And They're Off!

The first day of school has always been a little bitter sweet for me, usually a little more sweet ;). Anyway, I have not been looking forward to this first day of fourth grade (fourth grade? what?). I truly hated them going off to school today--they've been my good pals this summer and such good friends to Sophie.

These little ones are growing up far too fast for my liking! It's so hard to let them go out into the world where people can hurt them or be mean to them. But, I'm so proud of the people that they have already become. They are so loving and accepting of others and to eachother--they are great examples to me. So, here's to Jake and Abby--hope you have a wonderful year!

Here Birdie, Birdie...

I just love birdies these days!! Can't get enough of them, so when I was out shopping for fabric for a project and came upon this yummy birdie fabric I HAD to do something with it for my bedroom! So, I found a pattern for a pieced pillow--now let's all keep in mind that I have never "pieced" anything, but this fabric collection was so fun I wanted to use all of it!! I don't know why I've never tried this before because it was such a fun project--I don't know about a whole quilt, but the pillows were fun.

I have been looking for pillows to go on my bed with my all white bedding and new dark wood bed (of which won't be here until the end of October--boo!). Since I am going to paint the walls a light blue I wanted to bring in browns, blues and greens. So you can imagine my excitement when I found this perfect fabric!!

I found this other pillow at Ross for the bargain price of $7.99, that I thought would go nicely with my birdies!

What's my next project? I guess I will have to paint!

Shameless Advertisement...

As most of you know, I've become somewhat addicted to selling things on ksl.com. I have a few projects I'm working on around the house that I need some extra funding for, so I thought why not!! Then I thought, why not open the floodgates to friends and loved ones as well--I'm only thinking of you, of course. So, tell your friends, tell your neighbors, tell anyone you think might be interested in any of these useful things!

$100: This crib was one of the two I used when Jake and Abby were babies, so it has only slept one baby. Included in the price is the Serta mattress.

Don't like the light wood??? Spray paint it--it would be cute white, pink, light blue, yellow, light green--the possibilities are endless!! It's a cheap and easy way to get the color you want.

It is very easy to assemble with a phillips screwdriver, having no loose hardware to keep track of once it is disassembled. No tools are needed to lower the mattress as your baby grows. Both side rails go down and it can convert into a youth bed by simply removing one of the side rails.

$285: My wool entry rug measures 8'x5' and was purchased at Hamilton Park. I LOVE this rug, but again I'm changing up the color scheme in my house and this has a little too much red. Colors include: red, beige, dark green, light green, and a touch of light blue.

$150: What could this be you ask?? This is a brand new in the box AT&T Palm Treo 750! Bill got it through work and has never used it. I won't bore you with all its capabilities, but will let you in on all the details if you're interested.

$40: And last, but certainly not least, we have this compact, solid wood computer desk with a pull out keyboard drawer and a shelf below for a printer (something most of you know we've never had on that shelf!). After we purchased the new table and chairs in the dark wood, this had to go and be replaced with something darker. It's ideal for small spaces!

Well, there you go--it's my own classifieds section. Give me a call at home or on my cell (801-913-9398) if you're interested in anything! Think the prices are too high?? We'll talk!

PS I'm a little nervous to click "Publish Post", after all what will people think? Don't judge me too harshly! ;)

Oh What a Little Paint Will Do...

As most of you know, after I painted the stripes in the bathroom I swore I would never paint again. Well, apparently painting is a lot like being pregnant--you soon forget how horrible it was and decide you want to do it again! Not long after I finished the bathroom, I decided to take on another project...my dark green pie cabinet. Loved the cabinet, hated the color and country look. See for yourself in the following picture.



It was a great cabinet when I bought it 12 years ago, but it was time for an update. Enter some serious sanding to get rid of the green, some new paint, frosted glass and cute glass knobs (you know what those knobs got me!!), and look what you get!



Not bad, eh? I used the same colors I used in my bathroom (after all, I had the paint already), but something just wasn't quite right. Celeste, my dear sister-in-law, said, "Let's antique it!" She acted like she knew what she was doing, so we headed to Home Depot. Come to find out, she's never done it before! I was a little nervous, but after a few questions to our friend at the Home Depot he put my mind at ease and we did it! Well, I made Celeste put it on so I could blame her if it didn't turn out, but as you can see it turned out great!

Now that the cabinet is done, I think I need to paint the wall behind it...could this be another painting project??

Surprise Purchase

We went looking for these...

...and came home with this...



How does this happen you ask?? Well, I'm happy to say, for once, a purchase was Bill's fault! I've been looking for glass knobs for a project I've been working on (future post to come on that), so on the way to Costco the other day I asked Bill to stop at Restoration Hardware so I could run in and pick a couple of these knobs up. 5 minutes I said. Bill apparently can't be that close to a Pottery Barn, which is just across the parking lot, and not go in. He unloaded all the kids and went in while I went to buy the knobs.

When I went over to Pottery Barn to pick everyone up, Bill informed me he had found our dining room chairs. To make a long story short the chair didn't work with our dining room table, however our kitchen chairs looked great with it. We loved the new chairs so much we decided to keep them for the kitchen (still waiting for 3 more to come) and get the table that matches them! We got them for a KILLER deal!

I just want to go on the record and say that all I went down there for was a couple of knobs!

SOLD!!

So, if you're ever looking for a way to make extra money, just sell something on KSL.com. Want to change things up in your home decor, but don't have the cash? Sell something and replace it with the money you get! Case in point, the dressers below. Bill and I are FINALLY going to get new bedroom furniture. We've been sleeping in Bill's white-washed log bed since we've been married, which was cute when he bought it, but has outlasted its purposes. We've also been using some teakwood dressers as nightstands that he bought for $75.

I sold these beauties for $100!

My everloving niece Jamie helped me take just the right pics and say just the right things in my ad! She is the master at selling things on KSL. She sold the desk right from under her computer to fund another project she was working on in her house!

Here's to KSL.com and many, many sales to come!