Before and After

So over the past couple months I have been going to lots of estate sales and garage sales preparing for my Etsy shop and have come across some things that I kept and repurposed. Don't you think yard sales and thrift stores are so exciting!? It is going to be hard for me to give up some of the vintage stuff that I have found, but I will! Keep watch... I will be opening up my store soon! Sooooo anyway, as I was saying...
This huge frame/ugly picture (which isn't even on canvas...it is like cardboard or something) I got at a yard sale for $3. I had big plans for it!

I wanted to make it into a big bulletin board. I am new to this so unfortunately I didn't take any pictures along the way.... but this is what it turned into!

And again for this bookshelf I forgot to take a before picture but trust me, it was a fake yellow wood and pretty ugly looking. This is what a little paint can do! I love this little piece of furniture.

And finally I just wanted to show these lovely candlesticks I found at a garage sale. THESE I will be keeping! I love the clear blue glass.

It's a New Year....

Happy 2009! I have obviously been MIA for quite some time. ALOT of stuff has happened in the last few months. Some hard stuff, but in honor of the new year I am ready to move past it (as much as I can, anyway). I went down to Pittsburgh on New Years Eve for the First Night Celebration. There was a Resolution Wall that you could add your resolution to. My resolution was to be more creative. I want to try to keep that resolution in several different ways.

1. Blog MUCH more often and share what I am working on

2. Start an Etsy shop

3. Scrapbook more

So there you have it! If there is anyone out there still reading my blog I appreciate it....If not, I hope to see some followers soon. I love to share what I am up to and love to see what other people are up to. I will post again soon!!