dresser to TV stand

EDITED TO ADD:  linking up with Gail at My Repurposed Life for
Catch As Catch Can Friday ..  



I'm linking up tonight over Donna's -


  If you want to be inspired go on over and check it all out.

I got this white dresser from my dad and brother and it has been a work in progress for over a year.  I knew what I wanted to do with it and I'd get started then get stuck on what to do next and walk away for awhile (okay for weeks).. but eventually I got busy and got it done.  My husband helped me figure out how to box it in to make the shelves.  I used some inexpensive trim stuff and cut angles for the first time to frame it out and cover up some mistakes.  There's definitely room for improvement but I was so glad to get it finished.  I plan on painting a piece of beadboard a grayish color to put on the back of it.  

When I got it it was more of an offwhite color and it did have drawers.. Im making
a sign with one of the drawer fronts. 



All boxed in and primed ,, now to figure the shelves out.. (that was another
couple weeks).



here you can see how I framed out the front and you can see that
i really didnt do a great job at it.. but its not very noticeable after
painting so I can live with it.



had to use some of this to frame out the back side to make it look neater and
to have something to evenly attach the beadboard to when i get that. 



this is where i added those pieces on the back.





it was a booger trying to paint inside the thing,, probably an
easier way to do it, huh?



And here a few shots of it finished.. I really think it would look better

with a flat screen sitting on top of it but for now its holding this huge

monstrous tv.

see,, right there in top right,, you can see where the angles wasnt quite
right on the trim/frame part  and it needs a little touch up of paint..

(note to self,, must put those boxes of Christmas decorations up)..

While i do love my TV stand, partly because I actually finished something

that I had an idea to do, It kind of looks like its drowning in all that black and

you cant really see it for what it is.. im hoping that adding the beadboard back in the

gray color will help the looks some.. but for what it is and by that I mean

FINISHED, I can live with it.    

A chifferobe/wardrobe and a give-a-way

Edited to add linking here:   go check it out.. 

and here    and here





I have a very sweet husband (Jeff) who really does like to make me happy.. a couple weeks before Christmas his brother built his wife a beautiful wardrobe.  When we met at my MIL house for her birthday they were showing us pictures of it and I loved it.  Here's where the sweet husband comes in,, He got his brother to help him build me one for Christmas.. and I  LOVE it. 

(guessing the date needs to be changed on the camera,, ha ha)

I just cant decide how to finish it.. should I paint, distress and glaze it,, stain it..?? I'm undecided and I dont want to do anything until I'm sure..  So I thought I'd have a little give-a-way and maybe all of you can help me decide.  One of my favorite gifts this Christmas was a goody bag from my sister filled with all sorts of things I liked and I loved it.  It was like getting several presents in one... so the winner will receive a "goody bag" of sorts.  I promise you'll love it.  So to win ..

1st chance  - leave me a comment with your suggestion or links to suggestions on how I should finish it. 

2nd  chance -  become a follower and leave a comment letting me know or leave a comment saying you already follow. 

Give-a-way will end at midnight January 2nd and I'll announce the winner Monday morning.  Spread the word.   And I hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year. 

Merrry Christmas

Hope everyone has had a blessed Christmas celebrating Jesus' birthday.  I feel so blessed not because of gifts we received but because we have so much to be thankful for.  

 A sweet blogger friend, Edie,  had a tragic loss the week of Christmas and another very sweet blogger, Shelle,  is dealing with breast cancer.  They are both in my thoughts and prayers.  

Snowmen all around

This past weekend I finally got around to crafting a little.  I told some of my family that I was making them a snowman and since I am usually notoriously late doing things that I say Im gonna do I decided I would get them done before the Christmas season is over... yay I did it..
I saw the idea to make these out of scrap 2x4 over at Under My Polka Dot Umbrella . 
She made some here.  

I like the way she distressed her edges. I havent decided if Im gonna do that or not. 



I also made these little paint stick snowmen,,, but I cut the paint sticks in half 



Hope everyone is enjoying the Holiday season,, Thanks for stopping by! 

Debbie

 

Subway Art (my version)

There are so many versions of subway art and how to do it all over blogland and the internet in general.   I dont have a silhouette or a cricut to make stencils to do these and I've been too lazy to do them the print and trace way.  So I played around in Microsoft Word with these lyrics from a song I like and then had it printed on 12x17 cardstock.. a big whopping 75 cents for  "My words to live by" subway art .. Now I just have to find me a frame that I like for it to go in.  
 

