aahhhh...my refurbished chair and new home office!!!

wow....it's been forever since i have been on here... i'v been a little busy!!!

so my jewelry business took a toll on my dining table this christmas....we didn't see our table for almost 2 months! guess the hubby got tired of the clutter and the hammering so he decided to build me my very own office space and I. LOVE. IT!!!!!!!!!! what started out as a blank wall in our game room is now my little hammering corner :) he built the cabinets and i was the painter (who didn't know that?!?!) BUT...it's not finished just yet... i have a wonderful idea for the blank wall!!! my plan is to find a large US map...antique it...frame it (turquoise of course) and pin mark all the places that i have and will ship to...sounds cool huh??? well it does to me anyway! oh the jars...well i wish i could claim that idea but i can't ...i have pinterest to thank for that one :) and the chair...i can't forget the chair!!! that was a garage sale find... as you can see in the pics...b & a...a little paint job and new fabric...well it is much improved!

rocky baby...

nope...no babies to rock here! just an ugly green rocker that i picked up at a garage sale a few months ago that desperately need some TLC! i took it from "gross green" to "raging red!!!" just a simple flip that is much more pleasing to the eye and now we can enjoy on our back porch!

oh and by the way i used to sing a silly little song called "rocky baby" to my sweet babies and now i sing it to my little sweeties at school :)

Incomplete...

well...have you missed me?? lol...i've missed you!!!! so anyway this one is titled "incomplete" because ...it's missing something.

so...a few months ago a friend of mine called me up and asked "if i purchases a dresser at a garage sale will you flip it?" and my reply in short was "why yes... i will!" sooooo....here it is. i'm bummed because i didn't get a true before pic...but i think she might have one on her phone. anyway after several coats of wood filler and sanding...i was able to hide the original drawer pull holes. she wanted it lightly distressed...so i attempted the layered look.... which didn't work out as planned but now that it's somewhat finished i think it's perfect! when i say "somewhat finished" ....you've probably noticed what is missing....knobs. she special ordered some beautiful knobs that she had seen in a a furniture store. they will be here in a few weeks so you probably won't get to see the finished product because i am delivering it this week and she is attaching them herself.

Aged to perfection....

aaahhh....another garage sale treasure that i just couldn't resist!!!

decisions, decisions...i decided to poll the audience on this one......my kids said "NO MORE TURQUOISE"...lol so my hubby and i agreed that the antiqued off white look would suite this piece best. :) so this is what i spent my friday doing...(oops...guess the laundry will get done tomorrow) it came with a mirror but i chose not to keep it intact....maybe the mirror will show up another day :) i envision this piece in an entry...maybe your entry?!?!? cause sadly i have to part with it...my house is full! so if this little number jumps out and grabs you....let me know and we will work out a deal ;)

Going Green ....well sort of....

so my fiesta buffet was missing something...above it that is. i was thinking of something along the lines of maybe like 3 pictures or 3 different message boards but mike suggested a mirror. maybe ...with a green frame.... to match the green on the buffet. so his wish was granted :) i happened to stop at a garage sale and found just what i was looking for....a mirror that needed some TLC! this lovely mirror with a gold frame jumped right out at me ;) thanks to another friend who knew that i was looking for fence panels i was able to make a frame....paint it green do a little sanding and attached the old gold mirror to it and well here ya have it.... my new and improved mirror that hangs above my fiesta buffet! "it completes it!"

Mirror...mirror on the wall....

so..... this is the mirror that came with the little off white dresser from my previous post. back last year when i painted the dresser black i didn't need the mirror so i stored it in the attic and didn't give it a second thought. well....about 3 weeks ago mike was up in the attic and came across it and asked "aren't you wanting a mirror for the game room?" it really wasn't the shape i was looking for but i decided to paint it and well...i fell in love with it! so it now happily hangs in our game room! " why turquoise???" you ask....cause it's my new favorite color thanks to my "saturday morning sailing pal" ;) you know who you are!

*just fyi...i paid $10 for the mirror and dresser!!!!!!!!

garage sale find.....

so this little number was just calling out my name one saturday morning at a garage sale... ;) i just couldn't resist. my husband asked "what are you gonna do with that?!?" well this is what i did...... (don't worry...the new and improved mirror will show up later)