It's been cold (!) and rainy here since Thursday. Boo! Not exactly a great start to the holiday weekend. The garage sales are few and far between. I spent $2 this morning for this lovely statue of St. Theresa. And that's it. At least I have some time to work on some new items for my Etsy shop. Framed Jane Austen silhouette on French paper. New clothes pins. Skeleton key lavender sachets. Wood tags. ...
I've been wanting to do a copycat of this Pinterest pin since last summer. All you need are some flower pots, chalk paint and a few pretty French graphics. Put them all together and voila... ...Frenchy flower pots! I gave each pot a coat of Old White ASCP. I also painted a little around the inside rims but not the entire way down. I got a little lazy and if I ever actually use them for...
My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of yesterday's horrible tornado in Oklahoma. I'm just so heartbroken for the residents of Moore. Hugging my boys a little tighter today. Jeanine ...
Remember the little wood tray I picked up over the weekend at a local garage sale? It has officially become part of my beachy porch. I wanted a little tray to serve drinks and snacks on and well, this was just perfect. I gave it a fresh coat of white paint (a couple actually), did a little sanding around the edges and added the lobster image (from the Graphics Fairy). I used waterslide decal paper...
Between track, little league and Cub Scouts, I haven't had time to hit too many garage sales. I did pop by one yesterday on our way back from track practice. Scooped up a few goodies for about $5. I love the vintage look of the Toilettes sign. I can't resist little wood trays so that got snatched up too. My hubby collects salt & pepper shakers so I grabbed the fish ones for him. The...
I've mentioned before that I'm noticing A LOT of spam comments on my blog. You can probably tell they are fishy because they are almost always anonymous and they say things like, "What an interesting topic. I'd like to know more..." Sometimes, it's just gibberish. Anywho, found a great web article I wanted to share on how to detect spam comments and how to beat them at their own game. Just click on this link...
