My Little Wheelbarrow

Hi everyone.  It's gardening time and I love how pretty the gardens look.  Here in Michigan it's been a little dry so we have had to do some watering to keep the gardens perky.  Anyways, I found this little wheelbarrow at a garage sale (where else would I buy it) and thought that it would look cute in a color rather than the original steel look.   Here is the before picture, which really didn't look bad.

Out came the "cheery" melon spray paint and I started painting.  I think it will show up much better in a garden or as an accent piece in a room.  What do you think?

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New Headboard

Hello!! Just another beautiful day in Michigan today. I love this time of year! I hope you are all enjoying these lazy days of summer. Today I am going to show you a project that I have been wanting to get done for awhile now. I found this big mantel at the flea market a year back. I just loved it and brought it home. Of course my husband was wondering where this big piece was going to go in our house. I reassured him that I knew where it was going. :) The best thing about this piece is that it is made out of foam. You would never know by the way it looks, but it is NOT heavy and I don't have to worry about it falling down from the wall. The guy who I bought it off of used to decorate for weddings and he was selling a bunch of his materials. I could have bought a ton more if we had room in the car. Fortunately for my husband we didn't. :) I painted it and cut the sides to make them even. My husband then helped me cover up the ends with pieces of wood that he cut out to cover up the ends. I LOVE  how it turned out!
Have a fabulous rest of your week and thanks for stopping by!!
~ Jessica

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Lil' Pink Birdcage

Good evening...hope everyone had a great Tuesday.  It was a beautiful day here in Michigan....as we spent most of it by the pool.  I feel like it doesn't get much better than that!  I found this little bird cage at a yard sale.  I saw some potential in it and quickly scooped it up.

I thought it would look cute all dolled up in pink....so I cleaned it up and sprayed a couple coats of paint.  Here's the after picture....I hope you enjoy the rest of your evening! 

If you're reading.....ThAnKs!!

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Flower Box

Hello and happy Monday!  Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying summer so far.  Time is going so fast right now and I so wish I could just pause it for awhile.  I love summer and it just seems to go so FAST....

I picked up this wood box at a garage sale.  I have said it many times before....but I just love boxes..any size or shape.

 I gave it a coat of Kilz primer and then a couple coats of aqua paint.  I used my cricut machine to cut out a stencil.  I chose the word love and decided to stencil it in white.

Have a great day....and if you're reading ThAnKs!!!

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A Step Up......

Happy Friday everyone......Here we go again.  I'm really into the color aqua and have been painting everything I find with this color.  Had found this old beat up 3 step ladder at a garage sale.  It was pretty sad looking but I thought it had possibilities.  Here is the before picture:
 

  So I had some fun and painted aqua paint all over it and it looked so cheery right away and not so beat up.I put some graphics on the steps from Graphic Fairy, but I ripped the edges so they would soften into the wood and look a little old.  Than I wiped my favorite antiquing paint, burnt umber all over and wiped off the excess until I got the desired result.  I kinda left more paint on the edges and in the cracks.  Here is what it ended up looking like:

So again, what do you think?  It would be a fun conversation end table or in a bathroom holding little extras. Until next time, Dianne.......................

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