Spring mantel,Pallet project,Mod podge, and a gorgeous china cabinet

Happy Sunday, Happy day! 

I plan on seeing a lot of you later on today for the Copy cat challenge.

Remember NO NEWBIE party, the party starting tonight is strictly for copy cats.  Let's go ahead and feature some newbies from last week.  

First up, 

a gorgeous Spring Mantel

Tam, displays so many pretties here.  It just made me smile.

Next, I have to say my heart went a little pitter patter on this one.

Now this is a fantastic pallet project. Nice job to Newlyweds on a Budget

Now you all know I love mod podge too...

this is adorable for Spring.

What meegan makes is so cute.

Candy's little chair project is way too cute too...

Last feature today is by Zuni, she shares her lovely St. Patrick' s day china cabinet.

Thank you everyone for joining me each week.  

I am proud to say every participant does receive views.  It is up to you to make the friendships and connections.  This is why I have the party...FOR YOU!

ALSO, Please NOTE, you really should be watermarking your photo's. 
 You can do this through picasa

There are many options out there.  This is for your protection. If someone pins your photo and there is no credit back to you, well how would do they know it is your photo?  You should want your name out there to protect your photos.  Thank you.

Pottery barn knock offs, Pallet project, Sun room, Goodwill finds, Graphics fairy,

Good morning all! Happy Sunday, rest day to you! 

Today, I am sharing some highlights of last weeks newbie party.  Pottery barn knock offs,Pallet projects, Goodwill finds and transformations,Graphics fairy projects, and a gorgeous sun room.

Come and check it out.

The velvet door, has a few more on this post to share, she did a fantastic job!

Smart gal indeed!

Next, Lorna, from My Inspiration overload shares some awesome Goodwill finds, and transformations.

So pretty after, you must see the before!

Chatty Cathy, got a little creative using the graphics fairy on a door...

Very frenchy!

Cute!

This Pallet by Maggie from Hell on Heels {gotta love that name}

 project had my wheels turning.

 Oh my, how cool is this!

Last feature for today, is one of my favorite sun rooms by Let's add Sprinkles

Very different, colorful and eclectic.

Lots of cool treasures and Love in this room.

Thanks so much for joining me and sharing with the newbie party.

Feel free to grab my crow button.

See you later on for the newbie party.

XO

Christmas decorating a Wood Pallet

Christmas decorating is so much fun!
Who would think I could or would ever be decorating a wood pallet!

Best dollar ever spent! Oh wait a minute, I did not even spend a dollar...this pallet was for FREE!

I have to say it is one of my favorite pieces in my kitchen.

I love that I can change it out per season, and it make a NEW statement every time.

Most all my Holiday decor has come from either the dollar tree or Marshalls.  ie, this wood snowman bought a few years back, I believe he was $6.00.

Of course the dollar tree, is just that, a dollar..

These little ornaments had me at hello!

Hello, aren't the the cutest?

The reindeer plate is new, purchased at Home goods for $3.99!

I know I am such a big spender!

There is certainly more to come!
This is just the beginning stages of my Christmas holiday decor.

Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving.
My Mom and sis are still here visiting, but leave tomorrow:(
( I can't wait to catch up with y'all soon!)

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Pallet projects {Newbie party started}

Happy Sunday all!
It is a very happy day for me, as my Mom and sis will be here in about two hours!
YIPEE, fun is on the way.
I have one more wood  pallet after this one, and really NOT sure what I will do if anything at all with it.

I was in desperate need of shelving, or something that would house my craft paints, brushes, glue sticks, ribbon, you know all the good stuff that goes along with crafting.

I am limited on my space, between all the closets being a packed mess,

and no where to store things, I came up with this idea.

First I cleaned it up, painted it antique white by Glidden, paint and primer in one.
I then took some dark wax and ligtly brushed it on here and there.
This is what i have been using for my craft paints and supplies.
I DO NOT recommend sauder furniture, your better off going to Goodwill, and finding something there.

That thing was pathetic.

Keep in mind this was free, and I am just recycling what I can.
This certainly is not an upscale fancy shmancy makeover.

I have been doing a lot of crafting these days, so my paints are always out and not in any sort of neat order, or even color coded for that matter.

If nothing else, it is organized in the sense I can actually see what I have now.

