Wooden Magazine Rack Make Over

I was given this wooden magazine rack. I had it in my work shop for about a month. I would look at it and try to come up with something fun, but something that would go in my house.

 I decided to paint it white and add a hint of lime green here and there. The lime green comes in because it was a free can of paint I got from the local hardware store. I put 3 coats of white....totally forgot to put a primer coat :o/  yep I had bleed through. So that changed my plans. I was going to do clean white with the lime green but now I'm going to scuff and wax it.

 Here it is with the scuffy scuff scuff done to it.

 Then I added the lime green. I really need to find something else to paint with this color for my son! He loves this color. Any who! It was fun doing something different from what I usually. I would like to try to do some folk painting on something.

 Scuffed and limed up!

 I then put light brown wax on it, and put the feet back on. Now it's ready to rock!

 I'm going to have to say I'm not to crazy about it. Maybe once it's in the computer room with our magazines in it I will like it better or SELL it! :O)



Project Of The Week

Here is my new kitchen table that I am over the moon with!

 The table was found on the side of the road by a dear friend of mine. I have been thinking for months what to do with it. I decided to match my Jelly cabinet that I did years ago. I'm also trying to get that Tuscan feel to my kitchen. Here is the top of the table before sanding and staining it.

 The skirt and legs were white.

 I sanded all the white off the skirt and legs.

 I painted the first coat black.

 Then a coat of bright green paint. I use a bright green because when I use the dark wax it will tone it down.

 Once the paint was all dry I scuffed everything by hand with 220 grit sandpaper.

 I dusted it all off then waxed away!! :O)

 Here is my old kitchen table that I though I liked.

 Here is my new beautiful kitchen table. I'm sooooo in love with it. The chairs were at my work for sale and I thought they would be just the right fit for the table.

So now I need to work on the flooring in the kitchen. We have lived in the house now over 4 years and I can't stand the flooring. There are rips and holes from the other owners. So add that to the list of things to do. :O)



A Little Bit Of This And That

Here is a little bit of this and that. Things that I came across or did this weekend. 

 The face on the tree was made by my dear friend Diane. She did such a great job on it. I had it laying around the house for awhile before I knew where to put it. We found the perfect tree to put it on.

 I have been trying to find hearts in odd places or out of weird things.  This is a leaf of a plant that hasn't open all the way yet.

 I don't know why I like to take picture of dandelions. They are just so white and clean looking.

 This little guy was hanging out on the door to the house. I put my fingers under him and he just grabbed on.

My brother let us all play on some scooters and motorcycles this weekend. I have tried to ride a motorcycle before....my husbands. I was doing ok, not even out of 1st going around on a back road. I stopped and started to go again and lost it. I don't know what I did besides dropped it and that was the last time I ever went on a motorcycle.

Emily showed us how to ride.

Josh did a great job for his first time on it.

Being the kids could do it, I had to try it. It was a lot easier starting off on something very small. I know my face looks like I'm scared....I wasn't just a real bad shot. :O)

I hope you all had a great weekend.

A Trip To The McLaughlin Garden

Josh and I went for a ride and found ourselves at The McLaughlin Garden today. http://www.mclaughlingarden.org/ Here are some pictures that I took.

Beautiful Weekend

My weekend started off by cleaning the house then working in my gardens Saturday. I have been doing really well with keeping up with the weeding. Flowers are popping up left and right.

 Then it was off to my brothers house to help put the dock in. I really didn't do much but John helped him.

 Only my brother had to get into the water.

 This is one of the friends that live around the rocks by the dock. I don't sit around there like the kids do. I HATE spiders!!

 The sun was beautiful when it started to set.

 We were able to get the boat just before the sunset. We went for a short first boat ride of the season. This is my niece Emily and my nephew Nate. The ride was a great way to end the day.

 Sunday I went back to the lake but this time we took Sadie. This was Sadie first swim of the season too.

 Glen caught his first fish of the season and so did I!!

 Sadie enjoyed the boat ride too!

 On our way home just down the road from my brothers house we saw a beautiful doe. She slowly walked into the woods and turned and just looked at us.

 Then she started to eat the leaves off the tree.

It was a great weekend all and all. The only part that sucked was my son wasn't there. He was at his fathers for the weekend. So maybe next weekend he will be able to hang at the lake.