A Little Bit of This

I had a little fun today making another batch of lip balm. With the cooler weather on it's way here and with how dry it is, I decided it's time to stock up!! This time I made my lip balm with some peppermint essential oil. Let's just say it not only smells like peppermint in the house, but the lip balm is great! It took me a couple of times to get my head on straight and remember to put all of the ingredients in them. Here's a peek at the finished ones!

My pal Jeremy gave me his old Altoids tin and asked me to fill it!

While I was letting my wax melt (under a close eye, of course!), I was looking around for my next project. Sitting right next to me is this! You may remember this beauty from a previous post.

While I LOVE the look of the crackled paint, I need to fix a couple of things. Let's just say this is not Gunner proof. He has a favorite spot to gnaw on.

After constantly cleaning up the pieces of paint that come off, I decided I wanted to completely sand it and repaint it. Here's an example of what I have to clean, all of the time!

I JUST vacuumed, and I'm embarrased to say that this is on my floor. You can see how bad it is coming off. If it's touched, it comes off!

So Thursday after my clinical, this is my project to tackle. Any suggestions on how I should paint it??

Until next time,
Sarah

Just some updates

Just a couple of updates around the house...I picked this amazing window up at my favorite antique store for $15!!! It looks perfect next to my corner shelf...which if you look closely is actually a door cut in half and made like that!

My sister-in-law got us this legacy sign for Christmas of 2010. It fits perfectly on the wall of the dining area. It also come with a station slate that says Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. I have to find some islet screws so I can hang it from our sign. This is where you can get one just like mine!

Kitchen update!

So I first want to show you what my kitchen looked like when before we moved in.

Keep in mind this was before we moved in, so the previous tenant was still living here.

Now, the WHOLE house had white walls. This drove me crazy. I had to change something. I knew what colors I wanted where, it was just the little thing you need to buy paint...money! One day I got bored and decided to run to Lowe's and get some paint. I had the kitchen and dining area painted by the time Eric came home that same day. This was one of the first things I did after we moved in.

 You'll have to excuse the mess on the dining room table. You see that corner shelf on the right? I picked that puppy up for $40 at my favorite antique shop!

I absolutely fell in LOVE with this color. It's Brisk Olive from Valspar. I've always wanted a green kitchen, so here it is!