Shabby Gals

Monday, April 8, 2013

Eat Your Veggies!!

Good evening! How are you? I hope you had a restful and fun weekend. We had a low key weekend here in good 'ole Michigan. My little guy broke his wrist this past Friday by falling at a local park. It is the worst thing in the world to see your little guy in pain. Here's hoping to a better week and less pain for him.

I recently made a new sign for our store. I took a piece of unused trim and primed and painted it. I then used my cricut machine to create the words "Eat Your Veggies" and stenciled it on with white paint.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Just a Little Black Table

Good Friday. Just got back home from a wonderful vacation. Me and my husband headed down to Charleston, South Carolina. It was just beautiful down there and the weather was nice until Thursday, but it was warmer than good ole Michigan. It was nice to just get away and relax. Well, time to blog again and I forgot to take a before picture. I found this cute little square table that had some clean lines, not modern and not an antique, but cute. I didn't like the brown wood color and thought that another little black table could go anywhere. I figured that everyone could use another black dress so why couldn't one use another black table.

So I painted it black and wiped all the edges of the table with a silver paint. It looked distressed but it wasn't.

Just like a black dress, the knob on the table needed a little extra bling. I had this silver earring that I took off the back and glued (E6000) it to the knob. It still needed a little bit more bling so I added another sparkly earring to the top.

So here is my little black table. Not too fancy but it would be a nice addition to any room, with just a little bling.

The chair next to the table is going to be my next project. It needs a little TLC, but the cushions are in great shape, not the wood.

So what do you think? Until next time, Dianne......

Linked to:http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.firefliesandjellybeans.com/

http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/

http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2013/04/transformation-thursday-no-198.html

http://www.733blog.com/2013/04/sugar-spice-157.html

http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/

http://www.momontimeout.com/2013/04/your-creative-timeout-party-no-76/

http://www.commonground-do.com/
http://yesterdayontuesday.com/
http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2013/04/03/hookin-up-with-hoh-142/
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/2013/04/frugal-friday.html
http://missmustardseed.com/2013/04/8926/
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2013/04/feathered-nest-friday.html
http://www.alittleknickknack.com/
http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/
http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/
http://lovelycraftyhome.com/
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/2013/04/show-tell-saturday-040613.html
http://tatertotsandjello.com/2013/04/weekend-wrap-up-party-and-cut-it-out-frames-giveaway.html
http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2013/04/party-junk-181-diy-moss-projects.html
http://www.sew-much-ado.com/
http://theshadyporch.blogspot.com/
http://www.itsoverflowing.com/
http://www.notjustahousewife.net/
http://www.elizabethandco.blogspot.com/
http://www.the36thavenue.com/2013/04/party-time-5.html
http://staceyembracingchange.blogspot.com/
http://www.mysimplehomelife.com/
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/04/158th-table-top-tuesday.html
http://hopestudios.blogspot.com/
http://ninthstreetnotions.com/2013/04/i-made-it-monday-54.html
http://www.trulylovelyblog.net/
http://thegrantlife.com/
http://www.jaqsstudio.com/
http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/
http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/
http://twoyellowbirdsdecor.blogspot.com/
http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/
http://igottacreate.blogspot.com/2013/04/wildly-original-link-party-46.html
http://www.craftionary.net/2013/04/friday-link-party-59.html
http://www.iheartnaptime.net/sundae-scoop-link-party-74/
http://www.youngandcrafty.com/
http://twoyellowbirdsdecor.blogspot.com/
http://www.threemangoseeds.blogspot.com/
http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/
http://www.504main.com/2013/04/tickled-pink-140.html

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Scrapbox Shelf

Hi all!! It's Wednesday evening and I am super pumped. The countdown is on...in about 13 hours (I know pathetic that I am counting down the hours) I am boarding a plane and heading to a warmer destination!!! I can't WAIT to feel 70 degree weather...I feel like it has been way too long. So before I head out tomorrow morning I wanted to share with you one of my latest creations.

