Halloween Subway Art

 I have seen these floating around blogland, and thought I'd give it a try!

I used each of my cricut cartridges to cut out the letters!

The story of the chairs..

So, one morning I drove past a garage sale and saw 2 chairs that looked cute. I was already late for work, so I didn't stop. However, on my way home they were still out there, but close to the curb. I couldn't tell if they were left out for the taking or what. So, I stopped and knocked on the door of the house- no answer. I didn't know what to do!! So, I saw a price ($5/pair) on the chairs. I put $5 and a note in the front door of the house and took the chairs.

Before:

I removed the seats, painted it white (accidently used metal primer, oops!!) and got some outdoor fabric on clearance...

After: 

Linking up to:

And the winner is...

 Random.org picked # 8 as a winner!! Congrats Jess!

Autumn Frame!

** Scroll down if you are looking for the Wicker Beading Co. Giveaway!

So, I got this frame from Michaels for $2.00. I had a pack of Autumn fabric squares. Using some mod podge I covered the frame and got a lovely little decoration for my mantle.

A little burlap bow tops it off! I love burlap! 

Wicker Beading Co, Giveaway!!

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This beautiful bracelet will be the perfect touch for your daughter to wear at her upcoming party or special event!

From Wicker Beading:

This adorable bracelet is made with stainless steel memory wire, which retains 
its shape no matter how many times it is flexed. That, and the fact that they're
is no difficult clasp to handle, makes it the ideal fashion accessory for little 
girls. Swarovski crystals and simulated glass pearls in shades of orange, peach 
and cream are accented with silver plated lead-free pewter spacer beads. $24 
value. Handmade by Wicker Beading Co. 
Not intended for children under 3 years of 
age.

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know! 
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...WITHOUT FURTHER ADO...

The winner of the AddiGirl Creations Giveaway is Betsy Santacrose!

Stay tuned later today for another FABULOUS giveaway!

We will never forget...

God Bless my father-in-law, Firefighter Donald Regan who lost his life on 9/11/01 in the WTC.

"So bless New York's finest, our angels in blue. Giving us hope and helping us through. And bless New York's bravest, the FDNY, giving their sweat and their tears and their lives. And bless all the medics and our troops overseas, And the guys in the hardhats removing debris. Bless the everyday people who answered the ca...ll. Bless those who gave some, and those who gave all...."

Basket Makeover

Remember this:

It's now this:

I need to fill it more, waiting to drag my fall stuff out of the attic... But, I am liking it already!

1..2..3!!

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you need to leave 3 separate comments for three entries. I will be using Random.org to pick a winner and it will only recognize single comments, not someone who lists their three entries in one :)

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There ya go, three entries to win some FAB clips!

Addi-Girl Creations Giveaway!

I am SO pleased to announced my first giveaway. My friend Jen creates adorable clips for little girl's hair. She can make them to match almost any outfit and for every holiday!! Wouldn't it be ADORABLE to get little clippies to match YOUR birthday girl's outfit?? Check out Addi Girl's FACEBOOK page to see all of her wonderful designs.

Jen so kindly is giving one of my readers a free set of Halloween clips. Here they are:

Aren't they "spook"tacular??

There are three ways to win (and you can enter 3 times to give yourself more chances)

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The winner will be randomly picked on Friday September 10!

Good luck!! 

I listed this giveaway with Giveaway Scout-- Check it out

Rylee's "Utter"ly Amazing Party

My friend Keri just threw an barnyard party for her daughter, Rylee. Keri's attention to detail was impeccable.

Keri found a company that had a barnyard theme mini bouncer!

This was my favorite part! Keri got risers that had wagon wheels on each side (I wish I took more pics!) off of Ebay. There were a ton of items with adorable custom signs. Each child got "money" and could buy their party favors which they put in to...

...metal buckets with a bandana liner. Keri embroidered the liners with each kids name. This totally put me over the edge with wanting my own machine!

All of the drinks were served from the lemonade stand... 

in adorable mason jars

Dessert was cake, cupcakes, pies and cookies- OH MY! 

Here's my little one enjoying her cupcake!! 

Great job, Keri!! 

Repurposing an old plate...

Step # 1: Old Plate

Step # 2: Spray paint with Krylon's "Hammered Metal". It gives it a cool effect

Step # 3: Tape edges and spray with chalkboard spray paint..Forgot to take a pic of that step

Step 4: Voila! Chalkboard plate!

