Saturday Favorites

I'm back with my Saturday favorites

and I know you'll enjoy this show!

Diane, from In My Own Style
 designed this elegant ottoman-
I'm a sucker for a well made ottoman and this one
makes my heart go flutter!
Go check out this talented gal!


Lynn from Shabby Story
created this garden treasure with a metal gate
and a flower box that was built by her hubby-
makes me long for the lazy days of summer!
She is a creative soul with a handy hubby to boot-
gotta check her garden bench out too!




Kathryn from Ugly Duckling Transformations
created this adorable tray with her
handmade quatrefoil stencil
and my favorite aqua paint-



The next creative gal, from Serendipity
refinished a sofa table to the max!
She took it from a typical mahogany table
to a "wow" piece of farm girl french art!



These creative gals have certainly
 added a skip to my step this week-
love what I see out there and spray painting weather can't come soon enough for me!!

Take care, gotta fly-

Sidewalk treasures

Don't you love sidewalk finds-

I get so delighted when I stumble upon some treasures-

look what I found a few weeks back-

Had to call my sister to meet me cuz' I couldn't get it all in my car!!

I finally have to admit- outloud-
I am obsessed with chairs-
have you noticed?

2 arm chairs with 2 matching side chairs
and one very cool gold wood chair-

I'm so excited but still waiting for great spray paint weather!!

Take care, gotta fly-

Bulk Trash Score

Do you have a bulk trash pickup in your area?

It's one of my most favorite times of the year

(besides Christmas!!)

Although, last week I felt like it was Christmas!!

Early Easter morn, my sister gave me a call-

a neighbor had loaded up their front walk with all sorts of goodies-

Did I want to check it out?

What do you think I said?

Zipped down to her neighborhood and look what I found!!!!

6 A-MA-ZING chairs
from Pottery Barn

with a beautiful pedestal table-

perfect for my daughter's apartment

after some tlc!!

love me some garbage pickin'

Take care, gotta fly-

Happy Birthday Mom

We love you
 

Saturday Favorites

Saturday favorites are here again!!



Jordin from I Love That

redesigned her chandelier using jute rope

What a difference it makes-wow-go check her out!

Laura from Whimsical Perspective shows us
 an amazing before and after

Her before was dark, dreary, paneled and filled with doors-

Check out her before-you won't believe your eyes!!

Kathy from South of Main creates these fabulous signs

with her husband Terry-

they have a fab Etsy shop and the signs are so perfectly stated and executed-

go check out these creative peeps!!

Barbara from Chase The Star

created a subway art dresser

for the boys in her life-

although it's for my rival team, I adore the look!
Just perfect for their baseball themed bedroom!!

 

You have to check this out-
Elyse from Shabby Sweet Tea
brought new life to this lamp for her girl's room-
Hydrangeas are my favorite so this lamp is my
"cup of tea"!!

Hope you enjoyed this week's favorites!!
Fabulous and creative gals, they are-

Have a great week!
Take care, gotta fly-

 

Printrunner sticker winner!

The winner of my Printrunner sticker giveaway is

Sally from All in my Cottage!!
Congrats!!!

One of my favorites....

As I look back at my blog,

I get excited about some of the projects that

 I've completed since I began Bless My Nest-

My all time favorite project has to be my 3 seated bench

The idea popped into my head as I was looking at the chairs...
the curbside find chairs my sister spotted and grabbed for me!
S0 that = FREE

(It's really great
 having personal curb shoppers around town!- thanks Ellen)

"the before"

Thought I'd show them again to you gals-
"the after"

I love this and it sits prominently in my living room!

It was quite a simple project-what I had in my head-

actually worked when I put it together!

Heavy duty screws and bolts attached the chairs-

The one piece cushion was the first of its kind I attempted and I was surprised at the

relative ease at creating it!

Hope you enjoyed the recap!

Take care, gotta fly-

Saturday favorites

Welcome to my favorite show off day-

that is, showing off all of you creative pals!

This week is one of the best-

You've outdone yourselves!!

Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House

created this shabby chic chair for her daughter's room-

The before and after is a...ma...zing!!




Deneen from dreaming-n-color
designed this side table with my favorite accessory
Check out what she used for the door inserts-LOVE
This is one creative lady you don't want to miss
The signs in her Etsy shop are adorable, too!

This mirror is a real eye teaser

Can you tell what the chrysanthemum mirror is made of?
Kristi of Addicted2Decorating
created this mirror using plastic spoons!!
Oh my, how creative can you get!!



Kim from Sand and Sisal created mirrors from wooden chargers-
What a fab idea-check these beauties out!



This week was filled with super projects-hope you enjoyed these!!

Take care, gotta fly-

Sticker giveaway ends Monday, the 16th!!

stickers anyone??

Don't forget my giveaway!!

Get your personalized stickers-

The winner will be picked on Monday, the 16th!!

The generous people from What to Expect when you're Expecting

teamed with me to do a book giveaway-

generously, they are now offering two of my readers the trio of books-

the other lucky winner of this giveaway is Grigory Lutkin-
congrats Grigory!!

GW Serving Cart

My last GW trip was a success when I found this cart-

It was just a bit needy- some tlc was all it needed-

so, I flipped it over, secured it up with a piece of wood

 to add new wheels to and

screwed it all together!!

I got out my fave ASCP in Paris Grey and the dark wax-

I knew it needed some pizazz along with the paint

so I checked out the blog, The Graphic Fairy!

There were so many graphics to choose from

but I figured I may use it in a bar serving cart
 so that's what I set out to find-

  I also wanted something French,

 s'il vous plait!!

  So, these were the two graphics I found.

I grabbed some transfer paper
and traced over the graphics

 directly onto the top of the cart-

Then I waxed it but it was way too dark
 and I couldn't rub it off

 so I googled some ideas-

I had clear wax

 and it was suggested to apply this over the dark

 to remove what I didn't want and it worked-

good tip to remember!

I'm really happy with the results!!

Coffee, tea or moi?

Take care, gotta fly-

Book Giveaway

Whoops, almost forgot- the winner of the "what to expect" book giveaway is Carol from arewethereyetblog ! Congrats Carol and check your comment section for further instructions!

Computer virus

It seems my computer has the flu or strep- bear with me as I administer antibiotics!!



Wishing all of you a

Happy Easter!

Take care, gotta fly-

Newbie Favorites

Happy Saturday Friends-

Today, I'm introducing you to some crafty ladies!

Wow, these newbies are amazing-

love finding new blogs to showcase

creative juice is flowing...

So, without further ado-

Susie, from The HumbleNest of Mrs. V

created these beauties using looking glass spraypaint-

check this before and after

How sweet these nests are looking!

Next up is Kim, from Colors Mixed Together-

She created this thrifted dresser in an ombre pattern

 for her daughter's room-

 don't you love the gradient colors against her walls!!

She also hand stenciled a valance for the room-

check out her tutorials for stenciling fabric!!

Heidi, over at All That Brings Joy

is a busy gal-this newbie is enjoying

 her furniture painting hobby

for some new customers-

she designed this desk

 to match a client's bed using AS chalk paint-

Great job, Heidi!!

Finally, meet Kim-that is,

Kim from Life on the Miracle-Round-

She designed and created this wall sign

  -for her husband-

a great tutorial follows-go check it out!!

Hope you enjoyed getting to know these new gals on the block-

stop by to say "hey!!"

Take care, gotta fly-

ps--don't forget my giveaway that ends Monday,

 you can check it out here.