SO, as most of you may know, I really got into garage sale-ing this summer. Towards the end of August I got a great bargain... that I had to convince Ben to get... 2 chairs from a dining room set, rickety, stained, falling apart and smelling faintly of smoke- but for $1! I've had this project planned for awhile and finally found the time to do it! I've given a lot of advice in the past for … [Read more...]
Ben is laughing at me. I have pulled out three pieces on furniture from the garage and have been cleaning brushes, organizing and taking inventory. This is what I do- it's all or nothing! I'm so excited about my projects and am determined to get some things done while it is still nice outside. I am hoping to go ahead and sell most of these pieces at one of my friend's booth's at a local flea … [Read more...]
Quite honestly this is probably the most excited I've ever been about a post. I do a lot of before/afters but this really takes the cake. It's by far my most ambitious project I've undertaken and I've stretched myself as a person... and also stretched Ben. :) To be fair, I warned him before we got into this that he'd have to be involved. I'm a team player and luckily we work well on projects … [Read more...]
REMINDER: Contest ends TODAY- FRIDAY, AUGUST 26th at Midnight http://youtu.be/CnCtgNzi0ZA A lot of things make me happy. I love those moments of pure rapture, when my heart pounds out of it's chest and I wonder if life could ever be better. I think I crave those moments because they make me feel alive inside, awake in the beauty surrounding me. I love my kids smiles, I love gourmet food … [Read more...]
