The Start to Xmas Projects!!

Yay....for getting a head start on Christmas projects, well at least for Rowynn. Everyone elses' will be done on xmas eve like every year! =)

So, I have been working on some ideas for Rowynn's Kitchen Set that I want to build/make for her and all the accessories, that I want to go with it. Here are some things I have come up with.

$8.00 material for Apron

I want to make her, her very first apron. I'm going to use the green on the right, for her ties around neck and waist and if there's any leftover some on the bottom, for something a little different.

I bought this blue tray awhile back at Target in the $1.00 section, yay for the dollar section at Target! I thought it would come in handy for something and it sure has. I turned it into this.....

I love it!!

I just took some scrapbook paper and fit it to the bottom and took ribbon and hot glued to the sides and now Rowynn will be able to use her tray on her table for Tea parties =)

The little silver holder was mine from a bath and body place, it held body lotion. I was going to throw it away and then thought, "Why would you throw something like this away, this could be used for Rowynn's kitchen set!" So, I'm thinking, salt and pepper shaker holder or maybe put like a decorated cardboard piece on the bottom and use it as a utensil holder?? 

Oh, the possibilities..........

I wanted you to see the fabric and tray together, so cute!!

Back in May, I got these for $1.50 at Hobby Lobby. They are kid size, it's hard to tell in pic, I will give these at Christmas, but would like to use them as pattern so I can make some to fit the style I'm going for. So, that's what I have so far!!! =)

You working on any projects??

Oh Happy Days.....

I decided to look up garage sales for Thursday on the Internet and stumbled upon a moving sale that started today @ 4pm. I looked at the clock and noticed I had 20 min before it started and my baby was still napping, so i decided to make a lot of noise so she'd wake up and it worked! Don't judge....it had to be done, I was desperate, well kinda.
Here are the fabulous finds I found. It was worth the interrupted nap, I know she'd agree!

$10.00

A headboard for Rowynn's new big girl bedroom. I'm so excited about this find. I was looking for something like this or an iron frame, I'm thrilled with what we got though. I just don't know what color to paint it now....decisions decisions.

$2.00 pair

 I'm so excited about the new front porch pillows! I didn't need anything to glamorous, just something to make it feel a little more cozy! They might not be outdoor and might not hold up for very long, but for 2.00, I'll take my chances.

$3.00 set

So you might be thinking,"what are those?" These are wall plaques and they will go wonderful in my kitchen, once it's remodeled. So for now, I will find somewhere to prop them up until they get to be where they belong.

$1.00

So these decorative balls were only a dollar and I wanted something new for the decorative holder I have there, it was the perfect change for this piece.

$2.00

This I'm so excited about, because I love chargers. I love that there is so much you can do with them. You can use them for decorative use at parties or craft them up and give them away as gifts. This was such a good deal, because I got (8) for 2.00 and even after xmas they go on sale for like .99 a charger.

$2.75 everything here

So let me start with the glass plates $.25 a piece, so much I can do with these. Mod podge pictures to them and give them as gifts. Spray paint frost on them and do a Monogram in the middle (gift). Hot glue a mug or glass and stack on top of each other and you have a display server.

The decorative balls $1.00 are blue, I'm going to spray paint them silver to go in our bedroom. I got all of those foil baking containers for .25, yay for holiday pumpkin bread!!

The candle never used, smells so good $.25! The cute hanging pumpkin pillow $.25 and the odd fall decor piece next to it, Rowynn really liked so I had to get it, I don't know exactly where it's going, but it was $.50, so big whoop, right?!

So thank goodness we woke up from nap just in time.

Goodnight!

A New End Table

I went shopping today, which was my first big, "no no." I should of been a good girl and stayed home like I originally had planned, but then I thought, "I really should go spend time with my mom, grandma and great grandma, right?" So we ventured off and at first I was being really good and then we went to Marshall's. I don't know about you all, but I'm a sucker for that place. I love it!!!!

To my surprise I get in there and I'm doing really well and then my mom says,"you have to come see this." Thank you mom! She took me over to the furniture section, which I'm sure I would have found on my own anyway, but with her I just got there a little bit sooner. The piece she showed me was a beauty, but then I layed my eyes on this end table, which matches perfectly with my coffee table, dining table and entry room table, so it was a must.

The only problem I was having with it was that it 39.99 and yes, I know who would pay that for a small table like this?? Me!! Yes silly old me couldn't take my eyes off of it.

I brought it home and can't stop looking at it. My hubby came home for a short while and saw it and now I'm definitely on house arrest. No more spending money, Gabrielle...that's my self talk.

Hey, I guess what I'm trying to really say is that, if we have to eat Ramen for the next two weeks, I'm okay with that. =) 

I had to post a pic up close of the daisies. They are "real" so beautiful!

Happy Wednesday!!

Gabrielle



Our Kitchen Now And How I'd Like To Remodel It

Our Kitchen

So here are a few things I love about this kitchen:

I love the cupboard space for the size it is, it's pretty decent.

I also love that the stove top is on the counter however, I do wish our stove was gas, but it was so new when we bought the house, we decided to leave it alone.

