You Better Be*Wreath* Me ...

Happy Day!  Well, it appears that I'm adding "adventures in custom wreaths" to my craziness!  What started as a few close friends asking me to make wreaths for them has now grown into something fun that I wasn't expecting!  I thought I'd share a few orders I recently completed:My...

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Inlaid Table ~ Deja-vu

I just experienced Deja-vu, but this was REAL not an illusion of feeling. I am talking about two tables that have come into my life with-in a month of each other but miles apart. Here is my first one...I am sure my blog followers remember this one. See the before shot? Notice the top and how the inlay was so far gone that it couldn't be saved? You also see my solution for its rebirth.Well,...

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Our "I Give Up" Fall Mantel ...

Happy *official* Fall Y'all!  Deep rich colors are popping up alllll over blogland now, and I.love.it.  Too bad it's still hot out!Okay, after our mantel from last year was selected to be featured on Better Homes and Gardens website (BHG.com) as part of this year's Fall inspirational slideshow,...

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Week 23 ~ Diamonds In The Rough!

Diamonds In The Rough! is my weekly feature, where I show you the treasures that I find from garage sales, thrift stores and antique stores.This week, I was able to nab some good furniture to transform this winter. Here's my loot for the week.This will be a fun chair to transform. Don't kill me, but it had a matching side chair that I didn't get. Crazy, I know.I will have fun with this...

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White Bookcase Breathes New Life!

I found a Diamond In The Rough!It was a vintage bookcase with bad bleed-through! It cost $35 and included the wood shelves, door and some new, unused glass shelves. It needed a lot of love. The lady had misplaced the original hardware, so I will have to find some replacements.What do you do when you have bleed-through of the stained wood or knot holes through the paint? You seal the whole...

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Around the House...Halloween and Fall Decor!

I used an antique yellow-ware bowl for a fall floral arrangement.I have been working on decorating for the fall and some of my Halloween decor is out. I thought I would share with you what I have done so far.Vinyl BOO was added to the fake pumpkin.These ornaments are old jello molds that I hand painted for the fall.Be Thankful on this pumpkin is metal scrapbooking word...

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Week 22 ~ Diamonds In The Rough! Part 2

Diamonds In The Rough! is my weekly feature, where I show you the treasures that I find from garage sales, thrift stores and antique stores.This is Part 2 of my week of treasures! There was so much that I had to break it up for you. In Part 2, I will share what happened when I answered an ad in the paper for a night stand. Most of this will be sold in my booth!This is what our CRV loo...

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A Mirror of Roses!

On a recent treasure hunt, I found an old mirror that was made of some kind of plastic to look like real wood. I thought the roses were pretty and would look much better spray painted Heirloom White.I thought that I took a picture but I guess I didn't because I can't seem to find it. Something that I always regret because the change is usually dramatic and the outcome so much better. Here is...

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Week 22 ~ Diamonds In The Rough! Part 1

Diamonds In The Rough! is my weekly feature, where I show you the treasures that I find from garage sales, thrift stores and antique stores.This is Part 1 of my week of treasures! There was so much that I had to break it up for you. In Part 1, I will share garage sale treasures and what I did with some of it already.Last week, I found a cute child's teaset but the creamer was missing. T...

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Fall Sitting Room

Come on in to our *Fall* sitting room!  Soooo, I've recently changed things up a bit in here to welcome the new season.  For starters, I painted one coat of Old White on top of my recently painted bookcase (BM White Dove).  I then distressed it and added clear wax.  I also removed...

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Flea Market Fleas

How many of us out there have been dreaming of doing something or going somewhere and think, "maybe someday"! Well that "someday" came for Hubby and me.  We have been wanting to go to the Third Sunday Market ever since we heard about it.The Third Sunday Market is a HUGE flea market held in Bloomington, IL on the third Sunday of the month through Oct. And to top it off, the prices were very...

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White Iron Chair

You may recall the post that I did on the black iron chair, but if you don't, this is what the finished chair looks like...it is for sale in my booth. I also have a matching white one...This is the Before picture of the chairs from a garage sale.This is the chair that I kept for my front porch. I painted it white again to freshen the paint. I found exterior fabric and upholstered the...

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Peacock on a pot

As I promised in a last post so here I am with an inspiration for u all lovely friends to transform those boring and dull pots into chic and beautiful planters. Sharing pics of few pots that I have done last week. For second pot I chose to draw a peacock.......work in progress.....And here is the final...

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Rain, Sunshine & Blooming Beauties

Please friends forgive me for not talking about design, decor and related inspirations. Actually I'm lost in beauty of nature. My heart leaps with joy whenever I see how nature changes its mood in a jiffy. Sometimes only dark overcast of clouds and sometimes it mixes with sunshine. And thats...

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