Monday, August 12, 2013

A Fresh Look For A Dated Clock

Good evening!  I am blogging later than usual...however, better late than never right??  I hope you had a good weekend....we did here in Michigan.  We spent some time with friends and enjoyed a family birthday party on Sunday.  We are hoping to enjoy a weekend of camping this weekend on Lake Michigan....which happens to be my fave lake!!  Here's hoping for nice weather and things going off without a hitch!

I found this dated wall clock at a church rummage sale awhile back.  It needed some help.....or so I thought:)

Here she is before...


I gave the clock a coat of primer and then a coat of white paint.  After the paint dried, I antiqued it with a coat of gray.  I love the combination of gray and white.

Here she is now after.....


I hope you have a great week!
If you're reading...ThAnKs!!!

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http://www.homestoriesatoz.com
http://www.kammyskorner.com/
http://www.adventuresofadiymom.com/
http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/
http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/
http://www.domestically-speaking.com
http://www.jaqsstudio.com/
http://www.creationsbykara.com
http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/
http://www.sugaranddots.com/
http://www.southernlovely.com/
http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/
http://thediydreamer.com
http://www.twindragonflydesigns.com/
http://www.madetobeamomma.com
http://tatertotsandjello.com
http://www.youngandcrafty.com/
http://www.flamingotoes.com/
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com
http://www.niftythriftythings.com/
http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net
http://www.whilehewasnapping.com/
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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Same Old Silverware-New Color

Good afternoon, everyone.....It's Thursday and it has been a busy week with all the back to work things that I had to do before the kids go back to school.  The summer has just flown by and I can't really look forward to the start of another school year.  This school year my first 2 grandchildren will start school and that 5 years have gone by so FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Well, here is my project and my daughter Jackie just blogged about her fun red silverware but I decided that I also wanted to change the look of them, so I decided on another color.  Here is the before picture:

As you can see they are a little beat up and not at all fun looking.  Kinda of boring.....
The handles of the silverware are really carved out and fun.

So, the color I decided on was orange.  I really like color and it is so fun and can go with so many colors and it is a great accent color.

When they were painted I decided to rub some burnt umber color paint into all the grooves, which seem to pick up all the details on them.


On all the edges I rubbed the same paint to add a little bit detail.
So what do you think?   Until next time, Dianne......................

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 http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/
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 http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/
 http://www.abowlfulloflemons.net/2013/08/one-project-at-a-time-8613.html
 http://www.notjustahousewife.net/
 http://hopestudios.blogspot.com/
 http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/
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http://itssoverycheri.com/2013/08/04/its-party-time-8-4-2013/
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 http://www.skiptomylou.org/2013/08/05/made-by-monday-2/
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http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2013/08/feathered-nest-friday_8.html
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Ladder Love

Good afternoon!!! I feel a little bit rushed I am not going to lie. I am supposed to be finishing packing up inside while my husband finishes outside and I am sitting on the computer BLOGGING!! We are heading up north camping and we are supposed to be pretty much gone by now. I hope he doesn't mind. :) I just wanted to share with you a little purchase that I was so excited about and a great way to use it. I think some people question my décor because it is filled with a bunch of old, rickety pieces that were never made to be used as I use them. I think it's fun though and I never have to worry about my little 18 month daughter breaking them right?

Anyhow I could keep writing and chatting about my life forever but my husband still waits patiently downstairs or outside for me....not quite sure where he is right now. :) I bought this ladder with the intentions of using it for photography. I take pictures here and there for a few friends and family and I like to have a few props for it. Instead of letting it just sit in my garage and collect dust and whatever else it may collect in the garage I decided to put it in the corner of my room and decorate it. I love how it turned out and it might just stay there for a while. What do you think, would you put a  ladder in the corner of your room? :) I hope you all have a great rest of the week!!










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Monday, August 5, 2013

Chicken Wire Frame

Good afternoon and happy Monday!!  I hope this finds you superb!  We had a low key weekend which was nice....:)  My father gave me this empty frame this past winter.  I cannot find the before picture of this frame.  I am not sure what is was really used for...  I decided to give it a coat of gray spray paint and then antiqued it a bit with black paint.  I then added a piece of chicken wire to the back of the frame and painted a few coats of chalkboard paint to the bottom of the frame.  Here she is now.....adorned with a few family pictures.

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http://itssoverycheri.com/2013/08/04/its-party-time-8-4-2013/
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http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2013/08/05/made-by-monday-2/
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http://www.madincrafts.com/2013/08/mad-skills-party-167.html
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Thursday, August 1, 2013

An Old Box with a little Bling


Good morning!  It's Thursday and a very nice day here in Michigan.  I'm home from our camp and trying to get a few things organized and cleaned.  Found this old partitioned wood box at an estate sale and thought it looked kinda of old and interesting.  I didn't really want to paint the whole box because I liked the grayness of the wood but I still wanted a little color.  Here is a picture of the box but I had already painted a little kilz paint in the inside.

The box is definitely old and you can see the cracks and old nails in the wood.


I wanted to clean up the inside to keep things cleaner in the box, so I decided on a few fun colors to paint the inside with. 


I painted up the sides of the inside of the box and all the boxes.  I choose a lavender, aqua, a celery green and a pink. Kinda of girl's colors but I think it works.
 As you can see it is old, look at the big cracks on the bottom of the box.

How do you like this box, better or should I have left it alone?  Until next time, Dianne..........
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http://www.733blog.com/2013/07/sugar-spice-174.html
http://www.handymancraftywoman.com/
http://wearethatfamily.com/
http://www.domestically-speaking.com/2013/07/188th-power-of-paint-party-popp.html
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http://www.momontimeout.com/2013/07/your-creative-timeout-party-no-92/
http://www.commonground-do.com/
http://rhinestonebeagle.blogspot.com/
http://www.itsoverflowing.com/2013/07/share-your-creativity-88/
http://theshadyporch.blogspot.com/2013/07/rock-n-share-52.html
http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2013/07/wow-me-wednesday-114.html
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2013/08/feathered-nest-friday.html
http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/2013/08/frugal-friday.html
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