Yup, pussy willow branches!
That green wall grosses me out and will get a re-do soon. I already have the paint - Benjamin Moore's "Tapestry." I'll share before and afters. But, the pussy willows - I LOVE them, and even though my MIL has a pussy willow tree, I never seem to remember to snag clippings; every year they pass me by. Not this year. Thanks Ty!
I guess that makes up for his kicking me out of the garage... after I stunk up his garage for hours with the telephone table project, he saw me coming with my spray paint and curtain rods for the nursery, and look how far away from the garage he put me...
Yes, that is the garage door, wayyyyy in the background. Speaking of the nursery, I thought I would share how I customized these plain books into these sweet green books...
The little books were in the $1 bins at JoAnn's, but were a little plain. I knew I had some scrapbook paper at home that would dress them up, though.
This will be a speed tutorial. I used Mod Podge, assorted papers, an exacto knife, cutting pad and a paint brush. The pictures tell their own how-to story...
Much better, yes?
So yesterday was our celebrated 6-week anniversary since Susanna's birth, so we left the kids with Eric and Leah, and went on a date to Olive Garden, armed with a gift card. After we devoured our salad, bread sticks with Alfredo dipping sauce, and Fettuccine Alfredo dishes, we took a drive through the Redmond Town Center shopping mall. None of the regular retail stores beckoned us in, but when husb saw a Value Village on the way back to pick up the kids, he flipped a u-ie and we headed in. He promised me he would "buy me anything I wanted." Yay! I had Bower Power's thrift store advice and cheat sheet in mind, and strolled the aisles. This is what I came home with...
Right off the bat, the soap dispenser is Ikea's Lillholmen... Can't find it on their website -- hmm, I wonder why? Maybe because I have known of 5 different cases of these not working! Me (dumb enough to try 3 now - at least one was thrift-store-priced), my mom and Leah have all had these. They don't work. When I saw this one for $1.99, I had to try it. But it was yet another disappointment. Thank you, Ikea, for not selling them anymore. They also turn the soap blue, what is up with that??? Since I have paid full price for two and when they stopped working, I donated them, does that give me the right to return the one I bought at Value Village, to Ikea? The tag is still on it, people!
But the pewter candlestick made it's way into my pewter collection, and the wood and glass display cloche will find a place in my master bedroom re-do, coming up soon. Want a sneak peek? Okay...
But that is all you get, and you might be surprised what other colors come into play!
