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I am in the process of giving this Home Goods' wood tote a makeover. I actually remembered to take some before photos for once:

Not loving the yucky brown. I bought it a couple of years ago and I don't quite remember why. She ain't pretty.

And after sitting in the tea room holding magazines and books for a couple of years, she was filled with cobwebs and other little creature remnants. Bleah!

Right now she's sitting in the garage after the first coat of paint. I want to do something spring-y so I'm thinking either white or pink. And I have the perfect little embellishments that I just picked up from Michael's.

Wish me luck!

Jeanine

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It's my favorite time of the week: White Wednesday (even if it is only Tuesday)! This tray was a garage sale find from last year and since I left it out over the summer, it got a little, um, dirty. So over the weekend I gave it a fresh coat of white paint:

Since I'm keeping it indoors this year, I wanted to give it a Frenchy touch, so I printed out this great image from The Graphics Fairy's DIY blog. At first I was going to stencil it on using graphite paper but being in a lazy mood, I chose to Mod Podge it on instead. I distressed the edges ever so slightly for an aged look.

Right now it's on my dining room table displaying my little cloches and Easter eggs.

I really love this graphic!

Linking to Faded Charm: White Wednesday.

Jeanine

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A couple of weeks ago, my 4 year old and I saved this cute little table from someone's trash. As I was putting it in the car, he asked if he could have it for his room. It was originally black but here it is now:

I gave it a few coats of white spray paint.

Then I let him pick out a Spongebob picture to add to the top. We decoupaged it on using Mod Podge.

He loves that he can put his books on the bottom as he likes to "read" before he goes to bed. Total cost: $0!

Jeanine

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I saw a gorgeous, vintage pink fan on Pinterest that I'm hopelessly in love with. What are the chances of me finding one during my estate and garage sale escapades? I'm thinking slim to none so I came up with an alternate plan:

Paint a vintage one pink instead.

I did find this one at an estate sale earlier this month and it was a yucky gray. All it took was a few coats of pink spray paint and voila: I have my vintage, pink fan.

Of course now I'll find the real thing - ha! And never you mind that poop looking stuff on the tea room wall. It's some sort of spray insulator stuff my husband used when he built it. Bleah! I'm hoping to get that stuff out of there this year because, well, it looks like poop!

Jeanine

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Well hello Spring! So happy you have finally arrived. And what better way to celebrate the first day of this lovely season then with some mini clay pots:

I had painted these an aqua blue a couple of years ago but I decided I might like white a little better. I gave each a few coats of spray paint and then added some Frenchy touches. For the first one, I used a Paris sticker and a faux pearl embellishment. I used this same image for my lastest batch of Starbucks bottles. I just love it!

For this one, I used another great Frenchy one - courtesy of The Graphics Fairy. This is also a sticker I made using Avery label sheets. It curls a little but just keep pressing down on that sucker and it will finally get the message. And can't forget the burlap.

This one is kind of a do-I-love-it or do-I-hate-it one. I used the Mod Podge/tissue paper method to decoupage the French script onto it. Then I used some Distressed Ink to age it a bit and tied some twine on. I'm still not sure if I love it or hate it. Guess we'll see if it grows on me.

Here they are on a shelf in the tea room. Not sure how long they will stay as it gets VERY hot in there and I'm sure the Avery label paper will curl even more...

Linking to Faded Charm: White Wednesday.

Jeanine

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Well it seems the warmer weather is finally here to stay (I hope, I hope!). We spent a lovely weekend outdoors, doing some much-needed Spring cleaning around the yard. It was also the perfect weekend to get some spray painting in. Remember this little bench I found at an estate sale earlier this month? I finally got around to sprucing it up:

After cleaning off all of the dust and cobwebs, I gave it a few coats of flat white spray paint.

Once that was dry, I printed out this great image from The Graphics Fairy. I've seen people using it for everything from a Lazy Susan to a coffee table so I knew it would fit perfectly on my my bench.

I used graphite paper to stencil it onto the seat of the bench. It's my second time using graphite paper and I'm finally getting the hang of it. My advice: use a pen when tracing and try not to lean on the paper when tracing. I had a few smudges that I tried to cover up with some acrylic paint.