A few items...

I did a trade with Debbie from the flea market and this is what I got!  A spoon necklace with a "J" that she made.  She hammers the spoon out flat and then stamps the letter...so cute! 

While going though my piles of stuff around the house, I found this mini album that I made years and years ago.  I passed it down to my sister-in-law that has two little guys for her to use.  The colors reminded me of her and her dudes.

 Okay...down to business. 

My birthday is in a couple of weeks and all I want is my ugly oak {builder's grade} kitchen cabinets to be painted.  They are just worn out and have water stains on them, not pretty!  I have been checking out on Pinterest all of the amazing kitchens and I keep coming back to white cabinets. They are timeless!  I can't decide if I want it glazed also.  My husband refuses to paint {he'd rather chew broken glass he always says to me} and so he said to hire someone.  I wish I felt confident enough to do it myself...

I love this kitchen!  I already have the beadboard backsplash.

{southernhospitalityblog}

 I found this picture on Pinterest also that I just adore!  What a great idea to paint the pantry door a color and that helps you not to have to commit to a wall color that bold.  It is subtle, yet striking.

{thehouseofsmiths.com}

Wish me luck!

Have a wonderful day!

A little present for a friend...

One of my favorite things to do when I get home from church

on Wednesday nights is to tune in on the House of 3 Webshow.

Last week Heidi Swapp was showing

how to make cute altered notepads. 

So, with my friend's birthday coming up...I thought that this

would be a fun little gift for her.  You know, for that friend

that has everything already...

I used a 12"x12" sheet of paper and cut it 8 1/2"x12".

I decided to have it open in the middle.

So, to help it stay shut I had to add the ribbon to it.

The middle bow is only attached on one side of the flap.

This notepad is a 5"x8" size, I bought a pack of 6 for cheap at my

local discount store.

I cut two slits, one at the top and then one towards the bottom

to feed the back of the pad through.

Have a Delightful day!

Life Story Scrapbook

My friend "commissioned" me to put together a

scrapbook for a co-worker's mom. 

It is a surprise for her,

I hope that she will enjoy it! 

She had typed up several pages of her life story

and I was able to put it together for her. 

I would've loved to show you how I scrapped the pages,

but for her privacy I won't.

I bought a pack of GCD Brand "Paris Nights" paper

that had flocked damask and foiled papers. 

It was a very classy set of papers to use for a "life story" kind of scrapbook. 

The scrapbook is red linen and I bought

that little "P" {her last name initial} at Hobby Lobby.

I haven't really scrapped in a while...I am really behind in doing scrapbooking for my family. 

Maybe it will be one of my many things that I need to add to my New Year's Resolution List!! :)

Baby K's room, Scrapbooking & Craft Room Update

I am finally getting around to doing some decorating in Baby K's room.  I know that this set up with change, but for now it works.

I eventually will paint in here something like Palladian Blue from Benjamin Moore.

I got these curtains at IKEA thinking they would be for my craft room.  Then I decided that they will be perfect in her room.  {Matilda Curtains}

Um, Yeah...Unplanned Project for Mr. B on Saturday.  He was taking the baseboards off and the sheetrock in one area caved in, then we found that there had been previous water damage.  So, he had to replace the whole area underneath the window {8' long}.  He ended up having to go to Home Depot twice.  He got a lot done, but we still have a lot to go!

See that Yucky Gold Color, the previous owners {Mr. B used to work with}, painted the whole house in this color thinking that it would be a "neutral" color to help sale it.  It was a nasty gold color, it was seriously gross...thankfully I saw past that and painted the whole house before we moved in, there was no way that I would've been able to live with that color.  {this picture doesn't give it justice for how gross it was!}

I worked on my friend's baby scrapbook because they are moving this week and I had to get it back to her.  {I covered her little face because I didn't ask for permission to show her picture, I wanted to just show you one of the 13 layouts I finished on Friday!}  She is seriously a cute baby!

I hope you have a fabulous day!

Organizing: Scrapbook Stuff & Books

Today, I have been organizing in my bedroom.  It is a disaster area right now {I am too embarrassed to even take a picture of it!}.  We gave our oldest one of our bookcases for his books and I have been consolidating our books into one bookcase.  I have been getting rid of books & papers that we don't need any more.  Lots of work {& dust!}.

A couple of years ago, I got this organizer tray from my local flea market.  It has been nice to have a lot of my embellishments out in the open to use.  I can't wait to get it into my new space!

A lot of you have seen using muffin tins as holders for wonderful junk!! :)  I LOVE JUNK!

Enjoy your day!