Yard Sale Finds

I'm quite proud of my yard sale finds today! I spent more ($13.25) than I usually do at yard sales, but I'm especially excited about these, so I won't complain :)

This hurricane jar was .25! I'm going to fill it with something fun and use it as my table centerpiece - if I can keep little one's hands off it. Otherwise it will reside in a higher location.

I am in L-O-V-E with these barn stars. $10 for these; there were twice as many as these shown, but Kellie and I split them. They were brand new with tags, with the cheapest being about $11. We spent $20 for all of them. I have the yellow one on the left hung outside my front door for now. But after some paint, they will eventually live in my family room, which is decorated in Americana.

I love the detail on these! How fun!
This wall hanging I paid $2 for - a little steep, but it goes incredibly well with my Americana decor. I'm going to change out the pink ribbon (huh?) on the top.
Apologies for the picture quality. This little throw pillow I couldn't pass up for $1.

Here's a side pic of the pillow, showing the material that's on the back. Those are little stars all over it, not dots.

I SO cannot wait to get my family room done. It's a huge project, as the room runs the entire length of the house - it makes up 1/4 of my home's square footage! That's a lot of paneling to prime/paint. But it will be gorgeous once it's done.

Lamp Revamp

This lamp has just undergone it's 2nd paint job. It originally was a forest green color, with a pretty (gag!) gold metal base. Well, not thinking right, I spray painted it without priming it. Big mistake. The glass wouldn't hold the paint so it started bubbling up and peeling. I wish I'd taken pictures along the way but I spaced it. She's a much prettier lamp now!


So this is after being sanded down, primed, and about 4 coats of spray paint. The whole thing is dark red, despite the picture being dark on the bottom. I painted the harp black as it was ghastly gold like the bottom. I don't know if it actually looks any better, but at least it matches my living room better!

Any suggestions on the lampshade? It looks kinda boring to me, but I'm new to this making old things look new stuff, so I'm not sure what it needs. Or if it needs anything at all.

Pink Sink - Dedicated to Stephanie

Okay Stephanie, here's your post from me :)

Kellie told me about your 'pink' kitchen. You don't even understand pink apparently haha! So it's imperative that you view what a pink sink really looks like.


VOILA!

That, my dear, is a pink sink. It is a ghastly thing! So now perhaps you'll pity me and keep your eyes open for a pedestal sink to replace this beauty :)

Shadow Boxes

I was going to get rid of these shadow boxes that we received as a wedding gift. I always thought they were cute, but the little ones were just too little for pictures. Then I got the idea to use them as a wall collage. I was pretty proud of myself - most of my projects I have had inspiration from someone else helping me along. But this one was all me! (And a few opinions from my sister in the arrangement) They are hanging on the wall in my craft/computer room. I already had everything that I used in these. I just pulled out some scrapbook paper and my fabulous O'Scrap embellishment bag chuck full of treasures and went to town. I ended up spending more time on these than I'd planned, but I think they turned out CA-ute! What do you think?
I will be adding more to this wall in the future!

Cousin Playdate

Hollie and Kambri came to play with Haddie earlier this week. I love to watch them playing so well together. It absolutely helps that we're getting more outdoors toys for them to play with, as they are all outside-kind of kids.

Hollie pushing Kambri in the swingKami really likes Haddie's swing. Little does she know, it is a hand-me-down from her. Sneaky mothers is what it comes down to. Isn't it funny how your kids aren't interested in their toys until they see someone else playing with them?
I absolutely LOVE this beautiful smile of Kami's. She and her Angel Auntie Michelle share many characteristics, this smile being one of them.

Mark had our shed open because he was mowing the lawn while the girls were all playing. Kami went in there and found Haddie's infant car seat. Yet we keep buying them expensive toys :)Kami also seemed pretty interested in my flower beds. Do you see that play toy above the fence? It is a huge fort-type thing that my neighbor made by hand. It includes one of those slides that you see in most parks. They also have a trampoline with a safety net around it. It seems we need to become friends with these neighbors; don't you agree?

Wheee!

Haddie was just given two slides from her Grandma Ronda. They were Aunt Lyndsay's that she's outgrown. They sure are a hit! Haddie wants to play outside all day long now.

I don't know what it is about her face in this picture, but it just makes me smile. Maybe it's her teeth showing just so.

She's already become fearless on these slides - she prefers to crawl up the slide and then come down again on her tummy. She's discovered that bare feet provide better traction for climbing up.

Daddy's enjoying his trademark Coke Slurpee while outside playing with Haddie.

Too bad for him, Haddie seems to enjoy them as well!

We absolutely love this great weather so we can enjoy our fun backyard and play as a family.

Fireman Shaun

My brother-in-law is a fireman!

Last weekend Kellie and I went to a few yard sales. I found this puzzle, brand new in the plastic for 75 cents. I was thrilled - Haddie loves these wooden puzzles, AND her Uncle Shaun just became a member of the Brigham City Fire Department. So I couldn't pass this up!

I got the idea to make this even more special for Haddie. I decided that since this fireman isn't very nice looking, we should turn him into Shaun! So I used Mod Podge to put some pictures of Shaun over this guy's face. Please excuse the poor quality of these pictures!
Here's some before pics:

And here's the afters:
I forgot to get a before of this one - but this fireman was wearing a mask so he didn't have a face anyway.

Now there is a handsome fireman!

We are so proud of Shaun! This is such a great opportunity for him. I love to see how excited he is about wanting to make a difference for our community. I love when I hear his radio - he stops whatever he is doing to listen to it, hoping to hear a call for him to go out! It is an honor to have him as a member of our family. We love you so much Shaun!
And just because I love saying it, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW IS A FIREMAN!