Fall foliage 2012

My sisters and I took my mom to Cedar Mountain today to see the fall foliage.  It was so beautiful, I have to share.

I had way too much fun taking pix, this post would be way to long if I published them all....but I did put a few more in my "pages" to the right if you'd like to maybe check them out :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last week while visiting my inlaws, I came across this wonderful old bike.  It was laying in a field ( in Veyo Utah) and I just had to get a picture.  I had one of these bikes as a kid.  My brother painted it all cool and put a brand new sparkly bananna seat on it for me.  Great memories :-)

Long Dresser~~~SOLD

Wow, this dresser is striking!!  I'm totally in love!   You'll have to excuse my pictures.  My short lense is still broken and my house is too small to get a big enough distance for my long lense...so you'll just have to piece it together in your minds ha ha.   It's a vintage Lane dresser, probably 70's ish, in immaculate condition.  I was impressed because usually there is somthing I have to fix on older pieces.   I didn't have to do a thing.   It's huge.  It's the exact length of my 13 yr old son Tyson :-)  But I know it weighs a lot more!!  It's a beast.  That's why you'll have to put up with these pix, cause I aint moven it again!!  This is a grey/white color so the distressing really makes it pop.  You want an elegant entry dresser???  This would definately do the job.

Antique Turquoise Accent Table

I Absolutely Love This!!!!!  Imagine this in a bathroom with some fluffy white towels folded up on the bottom shelf.  I wish I could have pictured it that way, but my bathroom is too small and my white towels aren't white ha ha.

Wire Burlap Lamp

Me and my fettish with lamps!  Jeepers!  I really can't help it ha ha.  Oh well :-)   I love totally changing their appearance.  I think the reason I forget before pix is because I just get too excited about the project & dive right in.  I remembered this one half way through.  I had already painted it dangit!  I stuck the glass back in for the pic ha ha.  It's mostly wood, which makes a good redo.

Before............

After................

I actually had another lamp shade I was going to use but the style of it wasn't quite right after I put the wire in.  I've been wanting to try a burlap shade anyway.  Everything worked out pretty well I think.  Not bad at all!!  =)

Window Cabinet

Wow, whatever happened to the lazy days of summer??!!  We've only been out of school for a week & life is even more crazy now than when school was in!   Anyway, this project is definately one of my new favorites.  I love painting furniture but I also love making stuff to paint :-)  This is meant to be a hanging cabinet, like in a bathroom or wherever.  My sister picked up this window for me last week at a yardsale (thanks Paula).  It has been awhile since I've made anything so I was excited to start this project.   My plan was to put wire in the window, so the window opens like a door... kinda not necessary anymore because I changed my mind about the wire ha ha. I liked it better without.   Oh well.   There are 2 shelves which I didn't paint, I loved the contrast.

So this is what I started with, a section of old fence I dug out of the neighbors dumpster and a window (with a mirror) from a yardsale.

After............

Old Door Wall Decor

Ok, so I have to tell you the story about this old door. We bought an OLD "1901" house last year. A fixer upper! We have been in heaven! Anyway, one whole wall was covered in cabinets. I hated to take out part of those cabinets but the house is so small, and I needed a place for my piano. Of course I saved everthing:-) I had asked one of my kids to take the doors to the shed. Well this particular door somehow ended up in the chicken coop. ha ha I found it burried in the dirt. Those chickens aged it perfectly :-) Don't worry, I've disinfected it twice, sanded and polyed it. The moral of the story?? Never call someone chicken #*!@~.

Oh, and the door knob came from my awesome little sis in Minnasota.

Iron and Wood Shabby Bench~~ Sold