Enjoy...Life old window- Featured @ Designer Garden

Sommer @ Designer Garden

has featured my

Enjoy the simple things in Life

old window.

Stop by her blog today to check it out.

Enjoy!

Thank you Sommer!

Carri

Farmhouse Inspired-Table & Chairs Re-do

How lucky am I?

My neighbors were going to donate their

dining room table and chair set. BUT, when

they saw a Facebook post of mine...they

donated it to me!

Oh thank you! Thank you!

Thank you, good neighbors! 

Before:

After:

{SWOON-worthy}

I absolutely love how the table turned out. I originally wanted to stain just the top.

I am SOOOO glad I went ahead and stained it all!

First, I sanded the table. Once sanded, I cleaned it and added three coats of stain.

I sanded all the chairs as well. I had to do a little fixing up but not much at all. ;)

I used Heirloom White spray paint on the chairs.

I added three coats of polycrylic to the table top.
*I hand sanded with medium grit sandpaper*

Whattya think??

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Carri

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Today's Creative Blog
Home Stories A2Z
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Blue Cricket Design

Hello Lovely!

If you have been following my blog, 

you are probably catching on to the fact

that my Mom is amazing! 

Not just amazing BUT she also

is amazing at finding good deals.

While out pushing and elbowing gracefully making her way to the garage sale goods,
she found this little diamond in the rough:

Cute huh?? Very complimentary to the

shovel and the red wagon

wheel in the background eh?

I gave her a lil sandin'.

I had a stain tinted at Lowe's and used it to stain the top.

 I sanded between coats and added 2 thick coats.

After the stain, I added 3 coats of Polycrylic, sanding between coats.

I used water-based poly which makes clean up

so much easier.

I let it sit overnight. Then, I covered it with

newspaper and painters tape.

I spray painted the bottom Rusto-leum's

Heirloom White.

I FINALLY found Heirloom White

and it was on sale

for $2.98 a can.

 Yep $2.98!!

Oh YEAH!

(found it @ Home Depot of all places)

Also, while at Home Depot,

I purchased a new drawer pull.

It was silver but I spray painted it

Espresso.

READY?!?

Here She is:

I happen to {LOVE} her.

I really, really, really wanted to paint her with

a splash of color. BUT, because she will be going

in my space at Marketplace 3301, I decided

to play it safe. If by chance she does.not.sell,

a splash of color she will get!!

Have a great day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carri

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Funky Junk Interiors

Boogieboard Cottage

Dittle Dattle

Homemaker On A Dime

Keeping it Simple
Today's Creative Blog
Home Stories A2Z
Ginger Snap Crafts

INSPIRE, believe, Dream, LOVE

While out thrifting I found a great piece of wood

that measured about 4' long by 12" tall.

SUPER AFFORDABLE!!

Before picture? Crud. I knew I didn't have ALL my ducks in a row.

Darn it!

LOL

My wonderful Husband cut the board for me. He cut 3-12" pieces and

1 slightly smaller. (I haven't used it yet)

YAY Hubby!

Here is what the board looked like once cut:

And with a spray painted back:

The other board (you will see in a minute) was given to me

by my Mom. She purchased it while out thrifting. I sanded it thinking...hey, I can

use this. Then I noticed it had a heart and leaf pattern on it.

Soo...I knew it had to be covered. I spray painted it black!

On with the show!

K...so I spray painted all the boards to coordinate with scrapbook paper

I chose to cover the "signs" with.

Nothing special. Just took em out and gave them a quick coat.

I picked out 4 pieces of scrapbook paper each with a different pattern.

And used Elmer's spray adhesive to apply the paper to the wood.

This stuff works well! Be sure to protect your area and surrounding

area though...it can get kind of messy.

Nature of the beast. =)

I used a box cutter and a cutting board to remove the excess paper. 

Here they are all fancied up:

I lightly sanded the edges and outlined them with

Walnut and Black Soot distress ink.

I created some Up Words & On Words vinyl lettering to further embellish them. I used beige, white, dark grey {LOVE} and dark brown for the lettering.

