new find...

I am lovin' my new find...

yummi metal...

aqua handle...

reminds me of an old fence...

a fabulous vintage shopping cart...

I love it!!! but what should I put in it?

nothing?

I don't want to much frou...I just am stumped...

help...you guys have the best ideas!!!!

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Laurie Anna's Vintage Home's Farmhouse Friday's

lovin' chalk paint...

but...who isn't?
I love that you don't have to prime or sand...but I really love how fast it dries...

I found these lazy susans and decided to paint them...and add some French graphics...

(there is sooooo much inspiration out in blog world, where you get great ideas...thanks!)

I then went to the fabulous Graphic's Fairy ...

I printed it out and then used tracing paper with a dull pencil and traced it,

I then flipped it over and used a spoon to burnish it onto the wood,

I then went over it with a small paint brush using burnt umber...

 

sanded it and sealed it with wax...

easy!!!

I am painting everything!

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well, another first...
my son is driving to the beach today with friends....aghhhhhh, he is eighteen, I have to be brave and just have faith...
funny how we change when we become moms, when I was that age, I drove all over, thought I was so grown up, but,
when its your child, they still seem like babies to us!
so, I am trying to stay busy today...

I found this manniquin on Ebay, no one bid, so mine for $24.00!

she is made of foam and came with a cover, so I tea dyed it and used the Citra-sov method and transfered some pretties...

I want to put her in my booth and pin my soldered charms to her...

her dress is alittle short,

I think I will glue some vintage lace to the bottom.

She didn't come with a stand, I will be on the look out for something...

any suggestions?

Christmas?...

I just got back from Hobby Lobby and wow....
its full of Christmas....eeeekkkk,
it makes you feel overwhelmed...like its almost here!!!!

where did the other holidays go?

just seems like Christmas is earlier and earlier..

and for me...

always running behind,

its a little stressfull!

how about you?

blues...

I have the blues!!!!...

every year,

the first day of school,

 just dropped them off...

every year on the first day of school I take a picture in front of the door, this year only two, my eldest graduated and will start Jr. College at the end of the month...

I hate how time flies!!!!!

don't you just love her sweet pink skirt?

ok, I am off to garden and feel sorry for myself.

Summers end...

where did summer go?

a quick one day trip to the beach...

these two start school tomorrow!!!

so off to do just a litttle school shopping...

did your summer fly by?

its time...

to giveaway some burlap bags to...

congrats, just send me an email (located on my sidebar)

and tell me what one you would like and your address.

burlap...for Free...

Yep, I just got a pile of burlap bags for free....

there was a man down our road, the back of his truck was filled with piles of burlap sacks...

so I just had to ask him where did he get so many bags,

well he didn't tell me he just said "I use them for deep pit" ...

"you want a pile?"

did I want a pile?

of course!!!!!

I asked him how much and he said....

for free!!!!

hooray for me...

and hooray for you!!! cause I am going to give four people a bag...

cause I like to share too...

there is this super cute weiner dog...

or

 this California Potatoe bag...

all you have to do is leave a comment and I will randomly pick four winners Aug. 1st.

good luck!

these are used bags so some little holes and maybe some little stains.

note: deep pit is where you dig a hole, start a fire and when it is all coals you put your meat, pork or beef, wrapped in butcher paper then wet burlap and throw on top of the coals, then cover with dirt and wait hours.

when you take it out it is super moist and pulls apart.

(just one way of doing it)

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fun site...

while I was searching for kitchen inspiration..(below) I stumbled upon this fun site...
House to Home...so many pictures, ideas and shopping info.
just thought I would share...

like this I chose..

bedroom-country-blue...

this one...

bedroom-traditional-pink

get it? so fun...

oooooooo!!!!!

go check it out and play!!!

House to Home

grey...

I am falling in LoVe with the color grey...I bought my Annie Sloan paint and when I opened it and saw the grey, I just started imagining....
what if I painted my bottom kitchen cabinets grey...
so off to google images to see inspiration...

isn't this gorgeous!!!!! oh, I love this...

(source)

pretty!!!...

(google images)

ok, if Layla from the Lettered Cottage has done it then I should do it, cause they are sooooo talented!!!

(source)

oh, this image came up and look at that screen door, ok, I want that too!!!

you know I really need to finish other projects, but with all these gorgeous ideas, its hard to stay on track!!!!!

and heck, its only paint, right!

                         

pretty pink!

I had to share these crepe myrtle blooms with you, I love these trees...

wishing you a wonderful weekend!!!!

Beverly's Pink Saturday

why...

Why do I grow vegetables?
so my kids can eat healthy...hahahahaha, okay, like they would touch a vegetable!!!
no, I just grow them to giveaway...
something so small and easy that can make someone happy!

in a cute basket...

plums...

cucumbers, eggplant, squash, tomatoes...

green peppers and cherry tomatoes...

and some fresh herbs

got me some...

well I got me some of that Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, so I thought I would start small...

this is the finsished project,

this is what she looked like at first...prepare yourself, really scary!!!!

I found this bust, she is  made of a lightweight product, I thought she would look good in my booth to display jewerly on, but ewwwwwww, I guess thats supposed to look like moss...

I just brushed Paris Grey all over her, not neatly,

then brushed Old White on to make it look like cement,

I think she looks much better, not like a zombie anymore!

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