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The tree that would not STAND UP.

Jan 4th, 2012
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I figured you wouldn’t believe it if I didn’t show you…

The tree that would not STAND UP.Notice anything different??

No?? How about now?:

The tree that would not STAND UP.
No, I’m not kidding, this tree is falling over again. I noticed it while I lounged on the couch out there the other night. Yeah…relaxing…imagine that. Later that night, I kind of wiggled it and it ALMOST FELL OVER AGAIN. Hubby was asleep, Sister was asleep, so there I was with my drill and drywall anchors at midnight, drilling holes in the wall to keep this bleeping thing up till Christmas!

Whew. Hubby swears “It will be fine.” I swear to you, if it falls again, I. Will. Lose. It.

Anyhoo…I wanted to show you some of my favorite decorations that I hadn’t shown you yet. There are more, but you’ll just have to wait till next year. icon smile The tree that would not STAND UP. Warning: Picture overload!!

My favorite Santa. He watches over the countdown. Can you even believe Christmas is here?!:

The tree that would not STAND UP.
Of course I have to dress up the brass knobs. (ugh.) I made these years ago and it was so easy — a few extra sprigs of garland, a few berries and an ornament twisted together:
The tree that would not STAND UP. More GORG magnolias:

The tree that would not STAND UP. My second cookie jar…this one was brand new at Goodwill for $5:

The tree that would not STAND UP. Yippee! I love this boot! (Rebecca, do you recognize it?):

The tree that would not STAND UP. Even the lamps don’t escape me…buwuwahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!:
The tree that would not STAND UP. I used rub on snowflakes for the mirror. $1.50 on sale, and I’ll keep them up through the winter:

The tree that would not STAND UP.The scrolly mirror holds our cards every year:

The tree that would not STAND UP. Dollar store snowflakes that hang in the windows:

The tree that would not STAND UP.I adore these little birds!! So much so, I paid full price of $3 for them at Target!! I’m eyeing them for Friday — but there’s only a few left…I’ll knock you out of the way if you go for ‘em. Not kidding.

The tree that would not STAND UP. ACK! Tell me these are not CAAAUUUTE!! They were $1.99 each at Kirkland’s!:

The tree that would not STAND UP. More glass things for me to put stuff in…this is a cake stand and dome (yes it’s a stand, weird how it looks like it’s sitting on the island!) and I stuffed it with goodies:

The tree that would not STAND UP. I also hang ornaments from the windows:

The tree that would not STAND UP.
I took some advice from Amanda and wrapped my candles with ribbon.
The tree that would not STAND UP.Guess where I got the ribbon? From Amanda!! I won her Dollar Tree trees and I love them!! Ahhh! And she made me a little notebook! Seriously, she rocks!! (Tag!) (By the way, I want a ton more. If any of you see them, let me know and I will pay you for them and shipping!!)

The tree that would not STAND UP.And finally, we are ready for Santa…just need to make the cookies. I searched for a Santa’s cookie plate for almost two months. Found this at our state museum of all places, half off, last weekend!:
The tree that would not STAND UP.

The carafe was free from the cookie exchange. Enough said:

The tree that would not STAND UP.I’m off to wrap a million presents!! I’m going to take a few days off to visit your sites and catch up. Like always, if you’d like me to visit and I haven’t, let me know!

Merry, merry, merry Christmas to you!
I hope you have a blessed holiday and a wonderful new year.
I appreciate you all so very much.
P.S. Say a prayer for my tree. icon smile The tree that would not STAND UP.
HO HO HO!!!
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When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)

Dec 31st, 2011
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So I’ve never considered myself a dumpster-diver. I mean, I will dig through the Goodwill shelves with the best of them, but trash just ain’t my thing. But a couple months ago on the way out of the neighborhood, I saw something sitting at the end of a neighbor’s driveway with the trash.

