A Little 4th of July Celebration

While I don't have a lot of Patriotic type items to celebrate with...I have a few little items that are reminiscent of the 4th of July. So I thought I would decorate my entry table up! I made the USA BANNER and the HERO Bingo card last night with some of my scrapbooking items. Other than that I used every day pitchers and stuck some of those cheap flags (from St. Vinnies) in them. I found the vintage flag picture last year at a second hand shop...it usually hangs in my bedroom but I brought it out here. I *heart* it! I love the colors that go along with this holiday...some of my all time favorites! I think it turned out quite festive....and it cost me all of .50 cents (for two of the little flags...already had the other two). NOT bad! Happy Wednesday! XOXO, Cherry

Do you Like to be teased???

Depends on what the teasing is for me....if it has to do with possible room revamps...I am all for them! NOW if the teasing has to do with my hmmmm short comings (literally)...as to my height....that is a whole other enchilada (NOOO calling me shorty sistaaa). I have been hard at work....getting rid of that hideous...bluey lavendery color....I want to go on record as saying NOOOO I NEVER DID LIKE THAT COLOR BUT........I was stubborn....us short girls often times are. I kept thinking it will grow on me...yada yada. Plus I didn't like wasting the paint....stubborn and not a smart move..."I never said I was the sharpest tool in the shed". This is the one time the stubborn streak did not pay off. Elbow grease to the rescue again..this time a nice soft NEUTRAL. I am playing it safe...and I am liking it people. Safe is good. I first fell in love with this color over at Kim's pad http://owcl.blogspot.com/ JUST the name alone made me swoon. "malted milk"...........ahhhhhh that name! Soooo two walls down.....two to go.....and many projects....in between. The distressed bench you see I painted yesterday white and than...a very light blue (thank goodness I got that color right) and sanded it to an inch of its life...and now today a light glaze.....which is in process in the one pic. The white dresser I have added rope detail to and am going to be glazing it as well. Will share more of it as it comes along. I also have a night stand project to show. It is something we did many moons ago but I never shared it. Sooooo hopefully you enjoy the teasing today! I am off to go glaze some more!

XOXO, cherry

Some peeks at Hunter's room...

So not the greatest lighting...in this room..but what is new? The whole house is essentially like this. It is like living in a cave. Anyhoooo I thought I would show a few pics of Hunter's room....still in progress. I figured if I didn't do it now..would I ever? There is something buggin me in this room.....for me boy's rooms are not the easiest...especially when they get to an age when they have a "say so"....I mean Star Wars runs rampant in this room. The force is strong ladies....very strong. Sooo the paint color is new..it is Ralph Laurens crabapple....and as I suspected it is not showing well on my moniter. I painted his lamps a dark navy and got new shades at Goodywill for 2.99 a shade. I splurged on his bed...it is from Jc Penny and I am VERY happy with it. The three newer pieces are the bed, desk, and his dresser....they all match but are from different places...GO FIGURE. I wanted to add a bit of vintage in here...when he allowed me too. I put an antique card table behind his globes and we are using old cigar boxes...love the colors of them... to round up his small treasures. NOOO I am not supporting smoking or cigars...we are a nicotene free family. I found a little wooden holder of some sorts and painted it red and put his initial on there. I also got some of those glass canisiters that look old and painted the lids red. They hold his baseball cards and marbles. You can see a little of the frame I made into a burlap bulletin board. I am on the look out for some cool push pins. I also use a lot of those little metal pails for his legos........ahhh those glorious legos...my feet love them to bits. I bought some of those little numbers (used for addresses) at Bi-Mart and numbered 1-3 for some fun typography. Well hopefully I will share more soon...but don't hold your breath! XOXO, cherry

Happppppppy Mail!

Soooo I did a little swap a roo with Lori over at http://perfectisboring.blogspot.com/ and I got my package from her yesterday! TALK about HAPPPY MAIL..................See that beautiful vintagey buttoney goodness up above????? LORI made that! It is gorgeous guys....I can't wait to wear it out and about and to church. ( I was wearing it yesterday just to watch it jiggle jangle). She also made me the sweetest Nancy Drew necklace! LOVE it. They both are very special to me Lori....THANKS! She has an etsy store too..that you all really should take a gander at...http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5944849 So I wanted to share those with you! Also wanted to snap a pic of my bedroom...see the blue....?????????? I HATE IT! Always have....I already have a swatch of a malted milk up and that blue is going buuuuubyyyyy! Hopefully I will have some pics soon for ya! Happpppppppy Wednesday to you all! xoxox, cherry

Altered State of Mind.......

NOOOO I am not talking mind altering drugs here or the fact I am needing to flee the coop to the NUT house (although I think I live in one from time to time). I am talking altering your mind....OR maybe the better term of "thinking outside the box".........although I sure do LOVE boxes....ok I digress here........ JUST simply seeing things in a new way. I LOVE it when my mind works that way.....and I get that "AAAAAAAAAAhhhh" moment and I say to myself this would make a great...............fill in the blanks people. Today I thought I would share a couple of pieces altered with papers and found vintage items. I LOVE boxes...as you well know..and I have a "Super Women" magnetism for finding things to change ....I always find something I can alter at Goodwill. Last week I found this metal box....it had potential with its whimsical top....but I knew I could kick it up a notch and use some color. So I did just that with paint and paper. The other piece was transformed similiarly.....but mostly with paper. I took my diecutter (can't live with out it) to make the "roof"....and fluffed the pieces up for dimension....ends up looking like lace to me. I added some vintage pieces....a milk cap and an old game piece.....3....to signify the 3 of us together.....of course a mama bird had to be added. Birds just make everything look better...don't they? Do you have something you can alter...make it your own? Well that is it for me .....I will be adding a few goodies to my etsy here later today..........so come by and look! XoXo, cherry