Autumn Apple Picking Party Inspiration Board

Wow... Combining party planning & the love of literature

This could possibly be my version of Heaven! Someone combining their love of a story with a party. What more could an English teacher ask for!! Check out this link to see Kate Landers and her fantastic ideas!!!

Kitchen...

Part of the new window and my mason jars on display!!

Ain't this the truth? 

Porch Swing..

We have a great swing on our porch, but it was looking a little "blah"... I had a spare 30 minutes while the baby napped, so I whipped this up with some leftover burlap and a stencil I made with my Cricut.

I think it needs more color. I might make covers for the brown pillows... or maybe paint them with some fabric paint. Ya just never know. 

Linking up to:

So there was this wall...

When you walk in our front door, you walk into a living room. The problem is, that's about all we did in it- walk through it to the kitchen or the den. It was sort of a dark room and we rarely used it... Since everyone we know seems to enjoy piling into the kitchen, we decided to make that room part of the kitchen!
Here's the before:

(what you saw when you walked in the front door)

(From the kitchen side- I forgot to snap the pic before we started emptying cabinets)

IN PROGRESS:

The hubby and Handyman Al working!

Stay tuned for the grand reveal! 

What a SURPRISE!!

Today, a co-worker's husband dropped off some goodies to me! They live in a VERY old house and she found this stuff in her basement:

An egg basket with some old glass milk bottles...

A box of mason jars- with blue tints!! OH MY, it must be CHRISTMAS!! And there are all different sizes!!!! I am so excited I almost forgot to tell you that a very important wall came down in our house today. Who cares about walls when you have blue mason jars! 

The entryway is complete... for now!

So, here it is! Tell me what ya think :)

For the hooks, I simply stained a piece of pine and screwed them in. The lanterns were from Goodwill, I spotted them when I was dropped off clothes for a donation!! The middle piece (I will take close up in the daylight) is the fronts from 4 greetings cards. My friend, Lisa, gave me a box of cards for my birthday a couple years ago and I never used them because I loved them so much! I stained a piece of wood and mod podged them on. The bench is from a local woodworker, it opens up and stores all of our hats, gloves, etc.  The baskets are from Michaels (gotta love those 50% coupons!). One basket houses all of the dog items (collars, leashes, bones) and the other is for library books.


I entered this in the Pottery Barn Knock-off contest.. Check it out for some amazing projects
 

Summer time and the living is easy!!

Being a teacher allows me to get caught up on projects during the summer...

Remember this wall?

Well, it's not so plain anymore!! I used some Mod-podge, three of my favorite note cards and some hooks to totally transform our entryway! Stay tuned, tomorrow is the reveal! 

I found a great site!

Top of the stairs?!?! by Carrie Nolan Regan on Polyvore.com

Picture Collage Frame
149 EUR - impressionen.de

Shop Portfolio 4-Light Sparta Track Kit at Lowes.com
$59 - lowes.com

LEDING
$30 - ikea.com

CLASSIC HALF MOON TABLE
homesinheaven.com

More contests!!

Just a Girl (Click HERE!) is having a contest!! The winner will get $325 worth of Silhouette stuff!! I am a huge Cricut fan, but the Silhouette does blow it out of the water (sorry, Cricut!)... Check out her blog for a chance to win!

Summer Project # 1:

eclectic entry design

Loving this set up from Pottery Barn. Unfortunately, I can't afford Pottery Barn, but I can afford chalkboard paint and some hooks. I already have the bench (well, not THAT bench- but one from a local woodworker)! Stay tuned for my version

Gotta be in it to win it!

The lovely Maddycakes is hosting a contest for a FREE Tiffany's Necklace. All you have to do to enter is become a follower. If you do, please leave her a comment that I sent you!

Read about the contest here: CONTEST :)

S is for Superman... S is for Shane... S is for SUPER DADDY!

Today we celebrated Shane's 2nd Father's Day!

I ordered this cute Superman themed party-pack from Parties By Hardie . The Superman gift bag is from Wal-mart (and held an XM Radio, if you were wondering). The red baskets, which contained a great dessert were from the dollar-spot in Target!

I used iron-on transfer paper to make Caileigh this cute onesie (which stayed clean for a record breaking 5 minutes) 

Fries = Sugar cookies

Burger = Cupcakes and brownies!

Thanks for another great idea, Bakerella!