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Wanted to send a big thank you out to Shirley from HudsonHolidays! Shirley came to my rescue and sent me over this perfect reminder for my 4 year old:

I got my inspiration from this one on Pinterest from HGTV.

I'm happy to report that it's working already!

My second thank you goes to Rhonda from A Little Bit French. I won one of Rhonda's fabulous giveaways and yesterday my prize arrived!!!!!

Look at how pretty she wrapped it!

And look at those pretties above! And here is my lovely shrine!

Love it!

Thanks again Shirley and Rhonda! **Another thank you to Donata at DK's CC for also sending me over a sweet version of Wash Your Hands! I can't seem to upload the image but I'll take a photo and post it asap!!!**

Jeanine

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This trio of Dollar Store prayer candles has been sitting on the shelf in my craft room since December. I finally got around to giving them a French makeover today:

Two of these great images are from The Graphics Fairy. The third is one I purchased off of Etsy.

Once I cut out each image, I distressed the edges of each one ever so slightly. Then I used Mod Podge to glue them on and added a coat over the image to seal it.

After all were good and dry, I started adding some of my rhinestone embellishments. Then I broke out some tea-stained seam binding and tied on the number plaque, key and lock to each one.

I love the black and white images with just the small pops of color. But what I love even more is that I already had everything on hand!

Linking to The Shabby Creek Cottage: Transformation Thursday.

Jeanine

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I never ever pass up the bargain aisle at our local Michael's. It's filled with treats usually starting at $1 up to no more than say $5. I scooped up a bunch of these pretty shabby frames with my store credit and gave each a French touch:

I love the shabby, chippy feel of it. I added the faux pearls and flower embellishment. It would not be complete without the fabulous French image from The Graphics Fairy.

Since Blogger is not letting me upload photos for some reason, I'll show the others in another post. Argh, Blogger!

Linking to The Graphics Fairy: Brag Monday, Between Naps on the Porch: Met Monday and Faded Charm: White Wednesday.

Jeanine

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**There is still time to enter my giveaway here.**

If you saw the February issue of Romantic Homes, then you saw these little cuties from Ikea.

So cute and I love the colors!

I'm the world's worst cake baker so I appreciate the non-stick, squishy plastic they are made of. However, my husband claims I failed on my New Year's Resolution not to buy stuff, but I gently reminded him it was: not to buy stuff I don't NEED. I need these!

Jeanine

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Remember that old soda crate I found at a junk barn a couple of weeks ago? The one that set me back a whole $5?!

Well, today I finally got my husband to put the wheels on the bottom. Sure, I could have done it myself but I was afraid of splitting the wood. Besides, you know how men like to feel needed...

Love it now that it's mobile! I'm trying to figure out whether to make a liner because of this...I can't even imagine what this blue stuff is but it does smear when I try to wipe it out.

Yuck! For now I have a piece of burlap covering the bottom to keep Mr. blue mess in his place. Here's the crate now:

I'm not sure if I'll keep it as a toy crate but I do love the look of the vintage Pooh and friends, and my primitives bee girl in there.

I'm sure I'll play around until I feel the love. Or at least until the boys figure out it has wheels and try to "ride" down the steps in it...Sigh!

Linking to Shabby Creek Cottage: Transformation Thursday.

Jeanine

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**Don't forget to enter my giveaway here.**

I'm pretty much done with my Valentine's Day decorations. Mainly because I've run out of places to display them! Last night I did a peat pot in pink which I thought would be a nice departure from white, and make for a nice Valentine's Day touch:

I used my Cricut to print out the French script heart and then tied it on with some tea-stained seam binding. The little button was the finishing touch.

How about this lovely Cupid print (from Graphique.etsy.com)?

These little paper mache birdies don't quite scream Valentine's Day, but I still had money to use on my Michael's store credit so I picked them up yesterday. How can you resist a sheet music bird for $1? And like potato chips, you can't get just one!

They also had plain paper mache birdies. I fudged the first one (don't ask!) so last night I painted my last little birdie and will post it soon.

Jeanine