Bedroom Makeover Update.

Hi Yall!
     I know I'm taking a minute on my bedroom makeover, just bare with me.  Sometimes you have to allow for life to happen in the process eh?  Today I was able to work more on the room and wanted to show you my progress so far.  I have painted my room,  added my desk (which is where I will be blogging) and applied some touches here and there.

       My final bedroom piece will be ordered so I'm not sure how long that will take to get in.  It's a wall storage unit with sliding doors that will take the place of my current dresser.  My current dresser which is antique will become my dining room server so stay tuned for that.  Maybe I will have it done by Christmas, lol.  Always so many plans and so little time.  So let's make the best of it shall we?  Check out below what I was able to complete  today.  Feel free to leave comments and share your own ideas, I would love to hear them! 

    

 

 

Here are a few more things left on the list to stay tuned for. 

 

1.  Paint the ceiling bright white with glitter in the center of the tray.  I haven't decided yet on the glitter part, but I saw one and it was gorgeous so maybe.  That's actually something that was very popular in the 60's - 70's.  They had these blower machines that worked for glitter kinda like the popcorn and today you can rent them.

2.  Paint the trim.  Which I'm leaning toward a metallic either silver or gold. 

3.  New curtains that will drape longer in the floor all princess-ee like and not be sheer.  I tried to get them from Joss & Main but they were sold out.  So we will see what else I can find. 

4.  Add the wall unit on empty wall. 

Thanks everyone for checking out my blog and hanging with me as I keep chugging along in life. 
love, love love,
-Teresa Ann





DIY: Spoons, Forks and Knives.

I had a few minutes waiting for Little to be picked up,  so I decided to paint these lovely wooden utensils I bought the other day.  It's always nice to have something non-metal to grab for lunches or snacks through out the day.  You can find these at target in the party section.  They have so many new cool party supplies. 

 

 



Happy Birthday JC!

October 3rd  is my sons birthday!  Every single year on this day since his birth, I have set aside a place in my heart to honor him.  I wish you guys could really know JC because he is so funny and kind.  He and I have a deep history and a deeper future.  I love you Jon Cary and this video of pics I had on this old computer doesn't do you justice.  Have a good and loving birthday love.  I am always with you!

 

 

 

now of course, I had to post a video paying homage to 1990 the year of your birth JC.  If you can sit for the whole thing, you will be amused.  I know I sure was.   lol

 

 

 

Well, love, I hope you have a really cool birthday.  I love you, I love you, I love you! 

xoxo - mama



Recycled Art

Greetings everbody!
It's been a few since I've been able to post, my apologies.  Today I am back with an art project that I created for my new bedroom makeover.  I had this painting that did not go with the modern vibe any where in my house.  I used an old painting and made it modern and added the needed texture for my white bedroom wall.

 First you need a good primer that will cover the oil paint.  This worked perfectly!

 Cover the painting with the primer and let dry for a few.  Make sure you get the edges around the painting as well or they will show when you hang it on the wall.

 Take an old sheet or piece of fabric and rip into strips.  I used an old flannel sheet for mine.  This takes a minute but is fairly easy to do.  After you get the fabric in strips, you just rip off smaller shorter sections and hot glue to the canvas.

 My helpers....  <<<< I just had to include them >>>>>>>

 ...and we are all done!  Cant wait to see it on the wall.

Another after pic that really looks good on my white wall.  There are other pieces that I will be adding as the bedroom moves along.  Stay tuned!  

-xoxo  -Teresa Ann

Keeping your favorite flowers

I was gifted today with  roses and I thought I would share with everyone how I keep my flowers lasting forever! 

First you run a sink full of cold ice water.

Then you insert roses and let them soak for about 10 minutes or so.  Make sure the entire flower is submerged in the cold water.

Then wa-la!  Take them out of the water and arrange.  They should last you twice as long.  You can do this with other flowers, Hydrangeas especially like it.  Peonies, hydrangeas and white tulips are my favorite flower and every spring I do this.  Maybe next yr I will try it with daffodils since they don't seem to last long anyway.  

Riverfest in Canton, Georgia

Hello everyone!

This year , this weekend, was the Hamilton County Fair and I opted out to check out Riverfest in Canton, Georgia.  This festival has been going on since the 80's.  All proceeds go to help the needy children in the area so it was a win/win to try something different this year.  

This was the prettiest fall festival I think I've ever seen.  Such pretty mums and tons of pumpkins on every corner.  You really get the full essense of "autumn". 

For all you out there that just love clowns, here ya go.  Probably the biggest kiddie area I've seen as well.  Everything from pony rides, train rides to balloons and clowns. 

Another thing that was pretty cool was the many props placed throughout the fair for photo taking.  Like a gazillion. 

This was the cutest ever.  A hat turned into a scarecrow face.  Hmmm, I bet I can make one! 

There is my little about to munch down on some deep fried oreo cookies.  She ate all but one which I helped her with.... :). Yummy!

Everyone was in good spirits despite the cloudy day and low temps.  So nice to see local art and get some ideas for my DIY section.  

This was kinda cool.  It's acrylic etching.  With all things acrylic in the preppy world from desk accessories to kitchen trays, this looked very eye catching.  Again...I so love anything that's shiny! 

I particularly like this one. 

There is little doing some Christmas shopping.      A lot of people don't know this about Juliet but she loves to collect miniature glass figurines.  Really, anything super tiny.  So she really liked this booth. 

Now, these might look a bit gaudy but they are a perfect gift for our older generations.  You would have to see in person but there was a lot of origami involved and these angels are made with old church hymnals.  I guess the hymnals are near and dear to my heart coming from the southern baptist tradition before there were digital screens and services on iPads.  

I see these at different places and I'm always amazed at how tiny and beautiful they are.  Also, how expensive! 

Tons of shows to watch with the locals.  You can't tell but these two little boys were trying to do the hula dance with the girls on stage.  Just too cute!  I liked this because I remember somewhere around the 2nd grade we did a hula dance at school.  I loved it because I got to make my own grass skirt. Ah, the memories! 

Way cool pic eh?  This is Little standing behind a piece of art.  Her uncle Greg said we should make her wear pants like these till she's 50.  I agree! Lol. 

So that wraps up our trip down the road to Canton, Georgia.  Just a lovely day!  Topping it off having some bar-b-qu!  See y'all on the next one! 

Campfire Orange Cake

Fall is here and time to put away the salad for more hearty foods.  It also the best weather for camping.  So we close the summer and start the fall with orange camp cakes.  This is a very simple recipe but a lot of fun to make.

This recipe is a great desert for camping weekends.
 

What you will need:

Oranges

Jiffy Cake Mix

Egg

Powdered sugar

Water

Aluminum foil

Cut the top off the orange and pull out all of the orange leaving an empty shell. 

Mix the cake batter, eggs and water.  Pour cake mix into orange shells.  Place the orange tops on the cake filled orange and wrap in foil.    Place in oven and cook at 400 degrees checking every 20 minutes until done. 

You can use a glaze or not.  If you do, just use powdered sugar, water and a little butter mixed together and cover the cake sparingly.  You can also use different flavors of cake.  Keep in mind that the orange shell will flavor the cake to a certain degree.  If your camping, these are easily placed in a camp fire to cook slowly.