An Embroidery Hoop Update & a Few Finds

I'm participating again this week in Today's Thrifty Treasures & for the first time, Metamorphosis Monday. Head on over to Rhoda's Southern Hospitality and Susan's Between Naps on the Porch for some great thrifty finds & transformations. I'm also joining Kimba's DIY Day at A Soft Place to Land.

I didnt really go thrifting or to any yardsales this week. I did stop and pick up just a couple things. I know I took a photo of that fork by itself, but for some reason, it's gone. Anyway, that's going in my Etsy shop.

These leaves were .15!

And these knobs were either .25 or .50, I dont remember. There are 5 of them. You might be wondering why I would buy such bright knobs. Well, they are for a project for Blake's room, he chose the color.

And this is for Morgan & Layla's room. You can never have too much storage, right? I do like the purple color, but it's got a small ding in the bottom right corner, so it may get a paint job. I'm not sure yet.

I want to thank everyone who visited this past week! I've never had that many comments! Thank you! And I appreciate all the embroidery hoop love. I wanted to share them again today, because I got them finished!

I started with this....

And this...

And now I have this...

Sorry if the pictures are kind of dark. I was hoping for the sun to be shining when I took these, but it's been overcast & rainy all weekend. I promise you that floral one on the bottom right doesnt seem to stand out so much in person.

I love the apples,but this blue floral is my favorite. It came from the Vintage Sheet Fat Quarter swap I did at Rosey Little Things. I wish I had more left! That damask pattern on the right is Waverly. I found it in the remnants section at Joann's for 75% off.

I also really like this aqua and white one on the right. The one on top is the same fabric I used to redo an old chair we found in the shed.

Here's a little peek at the next project I hope to finish. It's kind of been in the works since February, so I think it's about time to get it done. It's also what the orange knobs are for.

Thanks for stopping by! I really appreciate it and love reading your comments :)

This Weeks Finds

Today I'm joining up to Rhoda's Southern Hospitality for Today's Thrifty Treasures. Head on over to her blog to see what everyone else found! Here's my loot for the week.

I saw someone using on of these mug holders (?) on another blog, but I have no idea where. I'm going to paint it and use it in one of the kids rooms. Probably Layla's because she has so many purses.



A great oval frame to paint.

And I guess wish and you shall receive? I was hoping to find embroidery hoops for a couple projects and Saturday didnt disappoint.

I even found some oval ones I was looking for. Please excuse Possum's paws, he wanted to be included!

Found some small ones, too. This one has two tags, one is an old Walmart tag.

Check it out:

This thought this little mirror was cute. Or will be cute when its painted. Right now its ugly brown plastic that is supposed to look like wood. Sorry for the blur, apparently my camera focused on the ugly underside of the overhang on my house.

A little close up of the top. Now I just have to decide what color to paint it and where to hang it.

A few more frames, all in need of paint.

I also found some cute "Japan" mugs. I know you have seen these around blog-land.

I already have one like this.

Reindeer...

pulling Santa.

I would say that these 4 cups make 7 in my collection. Except one day, I came home from work, opened the door and walked in to shattered glass all over the kitchen floor. My darling cats had gotten the cabinet door opened and decided to play in it. All three of my mugs were shattered. This is what's left.

I saved the pieces thinking maybe they were fixable. I highly doubt it but I still have them anyway. And of course, my favorite one, the blue one, is in the worst shape.

Off topic now, but I need opinions. Like you may have saw in my last post, I am hanging embroidery hoops on the wall and will be putting fabric in them. I added some more last night, but am now wondering if it's too many. What do you think? Good? Too many? If too many, what should I remove?

Thanks for stopping by!

Feathered Friends & a Dilemma!

I am participating in two blog parties, the first one is the Feathered Friends Party by Gina @ The Shabby Chic Cottage. Check out this link to see more great birdies :)

This is my side table in the living room.

Gotta love Michael's clearance!

I found this little guy, and two of his friends, at a yardsale a couple months ago.

I just love this little bluebird! Another yardsale find. The books are from the thrift, and the yellow pottery is a piece of McCoy pottery I dug out of the back yard!

Remember these guys?

And the other set. Ignore the electronics! My living room is in a state of disorder at the moment.

I ended up putting my chippy birds in the bathroom.

And my Syroco-like birds, too.

What do you think, are they noticeable enough? That's not an acurate example of the shade of blue on the walls, but they dont seem to pop. What do you think?

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The second party I am joining is the Decorating Dilemma party, hosted by Amanda at Serenity Now. Check out this link for more dilemmas!

My dilemma is my living room. I was originally planning on using this, and then I got a new dilemma. We had a LARGE entertainment center. 6.5 feet wide and 5 feet tall. But that's gone now, thanks to the edition of a MASSIVE tv. The entertainment center wasnt pretty, but it held a ton of dvds, the Wii, the PS2 and tons of games. Now with this monster, we didnt know where to put anything. (the kids were watching iCarly!)

We ended up putting my cedar chest here, and putting the games inside. The consoles will go inside when we get a chance. You can see all the stuff still piled on top of the tv.

This is what we have on the other walls so far.

I know, this is probably a little busy.

So, how does it look? I know that wall is a massive blank space. It's funny though, as I was taking these photos, we decided to hang some embroidery hoops on the wall. I had been wanting to do it, but hadnt gotten around to it. So this is what we've started with. I've got to find some more a the thrift/yard sales. And decide on some fabric.

How does it look so far? Any suggestions? Does it look weird having that big tv over there? You cant totally tell, but the computer desk is to the right. I am up for any suggestions or ideas!

Here's a close up of the cedar chest. It needs a little love! Paint? Re-staining?

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to check out the hostess's blogs! :)

Coming Soon...

A Recycling Re-Do

I'm sure a lot of you have these lovely recycling bins. Not very pretty! We started with just one, but once we started recycling more, we needed more. A quick call to the recycling company and the next recycling day, we had more bins. They started out looking like this:

But thanks to a handy hubby who was bored one day, and some old cedar pulled from a job they did, they turned into this:

Much better, don't you think?

Weekend Goodies

I took the kids to Home Depot this weekend for their kids workshop. They had a blast! And on the way home, we stopped at a yardsale or two. Didnt find anything at the first few, but the last one we stopped at yielded a few finds.

Like this chippy, iron mini birdbath.

Another glass jar.

I love these birds! They look like they might be made of Syroco, but it doesnt say. They will look much better when I get them painted white.

Check out Rhoda's Southern Living for more great weekend finds!