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Latest Work!

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:) xo.

Little Stool Makeover

When we bought our house 4 years back, we also inherited a little wooden yellow stool.

Let's face it, when you're short like me, you can use any help you can get! .. So I decided to keep this little eye sore.. 

I have just gotten around to getting the idea of redoing it so I can just use it as decor as well as a helpful boost to my height.

Here is the before picture::

Here is a 'during' picture::

Here are some pictures of it all complete::

Steps:

1.) I sanded the top completely and the side.

2.)  Lightly sand the underside of the stool and the legs as best I could.

3.)  I stained the top and side with MinWax Dark Walnut Stain.

4.)  After that dried a bit, I flipped the stool over and gave it 2 coats of ASCP in Old White (I chose to use chalk paint because I didn't have any primer on hand & with chalk paint you do not need to sand or prime or do any kind of prep work... My kinda DIY!)

5.)  Poly'd the stain.

6.)  Lightly sanded and then used Annie Sloan Clear Wax on the underside and legs.

Antique Rocking Horse

About a year ago my husband's grandparents had given us this antique rocking horse.

I love it, however it needed some major updating.. the yarn hair was yucky, it was all marked up, and the little sticker embellishment had to leave! ... :)

I FINALLY have gotten around to re*sanding this baby and re*staining.

After re-staining it like 5 times, I gave up on the whole wooden look.

The stain was just not cooperating!!.. It was so uneven I was getting so frustrated!

So I took a trip to JoAnn's and bought some primer with a 40% off coupon.

and scored 2 Rustoleum 'Summer Squash' spray cans for (you ready for this?!...) $1.97!!

I was happier than a kid in a candy store.

Afterwards, I applied 2 coats of poly.

Anyways.. Here are some BEFORE PICTURES.. & AFTER PICTURES

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HERE ARE THE AFTER PICTURES

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I just used all the original hardware.

I also used the same eyeballs and didn't do anything to the handle.

& crochet'd a whole new mane and tail.

I made a loop in the mane so the handle wouldn't be covered with it.

The tail was crochet'd using a curlicue scarf tutorial.

They were then applied with a hot glue gun.

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Jayden is the name of my first born so I painted on his name on one side of the horse.

Jensen is going to be the name of this July baby whether it's a boy or a girl so I painted that name on the other side of the horse!

What do you think!?

You are fearfully & wonderfully made Psalm 139:14

Hey, everyone!

I have just added a new baseboard sign to Etsy!

$30.00

plus $12.00 S+H.

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Have a great weekend! :)

Jordann

DIY Simple Boxwood Wreath

This is such a SIMPLE  &  EASY wreath!

{time consuming, but worth it}

IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE, KEEP READING! :)
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What you will need for this project is:

- Embroidery Hoop

- Box wood greenery

- Light gauge jewelry wire

1.) First start by removing the boxwood from the stems so you have just a whole bunch of pieces.

2.)  Take each piece one by one and start by putting each of them between the hoop circles (?? Don't know if I'm explaining this right.. ) Making sure NOT to have the loop too loose or they won't stay put.

3.)  Once you have your loop full to the point where it will not hold any more boxwood.

4.)  You don't really need to add any to the inside walls of the wreath, because you cannot really see the hoop, but I added some the way around it on the outside.

5.)  First I wired a couple pieces to the hoop where the tightening screw is to hide it from showing.

I took one long piece of wire and strung together some leftover pieces and wrapped it around the hoop and tied the ends together.

6.) VOILA! .. Now it's ready to hang :)
{The above pictures are not my own}



HERE ARE SOME OF MY FINISHED PICTURES::

Have a great day!
-Jordann-

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I have finally linked my blog with Bloglovin.  Not sure what it's all about, but I've heard that Google+ is going away permanently July 2013 ??.. Not sure.  So yeah, follow me on Bloglovin :)

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