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Well, we didn't make it to Round 4..and I am slightly okay with that. This has been a tough competition, and my babies haven't been feeling well for a few days. A big thank you to Beckie from  Infarrantly Creative  who was my coach/mentor/friend throughout this competition. She made this experience so fun. I definitely would not have made as far as I did without her assistance....THANK YOU BECKIE!!!! Congratulations to the winners of this round. I can't wait to see what they have up their sleeves for round 4;o)  This was my entry for Round 3 of Crafting with the Stars. I just want you all to know how much I LOVE THIS ROOM! It turned out exactly how I envisioned it. S.R. is so happy with her new room and has decided that she would much rather sleep on her new "couch" than her actual bed:o) (Makes for a proud daddy) We are definitely past the "Baby" stage, so when I found out that the challenge for round 3 was "baby," my immediate thought was tod

Ok, can I just say..WOW! I honestly am surprised that I made it thru to the 3rd round of this competition! Once again, I slid in by the skin of my teeth:o) 6th place. I'm still in it, and hoping to bring my A game this next round...a.k.a. Baby Round, cuz apparently my B game has been kickin'.:o) So here is what this drawer set looked like when I bought it. $2 from a yard sale. Yes, $2 and the cob webs, greasy hand print, and mouse poop were free:o) Believe it or not, my original intention for this was to be some sort of a game table. That was until I decided to go with my  Ballard Inspired Nesting Tables .  I applied 2 quick coats of Krylon Ocean Breeze spray paint, and when I say quick I mean quick...there was cold precip just outside my garage door:o) My sweet hubby added the trim on the sides and on the fronts of the drawers. I don't know what I would do without him:o)  Next in line was to cover the drawer fronts with scrapbook paper ( Just so you know, I stink at decoup

I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend...we sure did. Our anniversary is tomorrow, so we spent the weekend in Pigeon Forge and made our way up to The Biltmore in Asheville, N.C. The weather was perfect! And the company wasn't all that bad either;o) We were definitely inspired by all of the beautiful gardens, even though most of the plants and trees were dormant.  The hubs is ready for spring to get here b/c we have a massive back yard that needs some attention. We stayed at the  Inn at Christmas Place . It was reeeeally nice:o) We definitely want to take the kids there. They have milk and cookies with Santa every night, and on Saturday nights Santa performs:o) So cute! On our way back home, we stopped by the knife shop. The hubs has to stop by there every time we go up there. While he was perusing the knife cases, I headed to a small little corner where they were selling dulcimers. Just so you know...I am going to be purchasing one of these in the VERY near future. The little

I made it through to the next round! Woo-hoo!!!  even though it was by the skin of my teeth:o) A Big Thank you to those of you who showed your support and voted. There were some GREAT entries out there! My favorite was the Pottery Barn Inspired Mirror. I have that on my to do list.  The next round is Decoupage, and I have already started on that project. I am beginning to learn that I don't know as much as I thought I knew when it comes to crafting. This has definitely been a humbling experience. So anywho, here is the before picture of the hutch that I transformed. It's seen better days don't ya think?  I purchased some "oops" paint for $3 at Lowes. This was the most frustrating paint. It took 3 full days to dry. I have had problems with this brand before, but at the time of purchase, I was only paying attention to the price tag and the color.   Here is the contrast between the old color and the new.  The doors are my favorite part of this piece. The tree branch

It's time to vote! I have had the jitters all weekend waiting for today to get here. Now that it's here, I am a nervous wreck! I have already seen everyone's entries, and there are some AWESOME  projects! Please head over to  Sew Dang Cute  and vote for your THREE  favorite projects. I'm hoping that mine fits into your three faves;o) But I can't tell you which one is mine until the voting has closed:o) I couldn't have been paired with a better "Star" for this competition. Beckie from  Infarrantly Creative  is my star. She has been GREAT to work with. If you haven't visited her site, you need to do so. She has so many great ideas. VERY inspiring. Today, I get a special delivery. A new washer and dryer!! Yeah baby!!  I am off to do some cleaning before the guys from Lowes show up:o) Happy (Voting) Monday!!

Yes, you read the title correctly....I am one of 12 contestants participating in Crafting With the Stars over at  Sew Dang Cute . I entered the  Nesting Tables  (that were inspired by a set from Ballard Designs) and thought I had absolutely no chance of winning a spot as one of the contestants. I mean, did you see the other entries?? There were so many great projects that were entered.  There are some awesome crafters I am going up against, but it's going to be so much fun!! I'm a little overwhelmed right now...well A LOT overwhelmed, can you tell I'm a little scatterbrained? The star that I am paired up with is Beckie over at  Infarrantly Creative . You really need to check out her site. There are some B-Awesome crafts on her site. (A little "Bolt" Humor for you Disney fans out there) January 24th( that's Monday...ahhh!) is when the competition will start, and you can vote for your fave project.  Thank You  to the judges for picking me! I feel so honored!