Small Shopping Trip

Yesterday I spent the day shopping with my girlfriend at Ikea.  We went right after the kids went to school, 9:15 am SHARP!  Ikea is about a 45 minute drive, but we had sooo much fun chatting, the entire way!  Isn't it the neatest thing when you haven't spent time with a girlfriend for months and months and then you finally make a point to get together?  We had a blast!

And I found numerous things to reinvent for Christmas presents!  Look at my load.  I had three things on my list. 

Look at this haul!

I am going to stencil the outdoor rugs for two of my girlfriends.  They will be great for the fall and spring season for scraping shoes off after taking some wet walks!  The lazysusans were a great find.  I am going to use the most awesomist paint in the world on them.  Annie Sloan!  I am sure those will be awesome Christmas presents.  And, I am not sure you can see the 7 umbrellas I bought for $2.99 each, but I got one each for my bff's girls (the Hicks Chicks).  I am going tie a little jewelry bag to each one with a piece of jewelry, perhaps a necklace or bracelet. 

Anyway, we managed to make it home in time to grab the kids, 4:10 pm!!!  (That is some serious shopping.)  I am still unloading my car with my wonderful finds and enjoying my memories of my day with Heather. 

Looks like I best get busy if I am going to have a preview for you tomorrow!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!! 



Thursday, Turning a Corner

Good day my friends!

I have ANOTHER project.  Yup, craigslist.  GIANT SMILE!!!  It's more of a summertime or southern thing right now (or even out west where my cousin lives, my favorite girly cousin), but I think I am on to something here!!  Honestly, tell me if you think I am off my rocker.  I won't mind.  It is getting me out of my funk and exciting me about the November fair!  Yippeeeeeee!!!

There are four round sort of light fixtures.

Isn't the square planter looking one super cool?

Somewhere it says made in Mexico.

I am going to take out the wiring and the bulby looking holder things and put glass tea light holders in their place.  Of course, I am going to paint them out.  I might even try my Antibes Green Annie Sloan paint on one, maybe.  I am for sure that I am going to do one in a cream.  The wood is real wood, different than any type I have ever seen, kinda cool.  I also think there is going to be a raising and lowering issue, but I am not there yet, fix and paint first. 

I am super excited!!!!  SoooooOooo???  Whatcha think?