Best Big Brother EVER!

Lookie lookie what just arrived in the mail

from my big brother for my birthday!!

3 large coffee sacks

straight from where he lives..

Germany!

These are the real deal,

and I couldn't be happier!

(Insert BIG crazy happy dance here!)

I was going to use them to recover

my kitchen chairs..

but, did you see this one?

This baby is  HUGE!

4 1/2 feet long,

and a little over 2 ft wide..

I think I'm going to frame this one.

I just might have to put in

another, "Your little and ONLY sister

loves you soooo much!" order and

get a couple more.. hehe!

Thankyou my dear brother!

You are the best big brother EVER!!

Sweet Lill Stool ~n~ Stuff

It's still MUCH too hot to paint in the garage,

so, I've been bringing a huge peice of cardboard

inside and painting on the kitchen floor..

Here's a few photos of what I've been up to lately:

I painted an old blue train case.

Tried my hand at embellishing

a stack of books..

 

Painted, shabbied and added

this sweet picture of a ballerina

from The Graphics Fairy.

And, another one..

This one is one of my favorites,

since I am from the North afterall!

Before of a really icky stool

And, after.. yay!

And, this plate stand.

It was black, with red roses

and green leaves.

I painted the entire thing white,

then shabbied it,

and painted the roses a blush pink.

Sherri

Birthday Trip to West Palm Beach

Good morning everyone!!

Sorry I haven't been around much as of late..

But, I have a good excuse!

It was my birthday yesterday, and Mr. Ruffles and I

took a trip to West Palm Beach again this past weekend.

We had a wonderful time, and he was such a trooper

antiquing and thrift store shopping with me, yippee!!

Without further ado.. here are my pictures I wanted

to share with you all:

View from our hotel room.

Beautiful sunrises in the morning... ahhh...

We were driving around looking for

antique malls and thrift stores,

and out of the corner of my eye

I saw THIS:

I just HAD to park the car to

see what it was all about..

and, oh my gosh.. lemee tell ya..

My heart skip a few beats!!

The next pictures are what was

inside the house...

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

Upstairs was a kitchen

with a turquoise fridge!!

Lots of painted furniture..

Shabby Chic'd chairs..

All Rachel Ashwell (Shabby Chic)

duvet covers, sheets, baby blankets, etc..

The price for a King Duvet?

$350! Yikes!!

Looking down the stairs

Sooo cute!!

I told Mr. Ruffles I wasn't leaving

and I was moving in.. LOL

We eventually did leave..

(Insert sad face here.. hehe)

But, we ended up at Hillsboro Antique Mall:

I was only able to take a picture

of the entrance, since they didn't

allow camaras inside.. Sorry!

I was, and still am, on the hunt

for an antique dresser for our bedroom..

Sadly, no luck the entire trip.. sigh..

~

That evening we enjoyed an

awesome dinner at a local Irish Pub.

Yummy Scotch Eggs, steak & tatos

and, of course a few beers..

This is my cute bartender! LOL

Here are some pictures of a

few of my finds on our trip:

Isn't this the most darling piggy bank?!

Ruffles!!

A HUGE cake stand.. this baby is heavy!

Hand painted rosey plate:

2 Tea Cups and saucers:

An extremely HEAVY antique mirror..

I can't wait to get my hands on a

paintbrush for this one!!

Another mirror and a couple of planters..

White locker baskets..

And, yesterday, for my birthday,

Mr. Ruffles even made me cake!!

He said the cake spells out:

"Happy Birthday, Tynk"

Um.. yeah.. I don't see it either! LMAO!!!

Antique Buffet Makeover

I'm finally done with my antique buffet

I bought a few months ago..

Remember this?

Don't be scared!

I promise the pics get better.. :-)

She really put up a fight!

I had to chisel her peeling and warped

veneer top totally off..

Her backside was a damn shame to gaze upon,

so that had to come off and get replaced.

Along with more peeling veneer..

As I said, she put up a fight,

but, I think in the end..

I won!!

I stained the top, and used poly rub on to seal..

Her top got a few new knobs

from Hobby Lobby..

I dry brushed her bottom handles..

Distressed her up..

Lined all of her drawers with

vintage dictionary pages..

(She's a whole heck of alot smarter now!)

I just love her to pieces!!

From that...     to this!

Sherri

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