DIY Pin Project Sept '12

The project for this month is at the end of the post, but I have been so busy here are other fun things that have been going on the past month...

 I refinished a bedroom set (head/foot board, large dresser with mirror and 2 night stands AND a crib with dresser) Everything turned out great! And the gal loved it!

 This is a really bad picture but we visited our friends in Globe, Carrie and her kids, here they are watching some shows...

 3-D Tv! Whooa!

 Riding in a Cars car at Toys R Us. Best. Day. Ever!

 Here are some projects that have been going on:

My mom did the bread box, so so cute!

This is a sewing machine, was white before...was tempted to keep this one!!

 Candle sticks, once again wanted to keep them!

 My mom also did this little kids desk and chair, loved how this one turned out too!

 side table in Versailles green...sigh. Love.

 Adorable stool makeover. Also a success!!

Oohlala Boutique is having its grand opening October 13th so we are really excited and have a lot of work to do!

My adorable little Jeter after bath time!

 We have had Killian for the past week while his mom is doing some training in Florida. It's a lot of work but these two love playing together!

 Matching pajama night!

 Alright! Pin for September!! http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/09/13/single-serving-recipes/   These are individual deserts. I tried the confetti cupcake, I made minis for fun!

 And I like chocolate better then vanilla, sooo we got chocolate frosting to top them! I wouldn't say these were to die for! But they were fun to make and kind of tasty (a little salty). The blog has some other kinds and I think it would be fun to see how they turned out.

On the List

This past month has been crazy, crazy! And my personality type doesn't like "change". Change is good but I feel like life is talking to me in Spanish and I don't speak Spanish. But we manage to have some fun times!

 I painted my SIL Caryn's kitchen table a chairs over labor day weekend and I love how it turned out!! We did a chateau grey on top with a dark wax and a white bottom and chairs. Love it!!

 wax-no wax

 Jeter got some Cars pajamas. He loves cars! A little update on Jeter. He will spit out three word sentences here and there. such as "I like juice" or "I get that" and he loves to say the same word twice like "where go go?" so funny! Love my little man!

 I also painted the chairs for Janel's table white and the chairs were a dark brown to start so the shabby look awesome!

 Jeter has a new addiction to "juice" it's pink lemonade and he carries a bottle in his teeth with it all the time. Like a comfort blanket. I tried breaking him of bottles and he caught on and now hates sippy cups. we may just go strait to regular cups because he drinks fine from them. He loves that bottle though!!

DIY Pin Project August

Very simple this month...using foam plates to store your dishes with. And the only reason you store plates is if you are planning on not using them for a while. Which is our case because we are moving to Thatcher! Into my parents two bedroom basement that is! I am actually really excited! If you knew my mom and she was your mom you would be excited too! The only bad part is Kameron is going to be commuting and will stay in Globe a couple nights a week, it's a little over an hour drive. But we are planning on saving a lot of money and getting out of debt! We are going Dave Ramsey style!! I am very sad to leave our ward, at least I can come visit if I need to. In the long run it will be good for our family, a new adventure!

 While packing Jeter discovered his bumbo. And sat in it then decided to pick it up. He's not a baby any more! Sad day!

 Playing at the park.

 We went to Thatcher a couple weekends to go to make sure we really wanted to make this move and just seeing Jeter safely play outside was the turning point for me. We live on a main road and this causes me so much anxiety it's amazing.

 New converse! Love them!

 And one last shot, Jeter was turning in a circle just having fun and tripped on his foot and fell right into the coffee table. Poor little guy! It must have hurt a lot because he then puked all over me and his face was all white. My poor little man! But he is a trooper and still does crazy stunts that make my heart stop. Gotta love it!

Annie, let's be friends!

In all the fun to do furniture I have gotten to experience the world of Annie Sloan. She is a lady from the UK who makes a special chalk paint and she uses a clear and dark wax and a number of different techniques to re-make beautiful furniture!

So here is my Annie Sloan inspired desk:

I was so excited I forgot to take a before, but the first picture is a before the dark wax was put on.

 After! I wish I had a good camera, the desk looks somewhat different in person. So sad because it really is a fun piece!

 I was afraid of the hardware at first but it ended up working out perfectly and I love the spindle legs!

DIY Pin Project July 2012

This month has been very busy! And productive!

This is a before and after chair pair.

Before:

                                                                          After:

The best part is....These cute things are for sale! While we were in Minnesota the stars aligned and my mom's friend came across a boutique that had a booth open and they were looking for shabby chic furniture. We open this Wednesday! So my mom and I worked most of last week on tons of furniture and accessories. The shop is called "Oh La La" on Main St. in Downtown Mesa. It's actually connected to a cafe called Sweet Cakes. We are so excited and had so much fun painting and redoing so many beautiful pieces! My mom has an eye for detail and great finds and I love painting and the whole re-do process. Everything we did we wanted in our own homes! We are very excited to get our booth up and running!!!

Sand Lake, Minnesota!

We headed out Early (literally we left Globe at 3 am) on Aligent Air and endured a 3 hour flight. Jeter did well, we gave him some motion sickness pill but he stayed awake the entire time. I was glad to be back on the ground though!

 First stop, Gordy's! I was so tired I could only get a picture in the side mirror of the car, Jeter fell asleep in the car before we even got to the restaurant but woke shortly after.

 Finally at the water and settled into the cabin!

 Playing on the water trampoline!

 Wyatt playing in the water!

 Father teaching son how to fish....

 This resort is awesome! I love the atmosphere and the beach is perfect.

 Jeter was helping with the chores one night, laundry and some vacuuming...

 We took half the troops to the airport and my mom and I spent the day in Duluth, we had some yummy sandwiches!

 This is a bad picture but we had a little swimming body suit for Jeter it was so funny!

 More fishing!

 My first catch of the trip!

 We kind of got rained out for a couple of days but we made the most of it! We actually caught most of the fish that day! And I won't complain to a little rain.

 We had to rent the boats available at the resort because our boat died. It was left in Minnesota. Sad day, but it lived a long life and helped make many good memories! And we loved the pontoon boat!

Two fish hooked at the same time so we both reeled them in!

 Golden Eagles nest! The eagle was huge I love seeing that kind of stuff so amazing!

We had a really good time and enjoyed fishing and playing settlers! Dontch'ya know!