frame redo

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Now we all have seen or may own these type of frames. I personally have several that I have purchased in garage sales or Goodwill, this one cost me .75cents. I really like it as is,but it doesn't go with my decor, so I painted it. I used Americana Acrylic Paints in white and spa blue, paper plate, damp paper towel, and a sponge tip applicator.

First, I poured the white paint directly on the frame making sure that the paint was going inside the letters, I use the sponge to dab it in.

Next, I used a moist paper towel to rub off the white paint of the frame. The letters should be nicely filled with white paint, I retouched where needed.

Last, I poured spa blue on the paper plate, and reused the sponge (I rinsed it before)and dabbed some paint on it(not too much). I brushed gently over the frame being careful not to put too much pressure on it so I that the paint would not go in the letters and mess up the effect.

Here is the after picture! What do you think?

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My daughter's Parisian Boudoir Inspiration

(photo from HGTV, design by Candice Olsen)

My daughter's bedroom is in serious need of a make over. She has been asking me to do a Parisian theme in her room for about a year now. I promised her it would get done this summer before school starts........well there is only 5 days left before school begins! Needless to say I am stressing just a little bit, I don't want to break my promise to her, but I know it is going to be a challenge to get the following done in 4 days:

patch nail holes

prime & paint

add shelves to her closet

replicate Candice Olsen's design on the scallop panel above the window

paint her dresser to match rm theme

shop to find cute Parisian accessories

organize & decorate

Whew....this is going to be tough! There's a good chance I might not get to finish doing everything on the list, but I will do as much as time, energy, and my 2 year old son allow me to. I will post whatever gets done on Monday.....let the stress begin, I mean fun, hehe.

bathrm redo- reveal

This is the longest post I have ever done, but it was necessary, you'll see why. First, let me tell you a bit about the history of this restroom. When we purchased this house built in the 80's, 3 and a half years ago, this bathroom had a low, brown, dated vanity with yucky yellowish, glittery counter top, huge mirror which I have saved, hideous round glass balls used for lighting hung on with chains one on each end of the vanity, and black...yes BLACK vinyl flooring. Can you imagine that? Since then, we have replaced the black floor with a free piece of better looking cream vinyl one, added a new light fixture, mirror, and the pedestal sink. ($350.00 estimated total)

This is the only pic I have of the sink, and the vanity, it's the only 1 of 3 still left. Sorry, for the dirty faucet, the cleaning lady was sick......OK I can't lie to you, I don't have a cleaning lady. Hey, I was busy decorating my daughter's bathroom, isn't that more important??

This was what I started with, plain and too simple. The color on the walls is 6430 Great Green by Sherwin Williams.

Remember my $1 inspiration?

Ta Da!! Here is what I was able to put together with $2.50 worth of scrap paper and two .99 cent glass containers I purchased at Hobby Lobby. I already owned everything else. I have to say though how fortunate I was to have found coordinating scrap paper that matched perfectly with the shower curtain (GW buy for $1.99) It was fun and a bit stressful at times, but my daughter loved it and isn't that what matters??
The white shelf was a freebie and I painted the trash can with flowers. I am still searching for 3 coordinating baskets. Tray and tea light lamp purchased from GW a while back, ($1 a piece). I painted the tray and decoupaged it, and the lamp shade was spray painted in watermelon from Krylon. The lids were painted white, labeled, and added a cute flower sticker. I also decoupaged the outlet and light switch.
I purchased these wood chips from Hobby Lobby (4 for .99 cents) and spay painted them with chalkboard paint on one side and decoupage the other with scrap paper. The white cabinet was purchased at Goodwill for $12, I just switched out the knobs and added scrap paper to the bottom shelf. I made the frames, added a decoupaged flower to the tissue holder (GW $1.75), sprayed painted the dragonfly, basket on top, and the metal one on the shelf. *I have replaced the metal basket with a long white wash basket that better fit the space, after I had already downloaded this picture. Welcome to the world of decorating, one minute it's there, the next minute it's not or placed somewhere else. Can you relate to this? If you must see a picture of the new basket just let me know and I will post a picture just for you. :)
Note to self: center curtain rod before taking the picture
The curtain is a shower curtain folded and flipped on a rod, still not done detailing it though.

