K&C Friday-Cabinet Tops

It's Kit and Caboodle Friday,

anything goes!

I wish I had something more

exciting than cabinet tops for the

last day of the work-week.

Unfortunately, I've had so

many other things to do today and

the cabinets just happen to be a spot in

the house that is semi-camera

worthy without additional tweaking!

I haven't posted about my cabinet re-do yet.

They were medium oak, I used a wipe-on wipe-off

technique with black paint and added a new coat

of polyurethane.

Oops, I think the tray must have scraped the wall.

No, I didn't drink that all at one time!

It has taken many, many, many years...

ok, maybe two-three years.

The largest colander ever made!

It came in a set of 4. I couldn't resist

the red but unless I'll be feeding the Navy,

it will stay in this corner.

"In a house which loves you, all things are possible."

Another shot of the "new" cabinets.

The dreadful popcorn ceilings, horrid be thy name!

Ok, That's good 'nuf.

I think I can live with this

arrangement a little while longer!

HAPPY FRIDAY YA'LL!

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Fiesta de Mayo!

In honor of Cinco de Mayo,

I'm having a Fiesta! Ole'!

I bought the bandanas turned napkins 2 for $1

and the colored felt design cut-outs

 5 per pkg at Dollar Tree.

The cactus stem tequila glasses and black salsa

bowls also came from Dollar Tree,

purchases made a while ago.

Christmas candle-holders, the perfect Fiesta color!

The "tablecloth" is a blanket I bought years ago that

now lives in the trunk of my car.

Ever at the ready for impromptu picnics

or outdoor concerts!

The hand-painted dishes are actually a

"french country" collection.

I mixed the patterns up a bit more than I

normally would. Added to the other

elements they seem to shout Mexico! 

Okay, I'm off with sombrero in hand for a little Siesta!

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Rave Reviews Wednesday! #1

Hey Ya'll!

Did you notice the new button on the right?

That will be part of my new Wednesday posts -

Rave Reviews Wednesday!

I will be spotlighting the posts from

a few awesome, creative and

talented bloggers every Wednesday!

And...there is a link above to keep

all rave review posts

permanently on review!

If you get Rave Reviews at

Sweet Pickles and Chocolate,

shout it out, take the button
and display it!

There were just so many to choose from,
I wanted to feature them all!
Luckily, I'll get to do this again next
Wednesday! Suuweeet!

Without further ado, the talented ladies
this week are...

Sarah at Harrigan Howdy ,

an extra creative, home-schooling mother of three

came up with this clever way

to showcase her children's art work!

I love it!

Sarah used paper, paint chips and

clothespins to create her

"Mama's Brag Board"!

Every Mama should have one of these!

Melanie's blog is all about one-of-

a-kind furniture. She and her husband

have a knack for finding, repairing,

refinishing and redesigning furniture.

Extra Bonus:

She shares lots of before and after photos!

see more at  The Frosted Gardner

Brittany aka BJ Mama at For What it's Worth - Or Not

has come up with her own colorful versions

of Koasters, Koozies and Key Chains!

I'm all about these colorful, creative designs!

Myra redid her foyer on a budget by

adding this awesome

"nap-time=design-time" painted desk.

Check it out and get inspired by this interior

designer turned stay at home Mom at

My Blessed Life!

Kathy, also an interior designer,

recycled a metal sign to make this

too cute magnet board at

Creative Home Expressions

Useful and decorative! Always a PLUS!

Kathy has a knack for daily inspiration!

And last but far from least!

Another mother named Sarah, this time at 

The Thriftress 

has painted this awesome three-canvas tree

silhouette for her family room for under $10!

Rave Reviews to all!

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It's so Very Cheri

Someday Crafts

Totally Tute-ular Tuesday! Freecycle Pillows

Yippeee! My second Totally Tute-ular Tuesday!

As some of you know I've been doing a

spring redesign on my deck. 

Yesterday I posted my new outdoor

coffee table with "unusual" legs!

I failed to mention the complete shock

registered by hubby that it actually worked!

LOL! Score for female ingenuity Ladies!

Today's deck sprucing post is a

freecycle tutorial on pillows.

I'm going to tell you right off, the pillows, as-of-yet,

are not hand-stitched closed at the bottom!

I took three pillows that I was no longer using

and a soft shade curtain that I never used 

to do this project.

I started with the soft shade.

I cut it in half lengthwise and removed the fabric ties.

I plan to use half of the curtain for a table runner later.

I then had enough fabric to cut 3 squares

the size of the pillows.

I  put two of the squares face to face and

stitched 3 sides closed.

Turned inside-out, ironed and stuffed.

Easy, peasy, done...except for the hand-stitching.

For the next pillow I used the third toile square

and an identical sized square of burlap that

I had left from another project. I had a small

swatch of toile left too and decided to sew it to

the front of the burlap

and fray the edges.

I put the front and back face to face and sewed

three sides together, repeat above.

For the third pillow I used two more squares

of burlap and a dish towel I had.

 

I stitched the dish towel to the front of a burlap

square, put the two pieces of burlap face to face

and stitched 3 sides. You know the rest!

They will look so much better when the

bottoms are stitched...and I'm thinking

about edging the frayed square with

some black ribbon.

Total cost: zero (0) dollars!

I hope you will all visit tomorrow for

the very first

"Rave Reviews Wednesday"

at Sweet Pickles and Chocolate!

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