Someday I plan on replacing that computer desk. That is another piece of not good quality.
I recently did the panels as you can slightly see. I will give more details soon.
Not sure if I like it yet.
This is where I sit, blog and blab.
Where do you keep your crafts and stuff?

See y'all later.

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Cow home decor and rustic wood!

Recently when we went to the Homerama tour, I noticed an ongoing trend.

  Cow home decor and rustic wood furnishings.
I have to say, I really love them both.

However, I certainly can't start with a whole new collection, and getting rid of my Roo's just can't happen.

I was thinking I can throw a few cows in the mix and start a farm.

I am on the look out for a few cheopo ones.

 I really loved these stools, so rustic! They were a bit stumpy though, don't ya think?

Kim is this the cow you have in your bathroom?

This handsome fella was in a bathroom too at the model home.

This was a pretty neat ottomon too.

I could have bought this pillow, and sorry I did not when I had the chance.

I really loved this idea.  I have seen mantels like this and if I had a place for one, I would so do this...

however, I don't!

A wood pallet for a headboard, totally cool!

Loved the frame and the vintage feel to this!

Loved everything about this table, lamp and cute vignette.

So would do you think about Cows and wood?

Is it just a new trend, or do you think we will see it around for a while, or has it been around and I just never noticed?

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a wonderful Saturday.
We are off to the Metrolina antique show.
The boys are going to be thrilled..NOT!

See you tomorrow night for the newbie party.


P.S. Thank you for all your sweet feedback on my last two posts.
My new score is definitely a typewriter table, and the roo background is staying for a bit longer.

Family gathers here! {guts challenge}

Donna from Funky junk interiors has really inspired me {and many others for that matter}
 this past year.  I never look at pallets, or rusty ole junk without thinking of her!
Well, she put her blog friends and readers to a challenge, and I was up for it...well, no not really, I thought to myself, I have no clue on this one, and don't have the time to think these days! Nor do I work well under pressure..... I THINK I played it too safe for DONNA! But I did try to think outside the box, hope that counts.

Well,the other morning while walking Lucy, I spied Mike's work area from our summer outdoor patio makeover.
 {yes the poor guy worked in the woods, cutting and sawing}

His work area still sits there nestled in the woods.  

I spy WOOD! I think Donna, the challenge, what can I do?

and this little guy thought the same thing, what is she doing?

this is where I was playing...

Then I started thinking about the upcoming Thanksgiving season...where family all gather's, spends happy times, happy memories together.

I am a bit of a NUT, in case you don't know that already.

My Mom and sister fly down every year to spend Thanksgiving with my family...

we sure do have some good times...and they are pretty NUTS too, so you can imagine the fun.

So how bout, I grab  a piece of that wood, and do something special with it.

I stained it, using left over green and blue from our summer staining projects..as you can see it made a pretty blueish green.

 It makes for a very cute centerpiece...where our family will gather, and create more memories.

So there you be! I did it and really enjoyed the challenge. Thanks Donna, for always inspiring!

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Country french kitchen tour... { decorating with mason jars}!

Thought I would join the DIY room inspiration party today! I have put a post together featuring my Kitchen dressed up for Fall! and all the crafts I have done this season.

The first area, I worked on was Our eating area.  I made the Fall wreath, using lots of natural elements from our own backyard.

A touch of sunflowers in the corner, my roosters, squirrel, that I made over,

 and pretty pumpkins.

Then from there I moved on to the actual kitchen cooking area and did some crafting this season.

My vintage kitchen mod podge recipe is my fav.

A little more crafting at hand...diy kitchen art

I loved the candy corns so much I decided some mason jars needed a lift.

these now sit in the window sill in place of the flowers....

More halloweeny!

Spiders seem to be an ongoing theme this season.

YUK, we hate spiders!

I had a few crate projects I did as well for the Season, free pallet on the wall,

Michael's crate marked down on clearance, painted and stenciled.

So you see, I have been quite busy this season, and that is how our Country French kitchen  all came together!

Not to mention, on the cheap, free and a little time and effort...you too can do the same!

ENJOY!!~

{Flash on} dark this am in the kitchen

Enjoy the weekend, and as always thank you for visiting and your sweet and encouraging comments.

XO

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