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My darling niece getting a facial. She's a doll!!! The cupcakes were really a great idea with fifteen little girls running around. Overall the party was a great success! It really was a blast.

Cute Huh?

This is was the check in desk where each girl was given a beauty basket. My sister-in-law worked so hard on getting this ready! She will really have to top this one next year!

The Big Birthday Party!

My niece recently had her seventh birthday party which Aunt Traci had to fly to California for. Her theme was a spa party. With me being a hairdresser my sister-in-law insisted I had to come. Which she later informed me there would be fifteen little girls attending the party. This was the pedicure station.

adorable shed

I just love this shed isn't it adorable!! We are in the process of having my carpenter son build us a shed and we will be using old windows we found in our basement and an old door found in the attic of our garage. I can only hope it will turn out as cute as this one!! This is definitely my inspiration.

This is my front door. We just recently found an older front door which is very much a work in progress! I can hardly wait to post it when we get it done. Just getting my husband motivated is the biggest obstacle!

I found this contraption (haven't a clue what it is) at a sale thought it was cute though and added the little plant. It now resides on my front porch.

Shaby chic,cottage,style

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I love the bay window in this room! The soup toureen my mother gave me and the plate holder I bought originally for my mom but once I saw it in there I couldn't part with it.(sorry Mom I owe you one) The little oil lamp I got when a gift store was going out of business for $4.99. The little bulb even flickers.

This little shelf I got at a yard sale for$3.00 and you guessed it painted it white. It was a great find for storing all my treasures on!

This little corner hutch was going to be white until I liked how it went with the curtains and kinda broke up the white.

Just another view of dining room. The hutch and the shelves were also bargain finds. I painted them my signature white.

This is a sideboard I got about 13 years ago and it was oak. Ipainted it a fresh coat of yellow about 4 years ago and kinda distressed it. All wood lovers I know I can hear you crying.

These are the curtains I made for dining room. I added the berries and wreath for fun. Love that fabric!!!

This is the dining room. We just recently peeled ugly grasscloth wallpaper off the walls. (yes, I see it is coming back in style) I made the curtains from Joanne's fabric and covered the chandaliers shades with matching fabric. My son who is in school for carpentry(ho,ho) put up the chair rail.

This bench I got several years ago for $12.00. It was a country blue and of course I painted it. The cushion I recovered with fabric on clearance at Joanne's. It sits in my front entry way. I must admit it isn't very comfy but it is cute!

This is the living room. Love that rounded wall which is a closet.

This is my fireplace in living room. The sconces above it were another Lowe's clearance find. Oh and by the way for those who know me I only painted the walls twice! I've been known to paint and repaint until I find a shade I like!

This is in my living room. The ladder in the corner I found at a store for $15.00. It became the perfect home to display my Great gma's quilt.

This is also in the sunroom. The plant stand I found at a yard sale for$3.00 and it was brown so I spray painted it. The wicker rockers I found for sale at a victorian house for $50.00 a piece.(That was a splurge for me!!)

Here is another view of my sunroom. The chandalier I got on clearance at Target a couple of years back. The shades I got at Lowe's on clearance they are Waverly. So I think all together it cost me $24.00. Cute things don't have to cost much. Just keep your eyes peeled for bargains . Also when you find things think of unexpected ways to use them.

This is one view of my sunroom. I hope to find some before pics because it was awful! Wheen we first moved in it had pink carpet and the walls were a bad shade of green. We pulled up the carpet to reveal a vintage green linoleum with ivory swirls on it. We lived with that for awhile. Recently we laid these tiles. It looks a million times better!!