I applied the words to the newly beautified signs.

Here they are:

~INSPIRE~

~believe~

~Dream~

~LOVE~

(this is the "other" one, lol)



They will all be added to the space I have rented at

Marketplace 3301.

Here's a sneak peak of my treasured space!



Hopefully some of the sneak peak looks familiar!

=)

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Carri

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Momnivore's Dilemma

A Glimpse Inside

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504 Main

A Little Knick Knack

Spunky Junky

Funky Junk Interiors

Boogieboard Cottage

Dittle Dattle

Homemaker On A Dime

Keeping it Simple
Tip Junkie
Today's Creative Blog
Home Stories A2Z
Ginger Snap Crafts

Don't give up on me...

No. Nope. Uh uh.

I haven't fallen off the earth.

I have just been busy enjoying

some long awaited warm weather

with my boys!

Summer.

FINALLY!

(here's a look *again* at my old window/cabinet door display)

Gardener's Window.

Anyway~~>

I have a few projects to blog about in the

near future so please keep
checkin' back!

Don't give up on me...

I'm about to come alive.

Hope you are enjoying your summer too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day~

Carri

Google+ {Gone.and.Done.it}

A friend of mine sent me a Google+ invite today! I finally got an invite! YAY!!!

I have no idea what it's all about

or what I am doing but you can find me on



@

-Redefining C-

and maybe we can learn together!

=)

Have a great day!

Carri

Featured @ Saving 4 Six

Carrie over at Saving 4 Six has featured my cabinet door coat rack!

Stop over and check out the cabinet door coat rack she made

for her Mom for Mother's Day.

THANKS.SO.MUCH Carrie!

Have a great day!

 Carri

$25 Up Words & On Words Giveaway @ Homemaker on a Dime

SJ over at Homemaker On A Dime is hosting a

$25

Up Words & On Words

decorative vinyl

giveaway.

Here is  a look at some of the items in Up Words & On Words' 

Etsy Shop :

Stop on over and get entered today!

Homemaker On A Dime
Tell your friends too! =)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Carri

Etsy Treasury Feature!

My Up Words & On Words 

Coffee w/embellishment design

 has been featured on

toystorynutty's "I Love Coffee" treasury.

Stop by and take a look at it and all the items used to make this great treasury. 

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Have a great day!

Carri

Featured @ A Glimpse Inside

Thank you Allison for featuring my SWEET CORN sign!

 

Check out my sign and Allison's great blog, A Glimpse Inside.

Have a great day!

Carri

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

So...I have a growing frustration right now caused by NOT being able to comment or reply to comments on blogger. >:-{ grrr...

>:-{ double grr >:-{

And the fact that I am too far behind on my email messages to get all caught up in a timely manner doesn't help my irritability about the whole deal.

*~*HOWEVER*~*

 I absolutely appreciate you all stopping by and leaving such great comments!

Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU!

Have a great day!
Carri

Enjoy the simple things in Life-old window

Yesterday I started working on a 6 pane old window. Ideally...it would have been great to have it shabbier but, "you gotta do what you can with what you have." I didn't bother with sanding or any touch ups. I did wash it up though.

I filled each of the three lower panes with different scrapbook paper pieces embellished with an elegantly simple dandelion theme. I used Elmer's spray adhesive to get them good 'n stuck. Sticky, sticky stuff and messy. Use caution when spraying it. ;)

 [LOVE]

It's hard to tell but the paper is very pretty. 

I created an Up Words & On Words vinyl design and cut it out in beige using my Silhouette.

I applied the middle vinyl first to make it easier to center the outer words.

**HINT: when putting vinyl on glass it's a good idea to moisten (weird word) the glass with Windex. It helps for TWO reasons: 1. easier to re-position if necessary and 2. helps lessen the chance of air bubbles between the glass and the vinyl**

 

Enjoy the simple things in Life:

(that table leg and phone cord is a bonus. lol)

Whatta ya think???

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy the simple things in Life.

Have a great day!
Carri

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Polka Dots on Parade
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