creating

over the past few months
bryan and i have loved working on some projects together
we both love creating
so sharing the process makes it even more fun!
i found the mirror below at goodwill
and knew right away what i wanted to do with it...

in the meantime, my husband, in his amazing ability with wood,
took some driftwood i had gotten on orcas island in the san juans
and created the mermaid....knowing my great love for them.
she added just the right touch!

i bought this dresser years ago at an antique market and have just loved itthe finish is a crackle and shabby chicand wasn't really done well....but it suited me just fine.while looking through magazines, i spied a picture of a dresser turned into a wonderful place to store wine.....and so the transformation began!bryan had the yucky job of removing all the old paint from the topshowing a beautiful cherry wood underneath all the crackle finish.i sanded down the rest of it, to make it smoother and a little nicer finishand then bryan made the wine holders out of cherry wood and we now havea wonderful new piece of furniture!

i was driving in our neighborhood one day and passed a table out at the end of someone's driveway with a sign that said "free"i was in a hurry to get to the store so i just kept going, but......it was still there when i returned...so i stopped....loaded it into my little pt cruiser and away we went......the finish on it was in pretty bad shape, so i sanded it down and put three coats of a color i love on it and then gave it that shabby treatment and voila......i love it!

i love doing this kind of thingand i have a husband that can pretty much make/fixanything....and that makes possibilities almost endless!
o now i scour goodwill weekly and keep my eye peeled around the neighborhood

who knows what treasure will need a makeover next?

colorful day!

we had a very festive, celebratory, colorful daythat involved mostly eating
swimming
and trying to stay cool!
hope you all had a very safe and happy 4th also!

firecracker

happy happy birthday to our firstborn....jamie

she was born on her due date which was the 4th of july

and was, from that very early age, quite a little firecracker!

we love your caring and tender heart

your kindess and thoughtful ways

and your generous and loving nature.

you bring so much joy to our lives.

you are a wonderful daughter, sister,wife and mommy

and we hope you have an amazing day.....and a blessed year.

xoxoxoxo