A Day of Painting

A Day Painting

Oh, I am so anxious to get this finished.

This buffet is the "Big Find"

I told you about in previous posts. . .

No, I didn't find it at DI

DI doesn't get something this nice and in this condition

 I found it on KSL.com Classified

(for those of you outside of Utah it is a Utah classified on the t.v. station)

 I paid a little more than I normally pay for used furniture

(it was still a steal)

But

It is DREXEL

And it is solid wood (I think it is pecan, or something like that)

I know Drexel makes very nice durable furniture.

 The Primer is on!

I know all you wood purists are having a tizzy fit

That I am painting it. . . .

 I left the Drexel stamp in the drawer un- painted.

So future generations will know who made it.

And future generations will probably have a tizzy fit that it is

Painted. . . .

She is a beautiful piece of furniture

And she is going to be beautiful in the color

I chose

Martha Stewart

Faded Ink

You will see her in all her beauty in a few days

This painting takes time and it is hard work.

But, oh, I love doing it.

Be sure to check back. . .

Trip To The Thrift Store

I haven't shown you some of my thrifty store finds lately.

I haven't found very many good finds the past

few times I have been to DI (Deseret Industries).

Darn it,

Everyone has discovered the

Fun of Thrifty Store shopping.

And the neat things you can find.

Here are a few of my found treasures. . . .

 Amber glasses for my table-settings

I searched and searched in November for amber glasses

They aren't fancy, but I like them. . .

 I can't pass up colored glass

This green compost dish will be beautiful on the table

In a setting or alone.

 I like the colors in this basket

And the basket is very durable.

Easter is only a few months away so

This little basket will be fun to decorate with. . .

 Oh, these are a Treasure find for sure. .

$1.50 apiece!

Since I am a milk-glass collector how can I pass these up?

And I don't have a milk-glass lamp.

 This one is hobnail.

Love it.

I call this "sunburst".

I don't know the real name of the pattern.

I think I did pretty good . . . . BUT

I still haven't revealed the BIG treasure I found.

It is coming, I promise I will be revealing it soon.

I am linking this to

A LA CARTE/Junkin Finds Friday
House of Grace/Twice Owned Tuesday



Valentine On The Cheap

Well, January is

Just about to exit!

That means February is on the horizone

Sweet Valentine's

Will soon be in view. . .

Don't you just Love Valentine's Day?

I do

And I love decorating for it.

I have lots of decorations

But I wanted to make a few new ones,

So here is the first. .

 It is so Cheap but it is so Cute!

I took a dollar store fake silver tray

Then I clued a heart form to it

Then I filled the heart form with

Cheap fake roses from the dollar store.

It is really eye-catching

And it is C H E A P!

It looks cute sitting on a table,

But I think I am going to add a bow

And hang it.

What do you think?

I will be linking this to:
Between Naps On The Porch/Metamorphis Monday
Craft-O-Maniac

The Girl Creative/Just Something I Whipped Up
Coastal Charm/Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Todays Creative Blog/Get Your Craft On
Someday Crafts/Whatever Goes Wednesday

Missionary Farewell

I have been a little busy this past weekend

My Grandson

Joel

Is leaving Wednesday

To serve a 2 year mission for our church

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

He will be serving in the

Tampa Florida Mission

in the United States of America

His Mission Farewell was held yesterday

Sunday

I don't have words to express adequately how I feel

But yet the simple word

GRATITUDE

Carries the most feeling. . .

So all you wonderful blogging friends who live in

The Tampa Florida area

Keep your eye out for a handsome young 19 year old

Missionary from

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

(more commonly know as The Mormon's)

Give him a smile, and if you can invite him to dinner

And feed him some of that good Southern cooking.

He will appreciate it and most of all

His Grandma back in Utah will. . .

God Bless!

Now I am off to Home Depot

I have a project I am getting involved in

to keep me busy while  adjusting to

The changes in my life. . .

