Sweet find turned LOVE!

So, it seems like forever ago I posted this blog about my sweet find at my local Goodwill store.  It was this dresser, it was rundown and gross....but I could see the potential!

Well, with a LOT of help from my amazing husband it is finally refinished and placed into it's new home in our house!  After a lot of Pinterest searching, I decided I wanted to go 2 tone with it.  I think it turned out totally AMAZING and I am so happy with it!!

The Wreath Project - Final Edition

I finally made my burlap wreath yesterday!  I have been talking about it for a couple of months now and posted the link to the tutorial I used in this blog posting.  But, I am going to list out detailed instructions with pictures below!  It was SUPER easy and didn't take any time at all! 

Step 1:  Find old wire hangers and shape them into circles

Step 2: Cut burlap into 3 inch wide strips.  I just eyeballed mine so some were 3 inches, some were 2 and some might have been 4!  (I bought 3 yards of burlap and made 2 wreaths out of it)

 

Step 3: Put burlap strips onto the circle wire form, fold it like an accordion onto the wire.  I found it was better to keep them tight rather than loose folds.

Step 4: Continue adding burlap until you think your wreath is full enough and then use a pliers to attach the wire together to hold your circle.  And here's your final product!

I installed the wreath onto the wreath holder and then added the bow.  I'm not very good at tying fancy bows, so this is what I got....it doesn't look too bad.  Anyways, here's a picture with my 2 wreaths on our front doors.  I'm really pleased with the results and the total cost was really cheap.  My burlap was about $7 (with a 50% off coupon), my mom gave me the wire hangers and I had the ribbon...and it only took me about 30 minutes to complete both wreaths!  Yeah!

Seeing Yellow!

I'm gearing up to start working on my bedroom project and I'm VERY excited!  If you remember back to an earlier post I described how I was going to paint our room.  Starting this Saturday, I start painting and my dad is working on the barn door already!  I have my white and gray paints bought, but don't have a yellow picked out just yet.  I ordered some fabric samples for curtains and pillows and they just came in, so now I can pick out my yellow paint color!!  Here's the swatches I ordered.....I think the gray, white and yellow will be the curtains and then 2 of the other patterns will be pillows.  I'm SO excited to get started now!!

The Wreath Project - Part 2

If you remember from an older post, I was wanting to find a wreath for Fall.  I found this tutorial and decided to try it.  I bought an old curtain at Goodwill and could only find a really small wire hanger to use.  The curtain fabric was like burlap, but definitely not as coarse and I ended up using almost the whole thing for this small wreath!  (I was actually planning on making 2 wreaths with the 1 curtain and I didn't end up having enough fabric!)  Anyways, it turned out really cute and I do plan on buying some burlap and making 2 big wreaths for my 2 front doors as shown in the tutorial.

Do you have a Fall wreath?  Did you make it or buy it?

I Heart Spray Paint

Spray paint is really one of my best friends.....I love how easily it can change any object!  I bought this old magazine rack at a garage sale for $3 and spray painted it for my family room.  LOVE it!

Fall is Upon Us

It's cold here in Kansas City today and I realized fall is upon us!!  I LOVE fall...love, love.  I mostly LOVE making pumpkin flavored snacks...but I also love the weather, going to the pumpkin patch, Halloween, etc. 

Now that I have a new house, I've realized that I need a fall wreath for the front door!  Here's a few options that I found, I'll probably end up making my own....I'm thinking burlap needs to be the main component.

Do you have a wreath for every season for your house?

I'm still here!

Man, I have been swamped lately!  Between work, etsy store orders, activities and getting ready for my trunk show I have been totally ignoring my blog!  I'm so sorry to all you faithful readers.....Erica!

Here's a couple of orders through my etsy.com store that have been keeping me busy:

 

Steady Progress

Since moving into the new house we are trying to make a little progress on a few rooms.  This past week and weekend we tackled the family room.  I painted one accent wall a beautiful terra cotta color to match the pillows on our new couch.  Then, Sunday I had to work all day so my wonderful husband painted the shelves beside our fireplace.  I think the results of the new room are amazing!!  We still plan on painting the other 2 walls in the room white, but here's what we have accomplished so far!
Before:

 

After:

Done Moving

I'm finally done moving and can get back to my normal life...yeah!!  I'll start posting some pictures of my latest projects, trust me there are plenty to work on around the new house!  I spent the last 2 days painting and I am EXHAUSTED!  It's back to work for me tomorrow, can't say I'm looking forward to getting back to work...but I am looking forward to less manual labor!

Sweet Find

I've been getting ready for our big move this week and spent a whole afternoon cleaning out my closets!  I complied 4 huge trash bags worth of clothes to drop off at Goodwill last weekend.  Well, I went to drop them off and thought, I should go in and see if they have anything good I could get cheap and re-purpose.  So, found this amazing dresser for $15!!  It's in relatively good condition, just needs some sanding, new stain and knobs.  I think I'll use it in our new dining room as a sideboard!  Trust me, I'll post some after pictures once I get started on refinishing it!  I think it'll be pretty fabulous!!

Fun with Lightbulbs!

I was looking for light bulb images and came across these cool projects!  I like the light bulb vases!