Metamorphosis Monday - Adirondack Chairs that I love

Last year while vacationing in Missouri at Lake of the Ozarks, we say Adirondacks everywhere. Not for me, I thought, they don't look comfortable. Well, boy was I wrong! I fell in love with the one below - but not to the tune of $350.00. I'm not saying it wasn't worth it. They were hand painted, and had 3 coats of paint, plus a sealer on them. I'm sure there was a lot of work that went into them. I knew I wanted one "someday".

Then we bought a new Lake house, and I knew I had to have my OWN Adirondacks. They were $59.95 each at Ace - and the footstool that went with them - $29.95. Ouch! But okay. The day before I was going to go get some, I got a flier from Ace. OMG! They are $29.95 and $9.95. I went in right away, and they only had one in the box.....

Oh boy, DH is so happy with me right now............................................

The only other one they had was already put together!!YeHaw!

This the special mixture the made for primer. Totally cute!

I thought about leaving them pink, for a little bit, but then painted them red. I love the way you can have your paint match exactly what you want these days. Just a little scan, and badum bump! It works! The photo above doesn't even look red, does it, hmmmmm......

They are pretty happy in their new home. My DH and I sat down and enjoyed them after taking the photos.

Thanks so much for stopping by , I had to show my new favorite photo again, with the chairs. Please join me as I go over to Susan's. http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

My new favorite photo

I just love to take pictures, and this is my newest FAVORITE! I'm going to have it printed in 32" x 50" to hang above the couch at our lake house. Since it's taken in the yard - I thought that would be fun!

Wishing us LUCK!

We recently purchased a 2nd lake home. We will be selling our other one before the end of summer. This new home is withing 1 hour of 2 of our kids and 1 1/1 hours of the 3rd one. I haven't been blogging lately, because I've been busy cleaning out - and packing to fit another house in to our lives! Please wish us luck, and hang in there, I will be back as soon as this all gets sorted out! We move in on Friday! Sandi

It's a DIY Project for Organization Mission Monday

We found this on the curb at a local city's "junk weekend". It's a weekend when people are allowed to put ANYTHING on the curb, and the city will dispose of it for them. We usually are able to find 2 or 3 things that we just can't live without -and this year was no dissappointment!

This is what it looks like in the room. I'm using it at our cabin at the lake, in the newly remodeled 2nd bedroom. Thanks so much for stopping by, and please leave a comment.

I'm linking back to Sandy at the below link:

www.organizewithsandy.com

Its a pillow challenge!

I made a little tooth fairy pillow for a very special couple who are going to be first time Mom and Dad - very soon! Mom (to be) is a dental hygienest (or however it's spelled) and I thought this would be so great! It's made from the Dad (to be)'s Great Grandmothers pillow case.

it definitely needed a little pouch for the tooth! And the edge of the pillow case had the perfect little scallops.

the detail is amazing!

Thanks for leaving a comment about my pillow and wish me luck in the challenge! I'm excited to give it to the new Mom and Dad this weekend! Linking back to the pillow challenge at the CSI project below:

http://thecsiproject.com/

Vintage Pillowcases, turned in to Tooth Fairy Pillows

Looking for a unique baby gift is hard for some people. This young couple seems to have everything already! I had thought I'd make a baptismal bonnet like I did for my kids, but when I contacted one of the grandma's she said they had one. She volunteered to send me some of the new Dad's, grandmother's, embroidered pillow cases. I decided since the new Mom is a dental hygienist, I would make a Tooth Fairy Pillow out of one. Then she sent 2 pillow cases, so I could make one for Emma too - since their Daddies are like - BEST FRIENDS! She sent the pillow cases this past week, so today (Sunday) I got to work.

Just picking which one to use was hard - they were all wonderful! Even the inside of these pillow cases are amazing!

The detail work is just awesome! They aren't "fairies" but they could be! So, this the one I chose. Plus, there were 2 of them, so I made Emma's just like the new Babies.

My stash of cut fabric with all eyes on the project!

It just makes me cringe when I cut up these pretties!