My Dad gave me this old box out of his garage that he had no use for. I was pumped because I love old boxes...even if they are not worth anything. Well this one happened to be useless to use as a box because the bottom was broken. I hate to just throw it away because I knew that something could be salvaged from it. So an idea come to my head and I asked my lovely husband to take on a project with me. We took the box apart and saved the outside pieces with the writing on it. I found these pretty brackets this summer and I was just saving them for a project like this. He made a new top out of some wood we had laying around in the garage and screwed the brackets into it. We then pieced together the two side pieces from the old broken box and screwed the brackets into them as well. This is how the masterpiece turned out. I was very happy with the result! I was also very appreciative of the assitance I had in actually making my crazy idea turn into an actual creation!! :) It might not have turned out as well if it was me with the old box, brackets, and tools. I probably wouldn't have anything left by the end to salvage from the two pieces. :) I like to think that we make a great team like that, I wouldn't ask him if he agrees though.

Have a splendid rest of your week!!! I will see you next Wednesday!!

Here is a close up of the brackets. Aren't they just so unique and pretty? When I saw them I just had to have them!

Linked up to:

http://www.houseofhepworths.com/

http://www.somewhatsimple.com/19541/

http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/

http://www.katiesnestingspot.com/

http://www.the36thavenue.com/2013/04/party-time-7.html

http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/

http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/

http://www.firefliesandjellybeans.com/

http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.momontimeout.com/2013/04/your-creative-timeout-party-no-77/

http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://www.shabbynest.blogspot.com/

http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/

http://www.alittleknickknack.com/

http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

Featured for this project at:

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

How About Some Music?

Hello everyone. I'm enjoying Easter break from work. Me and the hubby decided to take off and do some sightseeing and to seek a little bit of sunshine and warmth. Headed down to Charleston, South Carolina. Hopefully will find some warmer temperatures than what we have had in Michigan. I'm leaving this little chair in the hands of one of my daughters to publish while I'm gone. This little chair was found at an estate sale. Just loved the back of the chair. It is all wood. Here is the before picture:

The chair had quite a bit of detail on it, so I thought I would have some fun with it. I painted it white before I took the before picture. The chair actually was a dirty stained wood that had been banged up. Once I painted it, it looked a little boring. I brought out my music paper and covered the seat and some of the front and part of the legs.

I wanted to show off a little bit more of the neat details of the chair, so I took some dark grey paint and painted it in all the crevices of the chair, wiped off the excess. I took a kinda wet/dry rag and dipped into the paint and rubbed it in the inside of all the carved part of the back of the chair. I rubbed some paint on top of the music just to darken the white pages.

So, here is my little music chair. What do you think?

Linked to these parties:http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2013/04/01/made-by-you-monday-146/
http://www.madincrafts.com/2013/03/mad-skills-link-party-149.html
http://diyshowoff.com/2013/04/01/that-diy-party-10/
http://www.sumossweetstuff.com/
http://threemangoseeds.blogspot.com/
http://pinkapotamus.blogspot.com/
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
http://hopestudios.blogspot.com/
http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/2013/04/take-look-tuesday.html
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/
http://www.notjustahousewife.net/
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/04/158th-table-top-tuesday.html
http://knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/
http://www.homemakeronadime.com/
http://stylishonceagain.blogspot.com/
http://www.thegirlcreative.com/2013/03/30/the-weekend-creative-linky-party-no-1.html
http://diyshowoff.com/2013/04/01/that-diy-party-10/
http://itssoverycheri.com/2013/03/31/its-party-time-3-31-2013/
http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2013/03/the-sunday-showcase-party-no-146.html
http://lambaround.blogspot.com/
http://tatertotsandjello.com/2013/03/weekend-wrap-up-party-and-lightscoop-deluxe-giveaway.html

Monday, April 1, 2013

Updated Thrift Store Canisters

Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend:) It was nice for us....we spent some time with family and friends. My son loved all the candy and the Easter egg hunts! He's at such a fun age right now....I wish I could just pause time for just a bit.

I found these canisters at a recent rummage sale.

They looked pretty outdated right? I primed and painted the lids of the canisters. I then took some black paint and gave it a distressed look. It's amazing how just a bit of paint can spruce things up. Here they are now....new and refreshed!

Have a wonderful day!
Linking to these parties:

http://ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com/
http://www.craft-o-maniac.com/
http://www.sewcando.com/
http://becolorful.typepad.com/
http://diyshowoff.com
http://www.sumossweetstuff.com/
http://www.keepingitsimplecrafts.com
http://www.homemakeronadime.com/
http://www.alderberryhill.com/
http://ninthstreetnotions.com/
http://www.thegirlcreative.com
http://jembellish.blogspot.com/
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/