home art: May 2009

It's a Goodwill Party!

Well helloooo ladies! OK, the party is finally here! I am calling this a Goodwill party, but you can link to anything you've purchased "second hand," meaning you purchased it at a thrift store, consignment shop, garage sale, your grandma's attic, whatever!If you have read this blog for one minute, you know I love me some Goodwill! I have three pretty good ones within a five mile radius, and the

Mother of two.

I have long considered myself a mother of two. Even before my son was born, I was a mother of one. One beautiful, sweet, lovely (step)daughter. It is hard for me to call her a stepdaughter. It just doesn't seem right. She has been in my life for such a long time, she feels like part of me, so I call her my child.Not in a freaky stepmother kind of way, mind you. I had one of those a long time ago

Using Ballard Designs as inspiration (part deux)

Here I go again! I tell you what, if you really look through the Ballard Designs catalog, you can find so many items you can make on your own, for a fraction of the price!I saw this one months ago, and I've had everything for a loooong time to make it on my own. I mean, a LONG time. I kept hesitating because of my new found fear of mod podge. I'm sceered. It bubbles up EVERY time I use it. It is

A playroom for the kids (that works for adults too!)

I know I've been talking about this space for a while, and today I realized I hadn't shown it to you yet! The playroom is our loft, and used to be just an adult space for watching TV, but we rarely used it for a number of reasons -- I'm not sure what those reasons are, but I'm sure there are a number of them. :)We used to have our son's toys in the downstairs office, but it was starting to give

I LOVE this country!

For so many reasons, I can't begin to list them all...One of the main reasons is the pride I feel for our military...so today, I say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. Your dedication, pride and perserverance is what makes this country great and what keeps this country SAFE. And to the families of our servicemen and women -- thanks to YOU for your dedication as well. I am humbled by your

Take it off.

Now, don't get all dirty-bird on me people. Clothing is not optional here at TDC. Well...it's not optional for me...ya'll can wear whatever you want while you're reading.Ummmm....ewww.OK, anyhoo. After this post, I'm pretty sure I'm going to hear a huge, collective "DUH!" across the country.Or as we used to say back in the day, "No duh!" Or my personal favorite, "No doy!"Anyway, I find when I

ONE year of fun!!

ACK! Can you believe it? I've been blogging for a year today! Wicked crazy cool, eh? I don't really feel like it's my anniversary, because I didn't reeeeeally start blogging till about September (or so).I started this blog because I felt like that chick in the Lowe's commercial -- you know the one standing with her friends, them asking, "You did that?" "And THAT?" My girlfriends would want to

There's a horse in my bathroom.

A whole farm in the office:
An airplane in the family room:
A basketball court in the dining room:
A baseball diamond in the living room:Apparently an earthquake hit the playroom. (Strangely enough, I didn't feel a thing. Huh.):
A lawn mower in the bedroom:
And a mouse in the closet! Yikes! (At least he's cute! Huge, but cute.):
Our closets are clean, but the house is not. Tornado Bub hits

Wallpaper art.

I know! Finally, a post that's NOT about the kitchen island! Many of you have commented on my "art" above our master bedroom fireplace:I wanted large art, but didn't want to spend a lot of money for a huge piece. This was a VERY easy and cheap project. I didn't take pictures back when I did it, but it's so easy I can show you after the fact: You'll need canvases in whatever size you want. Then, a

Upholstering an unupholstered chair

First, the blasted vermin that is about to put me over the edge...
Gorg, huh? My azaleas are my pride and joy! Luuuurve them:
But. Last year, some blasted, nasty, hateful vermin dug into the ground and ate the root of my middle azalea. CRY! I don't think I'll ever find the exact bush I have, let alone one this big. These have been growing for five years now.
Here's a picture of the hole -- the

A beadboard kitchen island.

Well, I hope this lives up to the drama I've created around this thing. I do adore how it turned out, and I hope you do too. Oh my goodness, I luuuurve it.I added corbels to under the counters and love how it turned out. I bought scrolly fancy ones a while back just for this project, but they were too much. I love these simple corbels, they look like they are meant to be there: I used casing (

How to install beadboard.

Happy Mother's Day! (Late.) I had a wonderful day with my two men (the little one and the big one), and then while Hubby had to do a high school musical (not the high school musical), my girl friend and I took her Mom and our four boys for a picnic, some playing at the park and a fun hike.My little family ended the day with a Kentucky Fried Chicken dinner -- it's what I wanted and Momma gets what

Why I always, always, ALWAYS use primer.

Now I always, always, ALWAYS use primer. Back in the day (even a year ago) I sometimes skipped this step. (Check out my very first post on this blog...)I sanded this island within an inch of it's life. I'm not kidding. Then I used liquid sander. You see what still happened when I started taking off the molding yesterday?:Peeled. right. off. Oh well, I'm redoing the island anyway, and I'm almost

Check HER out!

I have been thinking for awhile now that I need to pay it forward a bit more on this little ol' blog. So many of my bloggy friends have highlighted my projects and I think it's about time I start doing the same for others!I see so many projects out there I am completely inspired by, so I am going to start sharing them with you as well. Without further adue... ado? Adeu? Whatever, here we go...You

Don't hate me because my closets are beautiful.

So you thought I had forgotten to harass you about decluttering and organizing, eh?? Ohhh, you are soooo not getting off that easy. I am the Jillian Michaels of decluttering: My body looks exactly like hers too. (Cough.) There are a bunch of you who saw my title and her picture on your blogroll and came over just to see what the heck I'm doing, huh??Anyhoo, nice try ladies!! I'm not done with you

L. Herbert Designs Giveaway!

**I've extended the giveaway till 10 a.m. Monday morning!!I'm so excited to introduce you to my newest advertiser, L. Herbert Designs!I know many of you have seen Laryssa's beautiful work around blogland. It's just stunning. She creates beautiful watercolor art and is famous for her eggs and feathers: But she just added some new prints to her store (sheep, little birds, chickens and houses) and

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