My Treasures!

Well.... I went through all the "junk" today and certainly found some treasures!!!

This is the bigger stuff... I'm excited about the sythe. I got it for $6 (You can imagine the comments I got on that one! ;o) It seems I was "The cutest Grim Reaper they'd ever seen!" lol) And a lady beside me said there was one down the street in the antique shop for $45!

I got the antique stool for $3. I'm going to ask my great-uncle Jake if he could make a new seat for it since this one is broken in half... (He does beautiful woodworking) And I'm going to see if Dad can take the rest of it to work and sandblast it. (Dad, If you read this before I get to ask you... Just pretend like you don't know! ;o) Love you!!! lol)

Ive already primed the green box. It has the cutest handle... I fell in love with it. And it was chock full of exciting junk too! And only $1 at that! Yay for auctions!

And I got all of these glass insulators in a box for $5... Not bad! They were so pretty out in the sunlight!!!

I was so tickled about this crate! That's where I found my best treasures!!! And only $1!!! It doesn't need a thing done to it! No paint jobs... Fixes.... It's darling just the way it is! Awww!!!

These were a few of the itsy bitsy treasures. I grabbed the irons (That's not what you call them, but I can't seem to remember what it is! ;o) lol) for $7. That was my biggest purchase. There was another guy who seemed set on them too. They're REALLY heavy, though!

Then there's the glass knob and 2 skeleton keys that I posted last night.

And a TINY leather pouch with a "5 cent trading coin," a Boys Town pendant, and an old army dogtag for Leonard Lyle Davis. Pretty cool!

AND.... These really old goggles. They look like the type that they used for driving in cars or really old airplanes. Anyone know anything about them? They're leather.... With straps that tie in the back... And the little plastic lens. They're in awfully good condition, whatever they are! ;o)

Anyhoo.... Those are my most exciting purchases, anyway! I hope there'll be an auction again soon!!! :o)

Spur-of-the-moment-FUN!!!

Well... Mom and I had one of those spur-of-the-moment evenings! (I love those!)





We were at home.... Just got done working on candles all day... Saw in paper that there was a little auction across the river a mere 15 minutes away... And decided to go! It looked small, and junky. But that's the kind I like! We got there and sure enough... Junk! Yay!

Boxes of nails, screws and other junk going for .25 each! Another Yay!

Here's just two things I found amongst one of my .25 boxes! HAPPY DAY!

When I said it was junk, I meant it! We loaded the car so full we could barely fit ourselves in and came home. We parked out by the dumpster to unload! ;o) lol I sorted stuff for 5 minutes before it got too dark to see. I'll resume in the morning! Can't wait to see what other treasures I might find! YAY!

I'll let you know what I find!

Autumn...

It seems as if summer suddenly switched to the crisp mornings and cooler nights that autumn inevitably brings. I love this time of year when we roast marshmallows over a bonfire… The leaves start to turn brilliant colors… The farmers work in their fields to get the year’s harvest in… The squirrels dash madly around… The geese call out overhead as they head south promising to be back just as soon as the ice begins to melt in the spring. Doesn’t it just make you want to go make a hot cup of apple cider!

I love Fall!

Just a few more projects...

Here's a few projects I worked on this week...

The shelf and the stool, I painted black and then distressed them.

I also made another lamp out of books. They're all calculus, algebra, geometry, ect... books. They'd be a fun one for a teacher! :o)

I got this lamp at a garage sale a few weeks ago. There was just something about it.... The doiley lampshade... the adorable picher base.... I might switch a different shade with the base and use this one somewhere else... but I'll see.

After all... I've spent $2 in worse places, right?! :o) lol

Caleb's Bedroom....

Since I was on the kick of posting past pictures....
And since Caleb and I cleaned his room yesterday....
And since it's my favorite room.....





I thought I'd show you around! :o)
This is my little brother, Caleb's "Roy Rogers Cowboy Room."

I did the "dragging thing" in his room as well. The walls actually look a lot like mine... Only mine's a bit lighter.

I painted the woodwork a brilliant red and I LOVE it. It just pops in that room! The twisted barbwire above all the windows is another favorite.


It was a vibrant K-State purple with pink woodwork when we moved in, so this was a welcome change for Caleb! ;o)

This was my first woodworking project... A window seat was a perfect addition! We store all our blankets in it. It works great!

This is my absolute favorite thing in the room. I just got an old, weathered barnboard and twisted barbwire around it and hung it on the wall above his door. It looks like it's just suspended there. It's really cool! I just can't seem to get a picture to give it justice.

Anyhoo.... Just thought you might like to see! ;o)

The finished piece of cake....

Whew! It's done!

This was at about 11:00 p.m. Frosting the last of the actual wedding cake.

Annnd.... This was on Saturday morning! ;o) lol

Putting the finishing touches on the extra sheet cake whilst in my curlers. :o)

We added the darling little leaves at the reception hall. We figured it was safer that way. I was sure something was going to happen to the cakes en route. I think that was the slowest I've ever driven since I first got my learner's permit!

