Tuesday, April 20, 2010

GIVEAWAY WINNER~ CounterScape

I've been swamped with work so this little barscape was all I managed to get done this week.
As most of you know I am a Goodwill Junkie. I find so many great things there but Some of them are in rather garish colors. Not deterred though as Rustoleum is my friend :-)  I think we all know how to do this by now..
 Wash your piece and allow to dry-- very light coats of spray paint , to avoid drips. I dont usually do a coat of poly unless a piece looks dull to me when I've finished.  
  I dont paint anything we'll eat off of, only decorative pieces like the basket, bunny, jar and the tall piece in the back.
While I dont have an exact amount I would guess that all these pieces including the paint would be about 23.00., which is probably what just the basket cost, new.. Did I say yet today, I LOVE GOODWILL.. well I'm sayin'  it now.
I'm linking up to Marty's party~ ya'll stop in there and see all the other folks who are participating.
You'll see so many beautiful vignettes and meet alot of great folks you might want to follow, to see the pretties they'll create next.. I know thats always a favorite part of my tuesday.


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and now on to the good part~! The winner of the $25.00 Target Gift Certificate and The French Stenciled Pillow is.....
Loui ~ Mountain Mermaid 
Since I have no clue how to do the generator I just let me neighbor's husband pull a name out of the bag and call me to say who it was. I did'nt even stay there while he did it lol...
I'll try to email Loui and notify her, otherwise I hope she stops in and gets a great surprise when she sees her name..
 Thank you to all who entered and hopefully we'll be doing another giveaway real soon. This was more fun for me than for ya'll..

Hugs and Happy Tuesday

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Favorites Make Me Cry Happy Tears

I have been wanting to participate in Laurie's Saturday Favorites and this is my week~ woohooo.
You can go here~A Few of My Favorite Things~  to see links to the other folks who are also participating.. You'll be glad you did, as there are so many lovely photos and such great inspiration...

 Each of my favorites have a little story to go with them to let you know why they are fav's of mine.

I went grocery shopping about a month ago and they had just started hanging plants outside for folks to buy.
 I didnt cause I felt it was too early and the weather here in NC has been so odd this year, it caused me to worry about another deep frost or 3:-) So I shopped , got my groceries in the trunk and took my cart to the "put cart here" station... In the cart ahead of mine I saw a few sprigs of a plant. I guess they got caught in the rungs and the person left them there.. I picked them up and wrapped them in a tissue, brought them home.. No , trust me, I DONT have a green thumb...There was a planter in the pantry with soil it in and I just unwrapped the sprigs and stuck them in. I figured if they lived , GREAT and if not, they were free so nothing lost...
A little watering as I was on my way to fill the furbabies bowl and thats all..
Here she is only a month later... I brought it out to my desk to remind me of what a miracle nature is and that when something has the will to live and thrive, it does, with very little help from mankind. Once abandoned, left wilting in the bottom of a grocery cart and now~ this.... I look at her and well up with happy Tears, and think- somebody up there likes me...
I got the pineapples lamp from Wally World~16.95.. Its heavy and they say pineapples are a sign of Welcome...
Here's another mirror I made. Mirror Magic mastic and some detail trim. I havent had time to make the grids yet but I will..
In my last post I was talking about my daughter and I not being able to agree on the large sofa table arrangement. She won with her LESS IS MORE idea, so I just moved my roosters over to the side table and added my new Hearth Plate I got for 50 cents at goodwill.  We are both very happy with our arrangements and peace reigns again in the House of Dreams.. giggle
I hope you enjoyed seeing some of my favorites and again , please stop by and see Laurie and all the nice folks who are linked to her party ~  
A Few of My Favorite Things 

hugs and happy thoughts to (((ALL))) PS- up top on my toolbar you'll see my giveaway, please enter:)

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Tabletop 2 Ways & GIVEAWAY

 Its odd when Mom and Daughter like different styles.. Most of the time thats not the case but this time we just could'nt agree so I did 2 tops on the same table.. Feel free to say your favorite in your comment.. It wont hurt either of our feelings.. I do like the more zen like table but it still needs Something .. maybe a couple of red candles in front of the plants would make me happier:-)
I'll post MY top first since I'm the one doing the blogging lol

and HER'S  ~ ok I can admit it has a cleaner leaner look, which I guess is OK, for a little while.

I built my faux window out of the 12x12 mirror tiles you can get at lowes or home depot and some trim molding. Cutting the 1x1's down to make the grids was the hardest part but by golly I " GOT "ER DONE".
 it reflects a lot of the family room , kitchen and dining, depending on where you are in those other rooms and really brightened the whole space as well as making a real statement.  Its usually the thing folks comment on when they first come in so apparently I Did Good , lol..
Be sure to go to Marty's blog and see all the great scapes folks have linked to her Party..
A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday

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Make sure to sign up for my Giveaway of the $25.00 gift card and a 16 x 16 Frenchie Stenciled Pillow..
I'll add names from both posts I made- last weeks and this one, so if you already entered- no need to do so again.

 I want to sincerely thank you all for welcoming me and supporting me in my blog effort. As my PawPaw would say, "Ya'll are some fine Folks" and he certainly would have been right.. I met so many nice people who were willing to help me learn about Blog Land..  Many others who stopped by to see what I had posted and always left kind comments, which I truly appreciate..
  I work from home and since my nest is relatively empty, except for a few hours in the late evening, you all are who I spend most of my break time with.. I show you what I bought for a bargain, what I did with it and the dishes I'm playing with..  Usually its only a few minutes before one of you responds and early or later I look so forward to that, so THANK YOU , each and every one of you, THANK YOU..
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 How to enter my Giveaway ~

All you need to do is ::

1st chance  ~ Leave a comment here.

 2nd chance ~  Become a New Follower or if you already are a follower, mention it in your comment. 

 Winners name will be drawn and posted  Tuesday Morning,April 20th~ when I will probably also post to Marty's Tabletop Party...
 Can I say a big ole whoopin THANK YOU again, sure I can.
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Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me. I love seeing all your smiling faces in the comment section..
Hugs and Happy Thoughts to ALL
Sonny