Words from ~ Love Like Crazy by Lee Brice

I'm linking up here today

Signs and more signs

Since I have signs all over my house that i've made I'm linking up with Donna at Funky Junk Interiors for her



Here are some of the signs i've made over the last year or so.. and one I made today. 




these were made out of scraps of flooring 



ok, technically not a sign, but I like the quote,,found this peel and stick at dollar tree



In the washroom bathroom ... freehanded, was trying stripes



printed out in Word, traced and filled in



I was playing around trying the elmers glue technique for crackling
and just freehanded the words on there.

 

This is really my sign,, anybody that knows me knows I dont like doing
dishes and sometimes DONT .  Made from on old cabinet door.  I want to repaint and do it over,
its off centered and it kinda bugs me!



made from paper bag and wire, written with black sharpie stuffed with little pieces of cotton.  I've had this sign for probably about 10 years..  I love this quote.



made this from an old board from my sister, Stephs house . I had the letters
traced them on and filled in. 



"Home" sign made from cabinet door.. the scrabble board was given to me years ago when
my mamaw was still living,, she played scrabble with us when we were kids.  We never play so I made a
"November" sign with it. 



Used scraps of flooring screwed to two small thin pcs of board on the backside. Traced
the letters and filled them in.



This is normally my signature for birthday cards and stuff.. I printed the words out, cut them out
and decoupaged on.. and sealed it. 



And here is the turkey sign I painted today,, got the idea from the internet and used it as a
guide.   I'm not an artist thats for sure,, but I like him. 




Signs are really easy to make and inspiration is everywhere.. magazines, internet, blogs, newspaper, etc.. Just give it a try,  if you mess up, paint over it and start again.  Be sure and check out all the signs linked up here this weekend.  Thanks for stopping by

PumpkinSpice CupCake

My mother-in-law and I work at the same place, but in different depts.  They had snack day today and she made this really easy Pumpkin Spice CupCakes.  I took these pics with my phone at my desk so they are not the best.. but the cupcake was really good.   Thanks, Judy! 

Mix 1 can of  pumpkin with 1 Spice cake mix. Bake as usual and top with cream cheese frosting and nuts.  Yum!  We'd love to hear if you try it. 

And a fortune for you:  One of her friends dressed as a fortune teller today and had the same fortune for everybody,,   "You are going to live until you die and $#*@ happens"  .. Thanks Jeannie,,  so so true! 

Hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween weekend. 


Linking up with Gail today at MyRepurposedLife
 

12 days of Homemade Christmas

If you like to sew or make fun homemade items for family or friends be sure to check out Edie's blog beginning Nov 1st for her 12 days of homemade Christmas.  She did this last year and there were really neat things to make.  If you go visit her today she is giving away one of her favorite items from the party last year.

3 little pumpkins

I've seen several different versions of the scrap wood pumpkins so I decided to me make some for my desk at work.  These are some scraps( 1x4's - i think) that I had painted white a while back intending to do something with and never did.  So I just painted them orange, distressed a little bit, glued some cinnamon sticks to the top for the stem and tied some jute string and wire around the stem.   I then traced the letters F-A-L-L and filled in with a black sharpie.  And that was it, simple fall decoration.  I want to make some to sit in my kitchen window too. 

I'm linking up with Gail today at My Repurposed Life.. Go check her out, she's featuring her post on how she made the bench out of a headboard.  I want to do that one day too!

Haaaapppy Birthday Mama!

HAPPY 67th BIRTHDAY

LILLIE FAYE M. PHILLIPS

(also known as mama or mamaw)

My beautiful, young at heart, fun, loving, supportive, full of life  mama with my daddy and all the kids and grandkids. . . plus a few outlaws.. only 3 were missing from this picture.  They have been fishing quite a bit lately with my brother and his wife so we had a fish fry at their house.  Of course the cake had to be fish themed too.  LOL.. not my best decorating but she got a laugh out of it.   It was a beautiful day and we all had a great time. 




Mama and Daddy and all their crew minus 3




The Granddaughters 




The Grandsons



I love you mama!


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