tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69392916067866381682026-05-06T16:34:11.584-06:00I love to upcycle everything and anything. Follow me on my adventures.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12933384704729897795noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939291606786638168.post-27762287181218480552015-06-24T14:00:00.003-06:002015-06-24T14:01:05.080-06:00

Hello. 3 more sleeps till we move. Unfortunately I have no new projects to post, and I've been packing like a mad woman. :( I hope to be back soon. Hope your summer is off to a great start!! Next time I post, I will be a Saskatchewan girl.

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Hello. Hope everyone is having a fabulous week. Sorry I haven't been posting....we're right in the middle of the move. It has been so hectic, packing and and loading. Hubby took most of our stuff last weekend, with him to Saskatoon. We were left with mattresses, clothes and kitchen stuff. We're heading down to Saskatoon today after school (Yay! 5 hour drive!). Going to check out our new house,

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Hello. Happy Hump Day! It's all down hill from here. I have some great features from last week. My favorite is from orphans with makeup. Mary did such a great job turning this dresser into a change table. Wish I had this furniture when my girls were babies. Crowd favorite was this table from a junk chick life. Paige received this piece for free and turned it into a

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Hello. Hope your week is off to a good start. I'm still waiting for the conditions to be released on the sale of our home. Should be all good for Friday. Last weekend, I hooped E {my youngest daughter}, to come run some errands with me. On our way back we passed a few garage sale signs. Usually she is not game for going, but I must have caught her on a good day. We hit like 8!!! We didn't

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Hello. Hope you had a great weekend with loved ones. We drove down to meet the hubby for a weekend at the cabin. Living apart has been tough on everyone, especially the kids. But, we seem to make the most of our 2 days with him. I am literally counting the days till the end of June, when we move. Hurry up June! One thing we have decided on for our new home, is the decor. We both are drawn to

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Hello. TGIF, right? It has been an emotional roller coaster week for my family and I. We finally received and accepted an offer on our house. I have been kicked out of my home more times than I can count in the last 3 months, sometimes till 9 pm. We had reduced once, and were considering again. If you have sold before, you know the anxiety that comes with listing and selling your home. But

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 Hello. Hope your having a wonderful day. I have a great piece to share today. I haven't done much work with mixing paint and wood tones. I love how it looks when others do them, but I'm a little more hesitant to do them myself. When I first brought this piece home, I thought is was going to be a nice navy blue. Fortunately for me, I had second thoughts. I feel a 

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Hello. Happy Hump Day.  I'm so excited to share with you my features from last week.  D.D. from ddscottage does some amazing work. I'm always amazed at the fabulous pieces she finds and paints, even posting during renovations. Great work! I love the Farragoz Clock Face from Lucy @ patinaparadise. I'm a new follower to her blog and new fan of her

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Hello. Hope your having a good start to your week. Today I'm scratching off another Pin from my Pinterest board (only 3,015 more to go). I love the look and aura these lovely mini gardens give off. I don't typically have much luck with traditional plants. Somewhere along the way, they always die. Always! I've done some research into these magical gardens, and the most common way to kill them

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Hello. I love Mondays. I always feel invigorated from the weekend and ready to tackle new projects. I started my week off with this super simple DIY Bathtub Shelf. This is a quick project, as in less than 20 minutes to make. That easy. I had a couple 1x6's in my garage from my sign projects here and here. What better way to use up some left over lumber, than a simple shelf.

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Hello. Today I tackled two projects, one I will share with you tomorrow and one for today. I have always wanted to try my hand at chalkboard art, but I wasn't very confident. So I pinned and pinned in the hopes of one day completing my own. {sigh}. I bought this sign over a year ago, I wish I had taken pics of the before. It originated from a seafood restaurant, and had a green

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Hello. I have a Restoration Hardware DIY to share with you today. This hutch came to me from a neighbour, it was a wedding gift from her mother. So precious. My neighbour is doing this insane reno in their house, and she is getting a new office. Since she runs a fabulous little business, she wanted a matching office. Sounds right to me. Here's the hutches humble

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Hello. Hope your having a great week. I can't complain in my neck of the woods. Weather is warm and the sun is shining. I think it's time I start these parties back up. I love seeing everyone's projects and creations. Since I don't have any features, as it's been awhile. I'm going to start with some of my most popular posts. This first piece was one of my starting out projects.