The little tooth pouch is made from the back of the case, using that delicious edge as the flap.

They turned out wonderfully, and I think the recipients will be pleased. I apparently don't have any stuffing in the house, so tomorrow I will finish these up. It took less than an hour to do them both, very easy!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! Click on the below link to scurry over to see more Metamorphosis Monday posts.

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Vintage Thingie Thursday

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Some fabulous Thrifty Finds!!!

I got this pile of treasures from the UMW (United Methodist Women) Thrift Shop on Friday.

The white tablecloth had never been washed, the white napkins were pretty dingy, so they are soaking. The vintage tablecloth is in PERFECT condition. And I don't think I have one of this pattern.

The napkins have NEVER been used - or at least never washed - you can tell from the tag.

So as we speak - they are soaking in Oxyclean.

These are Pier I placemats - label $3.00 each, I got them 4/$2.00!

I can't wait to use these - they are SO reminding me of Spring. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! Have a wonderful week!

Flaunt it Friday

For Christmas this year, I made everyone in the family -kids, Grands, and In Laws- aprons. They are all black/white checked, with a different colored pocket for each family. I try to get one gift every year that ALL the families get.

Emma was all for posin' at Christmas! Greta is wondering what all the fuss is about!

I decided to have a booth this fall at the Highway 36 Treasure Hunt. I'm making aprons to sell. Brady was here for Spring Break, and modeled one of the ones that I thought could be either boy or girl. This one has a matching adult apron, so if someone wants one matching - they can get it. I'm not making a ton of money on these, mostly just enjoying the whole thing! When I redid my Mom cave last year, I PROMISED my DH that I would use up a lot of the fabric in my closet. SO, I'm using all my remnants to make the aprons. They are $15.00 for adults, and $10.00 for the kids. So far I've made 10 kids, and 4 adults. I've only just begun!

There are no two alike. They are all handmade by me, and are very special.

I'm thinking this one can be boy OR girl - it has bugs on it! My Grandsons wear their aprons that I made for Christmas, and love them.

Even my 15 year old Grand wears his! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment! I'm happy to be back = although I enjoyed those boys immensely! Click on the below link to find more Flaunt It Friday Posts.

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It's Maude and another Vintage Friday!

Maude is one of my favorite decorations in my home. She is in our sunroom/dining area off the kitchen.
Today, she held still while I put on one of my collars off my bargain basement sweaters.
I very nearly bought a fur coat in an antique store a couple of weeks ago. It's was on sale.
If its still on sale when I go back in April - it's Maudes......


Maude, today embodies the very being of me. If I were every to put together a photo that said "me" without my photo on, this is it. All the things I love are here. The Victorian style necklace just is ME. The cross necklace signifies my love of Jesus Christ. The heart necklace is a memory of a day I spent with my favorite people - my 2 daughters and my best friend, Yvonne. We went to see Oprah - and this was one of the giveaways.
The family tie that Maude is, because she came from my Mom. The softness from the collar.


The love all of things vintage, and old is in the apron, and Maude.


Maude is sporting one of my vintage aprons in a deep purple floral print.
This apron has built in hot pads on the sides. but, I'll show those in another post.





All that, and a great blog header too!


Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! I had so much fun with Maude today, and she cooperated so WELL! I told me DH that I had bracelets too, but her arms weren't long enough - he didn't even laugh!!!! Hehehehe! I thought I was being clever! Please head over to the to check in all the folks I've linked to. Just click on the below links:


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and Show and Tell Friday @




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Tabletop Tuesday

Just pulled a few items out of the closet to make up the most recent Mantle decor.


3 Of the ceiling tiles out of the old bank that my DH crawled up and pulled down.

My new candelabra that DH recently painted white for me.

A few books with the paper covers removed.

A rose topiary that I've had for awhile.

A garden statue of an adorable child.

And a pretty flowered runner with roses on it. Looks good to me!

I'm joining in on Tabletop Tuesday, so please link up with the rest of us at the below link!

http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/

Also at Pink Saturday with Bev and the gang at this below link:

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/