Oh how I love to repurpose

I've been really busy lately! My daughter got married and boy what a task! She was beautiful, the wedding was beautiful...I was a blubbering mess!  We used vintage sheets for her wedding.  I am starting to repurpose some of them.  My mother-in-law's birthday is tomorrow, so I made her some hankies from the sheets.  They are nice and soft. Here is one of them:

My ironing board broke awhile back. I decided to get a small one instead of the large one I used to have.  I found one at the thrift store, but it didn't have a cover.  Between getting it covered and needing to iron again, I decided to go ahead and get a large one and find a way to store it better.  I took the small one, added a padding I found from the thrift store and a burlap sack I had in the shed.  I think it matches perfectly!

Now if I can just get that loveseat covered that my husband picked up for me at ...you guessed it....a thrift store! The chair and tractor tire photo is one that I took and had printed as a poster print. I've had the scale for a while. I finally found one at an antique show here in OKC.  I had been looking for one for quite awhile.  I was wanting it for baby photos.  I haven't done any since I got it, but I did take a adorable photo of my new granddaughter with it.

 Well, off to pintrest to see what I can do next. Hope I don't get addicted to browsing before I get another craft done!

I think it's pretty im"press"ive!

My newest Pintrest project complete! This is a small ironing board made from a TV tray I got at the thrift store for a couple of buck.  It is a nice one, hardly used at all.  I also bought a heavy cotton blanket and a cotton receiving blanket.  I used several layers, cut them to size, added a piece of fabric I had laying around, and had my hubby staple them to the underneath.  (Wish I could have stapled it myself, that nasty ole fibromyalgia is flaring up.  The is going to work out perfectly with all the dresses I have been sewing for my granddaughter.  Here are a few pics of the dresses :)

Of course I had to make her bestie one too!  They always wear them together. Such a blessing to have these two grow up together!

My newest jewelry experience!

I've been in love with cameos for most of my life. I love the vintage feel and there's just something about custom made jewelry that makes my heart swell. I set out to do silhouettes of my daughter and soon to be son-in-law. I bought all the necessary supplies.  After about 10 tries that looked like zombies from The Walking Dead, I caved. I bought some silicone molds from Decorate the Cake website. This is what I came up with! Considering I had never worked with Sculpey clay before, I don't think it turned out half bad.  I'd love to hear what you think!

My Baby Is All Grown Up!

A couple of days ago I was trying out some new ideas for my daughter's engagement photos I will be taking in a few weeks. I used some of her childhood photos to play around on. While I was doing my thing, it hit me ... SHE'S ALL GROWN UP NOW! I started freaking out a little. Pair this up with my 45th birthday last week and panic started to take over.  Holy cow, where did the time go.  I've been so busy trying to get my health in check for the past 5 years or so, it hadn't dawned on me just how fast time flies the older you get.

I am going to visit my son in El Paso this weekend. He is stationed there. John and I have never had the opportunity to visit him. He always comes home and I have to share my time with everyone else who loves him too.  I'm really excited to visit him in his own environment. I'm a little worried about the long drive and how my fibro will act up with that many hours in the car. But I am determined to make the best of it no matter the results. Hopefully, my new car will work with me and make it a little easier on me.  John and I really need a break from the day to day stress of owning our own business for years.

Here's to my kiddos! They will always be my babies!

Updated my house and decided to stay!!!

So it has been a while since I posted. I was going to live in the country and be a farmer. Well... things don't always work out the way you plan. We stayed where we are and decided to update instead. John and I decided to go for it and this is what the results are.We put in wood floors, took out the 1980's bookcase and installed a wood wall. I did a faux treatment on the wood.  We took out a linen closet and made a display case. My dining room now functions as storage and adds to the country feel. We also installed a storm cellar this fall and are ready to head into the spring season. This summer we will be doing some major work to the yards.

Living Room Before

Living Room After

Dining Room Before

Dining Room After

Living Room Vignette

Display Case