PAINTED ANGEL

She is lovely. I bought her years ago on sale...here she is all decked out for Christmas....

But then I wanted to add more touches of cream and white to my decor.....so.......she got a face lift!!!

Here she is now.......

And yes, she now resides on top of my tv armoire turned bar see that blog HERE

She was painted in various white and off-white paints that had on hand and then rubbed with ebony stain. I think she looks more statuesque now.

Hope you like her as much as I do :)

Hugs,

Mandy

THEY'RE GROWING....!

I am so excited about this project.....

Gorgeous last summer.....yanked out of window boxes and  laid to rest in the basement hanging from a closet rod.....potted last month.....they looked like this.....

And this..... not too promising are they?

But given some plant food, a little watering, a western exposure and 3 weeks later......

Woo-hoo!!!! 

Needless to say, I am very proud of my accomplishment!!!! I have never winterized anything before, so for a first this is awesome!!!

So roll on warm days cos I am soooooo looking forward to planting these beauties out in my window boxes!!!!

Hugs for now,

Mandy

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GOODBYE HUGE CRAFT ROOM, HELLO NEW SPACE!

I admit, I was spoiled! I had a huge room above our three garages that I used for all my craft, paint and sewing projects. We also had a bed in there for extra guests (usually at Christmastime). 

There were three very large closets too.....lots of lots of places to store things......so imagine.....lots and lots of stuff got stored in there!!!!!

Well.....we decided to move some rooms around to better accommodate our three teenage boys and use the existing spaces more efficiently. 

This was a huge undertaking and "we" are not done yet, but I wanted to share what has happened so far.

I first tackled moving my sewing machine, sewing tools, fabric and projects into the guest bedroom closet annex. Which is basically a small space that links the bedroom to the bathroom. It has been used as a baby's room as well when my sister visits.

You can see the bedside table in the bedroom to the right.

Anyway, it is now my sewing space.

And here it is:

Now I need to get started on or complete some of these projects!!!!! At least before my sister visits again or she won't have any closet space!!!

Have a great day,

Hugs

Mandy

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ANOTHER SOUP CRATE TABLESCAPE!

Well, my sweet hubby presented me with a lovely bouquet of mixed flowers for Valentine's Day. I divided the bunch up last night into several smaller arrangements so that I could enjoy them all over the house. 

 Two of them ended up in my soup crate on the kitchen table with a rusty (bent!) metal bowl and a little cupid.  ,

 And a woven heart (Goodwill find).

 I hope your Valentine's has brought you many smiles,

Love,
Mandy

A PUB TABLE FOR TEENAGE PAD!

We needed a tall table to sit in the corner of two twin beds in my teenage son's new Teenage "Pad". So I got creative with a hamper, a wheel, and a glass top! Sounds scary doesn't it?? But look how easy and well it turned out?

The hamper is a large one that I originally purchased for our master closet but quite frankly, was too large to haul into the laundry room when it was full!!! It has been sitting upstairs storing blankets for ages, but it is the perfect size to become a base for the pub table.

The wheel is one of two that had been sitting in our garage and the glass top is just one of the small round glass tops for small round tables that you can purchase anywhere. The stools are old ones that I painted a distressed black and red stain seat finish. 

 This will be the perfect table for him to take to college eventually but for now is a great addition to his "pad".

Thanks so much for stopping by,
Hugs, Mandy

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUNKA-CHUNKA

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE! HERE ARE A FEW OF MY CUPIDS TO BRING YOU LOVE, HOPE AND HAPPINESS!!!

My two "Cupids" have been around for ages...they were gold, but I recently painted them white and then stained them until I got the look I achieved. They sit on my dining room sideboard. Cuuuuute!

Love the reflection in the mirror of his buddy!

Another couple of angels hiding out in a corner. Again these were both gold and I painted and stained them, much better! The wooden cake stand with the cloche vignette on top was made by my grandpa.

One of my favorite prints...so sexy....It is called:"  The Meeting On The Turret Stairs"   by Frederick William Burton (1816-1900).

Love yourself and love the ones your with,

Hugs,

Mandy
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STILL WINTER HERE....

With temperatures around 15 below zero this morning, I am again reminded that winter is still here in Indiana! So, like the song says:" Thinking n' Hoping n' Praying"   it will warm up soon, I decided to show my kitchen winter tablescape before Spring finally gets here!

I purchased the old Campbell's Soup crate ages ago, and just filled it with a little snowy greenery, a darling snowman and some snowball ornaments and little green fuzzy balls.

 

This picture was taken around 7:30am today.

So was this one.

Then I took this one around 8am.

And this one.

Here is a close up for the runner I purchased from Sonya at Beyond the Screen Door. Doesn't it match my chair pads perfectly?

I am going to try to stay warm today, hope you do too....
Hugs,
Mandy

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FROM HUGE CRAFT ROOM TO SMALL BUT HANDY DANDY CLOSET!

There's a small walk-in closet in my den which was previously used for this....

But now it looks like this:

I installed an extra shelf above the filing cabinets to accommodate craft paints etc. 

Underneath I put up a couple of cork board tiles to hold some often used tools.

And put a freshly painted little black bookcase on top of cabinets to house more odds and ends

On the opposite wall there's just enough room for a larger cork board

Whoa! I know, but it is sooooo handy!!!!!

and some Goodwill baskets I am collecting that hold various items I use often and my tool basket which goes with me on all my staging jobs.

I am really appreciating having this handy little space and don't miss my large craft room at all!

Have a great day!

Hugs,

Mandy

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