Happy Father's Day!

Just wanted to wish a Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! Hope you all have a fantastic day!

And a big thank you to my Daddy and my wonderful hubby for being the best Dads! Love you both!

No More Ugly Wipe Canisters!

I saw this post over at Decor-ganize and thought it would be fun to try, and I did! She has a lot of other great ideas, so you really should check it out!

Before...

typical ugly cleaning wipe canister. And yes, I totally used my kiddo's pillow pet as a backdrop 'cause that is how I roll... :D And 'cause my dining room is a disaster area.

After.... Ahhhhh, that's much better!

And together for a side by side comparison.

Which one of these would you rather be looking at?

This was super easy and much better than looking at those random cleaning wipe labels! I just make sure to mark the lid with the type of wipes so everyone knows what they are.

Ooooo....I need to come up with super cute labels for the top!

~A

Lamp Makeover

A few months ago we purchased new living room furniture and got rid of the enormous sectional that took up all the space in our teeny weeny living room. Yay! I then needed some lamps since I finally had room for end tables! I didn't want to spend a lot of $$$ so I hit up goodwill. (This way when my blue eyed monster knocks them off the tables I won't feel bad when they break!)

I, meaning my hubby, spotted these matching atrocities. Apparently I didn't take a picture of both of them, but you get the idea. And in case you can't tell yet, I am terrible at taking pictures! Sorry!

So after a good scrubbing and by using a little spray paint and some fabric, I turned them into these. And again, I apparently didn't photograph them together but there really are two of them!

Here are few photos of the process...

This was my first attempt at revamping pretty much anything. I know. I know.

I'm thinking I need to just paint the whole lamp a solid color. The brass parts just aren't working for me.

Uhh... I guess I took a long hiatus

LOL!!!

No projects planned for the week turned into no posts for a few months. Oh my!

Things have busy around here the past few months. The little man had preschool and then he played his first year of tball, which just ended last week.

The good news is I have a lot of projects to work on. Like 10 or so that have to be done soon. Hopefully, I will get in gear and finish ahem... start them and post about my screw ups adventures.

I also just got this awesome thing last week and am very excited about it! I just have to figure out how to use it first.... giggle.

I'm no sewing expert. In fact, I am barely a beginner so this could take a while for me to get the hang of. But I have a friend who is expecting her first baby next month and I wanted to make her something special, so I better get it figured out soon!