Spoon & Fork Canvas

 Over the summer I started a small kitchen redo project.  I painted my kitchen RED and stopped there.  I wanted to hang stuff on the walls but I have been slow to do so.  I don't want to just throw something on the walls.  I want to put something up that I really love.  I had spotted some spoon and fork canvas that I really loved.  I thought maybe I could paint one but never really got around to it. 

So....last night as I go to my local Family Dollar store to grab some laundry detergent as I push my cart through the store my eye spies a very pretty spoon and fork canvas!!!  Not only is it beautiful and a good size but it is only $10!!  Did you read that?  TEN DOLLARS I SAID.

The details of the spoon and fork are wonderful.  Behind them is one of my favorite bible verses

Joshua 24:15

"As for me and my house we will serve the Lord".

The canvas is actually two canvas but they were stapled together and I left them that way.

They measure 20 x 25.  I think that is a good size.

 Here is a picture of my kitchen.  I have hung up drop cloths for curtains, painted the walls red, and hung a few items on the wall.  The things I want to change here are the chair cushions and I'm looking for a vintage black phone.  I will change and add things to this breakfast nook as I find things I love.  For now, I am really happy with my new canvas.

I am in Love!

I now have the prettiest dining room suite.  It once belonged to my husbands great grandmother.  It has wonderful details and is very lovely.  I am told it is about 80 years old.  I am just smitten with it.  Here are some of my "before" pictures I wanted to share with you.  It does need some cleaning and freshening up. 

The color of the wood is beautiful and I love the details of the doors on the buffet.

The captain chair.  See the dust all over it?

The simple details of the chairs are quit lovely.

The table has been sitting in grandpa's house for some time.  There has been a doily table cloth on it and you can still see the pattern after the table cloth was taken off.

Isn't she marvelous?  What a Buffet.

Confessions

I must admit that my house is not what I would want it to be.




Now, don’t get me wrong. I LOVE my house. Mainly, the square footage is what I love…it has plenty of room for my family to spread out in. My kids can run around like crazy sit and play games without disturbing anyone. My oldest daughter has her own apartment suite upstairs. (Okay, it’s not really a suite but we do kid her about how much room she has upstairs.) I can actually say we have rooms in our house we don’t use that much.



With all that being said, there are only about 2 maybe 3 rooms in my house that I love. This year, 2011, I plan on making a few more rooms something special.



I love looking at blogs and seeing what other people are doing with their homes. You guys are my inspiration.

Merry Christmas

I know I have been gone for a while but I plan to be back after the first of the year posting again!

I hope your family has a very Merry Christmas.

Distress Ink :)

So many of you crafters out there have been using this stuff.

Some of you distress the edges of paper, use it to as paint, and for stamping.

All kinds of things.

 This past weekend I went here

and purchased some of my very own distress ink.

Sweet!  That makes me happy.  :)

Thanksgiving Dressing

Thanksgiving is a wonderful Holiday...my favorite to be exact. 

For the last 12 years, I have spent most of this day in my mother-in-laws kitchen.  We cook most of the morning, eat, veg out, and play games the rest of the day. 

She is a wonderful cook and she has taught me many things.  One of those things being how to make fantastic dressing!  Now granted, I have never made it all by myself.  I feel much better with her over my shoulder telling me what to do and that way I know I won't mess it up.

This is her mother's recipe and it is wonderful.

corn bread / old bread / biscuits
2 eggs
onion
celery
butter
(2 tsp) sage
(2 Tbs) salt & pepper
apple (peeled & chopped)
chicken or turkey broth

Chop onion and celery, and saute in butter in a small pan until tender. Mix all the ingredients and then add the broth until it is nice and juicy. You can add meat at this point if you would like. Bake in the oven at 400 for 10-20 minutes.

Happy Thanksgiving



A Little Encouragement

Most women struggle with loosing weight.

I never had to until this last year or two.

Chalk it up to getting older, body changes, medication...who knows.

All I know is, my jeans don't fit anymore.

I found this great website that is an encouragement to me.

Let's face it, we all need a little encouraging from time to time.

Maybe it will help you too.

Trainer Momma

Happy Tuesday to all.

New Blog Design at The Painted Studio

I have re-designed my blog thanks to Mandi at Mandipidy!!!

Go to her blog and click on the DIY Blog Makeover tab...

I created a header, a blog button, and did a little resizing to my blog with the help of her tutorials. 

I have a few things in mind to "tweek" still but for now they will have to wait.  I do have other things I have to get done today. :)

What do you think?

Any suggestions?

Be Thankful

All the GREAT blogs out there have been very inspiring lately!

Over at Tatertots & Jello Jen made this very pretty sign out of an old cabinet door.  So...I made one for myself. 



Tatertots & Jello



 Here is my version.  I don't have circuit to cut out vinyl letters, nor did I have an old cabinet door.  But I did have full sheet clear labels and an old picture frame.  So I dry brushed my frame black and I printed out my Be Thankful sign on my clear label.  I stuck the label right to the glass and added some fabric behind it.  Now I have my very own Be Thankful sign as well.

**Sorry if the pics I blurry...I didn't notice that till I had put the disc in my computer.**

Participating in a Gift Exchange

 

Thanks to Craftaholics Anonymous I will be participating in a gift exchange this month with Mandi from Mandipidy. 

Go check out Mandi's site.  She is young and creative.  I think you will enjoy looking around her blog.

I know I am looking forward to this exchange. 
Now...what to make, what to make?

My Take on UpCycled T-Shirt Dress

Over at I Am Momma Hear Me Roar she made this cute cute t-shirt dress.  I loved the idea and thought my very basic sewing skills could handle making one like it for my little girl. Here is my inspiration photo from her blog.  Go over to Cheri's blog and see all the other cool stuff she does.



Here is my version!!! (Isn't it cute?) 

I used two old pink and green t-shirts I had in my closet.  I didn't have a small t-shirt of my daughters to use for the top so instead I made it into a jumper/dress.

Here is a close up of the top. 

]I added a flower to it for some fun.

 This t-shirt jumper was very easy to make.

I made it in one evening. 

Blogs I'm reading today

 diary of a craftaholic

at second street

money saving mom

endless crafting

crazy domestic

the diy showoff

Go check them out!

New Dining Room Plan

I now have ideas and I'm headed in the right direction with my dining room.  A couple of weeks ago I asked for help in my dining room.

Here are some ideas that I will be using in my own dining room very soon.



GOING TO USE A LITTLE RUB N BUFF ON MY CHANDELIER




RE-DO MY DINING ROOM TABLE LIKE NO MINIMALIST HERE.




ADD SOME DROP CLOTH CURTAINS LIKE TRACY @ BENEATH MY HEART



ADD SOMETHING LIKE THIS ABOVE MY BUFFET TABLE.
THIS IDEA CAME FROM MAPLE & MAGNOLIA



ADD SOME FLOATING SHELVES LIKE YOUNG HOUSE LOVE DID.



I plan on starting this weekend.  I will keep my camera handy and let you know how the progress is going.

:)  I love it when a plan comes together.  Thanks to all those who commented with your ideas.  They were a big help.

I have not been sitting here....

 because I have been sitting here three nights a week.

Not enough hours in the day to do all the things I love.

How about you?



I am in Mourning....

 This week I was planning on taking a girls trip to JAMAICA.

5 days, 4 nights at an all inclusive resort....how relaxing.  Right?

My trip to here.....

is now canceled because of this....

Thanks Hurricane Tomas.

So...I'm a little bummed today.