NO fail Friday today!!!!!!!!

Today is a NO fail Friday...and why you may ask? Because....I'M CLOSING ON MY NEW HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry...I'm excited...just a smidge.

Anyway, so you don't get lonely while I'm panama jackin' it through this remodel, I'll share some photos with you of my last home remodel. Now, please remember that these were taken in 2006...longggggggggggg before I even knew what a blog was. So, they're not the best quality, but...they'll do.

Here is my lovely prison living room when we bought the house:


And here is the after:

Obviously, the first thing I did was to remove the prison bars. Second...vertical blinds YUCK. Then, I used the sticky tiles to tile the top of the ledge to hide the holes where the bars had been. Then, we painted. I have to say, the pumpkin pie color on my accent wall has to be one of my favorite colors I've ever painted with. And unfortunately it was a mis-tint, so I'll probably never find another one again......Oi Vey.......

Stay tuned for more additions of "My Old House" :)

Gettin' Crafty on Hump Day.....

Ok, so this is going to be COMPLETELY off topic, but what can I say...that's just how I roll...

Craftaholics Anonymous is hosting a Christmas in July party (PS-sign up ends tomorrow!!!!) and I could NOT be more ecstatic about it! Its going to be a great time, and I hope to make some new friends.

One new friend, is Teresa...who I am making a gift FOR. Anyone have any ideas?!?!? I have a few...just like to get my readers opinions...

Well, since shes a new friend, I wanted to give her a shout out and feature one of my favorite crafts she made...so check THESE OUT!!!!

How incredibly cute AND simple are these ribbon/button bookmarks?!?!?!? I have so many friends that are bookworms, and I loveeeeeeeee giving books as gifts...but a book never seems like enough ya know. Add in a hand made bookmark, and THAT'S a gift!!!!!!! And I must add, if you get a chance to check out her etsy shop, DO IT! She is seriously gifted in the paper crafting area. That is an area I have almost zero talent in. I think its cuz of my deep seeded fear of paper cuts. I should discuss that with my therapist....

Ok, so now that I've put in my little plug for my new home girl, lets get this party started......

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Thanks everyone, lets see what you've been up to.....

Tequila makes me get my craft on...

I’m not a huge bottle person…I mean, don’t get me wrong, I like em’ as much as the next guy, but I don’t typically swoon over them. But then, while cleaning my local college boys dorms (don’t even ask…let me just tell you that college boys are DIS-GUSTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) I found this lovely little tequila bottle. Maybe it was the shape, or the little round cork lid, but whatever it was, I liked it.


Drawing inspiration from All Thingz Related, I decided to turn to Graphics Fairy for some help. Since I’m on a coffee kick, I figured, why not make it a coffee bottle. Presto…there ya have it…

I like it. I like it a lot. :)

PS-Thank GOD blogger is fixed....I was starting to get a nervous tic...

I HEART alphabet photography...

I'm seeing alphabet photography everywhere, and I just love it, its so out of the box! So when I spotted these at my local Dollar Tree...

I knew they would frame my letters PERFECTLY! Now, I just need to find letters...

At first, it was really hard, but then the more I looked, the more I started to see them. Since we just bought the new house I'm on a "home" kick, so I figured that's what I should spell. I can't tell you how hard it was to find an M....who'da thunk...

H...with an iron fence

O...a beautiful stained glass church window

M...a set of GORGEOUS doors on one of the beautiful old catholic churches in town

E...my picket fence out back

Put them all together and display them on my lovely $3 buffet, and I LOVEEEEEEEEEEE it!!!! I can't wait to try more! Maybe some names or something...hmmmm......

Arrrrrrrrrgggghhhh Mateys, Check out me Booty...

That's pirate for lookey what I got!!!!!

I had a good garage sale-ing day and wanted to share my treasures!
$5.50 for all that goodness!!!!!!


Starting with this GORGEOUS 100% solid wood table lamp. This beauty cost me $2, and once I get finished with her, she'll look like a million bucks! Shes close already... :)

PS-this is by far the HEAVIEST lamp I will probably ever lay my hands on!

I have a confession to make. I have a MAJOR affinity for Gnomes. They're little and jolly and cute, and sharply dressed, I mean, whats not to love?!?! If I ever find one I shall catch him and keep him in my pocket...unless I'm wearing my tight jeans, in which case I guess I'll just shove him in my purse with all my other crap. I purchased this book called "Gnomes" for .50 cents. I got more than I bargained for with this one. Imagine my surprise to find NUDE PICTURES of gnomes in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let me tell you, it has ruined my image of them a tad bit. I really didn't see that coming from a mile away....

And this...my loveeeee. I have been searching for her for months and months and months! I have BIG plans for her! HUGE! More to come on that in a future post....

So what'd you find this week? :)

Gettin' Crafty on Hump Day....

I'm quite a ways away from moving into the new place. But that shouldn't stop me from making things for it right?!?!?! I've known for some time that the next place I move is having a coffee themed kitchen. And about 18 months ago, I bought 2 rolls of this FAB border...which is what started the whole thing:


Imagine my absolute delight when I found this:


Its a lid to a paper mache box (see the back):

I got it on half off day for .49 cents at Salvation Army. I heart Salvation Army. Anywho...it matches my border. Things that match make me happy :)

I decided, it needs to be a clock. Everyone needs a clock in their kitchen right? No? Hubby says I should just leave it and hang it as is. I never listen to hubby.

So, I found this monstrosity at Goodwill for $2.99 (and don't even GET me started on how outrageous goodwill's prices have become, I mean SERIOUSLY...someone needs to explain to them they are NOT Macy's, ok, I mean GET OVER YOURSELF, seriously *taking Valium*) Now that that's out of my system, I feel better.


So, I ripped that ugly beast apart and united the innards with my lovely lid and VOILA......perfection.......

So the color scheme is black cabinets, with the beige counters and floor already in there. Gold color for the walls (same as the color in the border) and red curtains and accents...what do you think?

So what've you been craftin' for hump day? Link it up, and please comment when you do. Also, visit some of the other links and share some comment love with them too. Please please pretty please :)

My week....

Ok, so I wish I could tell you that the reason I didn't get any crafts done last week is because I was laying around recuperating from my surgery, but that is not the case. Lets sum up my week shall we?

1) Uncle in law passed away Sunday

2) surgery Monday

3) visitation Tuesday

4) bought a house Wednesday

5) sorted junk Thursday

6) garage sale & house closing Friday

7) garage sale Saturday

8) ran around all day Sunday and Monday

Soooooooooooo, needless to say, I'M POOPED!!!!!! ;)

My dr, really hit the nail on the head though. At my pre-op appointment he said he wanted me to take it easy the whole week. I told him I would and then he rolled his eyes and said "I know you." Whoops ;)

Anyway, I'm working on a craft today for gettin' crafty on hump day, and we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow :)

(that is until we close on this new house and I have to start packing...lol)