burlap Pillows

LOVE- LOVE- LOVE burlap bags right now so I decided to throw together a few pillows with my handy-dandy new sewing machine.  I found a few old shot bags of my grandfathers that also worked well as pillows.  I really like the textural element these pillows bring and they go great with all my spring decor.

Farm Chicks...Here We Come!!!

I pulled a sneaky, sneaky little move and applied to the Farm Chicks Antique Show in Spokane without telling my buddy, Elaine, and guess what, WE GOT IN!!!  So excited, we have been many times and have always thought about having a booth, well now we do.  I hope everyone can come see us and support the show. http://thefarmchicks.com/show.html

Mini Pie Anyone?

Well, thank you Dr. Bailey.  What guy in their right mind would buy a woman a Christmas gift knowing it is for the benefit of the man...men!!!  What can I say, I like new gadgets, whether it be a shop vac, a sander or a four at once mini pie maker, I HAD TO TRY IT.  

So, my first attempt at this pie making, I decided to make pumpkin (that was the only recipe in the book I had all the ingredients to).  They turned out pretty yummy if I do say so myself, and I do not feel bad when I eat a whole pie.  I did start to feel a little sick on my third one that night.  Once I recovered from my belly ache I tried my hand at a TURKEY CHILI pot pie.  My hubby loved 'em and wanted me to be sure to thank that dang Dr.

Graffiti Love

For some crazy reason, I have always loved graffiti.  Now, hear me out, it has to be well done and preferably on a train or the side of an old brick building.  The more colors the better!  A few days ago I stopped by the trains down by the river to snap a few shots.  I love how they turned out and cant wait to incorporate them somehow in a project.

New Year, New Projects!

For my birthday this year, my lovely mother bought me my very first sewing machine!!  Time to learn how to use it. I decided to take "baby steps" and start out with baby burp rags for my niece.  Her parents are huge Coug fans so she is destined too, I figured, so what better present than something Cougs!!

Bathroom Makeover

                                               Before                                              After

So, the last two areas on the main floor that I wanted to complete before the Christmas Cookie Exchange at my new house are the bathroom and the hallway.  Well, I am pleased to announce the bathroom is complete but the hallway is another story.  In the bath I painted the walls Sweet Belgian and the trim Swiss Coffee (Home Depot, Behr).  The doorknob hooks are from Pier 1, only because I had a house warming gift card, otherwise I could not have spent the money (love that store but it is a bit over my yard sale/thrift store budget).  And what about the Teal tile, I LOVE IT! The before picture shows the grey walls, lt tan trim and silver fixtures.  So what are your thoughts?

LUCKY #15

CONGRATS TO ASHLEY FOR BEING THE 15TH FOLLOWER.  SHE WILL RECEIVE A $10.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO PURCHASE MY BU2ful TREASURES!

Casey's Christmas Open House

 

My Love/Hate Relationship with Pinterest

Dear Pinterest,

I love how you have so many great pictures, wonderful recipes and amazing ideas all in one place.  I hate how you manege to waste away my entire day by pulling into websites and making me get sidetracked.  I can start looking up recipes for our families annual cookie exchange and end up reading about how to make a Christmas Ball Ornament Wreath.  Well, a day later, here it is.  You have no idea how many ornaments and glue these babies take.  I'm a little more traditional when it comes to decorating for Christmas so I'm in love with the red and green one.

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!