Drowning In Love

 February is right around the corner.

I am packaging these familiar candies

in Sour Cream type containers I made

from all kinds of paper that goes with Valentines.

They will be housed inside the cute gable box

below. The box will have a heart on the outside. I will be showing you the finished product once everything is finished.

Love is a good thing in which to be drowning.

Hoping you have a little bit yourself this

weekend!

Happy 15th Birthday

Happy Birthday to my one and only special grandson, who was born 15 years ago today.

I did not sleep well last night, but much better than 15 years ago, as his Mommy Amber was in labor all night long and all of that morning. He wasn't born until about one in the afternoon. It was my first and last time to see a birth, and special does not even begin to describe the event.

Looks like a teenagers room, doesn't it?

Well, a boy's anyway....

Acting goofy when I was taking his picture..

Definitely a teenager.

I am cooking Country Fried Steak or

Chicken Fried Steak, depending on where you are from, for his meal. It is one of his favorites....no mashed potatoes and gravy though. His grandfather will be eating all of those. Chandler thinks gravy and mashed potatoes are disgusting...of course, he hasn't tasted them yet. He is a VeRy PiCkY eater.

Regardless

I

Love

Him

Very

Much!

The Finished Product

Completed the trunk today!

Now I just have to deliver it to it's beautiful owner...

:)

I added vintage buttons on top of the trunk's brads..

The pretty detail design around the top of the trunk...

Lastly, a view of the inside.

The little brown things are felt cushions that were removed for painting. One of the wheels is also visible.

I wonder what treasures this chest will behold.

Kim plans to use it as a coffee table in her new, beautiful cottage.

I am guessing it might hold some 

Romantic Homes Magazines!

 Today was mostly about the difference in these driver's license...

Do you see the difference? Went from DuPriest to Krajcar...

Been married forever... but did not take my husband's last name....I wonder why...

( Can you pronounce it? )

 I would be willing to bet NO... which is one of the reasons, until now, my name did not change.....

It is quite the process and quite the $$$ to get everything changed over...

Still much to do, but the process has started..

boring, I know..

Much more exciting to show you the trunk progress...

Hopefully tomorrow..

By the way, the DMV has lots of scary people watching should you ever be bored!

Today's Project

This trunk is my project...

Started today....

Hope to finish tomorrow...

Painted with Annie Sloan Pure White Paint

Had never used Pure White before.

Another shot...

I plan to wax and distress it..

Plus add vintage buttons over the brads,

making it more froo, froo...

Fun project, for my dear friend, Kim...

AAhh.... on the left Quartz...

described as indestructible...

on the left marble... so beautiful

BUT

so many warnings about staining, chipping...

considering new counter tops in bathrooms, kitchen, bar area, laundry room...

I love the look of the marble,

BUT

from all of my research

the Quartz makes much more sense..

AAhh....

Hate decisions like this!

Not happening any time soon, so can say

AAhh, what to do for quite awhile!

Hope your day had only happy AAhh decisions!

January Delivery

 See all the snack boxes...

just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.

They were used to fill these cute bags, which is my product, for January delivery, for my fun job.

This is a small shot of what my guest room looks like right now!

Yesterday, I helped my friend, Kim, move some items...well...a lot of items out of her attic. I also got to see her new cottage. I wanted to take pictures, but it was late, and she had boxes not unpacked. I knew she would not be happy. Kim is the friend that in an earlier post I showed you her storage shed. If you missed the post, you can see it here.

Just wait till you get to see her new home..

YuMMy...Just YuMMy!

Hope your day was YuMMy!

I'm Having A Baby!

 Pretty bad lighting, huh?

Sorry, about that...

A little better...

Can you tell what this plant stand is made from?

The baskets I ordered..

The plants I bought

Except for the stain of

Mother-In-Law

plant..

My dear friend, Janice, gave me the pot filled with plants.

They multiply ...

They have babies...smile...

She told me the plants like to be root bound...

so I have not repotted any yet..

But, once established and the pot is full,

I will be able to start my own little pots to give away to friends.

I am so excited, as I have been waiting to have a baby...

from this  beautiful present..

Today, when I checked...

lo and behold..

a baby!

I painted the hat rack Annie Sloan Paris Grey and added more substantial hooks to hold the plants....

I love having these kinds of babies!

Hope your day was a pleasant one..

Mine was helping a friend so 

more than pleasant...

a gift 

for 

me

to 

have

such

a 

rewarding

day!