gracefully green...

so.... another garage sale treasure!!! for some reason i get a little excited about some of these finds more than others. well anyway.....as you can see this sweet little thing needed some help and just painting it solid green wasn't enough. so i added a little black and white elegance to it...and for those of you who know me.... this is sooo not my style but i love it! it's not my usual "rustic redo" ...can you believe...no distressing involved?!?!

*if you happen to love it too well you can be the proud owner..for a small fee that is!!! just let me know!

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.

yes...i'm still here :)

ok...wow....i think it's been like 3 weeks since i've been on here!!! i'm soooooo stinkin' ready to be out in my barn working on something...anything!!! in fact i have a special order that i am dying to get to but this crazy wind, rain and weather has set me back a few weeks.... along with the end of the school year (only 1 more day...woot woot!!!!) SO hopefully, maybe...if the good lords a willin' i will be out in my barn this weekend working on a dresser :)

oh and by the way i been out sailing a boy did i find some amazing treasures!! can't wait to share them with you!! ;)

The Lone Star State....

i may live in oklahoma but texas is where my heart is.... so i was super pumped when i got this order!!! in fact...if you've ever been to my house you might have noticed a "few" texas stars here and there. by a few i mean like 30..uhh...that's downstairs (yes...i just went and counted..lol) yikes...i didn't even go upstairs...oh wait...i almost forgot the one by my front door!! :) well anyway...i got a call the other day from a gal in texas. she just happened to be on of my amazing SISTER-in-laws. (i have 4 so i have to be careful.....lol jk..jk..i love them all dearly!!!) she had been looking for a texas flag "picture" to hang above her couch at her farm house. so she decided to put me to the test to make just what she was looking for so i tried....( i hope she likes it?!?!) :/ i just happened to have a star...some old wood...a piece of rusty tin....courtesy of my oldest son, he found it one day brought it home and said "mom i thought you could use this (that seems to be a reoccurring line..lol) and some paint of course....and wah lah...here ya have it a tin texas flag framed with old barn wood! now the only problem is that i am attached to it so she may never get it!!

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 ;)

would you like a spot of tea?

lol..so did you read/say that with a british accent??? if so...my mil would be so proud ;)

this started out as a aspen tree and ended up as a tea cup rack on my kitchen counter. my inspiration....a sweet guy named gary. he creates some awesome pieces out of aspen and i was privileged to get to know him about 3 years ago in colorado. he gave me all the aspen wood i could haul back! this was my first assignment....next on my aspen wood agenda is a table!