Sweet BoHo Baby Girl's Room

The fun decorating continues...




This time with my granddaughter's bedroom.





They rent this home, so we were limited with how creative we could be with the walls.


This is looking in the room from the doorway...

Cutest Pink Baby Shower! Part II

This is the continuing post on the very PINK baby shower that I had for my daughter.


If you missed Part I you can see it HERE.



In the first post, I showed you some decor and the Sign-In Table with a couple of games.




Let's move on to the dining tables...


I used my handy Silhouette electronic cutting machine to make a lot of my decor for this shower.

It's a Girl!

It seems that

I have been buried


this winter with


living and breathing


Baby Girl stuff!

Birthday Surprise Box Cards!

I just had the most fun making these little Birthday Surprise Boxes that are also Cards!

Beautiful Book Page WALLS!

I was so OVER my stripe wallpaper...



I had been wanting to put book pages on my walls FOREVER...



After much thought...



I came up with the perfect idea!

Believe in Tomorrow

I do 'Believe in Tomorrow'!

Though this ChalkArt was not my original ideal...

Map + Deer = Wall Art

My brain is in creative mode most all the time. And I wanted to make something unusual for my grown son, who lives in Kansas and is a hunter.

My Winter Putz Houses!

German verb putzen, which means "to clean" or "to decorate." Mass-produced cardboard Christmas villages became popular in the US during the early and mid-20th century, while porcelain versions became popular in the later part of the century.

Where have you lived?

I had been working on Christmas gifts and this is one of the projects that I did for my 23 year old daughter, Lisa.

Songbook Page Christmas Tree

I have a wreath that I made using rolled music book pages...


And thought, "Hey why not make another shape out of the same rolled up pages".


Plus, I wanted to show you early enough so that you could make one for Christmas if you so felt the desire!



I started with a clear plastic cone shape like this, but you can use any cone made out of different material like heavy card stock...

Edgar's Bed!

This story is pure Kismet.


Here's my story as it happened!


In our new hobby garage, we have an attic storage space above with a drop down ladder.


I was up there selecting furniture to bring down to paint.


As I was stacking things up for Hubby to help carry down, I stacked an old vintage leather suitcase on top of this...

Summer Banner

Welcome to Summer!


My Favorite Season

To Celebrate it,




I made a

Summer Banner!

Hanging Map Light!

What a cool and fun project this was...



And so easy to do!



Here's how I did it...

Be My Valentine Giveaway!

This year, I decided to get out my hand painted jello mold tree that I normally only display during Christmas in my kitchen.




I removed any ornaments that looked Christmasy, then added red glass heart ornaments tied with black and white check ribbon. 




Now it's officially my "Be My Valentine Tree" as part of the limited amount of Valentine decor that I have.

Putz House & Tie Skirt

Since all the decorating is done,

 I have been having a bit of fun. 

I have always wanted to make a cute little paper house. In doing research on them, I found out the name of these sweet houses are putz houses.



I googled them and came across a pattern to use. I used this pattern...

Shabby Dress Form Belt

I decided to undress my Dress Form 

and display her differently.






Initially, I had her dressed in my wedding dress.

Snowflake Wreath

I knew it in my gut. I knew it was wrong. Not finished. Not attractive enough.

Us decorators know. We just do,  and this was wrong and I am here to admit it and fix it.

What am I talking about?


This...

My Winter 2012 Mantel

As promised, here is a picture overload of My Winter 2012 Mantel.

Dresser to TV Stand~ Revamp!

I recently showed you an orange and black, low setting dresser in my Week 6 - Diamonds In The Rough! post that you can see HERE. It's one that when I first saw it, I scratched my head and thought, "What were they thinking painting it like this?"!  I purchased it anyway at a garage sale for my daughter's apartment. Even though it was an ugly piece of furniture, I knew that I could transform it for my daughter to use for her TV/DVD in her new apartment. And, it has a much needed storage space to boot and very sturdy! Plus, at the price of only $5 for a solid oak dresser, it was a steal!

Before

I started the transformation by calling my daughter and asked, "Book page or sheet music?"  She replied back, "Book page, but why?" I told her I had a surprise for her and to come over in a couple of days.


I first cleaned and sanded down the whole piece. I knew I wanted to retain the black and it was painted well, but I wanted to distress it a bit and add a stain over the whole piece. I then painted the drawers a beige color. I was going to decoupage the face of the drawers with book pages, but wanted the edges beige for when opening. I definitely didn't want to see any orange.  I then added the book pages. I wiped a stain over the whole piece and then sealed it. I sprayed painted the original knobs black and when my daughter came over, she fell in love with it.

I wanted to put these brushed nickel pulls on the drawers...

But my daughter didn't want them and asked to use the original pulls. I think it would have really changed the look with these other pulls but alas, it's not mine!

This must be one of the easiest transformations that I have done and so fun. Don't you just love it too?