Now some of you might look at this oven and think, "oh, wow that needs to go," but I love our oven! It cooks things so fast and works so well and it's actually very clean. When we remodel we sadly will replace it, but until then, I'm going to enjoy it.

I love that right off the kitchen through that white door is our laundry room. I love having it right there. Now, I know I'm suppose to be telling you the things I love about the kitchen, but one thing I dislike is the lighting. Now in this picture it looks good, but however throughout the day it does tend to get dark and that I dislike. So if I could, I would put a long window in that space where the bare wall is. That would make me so happy!

See, what I mean about the cupboard space, it is pretty nice. I can't complain about that. I also feel that I got pretty spoiled on counter space as well. Like I said before, for the size it's not bad.

So, the final picture of our kitchen. I call this my trouble wall. I've had a very hard time getting a good feel for what needs to go here. We've been in this house for 3 years and it has yet to have anything there, that is sad.

So, now that I have shown you what our kitchen looks like, I'd like to show you what I'd love to do to it when we remodel.

http://bestkitchenplaces.blogspot.com/2011/07/white-subway-tile-backsplash.html

So the back splash, the dark counter tops, the white cabinets all a"Yes"!!!

That is exactly what I'm going for.

I will just keep the dark knobs that I have on now, to save on money and because they go with our light fixture.

I would like a white country sink with a dark faucet and I would like a double oven when we change that out.

So, there you have it. I hope to someday soon show you before and after pics of the kitchen.

Goodnight!

Gabrielle

The little things that make me happy!

Ok....I just had to post some things lately that I have bought that make me so excited, not only because they were inexpensive, but because little finds like this make me so happy!

I found these Salt and Pepper shakers at Joann Fabric's For the pair $.97 in their clearance bin. What a steal, so excited because they are the perfect green that I will be using in my kitchen as soon as we get to remodel that.

The lemons I bought at Joann's also and they were $.48 a bag. Clearance bin as well. They are just so summerish and I'd really like to do something neat with them, but don't know what yet, exactly.
Any ideas??

Ok, so sorry for the bad pic and dirty stove top, but this cake I made yesterday and it is oh so yummy!
I used ultra moist Devil food cake mix and the yogurt it calls for it. Definitely a must try.

http://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/1543
You'll find it scroll down till you get to the yogurt and cake mix. Very simple!

Well, just a few things to show you. I hopefully will be done with some of my garage sale projects here soon, so I can post those.

Have a great Tuesday!!
                                           
                                                Gabrielle

June garage sale finds

                                                              What can $11.75 buy???

So, I woke up this morning feeling pretty energized, thinking it would be a great cleaning day. Cody needed me to run something out to the mailbox, due to him not wanting to walk out in his boxers for all the neighborhood to see (trust me they would thank us) and because he is still under the weather. I decided to take Rowynn out with me thinking she'd like a little fresh air as well....and then it hit me that it was SATURDAY!!!!! Garage sale day!!!!!

Rowynn and I jumped in the car and hit the road to find us some good deals and some good deals we found.

Here is my first beauty:
 I see these all the time in Ballard designs and Pier One and the other day while I was browsing at Pottery Barn (yes i said browsing) I can't afford that place. I saw a set like these and thought I'd love something like that in the living room to put either candles or those balls of moss you see at like Michael's on them. I found these for (2.00) I think i did a little victory dance, I was so thrilled!!!

I'm going to clean, sand oh so lightly and spray paint them a more espresso darker color to match some of my other decor items. Lets just say I'm so excited for this (nap time) project! =)

Here is No. 2:
Now if you're looking at this picture thinking that doesn't really look like your style Gab, you're right. It's a beautiful painting, but not my taste for my home. I'm going to take the painting out and put my beach print from ShelleyAvrams in it and sand and again spray paint the wood to a darker color to put up in my bathroom, for my soon to be newly re-decorated main bathroom. I'm so excited for this little transformation. If you want this painting please message me because I'd love to see it go to a good home and it's free so just let me know. This cost me a 1.00!! Oh yeah!

Here is No.3:

You can't ever go wrong with having a few extra of these laying around. I'm always wanting to put something on these and you can get them at the dollar store for a buck, but I got mine for .25, so even better. I'm wondering what will be placed on here...hmmm.....

And lastly......

Finds for Rowynn. I got the pink hamper in the back for 2.00. Like (brand new) condition. I got 2 phonic books for 2.00, which I didn't want to pay that much, but if you go to the dollar store you're going to pay that and I like storing up on those books for her. The dolly was free. A lady just thought Rowynn was cute so she gave it to her. That was sweet of her. The pajama outfit to the left of doll and the brand new sweater still has tag on it got both for 4.00. The Tale of Peter Rabbit book was .50. 

So there you have it, my very successful day of great finds.

Happy Saturday everyone!! 

Splash........

                                                     The Great Wolf Lodge Getaway

Oh, for the love of water. If you have been to "The Great Wolf Lodge", you know how much water there is. My little but,"oh so grown up" Emily came along on this trip with me. We are totally making it a girls getaway. They have so many fun things to do here, they definitely keep you busy. Looking forward to our breakfast in the morning and some more water park fun....not looking forward to the drive home. I can't complain it's not that bad.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thursday. Have a good night!