Happy Mother's Day

Hope all you mothers have had a good day.

I've had a great day!

Received some awesome gifts from the girls.

Here are some of those redo pics I promised.

I'm addicted to chalkboard paint now.

Before Redo

Chalkboard

 I haven't shown many pics of the house, thought I'd toss in a few. Here are some of the dining area. I'm still looking for a good rug and think I might want to paint the walls gray. What do you think?

More to come...

Have a restful night.

I'm ALIVE!

Hello friends! Yes, I'm alive. I haven't quit, I've just had one of the most stressful years of my life!!!! Been dealing with the ex, lawyers, magistrates and much much more. Finally, it is over and I can breathe. I've been working on small projects and can't wait to show you. I also have many in the works. Garden is plowed and ready to plant. Girls are good. I've missed you all so much! Here is a sneak peak for things to come this weekend.

Redo previews

Something to ponder...

Everyone loves junk in different ways.

Have a good day!



5yr Old Martha Wannabe

I'm slowly putting together my dining room (I've only lived in this house for two years now). Maddie put together a fall arrangement for me, with the gourds she grew in the garden (not too bad for a 5yr old). Mother also contributed as always, a table runner and the chairs.

Maddie added dried Marigolds to the "table scape" (per Maddie's words). Something I just wouldn't have thought of.

You never know what kids are going to say, most of the time I hold my breath and pray. The other day out of the blue Maddie says, "Martha Stewart is practically the most perfect person...Mom she can do just about anything". I have not watched or read Martha in a long time (since we don't have TV). Where do they come up with stuff?

Have a restful night.

Chenille Bedspread and $10.

Last summer I bought a wingback chair for $10. In my brain I thought I would slip cover it right away with a chenille bedspread. Instead, I used it has a clothes hanger in my bedroom.

I can't seem to find my before pics, so I'll show you how it all came together. I do not do PATTERNS! I've never been able to figure them out.

Basically, I pieced and pinned everything together.

Then I sew it.

Not to shabby!

And it only cost $10, and a huge mess.

Updates...

 We've been very busy. The girls are back to school.

The garden did OK this year. I planted very late, now I'm finally ready to pick tomatoes. There's not as many as last year.

Lots of gourds.

Hope all of you are well!

See you soon.

Howdy!

Howdy Everyone!

Why did I just say that? It must be wishful thinking. I so desperately want to be a farmer. Maddie picked a watermelon from the garden this morning. I'm quite sure it wasn't ready to pick, but she ate it anyway.

Now for the armoire organization. This isn't anything fabulous, but definitely looks much better.

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Before

After

No, you are not seeing things. Those are VHS tapes. I have been all over searching for them. Remember I told you my children have broken five DVD players (computer and laptop included). I decided no more! We've been using the VCR for four months now, and it's still kickin.

Back to the redo...

As you can see I painted the armoire. I used chalkboard paint inside the doors.

Here's the link to the armoire redo I did last summer.

Moving on...

Mom has been working on the chairs. They look quite nice. She painted them black and recovered the seats.

Have a great weekend!

Best 10 cents ever!

What can you do with 10 cents?

I made my mother go back to a yard sale and get this. I used a little high gloss white spray paint.

After that I decided to paint some real glass, it was very easy. Just don't over spray because it can easily drip.

 

I've been off for a few days, so I'm working on some projects.

Here's a sneak peak for tomorrow!

Have a restful day.