Lazy days of summer

I am so ready for summer to be over. I know that I have said this before-I just feel the need to reiterate this point.

I will not miss the oppurtunity to sleep in until 9! Alright-sometimes 10. I'll tell the truth! My kids are good to let mommy sleep. Not so good when I wake up!

So-after doing way too many loads of laundry I had the need to craft!!

This is what I did.

I had a little old lady neighbor that was so sweet to me and she gave me this clock! I love clocks! All kinds. They don't even have to work. All they have to do is be cute.

I spray painted this on sunday night at about 9:15 p.m.-my hubby just rolled his eyes-again. I am starting to get used to this reaction.I hated the black and gold on the glass so I modge podged some cute paper over it. No, the hands are not real-Like I said, clocks don't have to work to be cute. When I come across some hands that are big enough and cute enough, I will replace my homemade ones. I am just too impatient. Sorry! What can I say.

I haven't hung it yet, not too sure where to put it. I am hoping that I will dream about it tonight. Yes, I have major decisions going through my head.

I also did this clock. I picked it up about a month ago at the thrift store. It was $2.00. Again, I just pulled out the modge podge and paper and Voila! 8 broke my super cute H that was on my new "entry table" so I had to replace it with something tall. My girls have never broke any of my decor before. I was ticked! But, it was an accident. still mad though. Next "h" will be hung on the wall.

I forgot to take a picture of what it looked like before till I was halfway done. Sorry! I used this super cute paisley paper. I had this "H" that I picked up at Wally's. It was a $1.25 and way to plain for me. So I add some more paisley paper to kick it up a bit. I love this crafty bug! I figure I better do all I can why I want too. I know all too well life will get in the way soon enough.

Have a great day and go craft something, you will feel better!

Finally Finished!

Yea-I finally got it done!

After sitting in my garage for about 2 weeks, I finally got them all painted!

This is just two of the 6 things that I did today. I will post the freaking, cutest sofa table ever another day. I have to spread it out-I don't do stuff like this as often as I should.

The sofa table is for a client. I am pretty sure that she is going to love it! I know that I do!

This table/bookshelf was originally for another client, but I loved it too much that I kept it for myself. I know, I am terrible. We found her something else. (If you were worried.)

This is a chair that Bonnie gave me a year ago. I saw it sitting in her garage all lonely and forgotten. I commented on how much I loved it and one day she brought it down to me! Isn't she the best. Too bad you don't all have a Bonnie.

I was trying to sleep last night and the bright idea to paint the chair came into my head.

BEFORE -it still looked great, I just wanted something different.

After. What do you think? Super cute huh? I was wondering why I didn't do this a long time ago. My husband thinks it's too bright, but what does he know?This is my downstairs entry wall. This is the fabulous view I see when I walk in the door every day. Nice huh?This is an old bed headboard. It was ugly brown and scratched all up. This is the in between process. Still needed another coat of black and poly.

So-what do you think? Too cute huh? I recomend that everyone go out to the thrift store and pick up an old headboard. The headboard was $8.00 Red box-$1.00-sparay painted that red. We will use that for the mail. The hook that the quilt is on was a $1.00. I spray painted an old frame hanging out in the garage and stuck a wreath over it. I love how it looked and I think that I will copy it for our client this week. The letter H was gold-spray painted that too. All the other stuff was gathered from around the house. You know rob peter to pay paul? I do that all the time!

I love how it turned out. I want to find another one for the upstairs entry. These headboards are perfect for the entryway because they are usually very narrow and a table is hard to find. So-I will have to head to thrift store on Monday. Shhh don't tell my husband!

ChRiStMaS In JuLY

Ok, I know that my last post was about how I was such a terrible mom.

Well-I am now the greatest Mom ever!

Why?

Whats that?

You want to be the greatest mom ever too!

Well, I guess I can share my secret.

I was watching QVC, for those of you who live under a rock, it's the home shopping channel on tv. Now, I love QVC. I go on kicks. Sometimes I watch it all the time and sometimes I never do.

I never even knew about QVC till a while ago. My MIL loves it, so I watched to see what the big deal was about. I was hooked too! Too fun!

They have great stuff and even better deals.

If you hate your stuff-you can send it back and they send you your money back.

Really!

My hubby doesnt love that I love this channel. I am trying to cut back.

Ok, on to why I am the greatest MOM ever.

So, QVC has Christmas in July right now.

and they had this!

Reminder-I have 3 girls, who have their own aprons for cooking and another one for crafting.

Yes, I am so proud of them!

Anyway, they had this cupcake maker that doesn't use the oven and it tastes good.

It even lets them frost them without making a mess.

Yes, I had to have this!

How do I know the mixes taste good?

Welll, I figure if their gross, I'll send it back.

All of this fantasticness for under $35.00!

I had to have it.

So, I ordered it.

It will be here around the 5th of August.

I am so excited!

Hubby said I can't give it to them until Christmas.

He's no fun!

I will do my best!

So-If you too have girls and you want to be as cool as me

go to QVC.com and look for the Gourmet Girl cupcake maker.

Your little girls will be in heaven.

Who knows, maybe this baby has magic powers! I am hoping that it turnes them into angels instead children with horns and tails who love to throw tantrums.

At least that is what I am hoping for!

the most terrible,horrible, no good, very bad MOM

Yep-that's me. At least that is what my kids will tell you. Especial today.

I guess there is some "new" parenting book circling the universe that tells us moms that we should Not ever, no never, give our children work or responsibility.

My children apparently have read this.

Why else would they pull out all the stops when it comes to work?

I know that I didn't teach it to them, my hubby didn't either.

So, where...?

Yes, I will admit that I have maybe taught them some swear words.

How to find a bargain.

How to love chocolate and rely on diet coke (not too proud of this one)

but I have never thrown myself on the floor when I have to do laundry or make my bed.

Am I alone?

Are my loverly children the only ones in the universe who do this?

Look at them! Do they look like they could be evil.

Believe me, they can!

Now, I must admit, there are some things going on in my life right now, that are really throwing me for a loop. I know that my patience is not what is should be, and I am not as happy as I could be, but what am I supposed to do?

So-what do you think?
Should I try and find this new "parenting" book or maybe sell them to the gypsies? (do they even exist?)

Whatever I do, I think that I will be eating chocolate for lunch.

Now the only decision I will have to make is milk or dark~much easier!