Friday, November 30, 2012

market for missions

so today I am off to a Market for Missions at Plymouth Covenant Church to support their youth going on a mission trip.  my dear friend abby asked me to join her. so off we were to make things to sell....
this is what the hubs and I came up with:





exciting yet nervous...what if nothing sells?? what if i don't have enough...yikes the list could go on and on!  
have a great weekend people!

Sunday, September 16, 2012

instagram picture holder

we've all seen plenty of picture hanging frames...from etsy to pinterest to pottery barn

i chose to make mine out of things i had around the house...everything! i had a 3'x5' wooden frame piece left over from a shipping package from a chalkboard that a friend had me make...
i cut down the frame to 18"x24", used the nail gun to put back together. i stained it in dark walnut.  i did not sand it, it is rough looking but that was ok.

while the stain was drying i cut a piece of square chicken wire, once dry i wrapped it around the wood frame...i found this new app that prints your instagram photos right from your phone, it's called postalpix...for me that's awesome not to have to upload to the computer and then on. i'm lazy or don't make time for that. then i hung on the wall and added my pictures with small clothes pins...easy peasy

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Cable reel turned night stand

Going back to a week before our oldest had surgery, she put on heavy how she had a "little girl room" and how she would like to re-do it...i had to agree she kinda did(wink) since she is 9 and shares a room with her 2 year old little sister... 
so i have seen on pinterest these tables that are made out of wooden cable reels and hold books(and i happen to know someone who could get me a reel)...we did not follow any directions(go figure, I know) i have no patience for that...  but here is what we did do (again please have patience with the picture taking, i'm working on it)  i will post more pictures of their room soon, i was so happy with the way it turned out and so was Miss A

i just sanded it down good and put a couple coats of ASCP Provence on it with a coat of clear and dark wax, i'm sorry i'm still a newbie at this blogging thing and forgot to take a lot of pictures.

we also added casters(which by the way was the one of two things i bought for this project, the other being the spindles)

the next part, and i did get help from hubby on this, was figuring out where the spindles go, i did not take pictures of this because there was a lot of dirty looks from the Mr....a lot.

Here it is..in the girls room, so stinking cute!
one more....
and i was told not to ask for another one or promise to make/sell one.....ever!



Tuesday, August 14, 2012

picture holder

i was sitting around wondering what could i do today to be creative....i can't remember if i dreamt this or saw it somewhere....honestly my mind is blank
so here you go....a picture holder 


i plan on putting it above our headboard and stuffing it full of pictures, but would also think about moving it come christmas to put christmas cards in to display...
and yes i took the easy way out and just uploaded a picture from instagram...lazy

Friday, July 20, 2012

the past month

wow! i can't believe it's July 20th!  this past month was crazy busy...photo shoot...surgery...potty training...totally random!

first up- photo shoot
my friend jordi called and asked me to help with a photo shoot, i think i agreed before she was done with her question of asking me.. Ha! It was a blast!  You can see some of it here: http://jordileephotography.blogspot.com/2012/07/get-marriedstyled-shoot.html
the photo shoot was for Heather at getmarried.com and it is a wonderful site even if you're not getting married!  
for the photo shoot, i helped jordi with a couple fun things, like this sign:

the sign i made was for a photo booth...super easy
start with a piece of pallet or fencing, in this case it was the kids tree fort that had fallen down..love re-using!
then i cut off one end because the other end already kinda looked like an arrow, next up..paint! super easy!


thanks for asking me...so fun!

surgery...yuck! our oldest daughter had surgery on her ear to remove a tumor and repair her hearing.  she had already had this surgery once before at christmas, but they had to wait to put in her "magical" hearing bones for 6 months.. she is doing fine now but can not run, jump or swim for 3 weeks, lets just say we are "bored" around here.  

lastly...potty training!!  big news around here, the youngest at 2 1/2 years is potty trained...it went way easier than i thought considering her type of personality! i say it's a double score for me- no more dirty diapers and that's $20 bucks a week in diaper money that will now be happily spent at occasional sales! 
oh and i forgot we totally re-did the girls room a week before surgery to keep her mind off of it...i will get pictures up soon!
have a great weekend!

Friday, June 8, 2012

Pallet letters

I saw this idea on Pinterest for an "EAT" sign and fell in love....I would really like to make an "S" for Storlie but haven't taken that job on yet...I'm afraid of loosing finger tips...if you haven't figured it out yet, we are in love with pallets.  Why not recycle...





Have a good weekend all!!  

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Bench to Coffee Table

Here's to one more piece of furniture, I have to admit that this was all cut and assembled by my husband...what a guy...truth is I would rather him loose finger tips than me...


This was a cushion topped bench that we turned into a coffee table or trunk whichever you choose...


Before:






After:


Again, please bear with me on the whole picture thing, I am learning... :)

Monday, May 28, 2012

Ms. L's sofa table

This is the before of the sofa table:






And the after:




Or here's one from my phone:



I just love how it turned out and hope they did too!!  One more to go...Sorry my pictures aren't the best but hopefully I can master this camera thing...or just settle...  Happy Memorial Day!!

Bartering...

We were able to barter our picture session from my last post in exchange for a little refurbishing of Ms. L's furniture...


Before:


After:


I used Annie Sloan Chalk Board paint in Primer Red and the inside with just black paint I had sitting around! 

Friday, May 18, 2012

Family Pictures 2012





We had our family pictures taken by Jordi Lee Photography jordileephotography.blogspot.com and by far this was the best session ever!  I can't stop looking at them.  It will be very hard to choose which ones to put on the walls.


Starting a blog....

After a lot of pressure from family and friends, I have decided to start a blog.  I hope to post about this crazy Storlie family of five, my love for the handmade, all things vintage and everything in between.