A few weeks ago we were all out at the lake visiting family for the weekend. For some reason we had both vehicles with us, so for the trip home the kids divided themselves up between my husband and myself. Ben and Brother stayed behind to finish up some work at his parents' house and the girls and I headed for home. It was still early in the afternoon and we had no time constraints so we … [Read more...]
Miss Mousie’s Dresser – Part 3
I am so excited to share with you how Miss Mousie's dresser turned out! After fixing it up (which you can read about here) and getting it looking like new it seemed rather plain. This dresser has such graceful curves and it would have been a shame to not make it look more feminine. It was a cleaned up canvas waiting for a bit of happy to be added. I knew I wanted to keep whatever I did … [Read more...]
Miss Mousie’s Dresser Part 2
Are you ready for the surprise I told you about in Miss Mousie's Dresser Part 1? If you haven't read Part 1, let me get you up to speed. I recently bought an old falling apart dresser at a yard sale. It came with three baby mice in the top drawer. The whole thing needed a lot of work rebuilding, sanding and painting. This is what I started with. This is what it looked like at the end … [Read more...]
Miss Mousie’s Dresser Part 1
On my way to Lowe's one day I passed by a yard sale. I happened to be kid free that trip so I was free to stop by without being harassed to buy a broken toy or grungy stuffed animal that they just have to have. I found an organizer for Sister's beads, some aqua blue glass bottles that were so old they are striped with air bubbles and an antique dresser. The dresser was my grungy stuffed … [Read more...]