I wasn't sure what to do to the mirror to dress it up, but then I remembered reading a tutorial, on a wonderful blog(please let me know who you are), on making decorative magnetic glass beads using scrap paper. So my wheels starting turning and I used that idea to come up with this one. Here is a closer look at the cute beads.
I would love to hear what you think?

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my treasure finds

Here is look of all my wonderful finds from my local Goodwill Store. I try to limit myself to one visit each week, but sometimes I just have to go for seconds, do you know what I mean? Snowmen globe ornaments 3 for $2.75, they are heavy! I'm thinking of using them on a winter wreath. I heart urns, do you? (only $2.25) .75 cents for this cute tea light holder The set of 4 napkin holder mini frame/place cards were $2.75 and the heavy candle holder on the bottom was $3ea (I bought 2 of them) I have plans for this cute $5 stool. It will be part of my next decorating project. I just fell in love with this piece ($6). I have no idea what to use it for, so if you have any ideas please send some my way. Last, but not least, this picture was $8.75 and it caught my eye the moment I saw it, it's something about the black and gold combo. (sorry for the glare)
I'm linking up to Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality for Today's Thrifty Treasures!

freebies!

While searching for the perfect little bird template, I happen to stumble over this great freebie here. This is a great website for those of you who do digital and hybrid scrapbook projects. I personally haven't tried it yet, but it's one of my many things "to do", anyways I downloaded the "celebrated paintbrushes" letters design by Miss Tiina (pic above). I have a cute little project in mind if I can figure out how to do it. Don't we all love free stuff! Enjoy:)

new project- my daughter's bathrm

Hello & happy Friday to all my friends, OK so I only have 4, but who's counting! You never know who will stop by and visit, right?

So I'm supposed to be working on my dinning room, but I decided to put that off for a few days. Instead let me tell you about my new smaller project I decided to do this weekend, my daughter's bathroom! It is not girly enough for her, and it's too, too plain. Guess what my inspiration is? A doll I bought at Goodwill for $1 and a Pottery Barn shower curtain I got for $2! I heart Goodwill.......so here is a pic above of my inspiration items and below is a better pic of the shower curtain. Be sure to come back on Monday for the reveal.

front door makeover

Painting my front door was so easy to do, once I decided on the color. I first wanted a red door, but my husband wasn't to thrilled with the idea, so I went with classic black. Here is a before shot:

I used Glidden high gloss black and gave it 2 coats, no primer, no sanding. I just cleaned the door and went for it. Although I am not quite finished, I love the way it turned out. I still need to add my address on the door and replace that yucky door knob combo for a pretty polish silver one . Here is the after shot:

What do you think??

favorite day of the week

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dinning room part 2

So, in the past I mentioned I was tired of my dinning room and was going to redecorate, and I did, sort of. Well, I did buy some fabric for my new window treatments, and moved some furniture around, but then I waltzed into the living room and decided to rearrange my furniture (again). Oh how I complicate my life! I have the hardest time focusing on one room at a time! Anyways here is a glimpse of the beautiful fabric I purchased for my dinning room. Did I mention it was on clearance for $4 a yard? So, I did the right thing, and bought it all!! Now off I go to finish the dinning room.

My new #2 friend

It's been 15 days since my last post, but I wasn't worried, after all I only had 1 follower. So I logged on like usual, and what did I see? My "Follow Me" button had another friend!!! Oh how happy I was when I opened my blog and noticed someone else other than my bff joined me, whoo hoo. Thank you Gina @ http://theshabbychiccottage.net/ for being my 2nd friend, did you know #2 is my favorite number? Seriously it is! So no more 15 days of no post, now I have responsibilities!