A Spring Porch and a Blog Hop

Hi there peeps, this week I am joining 25 blogging friends for a "Spring Blog Hop"! 

The BLOG HOP goes on all week and each day has a different theme. We've got 

Spring Vignettes, Tablescapes, Recipes, Front Porches & Mantles for you.  

Links to everyone's blogs appear at the end of this post.

Today's theme is "Front Porches". The person before me in the "Blog Hop" is Stacey from 

Poofing The Pillows, so if you hopped on over from her amazing porch "Welcome". 

and VOILA....here is our porch!  

DIY Personalized Birthday Gift Idea

Hello Loves, have you all made it into October alright? Well, I am already down 
with my first cold of the new season !!! FIGURES!!!

I wanted to share a quick little project I made last weekend. I was invited to a 
60th Birthday Party and I wanted to bring a "little something special and 
personal" to the birthday girl. Earlier that morning I went to a local bazaar and 
purchased another galvanized bucket (which one can never have enough of...lol). 
Once I got home I stenciled her birth year onto the bucket.

A Few New Things Around The House

Hello friends, it's been a bit quiet around the blog this summer. We took a family trip in July and I hardly spend any time on the computer. Things are back to normal, but it seems to me that I will be playing "bloggy reading catch up" for a long time. 

I wanted to share some new things around the house with you. For those of you that follow my blog, you know I have been painting our kitchen and family room this summer. With the new paint color came some re-decorating and I also picked up a few new things. My taste has changed so much this year and I need to take it slow and give a lot of thought to what I want to invest time and money for. 

Well, let's get to the fun part Amiga's (and Amigo's), here are some pictures for you!!!! Here is a wall in our kitchen nook. My friend Michi got me this cute window frame a while back, I wrapped some stringlights around it, I love the combination of the rich gray wall color and the pop of white from the lights.

Project Challenge: CHALK PAINT

Hello guys, are you ready for another DIY blogger challenge?

I sure hope so, cuz this month's challenge is "CHALK PAINT" 

and I luv me some chalk paint!!!! Do you have an item 

at home that you don't like anymore? Well, before you get rid of it

try painting it with chalk paint, you might be surprised at the outcome. 

I had a laundry detergent container sitting in the closet for years, 
but didn't want to throw it out, because I remembered it was 
expansive at the time.

Our Real Easter Bunny, An Impostor And Just Plain Cuteness

Hello and Happy Easter Loves, I am in a big rush today, getting the house ready and cooking for Easter Sunday tomorrow. I did take some adorable pictures of our 4 legged cuties this morning and managed to edit them in a hurry....

Gotta make it quick, cuz I don't want anybody to starve tomorrow....

So without further chatting, here is the most adorable bunny in town.....

Bugsy is the name!

I recently gave this little red radio flyer wagon a quick coat of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, perfect photo prop for my cuties.

Use a Wooden Spool as a Patio Table

Hello Peeps, I hope this post finds you all well! I want to share a little project 

I worked on this week. I have been IN LUV with wooden spool tables lately,

 and have been searching Craigslist for one.

Trash Can Planters

Hello and Happy Labor Day weekend peeps. Today I have a pretty TRASHY 

post for you all!!! Last month while out shopping with a friend at LITTLE HILL FARM , 

I found these 2 trash cans. I have been on the look-out for some just like this for a while now, 

so I was thrilled......yes thrilled over trash cans!!!!! 

My plan was to make them into planters for our back deck.

Showing Off My New Adirondack Chairs From World Market

Hello there peeps, today I want to show off my new Adirondack chairs I got from World Market. I've been eye-ing (is that even a word?) them for a while and with Spring almost here it was the perfect time to get them

 I put them in the front of our house along the walkway that leads to the front porch