I just took this so you could see mom's hair... Isn't it adorable?! I was so happy with how it turned out!

And I'm putting out the vitals... Napkins... Eating utensils... Nuts... Mints....

Teamwork!!!

Like the flowers on top? Tee-hee! We got there and asked for the flowers that they were supposed to have for the top and..... They forgot about making them!!! :o) lol So we stole all the extra boutonnieres and corsages and arranged them on top. They didn't look half bad! ;o) lol

Ed, and my cousin, Melissa.

Right before Melissa and Ed went up to cut the cake, she came up behind me and whispered in my ear, "I know I already asked you to MAKE the cake, but would you mind cutting and serving it too?" lol

So yeah! I was the cake server with a smile! ;o)

This is my Uncle Todd... He's a riot! ;o)

He talked me into dancing with him... And.... We danced the jitter-bug, baby! It was a ton of fun! And tiring! ;o) SWING BABY!

And sweet Caleb even requested a song for me and asked me to dance with him.... Awwww....

But *pwhew!* The cake was lots of fun.... But I'm glad it's over! :o)

A piece of cake....

Well.... Today's been a piece of cake! :o)

Really! It has! :o)

We're busy making my cousin's wedding cake for this weekend. We've baked 6 cakes... With 4 more to go...

A few days ago, we did all the little flowers.... Over 1500 of them to be exact! :o)

And.... Now we feel like we have carpal tunnel! :o)

I'll be sure to post pictures of when it's done!

Here's to hoping it turns out! lol

Thanks!

I just have to say THANKS for all the comments!!!

Margo, my favorite blogger-friend mentioned me on her blog and I've never had so many visitors! :o)

Thanks Margo.... And welcome to any new visitors!

Just give me a glass of lemonade!

Here's something I did last night whilst watching a movie.

By the way... I think I must warn you... I think there's something wrong with me. I can't just sit down and watch a movie like normal people. I always have to be doing something. Jewelry... Sanding picture frames that I painted... And my next "movie-project" is putting the glass panes back in a cute window that I just got done painting! I guess that's not that strange though... Ladies used to knit and embroidery to keep busy. That makes me feel better!

Anyway! Back to my project!

This was just an ordinary, plain glass pitcher. I took copper wire and some of my beads and randomly wrapped it around and around the handle. The curlies are my favorites. Here and there, I'd twist the wire and get a cute little curly thing. It's adorable! A perfect "lemonade pitcher!" And while I was on a role, I made six matching napkin rings too. I'm really excited how they turned out!!!

I already had all the beads... I just had to get the pitcher and the wire... And it didn't take long at all! :o)

Just had to share!

Projects... Projects...

Hey Ya'll!

Here are some pics that I've worked on lately! I'm really kind of into red accents right now. I love them! They just "pop" in a room. In fact, my dream kitchen right now is taupe walls and deep red cupboards. *sigh* But not "orangey" red... more towards the Burgundy red... Like the red I'm using now.

Anyway... back to my projects!

I got this trunk at a garage sale... I know, I know... ANOTHER trunk?!?! I think my obsession with glass bottles has turned towards trunks. I just got 3 on an auction this spring for 1.00 each. Another one on an auction for free. And now this one. But it was only 5.00!!! "And hey... I've spent 5.00 in worse places, right?!?" :o) (That's my pat answer to myself whenever I see some more junk that I don't need! :o) lol) It really was quite the steal! I'm very happy with it!

Empty distressed picture frames are "in" right now and I must admit, I love them! Just randomly arrange them on a shelf or mantle. Have an arrangement in my head for the livingroom... I'll be sure to post pictures when I do it!!! :o)

Random letters are "in" right now too and they're growing on me as well! I got these at a thrift store for 1.00 each. So I brought them home and hit them with a coat of spray paint and then distressed the edges. I love how they turned out!

I got this lovely box at a thrift store as well for 2.00. Let me re-phrase that... I got this now-lovely box at a thrift store! :o)

It was black, ugly, and chipped. But I don't know... There was something charming about it. I loved it's little glass knob. And all it's pretty details. So I got it figuring, "hey... I've spent 2.00 in worse places, right?!?" :o) lol (Told you it was a good answer!)

But I hit it with 2 coats of my new favorite red spray paint... Sanded the details to bring them out... and TA-DAA! I LOVE it!!!

So that's just aa bit of what I worked on this week!

More coming soon! :o)

My bucket lamp...

Due to popular request.... Here's some close-ups of my totally cool bucket lamp!





Dad made it for my birthday a couple years ago and I LOVE it! (Thanks Dad!) I ended up making one later for Caleb too.

I have it hung above the side of my bed, so I can read at night and then easily shut it off without getting up to go across the room and shut it off. (I know, I know... sounds lazy... But I prefer to look at it as "resourceful!" lol)

So there you go! My bucket lamp! Let me know if you ever make one! I'd love to see it!!! :o)