Getting Her Nest Ready

I am sorry I haven't posted in almost 1 month! I have so many things to share with you all, but I have been pulleds in so many directions lately that blogging has had to take a back seat.

As most of you know my oldest daughter just graduated from college with a degree in Registered Nursing and she moved out into her first apartment. With that I have been busy getting her apartment decorated (getting her nest ready) She is going for a neutral pottery barn look so that she can interject color during the certain times of the year with accessories....this is a very smart idea! In fact I wish I would have done that with my own home! Hubby is custom building some shelves for her dining room, so as soon as that is completed I'll give you all a tour of her place. I can't wait to show you!

Oh and we've been busy planning her upcoming weddding! Whew, that's a lot of work! The happy couple just had their engagement pics done ...here is one. I'll share more once she gets the pics on cd.

What have you been busy doing? Have any fabulous summer plans?

Darlene

Trash to Treasure

My daughter rescued this table from the trash when she worked at Bath & Body Works a couple years ago. She knew she could make it pretty and could use it as a dining table when she moved out.

She sanded off all the blue paint, primed the base/legs and put a couple coats of white paint on it. The top of the table was cracked so her dad glued and clamped it back together. Then she decided to apply a stain to the top. It is rough sawn wood so very rustic but that is the exact look she wanted. I think it came out great! She loves it too! We just moved her into her apartment this past week and had fun setting her table.

What do ya think? Kinda pottery barn-ish?? Not too bad for FREE, huh?! Well maybe she spend $10 on paint & stain. Still not too bad!

She Made It!

Our daughter just graduated with a degree as a Registered Nurse today! Her fiance' graduated as an RN also. We are so proud of them for their accomplishment! We celebrated with a graduation lunch and for dessert I made these cupcakes. They came out so cute I wanted to show you all. I bought the fondant "nurse theme" toppings from a seller on etsy. My secret for the frosting is the new frosting in spray cans that you can now buy at the grocery stores. It makes it so easy to frost a pretty cupcake!

Congrats

Aubrie,RN & Cody,RN

My daughter & I taken after her RN Pinning Ceremony!
I am a proud mama!

Garage Sale & Flea Market Treasures

Hubby and I spend saturday mornings waking up around 5:30-6am to head out to garage sales. It has become our little saturday morning tradition. Sometimes we don't find a thing, but we still enjoy the thrill of the hunt! Then there are the days when we SCORE! What a rush that can be! The past couple weekends we did GOOD! Take a look at our treasures.

Daughter is getting married in September and found this birdcage to use at the reception for guests to slip their cards into. (Hubby made an opening on each top side for the cards to go through) This was $5.

See the openings on the top sides?

Our 22 yr old daughter is graduating as an RN this week & moving out on her own next week so we found these wicker charges for her. They were $1. We will stay on the hunt for more of the same.

This is also for daughter. Loved the little iron legs. It is lined in plastic for a plant or could be a cute basket for trash in a bathroom. This was $1.70.

Found this laundry basket for daughter for $1. Turns out she didn't care for this, but hey for a $1 I figured I could use it myself or resell it in our garage sale.

ute wall basket for daughter for a whopping .25 cents! I think it might look cute in the bathroom with rolled up towels/washcloths.

Now on to some goodies for me! I LOVE this piece! It is solid wood, with so much texture! AWESOME! Hubby says it is very old probably an antigue! I don't know what I'll do with it, but even if it is just displayed on a shelf I just adore it! I paid $3 for it...WOO HOO!

Since daughter is moving out I get to redo her room. So I'm picking up pieces to decorate the new room which will be a den/guest room. This was $4.

Ok, now for another one of my favorite finds! This was bought at a flea market for $200. It is beautiful and figured I could use it in the new den/guest room.

Found this dresser at the same flea market. It was $185. I love the curved lines of it! It is solid hardwood, dove tailed drawers and built in 1968. I plan on using this in the new den/guest room. Flat screen tv will go above the dresser on the wall.

I was wanting a sleeper sofa for the den/guest room but boy were they expensive, so you can imagine how thrilled I was to find this sleeper sofa at the flea market for $400. The mattress was brand new and still sealed in the factory plastic and no springs to poke our guests! I wouldn't have chosen a sofa with pineapples on it but figured for the price I could make it work. The color looks grayish in the pic, but it is actually a olive/kakhi green color with a gold pineapple.

Here is a close up of the pic so you can see the pineapples. Our whole home is done in a british colonial style so it works fine. I am planning on accenting it with russet & gold pillows.
Oh and found these rattan tiki torches for .50 cents each! I bought 7 of them to go along the sides of our deck.

Hubby wanted to make sure I showed you all the treasure he found that made him $80! LOL I told him you all wouldn't be interested in seeing it if it wasn't home decor. But to make him happy I am showing you the lawn mower he bought at a garage sale this weekend for $20. He spent 20 minutes fixing it and sold it today for $100.

Ok, hubby what ya gonna buy me with your $80 profit???

On second thought save it for next weeks garage sales so we can get some more treasures!

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God Bless You!

Darlene

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Life Changing

I have listened to the MOST eye opening & life changing audio drama called, "Affabel" and just have to share it with all of you!

Here is a synopsis of the audio drama:

Join the majestic King Jalyn, the dark lord Dagon, Charity, Independent and others as you explore the wondrous lands of The Kingdom of Affabel, The Community of Endel and the terrible outer limits of Lone! You'll be challenged in the Great Hall - perhaps even shocked - as each character reveals much of YOUR very own heart! Search your deepest feelings as you hear the drama play out!This audio drama, taken from John Bevere's newest book Driven by Eternity (Warner Faith) will capture your heart and soul as you experience life on "the other side" where eternity is brought into the present and all must stand before the Great King and Judge. Be prepared for a roller coaster ride of joy and sorrow, astonishment and revelation as life-long rewards are bestowed on some and others are bound hand and foot and cast into outer darkness by the Royal Guard! 4CD SET, digitally recorded with a Hollywood cast, this riveting audio drama brings characters to life with action, emotion and custom music to complete the exciting production. This story takes you beyond yourself and into a world of other-reality. A place where things are not always as they seem, but truth prevails and your heart will emerge forever changed!

We should not be listening to man about what the bible says, we should get in the bible ourselves and find the truth. John Bevere who is the author of Affabel and the book from which it was inspired, "Driven by Eternity" has backed it all up with scripture. If we just listen to preachers and not get in the word ourselves we may be being deceived which will lead us away from God for Eternity! Scary thought, but very TRUE! All I can say is we had best dig deep in the Word and KNOW what and who God is calling us to be on this earth! As believers we had better be drawing each other into a deeper walk...not a washed up, meaningless walk. And those of our friends who don't know Jesus...we will be held accountable for not telling and influencing them for Christ!!!! Do yourself a HUGE FAVOR that could affect your ETERNITY and purchase either Affabel the audio drama or the book Driven by Eternity by John Bevere or get Both.....you will not regret it!

God Bless You!

Darlene