NOTE: You should be able to click on most of the pictures to enlarge to see further details.
These parties I love to link up to or check out my Blog Parties tab
Party Time @ It's So Very Cheri
Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps On The Porch
Motivate Me Monday @ Keeping It Simple
Creative Blogger's Party @ Homemaker On A Dime
Making The World Cuter @ Making The World Cuter
Amaze Me Monday @ Dittle Dattle 
Twice Owned Tuesday @ House Of Grace
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm
Time to Shine Tuesday @ A Diamond in the Stuff 
Tuesday Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia 
Trash 2 Treasure @ Sassy Sites
Power Of Paint @ Domestically Speaking
Swing Into Spring Wednesday @ DIY by Design
White Wednesday @ Faded Charm
Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style
Piece of Work Wednesday @  Primitive & Proper
Good Life Wednesday @ A Beach Cottage
Open House Thursday @ No Minimalist Here
Strut Your Stuff Thursday @ Somewhat Simple
Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Chic Cottage
100 Ideas Under $100 @ Beyond The Picket Fence
Show And Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home
Furniture Feature Friday @ Miss Mustard Seed
Remodelaholic Friday @ Remodelaholic
Frugal Friday @ Shabby Nest
Look What I Found Friday @ Vintage Revivals
Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage
Vintage Inspiration Friday @ Common Ground
Weekend WrapUp Party @ Tatertots and Jello
Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors
Strut Your Stuff @ The Saturday Morning Blog
Show and Tell Saturday @ Be Different, Act Normal 
Sunday Showcase Party @ By Stephanie Lynn 
Sundae Scoop Weekend Wrap Up Party @ I love Nap Time 
Before and After Party @ Thrifty Decor Chick

Map It!

Recently I picked up a table for $3. I see a reoccurring them here with $3 tables (see a post HERE on more refurbished $3 tables)!

I did a post that you can see HERE with my Diamonds In The Rough! features. It's where I go to garage sales and then show you what treasures I found. I then refurbish the items or decorate with them and show you the after.

This is the before of this table...the one on the right side.

Initially, I said that this would be a great table for a TV on top and with an added shelf inside, it would be perfect for storing electronics like a DVD player, etc.  Due to my love for how this came out, I am going to keep it at least until the new wears off, so-to-speak. I have no need for a TV stand because we have built-ins that hold our TV's or they are mounted on the wall. Therefore, this is just a cute table located in our exercise room for now.

Everything you see in this picture except for the flying angel came from a garage sale.

Huge Ornate Framed Mirror - $25 - I painted it black

Antique floor lamp - $15 - I rewired it 

Table - $3 - I refurbished it seen in this post

Gold frame with antique baby cabinet card photo - $2 - different garage sales, I put them together

Old books - 25¢ each - great used in displays

Glass canister - 50¢ - I added the old white buttons

Picnic Basket - $2 - I painted the top with roses

Flying angel or cherub came from TJ Maxx

Flowers came from Hobby Lobby but the urn you can't see came from a garage sale

I talked (in the Diamonds In The Rough! post), about how this must have been some kind of desk or enclosed cabinet, because there are signs a door was hinged at the bottom and opened up from the top down. This door was missing, so I made a shelf that is removable. I painted the shelf and inside a fun green color that I received free in the mail as a sample from Valspar. It goes well here with the green wall behind it too.

Also, you will recall that the veneer on the top was completely ruined. So I quickly removed it with a heat gun and putty knife. In it's place I decoupaged an old National Geographic map of the northwestern U.S. I purchased the map on eBay for framing but used it this way instead.

 It means something to me because it has the state that I live in, as well as, my son and other family members locations.

The oak on the sides, back and legs were in pretty good shape, so I just glued where it was loose, sanded it down and wiped a stain on the whole piece before sealing it. Don't you think it turned out unique and fun at the same time?

NOTE: You should be able to click on most of the pictures to enlarge to see further details.
These parties I love to link up to or check out my Blog Parties tab
Party Time @ It's So Very Cheri
Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps On The Porch
Motivate Me Monday @ Keeping It Simple
Creative Blogger's Party @ Homemaker On A Dime
Making The World Cuter @ Making The World Cuter
Amaze Me Monday @ Dittle Dattle 
Twice Owned Tuesday @ House Of Grace
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm
Time to Shine Tuesday @ A Diamond in the Stuff 
Tuesday Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia 
Trash 2 Treasure @ Sassy Sites
Power Of Paint @ Domestically Speaking
Swing Into Spring Wednesday @ DIY by Design
White Wednesday @ Faded Charm
Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style
Piece of Work Wednesday @  Primitive & Proper
Good Life Wednesday @ A Beach Cottage
Open House Thursday @ No Minimalist Here
Strut Your Stuff Thursday @ Somewhat Simple
Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Chic Cottage
100 Ideas Under $100 @ Beyond The Picket Fence
Show And Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home
Furniture Feature Friday @ Miss Mustard Seed
Remodelaholic Friday @ Remodelaholic
Frugal Friday @ Shabby Nest
Look What I Found Friday @ Vintage Revivals
Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage
Vintage Inspiration Friday @ Common Ground
Weekend WrapUp Party @ Tatertots and Jello
Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors
Strut Your Stuff @ The Saturday Morning Blog
Show and Tell Saturday @ Be Different, Act Normal 
Sunday Showcase Party @ By Stephanie Lynn 
Sundae Scoop Weekend Wrap Up Party @ I love Nap Time 
Before and After Party @ Thrifty Decor Chick