Curbside Dresser

This one is still a work in progress but had to go ahead and post it. Gross old curbside dresser beside Jen's work.  she called and told me about it, and I happened to be near there on that blazing hot summer day, with only ONE kid for a change!  See it, look over, go to door and super tall guy comes out.  I ask if it is trash, he says yes.  Ask if I could have it, says yes again and got even luckier when he offered to help me load it up.  Despite Ashlee's "why is this man in our car" rant, it was easy and got it home wiith Jordan helping me unload it.  After summer heat subsided, sanded down, painted white and added mismatched knobs. Haven't gotten a drawer built for the middle missing one, but until then it's tutu covered.

Chandelier Before and After

My parents were selling their house in TX and asked if I wanted this brass chandelier; of course I took it!  Had it for a few months before deciding what to do with it.  Was asked to donate a charity event item and thought the chandelier would work.  Found these lollipop foot scrubbers at the dollar store--yeah, the words foot scrubber and lollipop should NEVER go together!!!  Doubting I'll ever eat a sucker again. :)  Anyway painted it purple, de-wired it, ribbon embellished and the lollipops were the perfect fit on top of the wiring after taking off the candle sleeves.  Hope it does well at the auction!

Nightstand Makeover

Friend Elizabeth had this off white chest of her grandmother's and wanted it blue like the vanity in my room.  I painted it Krylon Ocean Blue, distressed it a bit, then added black glaze with a little bit of honey pine stain on top of that.  Switched knobs to crystal and put a clear coat on it. 

Garage Makeover

Decided Paul needed a man room for his Christmas present, so while he was out of town I had the walls and floor painted.  Our friend Joey hooked up the TV and I put a bar, popcorn machine and heater out there. He was surprised and happy!

Big Girl Bed

So sad that my last little baby is now in a big girl bed!!  Sniff. :(  Ok not really.  Admit to being fine with being past the baby stage. Anyway our friends Jen and Joey gave us this daybed of their daughter's, which was black.  Painted it this cute lime green , found bedding at my favorite store TJ, and made a tulle bedskirt for it.  Took DAYS of tying, looping, stretching etc. But I am happy with it and she loves it! :)

Wooden Door Ornament

I had seen a wreath with a small wooden circle painted as an ornament and decided I wanted to do a really large ornament decoration.  So I found a $2 discarded tabletop at Goodwill and painted this design and added our name.  I cut an ornament hanger out of cardboard and painted it black, glued it on; done.  30 minute project!

Glitter Shoes

I had these old black heels stashed in the Goodwill pile, and decided to get them out after seeing a glitter shoe tutorial on a blog.  I was skeptical that it would work but tried it anyway.  Mixed the glitter until I got a color I liked and put mod podge in it, mixed it up and put it on the shoes. After about 8 hours here is the after result.  And it doesn't come off at all.  Loved them at Christmas!!

Latest Redos

Gave a facelift to the cross and wrought iron for a friend, and the pumpkins are painted on the other side by the girls; the backside was still plain so painted other side and used for a Halloween party.

Razorback painted wine bottle/sunglasses/red boots

Halloween Party

Shoes Makeover

Who knew you could spray paint shoes!!  I sure didn't until I saw it on a blog.  Jenna needed some shoes to go with a new outfit so here's what we did--sprayed, glitter, and added some bows.  Think they turned out pretty cute!

wall letter

Recently finished this for Kendall's room

Metallic Blue Vanity

Oatmeal container turned headband holder

Thought I would try making one of these; had seen on several blogs! Got an old oatmeal container from a friend and fabric covered it, added ribbon and flower embellishment to the top .  Used as a birthday gift to hold bows on the inside and headbands on the outside.

Before and After Desk

While my cousin and I were out flea-marketing, I found this red / checkerboard top desk and even though ugly, knew it could be redone into something cute eventually.  Was asked to do a chair for the yearly CASA event and remembered I had this up in the attic just waiting to be made cute!  Here's the after.

Mirror

This first one was a stock photo but it's what her mirror looked like before.  Plain ole cherry stained freestanding mirror.  It didnt' work anymore so I threw the base away and painted to hang on Kendall's wall.

Trunk Before/After

This was my trunk when I was a kid.  Can you say ugly!!  With a little paint and bench top it looks great in Kendall's room.

Some Recent Chairs..

Chair Redo

I loved the lines of this chair but it was in awful shape!!  I sanded down, restained, tightened, reupholstered and covered with fabric from an old dress.  Much better!

Birthday girl outfit!!

Ashlee's birthday outfit I made. 

Before/After Dresser

Did this one for a friend--distressed turquoise/black

Chalkboard/frame/mirror

>
This was fine before, but needed to be a little cuter for a girl. Kendall helped me put ribbon on, scrapbook paper the frames, and paint the mirror.

Curtain Panel from Bedskirt

]