Seeing Red

I got this hand-me-down end table from my sister-in-law when she moved.

It fits nicely between two of the couches in the basement,

however, it needed a little sanding and a little color. 

The current end table was much too big.

I'm hoping to find a big rug for this room that is tan, brown, green, and red.

So red for the end table seemed perfect.

I have some more red planned for this room.

Looks like I get to find a new lamp too.
Sounds like a good reason to make a trip to the thrift store to me!

Something That Didn't Stay Done

I fixed this railing several months ago and it didn't stay done,

so today I got to do it again.

This time I did it right

 and used some of these.

(My dad used to call them Molly Bolts.  I wonder who Molly is!?!)

 That should hold.

If the boys don't hang on it, that is!

Mirror, Mirror

While my sister, Karla, was at Saver's finding things for me to paint,

she found this cute little mirror for the 3-year-old girl's room.

I painted it to match the furniture I painted last month.

I like how the wood grain shows through.

Sister Post

So, I've tried to get my sisters to join in my blog and I've only had one take me up on the offer.

(I have four sisters and it was only one post.)

So...my sister, Karla, decided to join in.

Here is how she did it...

She went to Saver's, 

bought this little table, 

and brought it to me to paint!

Pretty sneaky, I'd say!

She wanted me to restain it, but I told her that wasn't an option.

I chose a dark red color that will look great in her living room.

Another Trip to the Forklift Store

I went to Home Depot to buy supplies for

next week's projects.

I hope you like red!

$6,000

I earned myself $6,000 today.

Sort of.

I was introduced to a company who would do a much needed medical test on my daughter

in exchange for a little bit of feedback through their website.

The test was done many months ago

and today I finally finished the survey.

That something sure paid off!

Christmas in September

I saw this cute idea in blogland and decided to try it out to go with the wedding gift I posted yesterday.

It is a wedding announcement in a Christmas bulb.

I love how it turned out!

I'm tempted to find my wedding announcement and cut and curl it up!