Headboards are Classy!

This post is going to have to be about something else I bought for NO apparent reason, but found a wonderful place for it!   Again, one magical day at the Restore, I found a wonderful cabinet door that was beautiful dark wood and loads of potential for something.  But what???  I tried to stick pictures in it, but the wood was too tight so that wasn't happening.  I walked into my bedroom one day, and realized I have dark wood in my there, and thought to myself, "Self, put it in here somewhere!!"  So, voila, I decided to put it on the wall and make a fake headboard.  

Before....

After!  It even goes with the picture!

What do you think??

Sunday Funday

I got together with a wonderful friend today, and it was great to chit chat about a few hot topic things.  Thanks girl!  The lighter conversation steered towards crafting and such, so I figured I'd throw something out there for you all to check out!   This is a printer drawer I found at Good Samaritan for $3! Whoop!  I had seen a few of these turned into jewelry displays, so I figured I'd give it a shot!  Here's what we did!

Starting out, turned out being a great photo to
have when I had taken it all apart and
couldn't remember how it went back together, haha!

Taken apart, cleaning everything, making it spic and span.

Sofia had to help out too!  Craft time is family time!

Putting back together, and adding the eye hooks. 

Almost finished product.  I still have to find more
eye hooks, but finished as far as I could!
Can't wait to decorate with all the jewelry!

Hope you all enjoyed seeing the craftiness of last week.  Stay tuned for more stuff!

Upcycled is the new recycled?

Ok, so let's be honest for just a second, shall we?  I LOVE to buy things.  And I REALLY LOVE to buy things when they are cheap!  Here's the honest part:  I still love to buy cheap things, even if I have no use for them.  Well, ladies and more ladies, I have great news!  I found a purpose for these great old windows that I can't seem to stop buying!  We have a wonderful store in town that has tons of old used windows, so here has been my latest project:  upcycled window chalkboards!

Start with a window.

Bust out glass.  (this is fun, but you MUST be careful!) 

Find a chunk of board that fits behind your window,
and paint it with chalkboard paint!

ENJOY!  Add sayings, quotes, or funny but true to do lists!

I hope you enjoyed seeing what you can do with old stuff that you just HAD to have, and if you'd like one for your very own, check out my etsy shop!  http://www.etsy.com/shop/montanawife406

Happy Birthday 'Merica!

Well what a wonderful day!  My hot husband didn't have to go to work in the daytime, so we hung out all day crafting and playing in his man cave, aka, the garage.  (Pics to come of the projects!)  But honestly, what a great holiday!  A reason to dress up like fools, a reason to eat more than my share of smores, a reason to spend all day with the ones you love instead of doing laundry and dishes.  Thank you America for being my reasons, and so much more to so many folks.
Thank you also to all the men and women who have given up so much so that we can enjoy our smores, our lives, and our freedom.  I hope someone says thank you to you today.
Mama Bear