What I was up to on Friday

I have been having some fun yesterday, so I
thought I would share it.

My fun was in the form of recovering some chairs..
first is the ones I bought at an auction last year.
They looked good, but just not what I wanted,
so I finally got on the stick and got busy.

here is the before

the after.

I forgot to take a before,

But was covered in the blue toile of
this pattern, like this much better.

and this is the back :D

This was actually my first project
for the day, but I saved it for last.
The door, and the side of my buffet needed
some tlc, so here is the putty.
Waiting for it to dry.

the door and the side of buffet.

the door sanded, and the side sanded,

I forgot to flip the side pic, sorry about that. lol
and here is the finished product:

New knobs and everything!! I just love it now!!
I thought I would share with you some of
it's character....

this little black spot...
well I am sure some little boy got into
some sort of trouble over it...
it is a bb hole! lol.

here is another shot, lol,

I made a funny lol, of the hole.

I hope you all enjoyed the projects of the day.
More tomorrow!

Tonite hubby and I go to the Ducks Unlimited Nite,
they are playing Texas Hold'em, and I get to play
too!! Will let you know how it goes...
lol, I only play for fun, so, as long as I enjoy
the company, the chatting and getting to catch
up with those I haven't seen a while, it
will be a hit with me!!
See everyone tomorrow!

Live
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take,
but by the moments that take your breath away.
Laugh
A sense of humor can help you tolerate the unpleasant,
cope with the unexpected & smile through the day.
Love
There is one happiness in life to love & be loved!!!

I hope everyone has a wonderfully blessed day!!

Also don't forget to SMILE...
You will get on in return!!!

I owe blogville a really big apology!!!

I owe blogville a really big apology!!! I am so sorry
to have neglected everyone here!! In my defense...
the weather here has been sooooooo beautiful outside,
that I had to get some time out there, and once I started...
well let's just say, that it wasn't enough! I did get alot of
different things done thou. I am so sorry for forgetting to
blog. I PROMISE to do better! I will do at least 5 minutes
a day from here on out! So please bear with me!

Now for all of the stuff I have gotten done...
First outside...
I have been repainting the milk cans...

Here is just one of the ten.
(Show you more later)
and the other reason I have been
outside...
I have spring coming to visit!!!

Here is just one of the many Bulbs
I have, and it is blooming!!!
Don't you just LOVE Jonquils...
the first to bloom here! :D
I have been working on my front porch too.

our front steps... cement YUCK!

So I am painting them...
Nothing around here is safe from PAINT!

Just getting started... not sure what to do
with the tops as of yet. But going to
paint a saying on the risers of the stairs.

This is a picture of our back door...
I know it is still on my front porch!
(Actually the kitchen door)

and my storage cabinet...
my grandfather built it...
I bought it from an old family
friends auction, a few years ago!
JUST LOVE IT!

Here is my newest thing I am
working on... a peg holder...

or should I say... an old door
stop holder!!! (on the left is my
front door)

Here is the whole corner between the TWO
doors... alot of room huh??

and this is what you get to sit on
when the wind is blowing... You don't even
know it is blowing here! :D

and now for the other side of the front
porch. I now have two more benches there.

(As you can tell... on the butterfly bench...
is a chair I took... fell apart... now to make
something else out of it!)

This is a pic of what my buffet looked like
when I got it... the doors and mirror all taken
apart.

and this is the poor buffet...
all of the drawers need some help...
the bottom of the door compartment...
and of course... some tlc on the piece itself!

Don't you just love the old piece...

Here is my almost finished product!
I have replace the nobs... and now working

on the right door... it needs some wood
filler... and the hinges reattached.
So you will get one more chance of seeing it...
FINISHED!! :D
Now for the candler I have...
I have wanted the beads to be a red and white...
but not been able to find any old necklaces in those
colors... My mom gave me, my grandmothers beads
she used to make (crochet) necklaces... and look what
I did....

All of the white beaded necklaces have been
replaced and now I love it too!!

An up close look!! :D

The wall on the south side of the living room...

and the rest of the way to the front door...
don't you love my new fruit crate...
(0n the shelf behind the couch.)
I have also been painting our bedroom walls...
and they are also finished... for now!
I still not sure of the color... it has a slight
tint of green to it... and I want it too look a tiny
more yellow... not green yellow.

the necklace, belt holder...
(I added finials and doorstops to the
top of the earring holder.