I couldn’t really tell what something was…I just saw it had GREAT legs. Long, curvy, sexy legs. I slowed..but my pride got the best of me. I mean, really. Was I going to pull over, grab that thing and stuff it in my car in broad daylight? In my own neighborhood?
No way.
I totally sent my sister instead.
Ah yes, she is ten years younger and used to doing my dirty work people. When she was three I was elated that we could make a game of “Go get sissy a snack!” and “Go pick up sissy’s room!” It was fab. And still is. I begged her to go grab it. By now it was raining and I was panicking. She must get it NOW!
She did it and called me cursing because it was “soooooo heavy Sarah, seriously” and babbling on about “like 50 pounds” and “you totally owe me” — blah blah blah. I was all, “Toughen up Sister!” and “It’s good for you!” and, “Go get me a snack!”
Well, I felt bad later cause this sucker was HEAVY. Like, what the bleeping bleep is in this thing?, heavy. Upon some inspection, we realized it was a very old sewing cabinet:

beforetop When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)She was in really, really bad shape. I had a vision though…

beforefull When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)First, I put on my super cute accessories — a mask (dollar store) and goggles:
When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)Up till a few months ago, I never used either one when sanding, but now I try to use them all the time. I see the HGTV guys do it, so like always, I do as they do.

Next I took all the innards out of the table and she lost about 40 pounds like that. (Wouldn’t that be nice?) Then I pulled out Mr. Cutie Patoot Sander. This little guy is cheap and will do just about any job in half the time as sandpaper:

When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)After you finish sanding, you must wipe it down, like, fifty trillion times. I swear it takes longer than the sanding. I just use wet paper towels but tack cloths work great too:

When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)Keep wiping till no more stuff comes off.

Because the top sanded down so easily, I had a wild hair to stain the top instead of painting it:

When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.) But I just wasn’t feeling it. It was beautiful, but it wasn’t my original vision. I did a little freak out that I had just wasted all that time, but I had another wild hair as I started painting over it:
When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)I did one thin coat so you can see the red wood coming through. Um. People…I LOVE it. Ack!
I was so excited to get to the next step — my inspiration for this was a beautiful little side table that was one of my few real furniture splurges. It is black with a very faint gold scrolly design on the front and I love it. So I gathered up my stenciling tools to recreate the look:
My shimmer/faux paint (bought it at Lowe’s years ago and it has lasted FOREVER) and my glaze paint — also has lasted forever, like a freaky long amount of time:
When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)You need very, very, very little — just an itty bitty dollop:

When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.) Mix them up and use the little stencil foamy thing (also has lasted about five years) and just dab it in: When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)Get all the excess off, you want as little on the foam as possible: When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)I taped the stencil down, and taped over the areas I didn’t want to get painted:

When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.) Then I pulled it off and….

FREAKED OUT. I hated it. It was waaaaaay too bright. And I completely forgot about the handle that had to go back on as well. I thought I had taken a pic but I think I was freaking out too much.

I decided to paint the whole front panel black and just be done with the whole thing, so I started sanding over it. And a beautiful thing happened — exactly what I wanted:
When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)
Well, I’ll be. It was perfect. By accident.
Then I distressed the whole table just a bit. Because distressing stresses me:

When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)I didn’t use poly to protect it, I don’t think this one needs it. I just scrubbed the old hardware and love how it turned out:
When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)SWOON people!!

When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.) I’m still playing around with accessories:

When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)The print above is going — I’m making something else for that spot I’m very excited about. Let’s just say the two little words: Ballard. Designs. Ack!
Here’s a really bad, dark before picture with my GORG little Goodwill side table that was just too short:
When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.)And here’s a really bad, dark daylight after picture:

When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.) I love!! Here’s the Singer that was inside…she’s a beaut:

When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.) Anyone know if these have any value anymore? It really is gorgeous. Wish I had a spot to display it.
This whole project was FREE! Free trash and free Glidden paint. Say it with me… Awwwwwwwww yeah.

I want to thank Kelee for highlighting me this week over at The Katillac Shack – if you head over to see her beautiful site, be sure to comment! You’ll be entered to win this FANTASTIC headboard!!:
headboard When FAB happens by accident. (And for FREE.) Not even kidding, that is awesome!
P.S. I am so humbled and thankful for all of your wonderful, helpful and inspiring comments and and e-mails concerning my last post. I can’t thank you enough. I am SO excited!!
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