OUR FRENCH COUNTRY BEDROOM - wall hooks

Sometimes I look at other blogs and
see photos of beautiful homes that 
make me question if they are real
or not. I wonder how could I ever
achieve that. The finishes cost a 
fortune and my fortune is dedicated
to more personal things like groceries.

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CHRISTMAS DECOR 2015 - vignettes

Over the last while we have

had one wind storm after

another and as a result

there have been a ton of

power and utility outages

all over the area. We have

endured a few of these

outages and I find myself ..

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SIGN MAKING - ideas and stencils

Thinking about making your
own sign? Maybe you can find
a class close to home that offers
help with stenciling. 

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STENCILLED SIGNS - ideas, colors, and textures

 

This first cabinet door was painted with ASCP Coco

and stenciled in white. Dark

wax was applied only on the outer frame and edge and some heavy sanding was done to distress the whole sign.

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COTTAGE SIGN - lady pamela

Lady Pamela emailed me after stumbling upon my last show in South Surrey,

she also happens to be a fellow blogger that I follow.

Here is some of the email she sent me:

Hi Kristy,

I have been wanting a sign for my home that says "Lady Pamela's Cottage" for many years now,

but could never decide on what style exactly. I really loved the signs you had at the sale.

The only thing that I know for sure is that it has to say "Lady Pamela's Cottage" on it.

Other than that, perhaps my favorite white roses.

I enjoy working on signs and even more when there is a direction as clear as Pamela's.

Her sign is made from a vintage foot board cut to 35" wide to fit her space and an old rose mirror frame.

 Yes Mother if the roses look familiar it is your old mirror from the bathroom.

Don't give me any grief you gave it to me years ago.

The new owner has only seen photos so far but here is some of what she wrote me:

Kristy! My mouth dropped open.

It is soooooo beautiful and perfect.

I can't believe you caught the essence of my decorating soul.

I am giddy with happiness.

Lady Pamela

And now I need a favor from you.

Over the weekend I received a very nice email with this attachment.

Look familiar ??   Look again ...

Katie, a local graphic designer played with my header logo and came up with this.

I think this is so very cool that she did this and now I want you to weigh in on which one you

would like to see when you come to my page.

The new crisp professionally designed one

or

The old familiar one I made

HERE'S YOUR SIGN - recycled wood

For those of you looking for a Jeff Foxworthy stand up routine of the same name, you will be disappointed. This article is to help give you ideas and offer suggestions

in repurposing items into new and fabulous signs to hang and enjoy in your home.

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MISCELLANEOUS - driftwood

The final installment of the driftwood series is

Miscellaneous items.

BAR STOOLS and FOOT STOOLS

WALL HOOKS

TOWEL HANGERS and SHELVES

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MIRRORS

CUSTOM SIGNS

POOL TOWEL STAND and SEVERAL DEER

AN UMBRELLA STAND

To see the other driftwood pieces I use to make:

Chairs - Benches - Tables

There is also a queen size driftwood bed shown here:

Bed

BLOG MOTHERS - thank you for the inspiration

This is a shout out to a couple of woman who have

 inspired me, and I wanted to wish them a happy

 mother's day in a special way.

Gail from

MY REPURPOSED LIFE

did a clock table long before I ever started blogging

but when I first saw it online I saved that image

and patiently waited for the right piece to come to me.

Well it came last week.

The first appearance of Gail's clock can be seen here

then the antiqueing here

and finally mounted on the perfect legs here

THANK YOU GAIL!

I really enjoyed creating this

Then there is the infamous

MISS MUSTARD SEED

She's been doing hand painted signs for quite some

time

 I enjoy them all but never seem to find time to

 make one myself till the copy me challenge.

I ended up going in a different direction for the

 challenge which you can see here but still had

 started something that I did recently get finished.

Take a look at some of Marian's signs here

THANK YOU MARIAN!

I will definetly try more soon.