I can't wait to show you what it is

HOME

Don't you just love being

HOME?

It really is where your Heart Is.

And

Be it ever so Humble

There is No Place Like Home.

I am what you would call a 

Homebody!

I like being home.

I have always loved being a

HOMEMAKER. . .

 My Home is very small

And Humble

I don't have a huge McMansion

Just a simple little place that keeps me happy

 All are Welcome In My Home

Come In

Sit a spell,

Take your shoes off

Get comfy

I want you to feel right at Home.

For my Birthday

 My children gave me this beautiful stone plaque

May this Home be Blessed with

The Laughter of Children

Oh, yes, it must have children's laughter. . .

The Warmth of Close Family

And we are a close family

Hope For the Future

My constant hope is for a good happy future for all

And Fond Memories of The Past. .

Many memories sweep my mind

 I also received this beautiful plaque

Do I ever LOVE being a

GRANDMA!

 I loved being a Mom

Well, this tops it. . .

It was worth raising my kids just to get my grandkids!

 Of course I received my initial

I tell ya, I love my letter initial

K

Like I said I am just a

Homebody!

I love making my House a Home

Linking to:

504 Main/Tickled Pink Friday

Finger Prints on The Fridge/Feature Yourself Friday

Finding Fabulous/Frugulicious Friday

Tabletops Are Changing

I've been doing more

Re-Decorating!

Oh, I know all of you do it too. .

I am constantly re-arranging and re-doing

Today I worked on my small dining room

I changed the side-board several times,

But finally came up with this

 It was a beautiful January 17th here in Utah

Kind of a January thaw.

So, I was in the mood to change things.

 You see a lot of my side-board. . .

I love decorating it.

It has the two levels and that is a decorators delight.

 I have all these children's books and decided to

Bring a couple of them out to display

They are books I read to my children and now to my grandchildren.

 Of course the shelf above the side-board needed to be changed.

This is a picture of the Salt Lake Temple

My daughter gave me for Christmas.

 I added red to the dining table. . .

Just a starter for Valentine in February

My red doily I crocheted.

It really shows up layered with the tablecloth I made.

 The vase is from Martha Stewart, many years ago.

Oh, how I love that vase!

The little milk-glass hen, I found at DI several months ago

Oh, how I love the hen!

And of course my milk-glass salt and pepper shakers

Oooo, I am a sucker for S&P shakers

and especially milk-glass.

 This really cheers me up. . .

The light was so pretty coming through the window.

Wish I could capture it better in the picture.

So there you have it my

Re-Arranged, Re-Decorated, Re-Do!

I am sure I will be changing it. . . .

I am linking this to,

Marty at A Stroll Thru Life/Table-Top Tuesday

Be sure to check these gal's blogs

They go to so much work to host their Linky Parties.

And it is fun to see what every one is doing. . .

House of Grace/Twice Owned Tuesday
Costal Charm/Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Kim at Savvy Southern Style/Boring to Better
Sew Much Ado/We Did It Wednesday
Blue Cricket Design/Show and Tell Wednesday
The Shabby Chic Cottage/Transformation Thursday
House of Hepworth

I Survived Another Year!

Today, I actually think I will make it through

This Month. . . January

It is my birthday today and I am still alive!

I am thankful I made it this far in life

I know lots of people who never reached my age.

I thank the Good Lord every day

 Somehow I am a Survivor!

I hit the slumps every year at this time. . .

But somehow I am able to eventually pull out of it.

I will be celebrating later this evening with my children

But, in the mean time there are "chores" to do. .

cleaning, washing, dishes, vacuuming, dusting etc.

I finally got my little dining area put together the way I want it.

I just couldn't get myself going to decorate it.

Nothing I did looked right.

But, I like it now.

This will be OK, until I add

February . . . . . . . . . Valentine
I will be linking this to:
Between Naps On The Porch/Metamorphis Monday
Cottage Instincts/ Make It 4 Monday

Craft-O-Maniac