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Happy Tuesday! Hope the weather has been warm in your neck of the woods. We've been treated with warn temps and I was able to plant my flowers. The rule of thumb in Alberta is after May long. Fingers crossed I'm OK. I have also been working on various paint projects, which I will share later this week. Until them, enjoy some of my lovely flowers. Hello Lilly. This was a steal at Costco. I was

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Happy Friday. I'm off to visit hubby in Saskatoon. With packing and all, I ran out of time to paint. So, I decided to go with my 6 Easy Industrial Decor ideas. We have unofficially decided to decorate our new home in mid century modern with industrial flare. Here are a few of the decor items I am looking to create. 1. Industrial Shelving Check out these easy

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Wowza, is it Thursday already? I have been working on this piece since Tuesday. I'm so excited to share this with you. I love the end result. Thanks for the inspiration ferpie and fray. You have to check this gal out, her work is amazing! This is what I started out with. Not too bad. The veneer was badly damaged, and silly me peeled some off. Well once 

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Wow. I have been receiving a lot of requests for my signs. I love making these. Quick, easy and detailed. A bit of a break from furniture every day. Here is a previous post on how I stencil. I like this method, seems to work for me :) I'm ready to switch to lake time... Here's a shot with both signs. Check out my Anchor post is here. Thanks for stopping

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Hello, happy Monday. Weather is beautiful outside here. Time to paint a sign on my deck. Since it's lake time, I thought an anchor would be fitting. Looks perfect on my newest red dresser. Check out here to see this Red Beauty. I had some boards kicking around at home, so I measured and cut them up. Stained them in Dark Walnut by Minwax, and fastened the boards

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Happy Mother's Day to you! Being a mom isn't always easy or rewarding, but it is gratifying as you see your children grow. I have 2 daughters that are each unique in their own way. My youngest has spent countless hours preparing for this day. She even asked for a cake to be bought. Lol. I am lucky enough to be blessed with 2 wonderful mom's. One, which I was born from and I love with all my

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in·dis·creet ˌindəˈskrēt/ adjective having, showing, or proceeding from too great a readiness to reveal things that should remain secret or private. definition source I bought this dresser last week, and have been itching to paint it since. As usual, I used my home made chalk paint recipe (which is totally cheap to make). I chose the color Indiscreet from Behr,

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Do you ever wonder how a day could turn out so perfectly? Where all the deals line up on Kijiji. Pick-up goes smoothly. The furniture is exactly what you were looking for. That was my day today. Meet my 3 Beautiful Belle's. This first one, I found yesterday on Kijiji. Great thing was, it was located 2 blocks from my work. I brought my friend from work and took a stroll over to check it

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I'm super excited to share my next few projects with you guys. They're a little out of my comfort zone, but I'm trying new stuff here. I've typically stuck to my vintage 60s-80s pieces like these Which are totally nice, but I feel like I'm in a painting rut. I find myself searching for the same things and painting the same colors all the time. One of THE biggest decisions that I have made

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So, it's been awhile....but I'm back. I'll give my best explanation at the end of the post. Lets start with this gorgeous girl. So this was me Thursday. A little well known secret at our house,my husband dislikes furniture in his garage. I like my explanation. As you can see, he knows furniture all too well. After much pulling and lifting this out of my car on my own (pat self on

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So, I haven't had much luck with this coffee table. Do you ever paint a piece and look at it for a bit then think 'naw not the right color'. I had one of those times. I found the table in the basement looking all sad and orange.  First color choice. You can check out the post here. Meh. Looks ok. Plain. Neutral. Not really my style. Nope. Not my favorite piece.

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Smells like spring, and snow is melting. Garage sale season is falling upon us. I have my bills in hand and waiting for the first sign! Can't wait. Do people create lists for items they are looking for? I can never seem to remember all the ideas I have. Perhaps I'll start my wish list. On to the features of the week. The crowd pleasers are, 1. Thanks you for sharing Home

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