Our new bedspread!! A royal blue
velvet with fringe!! I LOVE IT ALSO!!
The south corner of the room...
my side of the bed!!

The north west side of the bedroom...
this little old dresser with all of it's
loved parts... is one that my grandfather...
my dad's dad, built for us girls one Christmas...
Our daughters know mom likes angels so...
on the shelf in the corner you will notice a
music box angel sits on her perch. :D

And the north east corner of the room...
Hubby's side of the bed...
The color here looks a little too white...
but I promise it isn't! It all used to be

a BRIGHT YELLOW! It reminded me of
sunshine... but hubby thought it was TOO

bright... so here is the toned down version.
sitting on top of the pillows... is my hubby's

valentine's present from four years ago!!
I still love him (hubby) and the bear, just
as much and more as I did the day I gave
him to hubby! :D

Here is the sewing closet in the front
bedroom... Don't look too close...
you will see all of the projects waiting
for me to get too!!!

Here it is... all closed up!
Don't you just love the toile (not sure IF
I spelled this right!!)curtains??? :D
In this bedroom is the kid's toy box...

My grandmother's (mom's mom)...
old sewing trunk, it held all of her quilting
material!! (In May sometime...
this red carpet will be coming out...
to have the hardwood floors beneath
revealed!!!) I can't wait!!!!!! :D :D :D

The twin bed... frame from 400 mile
yard sale... the quilt is the one I won from
the LeRoy Homecoming four years ago.
the trunk is one I bought at an auction this
last fall... with NEW casters on the bottom!!
(I am going to do this too all of the trunks!!)

The bed in the north east corner of the
room... and the shelf I made for the kitchen...
now resides above the bed!

The "shoot for the moon" sign with shelves
that used to be above my desk...
Like them better here!! :D

The south west corner of the room...
behind the door. The dolls on the shelf
were made by my grandmother,

(dad's mom) for both of my girls!
above the dresser is a collage I made

of my mom's things from childhood
to after she married my dad!

She really loved it!! It has pictures...
girl scout badges she got... the wedding

announcement of theirs, her mother's

graduation ceremony, and other stuff too!

And one more shot of the laundry room wall.

I redid the "Laundry Room Drop Your Pants Here"

sign, now I finally love it, and added a shelf!
Trying to decide if I should paint it black

or leave it white... what do you think???

One of the last projects I will show you all,

is my new front door rug! Made from what
else... old linoleum... I now love!! this saying

where it is!! (Needless to say... the old sign
that hung on the wall also got repainted...
but I will show you that one next post!

And finally the tablecloth I made.

It is made from a red and white check
print! I do love it!!!!

Now I PROMISE once again I will post more often...
and keep it up!!! Please forgive me for falling down!
I will do better!!!

I hope everyone has a blessed day!! I know I have been
having plenty of them!!
I also started walking about two miles a day!!
So here is to getting into shape!! :D
I wish you all well! :D

Live
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take,
but by the moments that take your breath away.
Laugh
A sense of humor can help you tolerate the unpleasant,
cope with the unexpected & smile through the day.
Love
There is one happiness in life to love & be loved!!!

I hope everyone has a wonderfully blessed day!!

Also don't forget to SMILE...
You will get on in return!!!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!! :D My hubby bought me some spring!!!

Hello all, I am wishing everyone a really
superb Valentine's day!!! I hope you all
got a big hug, and lots of love on this
very special day of love!
I know I did!! I served up a special
dinner last nite for my hubby and 4 of
our friends. We had Spinach Salad,
Lobster Therador, Hash brown casserole
(Cracker Barrel's recipe), fresh homemade
green beans with bacon, Cheesy Garlic Biscuits
(Red Lobster's recipe) and for dessert
we had Turtle Cheesecake!!! Oh my,
we all blew our diets, cholesterol levels
to high heaven, but IT WAS WONDERFUL!!!
I was very lucky, not only did my hubby
buy me flowers for last night...
(daisy's and carnations) but he
bought me ROSES today...
my favorite ones!!! YELLOW ROSES!!!!!
How special can a girl feel??
I know how lucky I am to have
found such a sweet lovable fellow!! :D
(I also gave him a pair of gloves that
are for when he grills, and he can reach
right in and take off what ever he is
cooking without gettin' burnt!) :D

This is a picture of all of the flowers,
along with my signing card!!!
It plays...Country boys and girls
gettin' down on the farm!! :D

a close up of these beautiful spring
flowers!! And Monica,
you're right... Spring is sooooooo
wonderful!! :D I am all smiles! :D

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

Live
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take,
but by the moments that take your breath away.
Laugh
A sense of humor can help you tolerate the unpleasant,
cope with the unexpected & smile through the day.
Love
There is one happiness in life to love & be loved!!!

