A Blues Clues Birthday!

Like always... long time, no post! Here are a few pics from my Son's Blues Clues Birthday Bash!

Let me just say, this banner made me wish I had a Cricut!This was my 3rd time using fondant. I definitely need some more practice, but this looks much better than the very first fondant cake I ever tried!Mmmm... Oreo pops. Have you tried them? The recipe is at the bottom of the post. I got it from one of my free Holiday Costco Cookbooks.Cake pops. Click here to find out how to make these. Cake pops are one of my husbands favorite things I make.Found these from Pinterest. The recipe is also on the box of cones that you buy.Got to have milk with all the sweets! I made these labels using photoshop on my computer. Super simple and cute!I also made the bubble and silly string labels using photoshop. I made the Handy Dandy Notebook with photoshop and some card stock. I took them to Office Depot and it took them 5 minutes to bind them. I only paid about $12.00 to bind 8.Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper I made with felt. I just cut out the shapes and used a hot glue gun to glue them together. Once I finished them, I glued them to card stock to make them stiff and able to stand. For Mrs. Pepper I used a Sharpe Marker and made dots on gray felt.I found a mailbox at DI for 50 cents. I wish I had a before picture because it was the ugliest thing I have ever seen! It was a dark green Hershey's mailbox. I painted it purple. Used felt for his face, his little flag, and the grass. Glued 3 wooden dowels together and spray painted them blue. I cut a round styrofoam ball in half and painted it green. I used hot glue to glue everything together and walla! I love the way he turned out!

This was such a fun birthday party to plan! The kids loved it! Happy Birthday Kaden!

Oreo Truffles:

1 pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 pkg. OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 4-1/4 cups), divided
1 pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips

MIX cream cheese and 3 cups cookie crumbs until well blended.
SHAPE into balls. Dip in melted chocolate; place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Sprinkle with remaining cookie crumbs.
REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until firm.

Lamp Redo

I have an old lamp that I have been wanting to give a makeover for quite some time. With the help of some pinterest ideas I finally did it!

I found the lamp shade at DI for $4.00. Covered it in some extra fabric I had, and hot glued some rolled fabric flowers onto the shade.

I taped the areas of the lamp that I didn't want painted. I cleaned the lamp, primed it with KILZ, painted it with Krylon Brushed Nickle, and walla, it was finished.

This lamp redo was quick and easy!

I love the way it turned out! What do you think?

Lights!

When we bought our house, there was a fan over the dinning area. I like the fan, but not over the place where we eat, so we moved it to the living room (sorry no pics). Not having the extra hundred dollars to spend right now on a new light fixture for our dining area, I went to DI! I found a simple generic light fixture for only 5 bucks! It was missing a few pieces to have it hang from the ceiling so we went to Lowes and they had a little kit for hanging this kind of light fixture that cost only $3 and some change. After a little spray paint that I already had, this puppy was ready to hang! Thanks to Bri and Russ for doing all the hard work and hanging it for me. :) Only $9 for a light fixture over my kitchen table... awesome!!

I'm back!

It has been a busy couple months! We are so excited to finally be settled into our new house! This was our 7th move since we have been married! We are so happy to be able to be in our very own house! No more moving for us! (at least for several years!)

A while back before we moved into the new house, I found this chest at a garage sale for $15! It has been on my to do list for a while and I finally get to cross it off! I have been looking for a toy chest forever! I was so excited when I found it! I can't stand toys all over my house! I try to keep all their toys upstairs in their rooms, but they seem to always trickle down to the family room. Now I have a place for toys in my family room! No more stuffing them in a corner!

(It never fails! I always start painting before I take a before picture!)

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SALE SALE SALE

Things have been so busy with buying a house, packing the house, sick kids and sick husband! I haven't been able to work on my furniture pieces or this blog :( I can't wait for all this to be over so I can get back to doing what I love! In the meantime I still have some furniture pieces for sale. We don't want to bring them to the new house so I am lowering the prices!




Shelf- Was $60.00 now asking $45.00 You can find info on this shelf by clicking here.




Side/end table - Was $65.00 now asking $50.00 You can find info by clicking here.




High Chair- Was $75.00 now asking $65.00 You can find info by clicking here.- SOLD

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Okay, so a few days after I finished the stepping stool I decided I didn't like the plain gray fabric. I wanted the color gray but that was the only gray fabric in my stash. So I went to JoAnns and got some different fabric to redo the stool. I love, love, love the new fabric!

What do you guys think?

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Shelf

Hanging wall shelf with drawer and hanging knobs.

All wood shelf painted in black and lightly distressed.

It measures 28 in wide, 30 in tall, and 8 3/4 in deep

Asking $60.00. Cash only. E-mail, call, or text anytime. My info is on the side bar.

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Step Stool

This is a $2.00 DI find!

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$2.00 Shelf

I found this "piece of junk" (that's what my hubby called it!) at DI. It cost me $2.00 it was totally falling apart. Brian said "sometimes I can see your vision, but this time I can't". I knew exactly how I wanted it to look and exactly where it is going in my new house. First- I took it all apart. I unscrewed the metal side pieces and all the hooks. Second- I primed the wood pieces with Kilz Primer. After they dried I sprayed with Krylon Satin Bright White. Third-I sprayed the metal pieces and hooks with Rust-Oleum Hammered in grey. Fourth- After the wood pieces dried I distressed them. Fifth- I put it all back together and admired my finished product!

I used all the spray paint I already had from other projects so it only cost me $2.00+ the gas it took me to get there. Love how it turned out and I can't wait to hang it up in my new house!

Side Table

I had a completely different idea for this table, but changed my mind during the process. I am in love with how it turned out!

I stripped the top and stained with a dark walnut. I painted the bottom white then distressed and glazed it.

It measures 28 in wide, 24 in deep, and 19 in long.
I am asking $65.00. Cash only please. Email, call or text anytime. My info is on the side bar.

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