I've got the CRUD!

Hey all, I am so sorry it's been a while since my last post. I have the CRUD. You know the coughing your head off, squeaking like a mouse, annoying runny nose, CRUD? Yeah, that's what I have. It royally sucks!!! Anyway, I didn't want to leave you hanging out there with nothing to read about, 'cause I know I'm the only blog you read....ha ha just kidding.

The salt and pepper shakers I won on ebay came in. They're kind of small, but they are Lochs of Scotland so I am in LOVE with them!!! I had to make a perfect place for them so I did what any good bloggin girl would do, I searched for some ideas from my favorite bloggers. I found where a couple people used dressers and added a few shelves to make a hutch. The "hutch" part will come later, but for now I have the dresser...painted white of course, with a few little treasures on top...


Here is a better pic of the sale and pepper shakers. Can you see the "S" and "P" on the top of them. Aren't they super cute????
You probably remember my Goodwill finds a couple weeks ago, if not you can click here to see the before pics. Below is a pic of me in mid-paint...

Here is the finished project... Aren't they going to be awesome on my daughter's lime green walls? Now to find the perfect shade of lime green...

The other day I posted my pay it forward game. If you remember I had won on the Grand Occassions page and I was posting to "pay it forward." Well, I'm still trying to find my 3 people. Please read about it here. I can't wait to read your comments.

Now I'm going back to bed....

Look at what I won on ebay...

Look what I won on ebay...

I know, I know, it's a very small picture. I couldn't get it to enlarge for some reason. I'll take a better pic when they come in. At any rate...they are Lochs of Scotland, just like my plate collection! I was sooooo excited to find them. Below, is a pic of some of my plates. Don't they just look awesome!?!? I traded plate hangers with my BFF and this one just looks so pretty!!!

Well I must get ready for work now...not that I want to in this extremely cold weather, but gotta make money somehow. Why can't we get out of work when it's 4 degrees? My daughter has a snow day and there's no freakin snow...go figure!!! Okay, Okay...I'll go get ready now.

Later,

A. Rose

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My blue and white obsession and my ugly kitchen

The plate below would be the plate that started my blue and white obsession...my parents had a whole set of these. I grew up eating on them and by the time I was out of the house, I couldn't stand them. My father died 7 years ago. In the last year I have found that items he owned mean more than gold to me. My brother, who is 9 years older than me and would remember this, told me that the plates came from a grocery store. Apparently, if you spent so much each week you could get one for free. (Why don't grocery stores do that now? I'm sure I've spent enough at Wal-mart to have a table setting for 20!!!) The plates are made by "Lochs of Scotland." I have been searching all over for the saucers, cups, etc.. I did manage to find 5 saucers in an old run down store that, if it weren't for someone telling me it was a great place to find dishes, I would have never stepped foot in. They wanted $4.00 a piece, I managed to talk them into $15.00 for all 5 of them. I don't know if it was a good deal or not, but the sentimental factor was definitely worth it! While we're talking about it, my mom passed away too. I was ten when she died. She tried to get me to sew and make crafts with her when she was able. At 5 and 6 years old I didn't care about it, I wanted to play with my dolls. By the time I was 7 she was too sick to teach me. Now, almost 22 years later, I wish I had listened to her!!!!
Below are pictures of my ugly kitchen. I was on Cindy at Romantic Home's blog today. She has pics of her top 10 redo's in 2008. One was a pic of her kitchen, which is set up similar to mine, just decorated much better! I asked for her advice and said I would post some pics of my own kitchen. My first puchase is going to be blue and white toile. I want to make a beautiful curtain like the one over her kitchen window. It is absolutely gorgeous!!! After all this talk about Cindy's beautiful kichen...please don't laugh at mine. If you have any ideas on how to fix it up, feel free to leave them.


In this pic you can see my hubby's handiwork. There wasn't a dishwasher in the house when we purchased it, just an empty hole that looked like the stove should go in it. Well...you would think, except for the fact that the plug for the stove was on the side wall and the cord wouldn't reach it. We looked everywhere for a longer cord and then gave up. Since we had an empty hole, my hubby decided he'd put the dishwasher there. We're going to eventually tear out the cabinets and replace them, but for now we used floor tiles to cover the makeshift countertop. I think it turned out pretty good for a few minutes of work. We still need to put something across the front, right now it's just open wood.
The little bit of decorating I have done is more of a Tuscan style, you know...the wine and grapes style. I really liked it at first, but I'm getting bored with it. I have a feeling I'll be ebay-ing soon!
Sorry for getting all sentimental on you earlier. I know it's crazy, but that one blue and white plate brings back more memories than anything else I own.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope this "hump" day is going well for you. The hubby comes home tomorrow night, so I am very excited!!!!

Goodnight!

A.Rose

Awesome Consignment Store Find!

Good afternoon! This antique vanity isn't the conignment store find I am referring to, but I just love it. My husband's sister had it in a storage room collecting dust. I wanted to paint it white, unfortunately the hubby won't let me. So...I cleaned it up and added a few accessories. The 2 blue and white vases are from Marshalls. $3.00 a piece on clearance! Below is a better pic of the vases.

Here is the awesome consignment store find. Can you believe this chair was $4.00??? I couldn't believe it! I am going to paint the legs and recover the seat. I haven't decided what fabric I'd like to use. Once I decide, I'll post the finished product.This will be my first try at recovering a seat, so wish me luck!

I really love this blogging thing. Of course, I think most of my time has been spent reading other people's posts, not that this is a bad thing. I've learned a lot. I guess I am naive, though. I didn't realize there were so many people out there that like the same wonderful things I do. I look forward to getting to know all of my sister bloggers! Have a wonderful Tuesday night!!