now i'm really mad....

i don't know what made me do it, but i went back and looked at my blog from one year ago.

i knew it!!!

it was spring then....

these pictures were taken on april 4, 2010

these were taken today, april 7, 2011

what the heck is going on????....where is spring????

i'm going to have anger issues if things don't change around here soon!!!

here is a closer comparison...

the only thing positive i can say about this weather is

at least we are not dealing with 

this...

which was just 2 weeks ago!!!

 hurry spring, please!!!

life has been pretty quiet around here lately......

but the house has been filled with kids because it is spring break week...

so just a few more random photos

danny is a neighbor....and his teeth are growing in just perfectly....

 i thought i'd play around with some textures on the one below...

 scarlett sure loves her champers!

 is she really 7 years old already??

 how can she only be three????

and how can she already be three???

sigh!!!!

its april fools day. children beware....especially when you have me for a mom.....

"my life is over"

someday he will realize what a cool mom he has.

but it won't be today!!!

hee-hee!!!!

a couple of random photos...

of my princess, scarlett....

 and a lovely princess she is

my lovely neighbor, megan...

who is more beautiful than she knows...

and my sofa pillows...

and the poor dog looking at his ball that rolled under the sofa....

i told you the pictures would be random....  :D

five dollars never looked so good!!!!

the chair started out in really good shape. it's a nice heavy cast iron.  not a bad paint job and the cushion was in great condition.  the paint job was a little beat up, but that's to be expected with it's age.  the original fabric for the seat cover under this tapestry was an olive green velvet.
 i posted about where it came from here.

the tapestry seat cover was pretty but a little old-fashioned looking.
the legs were gracefully curved and
the back had a pretty flower and vase detail.

but it was a little a lot dated and grandma-ish.

the gold detail is always the first clue that something is dated.
i felt that it needed a dose of fun and modern
so
i sprayed it a glossy white paint

and recovered the seat in a fun, modern and graphic fabric.

i love this print....

it feels younger and grown up all at the same time......and way more hip....

chair: craigslist $5.00
fabric: hobby lobby about $2.50
spray paint: home depot $3.50
total: $11.00

pretty (graphic) little table....

this little table is solid....i mean it is really heavy.  they just don't make furniture like they used to.  that is why i love finding old furniture...it's just made better, no particle board, no veneer and they almost always had dovetailed drawers, like this one does. and i love being able to find something ugly, see the potential and make it beautiful and cool!!!

the table started out looking like this

kinda ugly.  the owner had painted it a dull, dark green.  

i recruited austen and his friend nick to sand down some of the pieces for me.  (just look past the mess in that room....i have kind of taken over the spare bedroom because i HATE working in the basement.   it's cold and dark down there and it's still too cold to do anything in the garage)....i think they love using the power tools as much as i do.....but the dust flies and the picture is kind of hazy because of it.

phase one of the re-do ended up like this.  

i papered the drawers in an embossed and paintable wallpaper.  embossed wallpaper is great for adding some design to an otherwise boring piece of furniture or changing the look of a wall.  an added bonus is that it covers up flaws in the wood and changes the entire look of the piece.....they sell it by the roll at lowe's or home depot and it's an inexpensive way to add some bling.....

i intended to use a pair of pretty pink crystal knobs for the drawers but for some reason

i didn't think there was enough oomph in the piece.  it just lacked some fun...

so i changed out the embossed wallpaper for this

it's fabric!!!!  i used mod podge to apply it and used these great hobby lobby knobs (1/2 off of course) to add some pop to the overall appearance.

i think that the mid-century modern style of the piece needed the graphic pop of color.

love the drawers now....

it's for sale on craigslist now for $50.00....

if any locals are interested in the table, just email me.

have a great week!!

dear mother nature.....

perhaps you have not gotten the memo that it is now SPRING and it has been for the past 4 days.

it has been a very long, cold, snowy, long, tiring and long winter. 

this

 is just not right...

it's march, late march...april starts next week...

while the ice is pretty, i've had my fill for the year, thank you very much!!!!

 it isn't melting like it's supposed to.

so mother nature, get off of your lazy butt and warm it up around here.
have i mentioned that it's been a long winter?

sincerely, cindy