more heart stuff...

We have been so BUSY lately with projects and our house is a mess from it! :)
Im SLOWLY working on spackling and priming and painting our bedroom (bad wallpaper so LONG!) and my hubby is now stripping bathroom wallpaper... hooray!
Just had our lil boys FIRST birthday party...(Ill have to post later about that) and had all the granparents up to stay with us for that.
Just wanted to post a few Valentines finds/ projects. Im really not a big heart decorator at all... but looking at evgeryone elses cute vday decor has made me get more into it! :)
This is a table top quilt I made several years ago... I loved all the different pieces of red fabric for each heart... it was fun... wish I had time to quilt ... but not with a one yr old! :)

SO instead I make mini projects.... this is my "winter wreath" with a little quilted heart (from a scrap of quilt i didnt know what to do with... was gonna make a pot holder with it)... and my friend Nicki gave me the little rusty old key hanging right by it.... which you can barely see!

Found this heart wood bowl at the GW... and I stained it and never knew what to put in it. So it got some rosehips and a old primitive scoop in it. The braided jute rug behind it I found at a place called Aunt Pattis Attic and couldnt believe how PERFECT the colors went with my kitchen and living room... so my momma picked me up some more along with 6 coasters in the same colors.... now Im on the hunt for a trivet or two! :) Hope you all have a great week... pray I get some painting done.. im dying to have my bedroom back! We have all our bedroom furniture pushed right up around our bed in the center of our room so I can paint.... its like an adult crib! getting kinda old! ~ Elisha

Valentines 2011

oh HERE it is.... my lost picture of my 2 $ Vday find at GW. Sorry for all the posts... But dont worry ... you probably wont hear from me for another couple of months! :)

Antique Mall finds

I probably spent too much on this lil thing... but I just kept coming back to it... I just really love the old tin and crimped design to it... its a 1800's matchstick holder.... but I have it by my kitchen sink




My wonderful husband bought me this colonial light fixture for our guest bath for Christmas. Im SO EXCITED about it... too bad Im not allowed to start ripping the wallpaper out of there to hang it until our bedroom is done! :) Guess this will motivate me to get er done quicker!

Two lil tin top jars I got at the antique mall in Omaha NE.... they were only like 4 bucks each... I though maybe Id used em for qtips or cottonballs when we get out bathroom re done?? I figured Id find SOMEWHERE to use em! :)

My new CROCK! I LOVE the color of this one... its dated 1800's.... i paid about 34 bucks for it. Im no expert on these babies... but I know if they have any blue glaze on em the price goes up like 150 bucks! But im happy with this one... and my utensils are too bc they are no longer invading eachothers personal space as much :)

VaLENTINES and re-do's

Isaiah's new/old highchair. I so wanted an antique one... this one was given to us from Jons folks... was used in his family.... it was pretty beat up and I thought I was gonna have to paint it... but hated to. I sanded it down and applied some dk walnut stain over it... which darkened it some (which was NICE bc it was a bit too "golden" for my taste)... and I made a lil chair pad for Isaiahs rump (and to cover up the most wear and tear)... as well as the back (covered with towel). Just needs a coat of polyurethane to the tray. Its very unique as it converts to a DESK! but the desk part was in BAD shape so my F.I.L replaced it with some plywood. I know I wont get the stain to match so Im considering painted it with that chalkboard paint... that way Isaiah can learn his letter and numbers on it?? Not quite for sure on that one yet!

THese are calendar pages that I converted to envelopes for my grandma Arlene! Her sister had the idea of doing this and she loved it... so I told her I could try to cut them out on my cricut and it was pretty easy! I think she will likey:)

Ok...this is my coffee table decor right now... and NO its not Christmas bc its a SLED! :) I found it at GW and it was UGLY and so I worked my fake antique charm on it to distress and such and beat it up some... it looks better with some real green around the candle as well... but its TOO cold to go out and cut down some ! :)

Ok... another HEART thing... Ive had this for years.. it as a gift and often I have thought about getting rid of it.... so now I just use it for Vday :)

Valentines 2011

I never thought being a stay at home mom that I would not have TIME! Things are non stop it seems! I feel like I cant get any time to my self... which drives this crafter CRAZY. Jon has been working crazy long shifts.... so I guess that doesnt help things. This last weekend we got up early and drove 3 hours north so I could guest book attend at a wedding for a friend and got home with just enough time to pack up for Omaha and Lincoln for the weekend. Sunday was a train show.... (oops we never did make it to church... we were too late getting started for Omaha) and then my family Christmas in Lincoln that evening and out to eat. Then Monday am car appt and antique mall and drive back home in evening. And on top of it all... Isaiah is TEETHING... oh what fun it is! :) He gets us up at FIVE am!!!! and 5:30 and 6 and 6:30.....ugh! But I DO now see 2 lil teethers coming through his upper gums....I thought they were NEVER gonna make it! Seems this has been going on for weeks! (slow and painfully late.... that is the usual for us! haha)

WE DID get a new bed however and it is WONDERFUL! Jon doesnt toss and turn anymore...which means MUCH more sleep for me! I even remember my dreams now! I think our old mattress was just that AWFUL... its was worth the $$ big time.

AND what else? I started SHREDDING with Jillian Michaels (sp?)....oooohhh she is one MEAN, LEAN shredding machine! Im only on day 3 of level one and I hate her already! haha... no its a really good DVD... and i LOVE that its only 20 minutes... my back and my shoulders and my butt and my thighs are SO sore... but Im gonna keep at it! I started running again this past month on the treadmill and am GLAD I did! I needed the cardio to work on some endurance for Jillian!

Found this heart for Vday at the GW for 2 dollar! Thought about painting it... but I figured green was a nice change after all... plus it has some "crackling" in the paint that I didnt want to destroy (cant tell from pic.... they just NEVER do justice do they?)

Christmas 2010

Just for laughs... Lucy... our rescued kitty and Isaiahs BEST friend ( they are PETE and REPEAT) ... she seriously just layed under the tree like this for HOURS.... regardless of Isaiah petting (aka SMACKING) her.... she is SOO tolerant of him its AMAZING!

FAMILY 2010

AWE.... the LAST attempt at a decent family picture... STILL freezing and nope... we NEVER DID get out a Christmas letter! Im such a failure:(