The Devil cabinet

We are short on cabinet space in our kitchen. I was looking for a small cabinet, that I can put our canned and dried food in. I purchased this cabinet from Homedecorators.com. It is actually great quality for the price. It is not your typical particle board crap.

I purchased this cabinet knowing I was going to paint it black, because that is the color of our furniture through out our house. I thought it would be an easy task. Once it comes, it will be disassembled and it will be super easy to spray paint right......wrong. It started off easy, until the paint started to bubble due to the manufacture finish on it. I then had to sand the entire thing, and hand paint it. Once I hand painted it, I didn't like that that it wasn't smooth ( I know, I know, I am too picky) so I antiqued it. I finished it off by purchasing new antiqued pewter knobs from Hobby Lobby for 2.99 a piece.


This cabinet is the Devil. It occupied my garage while I worked on it for three weeks. It was a pain to paint, it was a pain to put together. But I finally I finished it. Overall I am okay with results. I am not in love with it, but I don't hate it anymore. However I will always refer to it as the devil.

Change up

Before....

Not too bad.

After.....

Much better.

This mirror I purchased prior to getting married. It has been propped up on the floor of my living room for a year now, and it even survived multiple floods. I purchased it from Big Lots for 25.00 dollars.

Moss covered letters

Moss covered letters are the all the rage. However, their price tag is not so appealing. I spent a total of 10.00 compared to buying one for 30.00 dollars

I could have saved more money by not purchasing the moss cover, and buying your traditional moss. I was trying to cut down on the mess and because I spent the extra 2 dollars, this project literally took 5 min. to complete. Which was totally worth the extra money.

I purchased this letter and the moss at the local Joann's store. (I had coupons)

I hot melt glued the letter and just rolled the moss cover over the top of it. Super easy.

When I was complete, I just trimmed off the excess and added a ribbon which I already had.

Tada....It's done, and you just saved 20.00 dollars.

The gathering spot

No matter how big the t.v. is, no matter how roomy our living room is. The gathering spot always tends to be our bedroom. We squeeze together, popcorn and all and watch a 20" t.v. I wouldn't have it any other way. I love my boys. I love Mr. Fullmers popcorn. I love our cuddles.

R.I.P

Salty

Aiden's white frog died this week. It is absolutely heartbreaking as a mother to see your child cry over a pet. I held Aiden in my lap for what seemed like forever, as he cried. I explained to him the process of life and death. Aiden's reply, 'Salty is with Jesus.' I felt my heart swell. I knew that even though this was hard for him, he knew that Salty will be okay. Within a few minutes he got up from my lap and went and grabbed his coloring supplies. Aiden drew a picture of his frogs, so he will always remember him.