Amazon backyards-summertime fun & white paint love

We have been up to our ears in fun, activities, projects and grass!! Thanks to all of the wonderful rain our front and backyards look amazing. Considering when we first moved in we had dirt with a few weeds…our backyard has done a complete 360 in the past couple of years (thank goodness).

It’s finally pretty and a place where we enjoy spending our mornings and evenings. Jax especially loves his backyard play-time. He also loves to help work on things such as hammering wood and even….helping his Dad mow. He thinks he’s really BIG.


He loves to mow…almost as much as he loves those boots. Which I might add are a tad too big…but he could care less. He loves to hear them click on the floor and when he goes outside…he thinks he must have them on. It’s really quite funny and precious.

When this little boy works…he gives 110%. He’s very serious. And it’s very cute. He doesn’t even stop to smile.


Can’t you just see how hard this little boy has been working.


He is 100% all boy.

And his Mamma loves him {and his boots} oh so very much!!!
He was very excited when our neighbor popped in for a visit too!

I just think these pics are too cute.

So anywho…we’ve been working on lot’s of goodies around here in Easie Peasie land. I can’t wait to get everything posted. But in between summertime fun…I get distracted and behind!!
I did paint my pretty little French desk…which looked like this…


….and it now looks like this!




I can’t wait to reveal what I’ve done with this pile-of-lovin’-junk-mess!!!

XoXo

Mirror up-do!

It never fails that when I download pics…my DH has taken a few that I was unaware of. Here are few that he took that made me smile…
With all the much needed yet crazy rain in Texas…our roses are blooming…

Our Crepe Myrtle is also pretty and pink!

And a potato from our garden posing by a toy…

I’ve been busy trying to get back in sync after our holiday weekend. It’s Thursday…and I just now feel like things are sorta-kinda back to normal. Lol.
I have managed a few make-overs for the week. In between article deadlines…editing…laundry…dirty diapers and toys everywhere…I painted a mirror my Mom and I found at the SA last week. I also actually painted my French desk I scored from Craigslist awhile back. Sigh…finally.
For today I’m just posting the mirror…I still have two articles to write... a few more loads of laundry..and a toddler who has many toys to conquer.  {It's funny how people assume that if you work from home...you have so much free time...I've seriously had people act like I sit around watch T.V. and eat bon-bons. LOL. Can someone direct me where to find that free time?}

Sooo anywho…a teeny mirror make-over is what I could muster together for today!
I loved this mirror from the moment I found it…even if it was a little “broken.” It was $5…very big…and I knew I could make it pretty again.


I painted it white (of course) and I found a few vintage fake flowers in my inherited sewing box from my Granny. They were from a corsage of some sort. I thought it was neat that they were vintage…and special. So I glued them to my mirror and now it’s pretty!!


And since I was taking pics in our itty-bitty bathroom I took a few of some recycled decorations I threw in there the other day. I had some decor left from a party I decorated…and I thought they would go great with my shower curtain.
My crepe-paper rose balls….


My tissue paper balls….



This room turned girly pretty fast with all the pink fluff…the DH hasn’t griped about it though…so I guess it will stay for now! Until I get another itch to re-do it!I added this project to Faded Charm "White Wednesdays"...check out all the goodies here.
Happy Thursday!

Toddler Table & Chairs Make-Over

My parents bought Jaxon these chairs awhile back. I’ve had them put away because he climbs them and gets into some major pickles with them totally typical Taz-Jaxon-Crash style. They are just precious and I knew that I wanted to eventually find a little table to go with them so that he had a place to color and play. I finally found a table perfect for the occasion. It’s a simple make-over…paint it all white! I did add some numbers to jazz the chairs up a tad.


Before:


This table is definitely one of the ugliest…but it had great legs and I knew a coat of white paint would take the ugly out!




After:





See what I mean about the climbing….Lord help me.


Hope everyone has a stupendous holiday weekend and 4th of July!

A Pair of JUNKING Make-Overs~

I found these little treasures the other day while “junking.”  My DH gave me the “are you serious” look when I picked up the fence deco piece. But I just knew it would be FAB with some paint!


And here they are after a little TLC:


Once again…white paint is FANTABULOUS!
I also wanted to say THANK YOU to all of you who have commented on all my recent projects as well as joined my little blog as a follower! It’s such a great honor and I appreciate everyone’s inspiration! THANK YOU and BIG HUGS!!
Have a SUPER weekend!