I hope everyone has a wonderfully blessed day!!

Also don't forget to SMILE...
You will get on in return!!!

The "Letter" Game

I am playing the "letter" game along with my dear
Bloggin' friends, Sue from Cotton Patch
http://sue-thecottonpatch.blogspot.com/
assigned me the letter "S". It took me a
few days to get the list together, and we also had
a party for my hubby's work to go too, and it took
another couple days yet to get with it... so here goes:

The items I love that start with the letter "S"

1.) I would have to say the first one would be
our Saviour! (without him, well, life isn't as good
as it gets!!) :D

2.) This would have to be my "Savory" Hubby!!
He makes my life soooooo sweet with all of his love,
and the special things he does for me! He lights up
my eyes with the love that shines, and my soul with
the love that shines back in his!!


here we are at said Valentines Party for work :D

3.) This one contains two "S"s. They are Scoti
and Samantha, my two very special girls!! They
have also lit up my life!

These are their senior pics.
As you can tell, Scoti loved Pooh!!
And boy, they both have such special smiles!

4.) "Scrumptious" Grandchildren!!
(I love them soooooo much I could eat them up!!)
Who could pass up those beautiful faces?

Taryn & Brock!!
This is MY FAVORITE Picture of them!! :D

5.) "Super" Friends!!
Ali is just one of these, she makes my everyday
brighter, we chat daily, run weekly & helps me
with my creativity when I get stuck!! Others are..
Cindy & Tracy, my fav librarians, friends who
encourage me to do anything I think of (they
know I can do it!) While I am the doubting Thomas
My mom, who loves me as I am, tells me I can
too. (My best cheerleader!) AND not to forget,

my super blogging friends, without all of your
endearing comments, encouragements & kudos's,
that make my day!! You make me smile every time
I get to visit with you, and you come for a visit too!
Thank you to all my Super Friends :D

6.) Sweets

I like all kinds of sweets, from candies, to CHOCOLATE.
to fudge, cheesecake and all the rest!! :D

7.) Saturdays
If you live where we live... there is a store by that
name, they sell clothes. But that isn't the Saturday
I am talking about, it is the day of the week...
when you get to sleep in... spend it with your family
after a week of work, school, and other life. The
whole day is for fun!! (At least it is at our house!)

8.) Sundays
For the day of worship of the Lord!!
A special time to hold everyone in your community
in your heart.

9.) Spring!!!
The time when all of the winter season ends,

all things start to show a rebirth of life!
Animals have their babies... Flowers start
to pop through the soil and get ready to show
us their beauty... Weather gets warmer!!
(YEA!!!) A time to start planting!!! What a
great time!! :D :D

10.) Summer!!!
My favorite time of year!! School is out!!!
The kids all get to spend their time outside...
having fun playing... I get to garden!!
And the weather here gets hot!! A day in
100 degree temps aren't unusual. (which are
my favorite days!!) Find a big glass of sun tea,
a shady place... maybe an outdoor bed... and kick
back and enjoy the sound of the birds talking to
everyone... and listen to the sound of the kids
laughing!! Or maybe a song on the radio, read
a good book!! while suntanning!! Oh my am I
awaiting this time of year!! :D :D :D :D

11.) SMILES!!
I love to see everyone with a smile on their
face!! It is soooooooo easy to smile... and just
think... you light up someone life with that
beautiful smile of yours... so SMILE!!!
PLEASE!! ;-)

well, all that is my list of "S" for this day!!
I hope you enjoyed them as much as I do! :D

Live
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take,
but by the moments that take your breath away.
Laugh
A sense of humor can help you tolerate the unpleasant,
cope with the unexpected & smile through the day.
Love
There is one happiness in life to love & be loved!!!

I hope everyone has a wonderfully blessed day!!
I know I am!!!!!! :D

Also don't forget to SMILE...
You will get on in return!!!