1960's Bold and Stenciled Dresser

If you want an accent piece in your home...this is it! This 1960's vintage dresser is done in yellow-lime color, with white drawers and antique copper colored knobs! I have stenciled a leaf design and heavily distressed it to give it a more rustic feel to it. You have to see it to truly appreciate this piece. She stands 43 inches tall, 18 inches in depth, and 33 inches wide! She is truly one of a kind...I wanted to do something very different and step out of my comfort zone...and I think I did just that!

$150 KEEPING THIS PIECE!!!!

Don't let the skinny legs fool you, it is very sturdy!

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The leaf design was stenciled using a sparkly black spray paint!

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Chippy Paint look!

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This was her before! Can you believe it? I drilled holes to put the copper knobs in.







Vintage Side Table For Sale! SOLD

Side Table in Shabby Chic Blue and White: SOLD

I love this side table and I hope you can appreciate it as much as I do. It is one of my thrift store finds, and I am very fortunate to have friends who support my habit of hauling furniture! I was so excited to have sold my first piece of furniture today...to an artist! And gettting a compliment from a fellow artist is AWESOME! Hope they will enjoy it as much I enjoyed redoing it!  But nonetheless, here is my second piece for SALE: She is done in the faintest color blue, and the intricate carved drawer was done in white with the original pull handle...and of course distressed and finished with Tung oil. Thank you all so much for you continued support!

$40 SOLD

She looks more beautiful in person, I promise!

First Item for Sale!!! SOLD

Shabby Chic Child's Writing Desk and Chair: SOLD

If you you knew what I went through to get this table...I almost went to the emergency room with an old typewriter in my hand coming out of a thrift store! What an experience is all I can say...regadless, the child'sd desk is done in Tiffany Blue and white, distressed, finished in Tung Oil, and paired with a white vintage chair!

$40 SOLD

What I am working on

It has been such a busy week with my birthday weekend and my husband coming home from his 6 week training in Mississippi. We also traveled to Bismarck to spend some time with our friends, and celebrate a special little boy's birthday! Now, back to life, back to reality..in good ole Minot! I will be starting my full time job in the next weeks too! This summer I have decided to take only one class so I do not feel overwhelmed. My hubby has decided to start taking one class this summer too! But no worries, I will still be posting blogs and working on projects...it is my ME time! Something about working on furniture makes me happy! Anyways, my next project is gonna take awhile to do! I usually finish projects within a week. But this one OMG, so much work! It is so old and beat up, that it needs all the steps to put her back in shape. I have stripped the veneer on each side because it was starting to tear and lift. But regarldess, it is ready for some good sanding. I will tell you more about her once she is all done but here is a sneak peak of my latest project:

All I can say is, I am excited to have her in my daughter's room!!

To all my Wonderful Supporters,

They say life is like a book...it is filled with chapters that defines who we are, and those chapters leads us to a journey, to an end that is yet unknown. I appreciate those who continue to to support me, I dedicate this blog especially to you! I really want you all to get to know me, so I want to take the time to go back a few chapters in "my book"

I have planned and thought of what I have been wanted to with my life for a very long time, but fear held me back. I truly lost myself and I could not see the future. I was living the present but I couldn’t escape no matter how many times I have tried. It took a lot courage for me to end that part of my life, and to be able to finally live.  It took years to rebuild what was shattered to become who I am now.  The woman who is writing this, is not the girl who was lost in the dark,  she sees a brighter future for herself, and her family.

Oh my gosh, how things have changed. Before all of this, I was the girl who barely knew how to cook and now I am one of those women who slaves all day in the kitchen cooking a whole Thanksgiving meal. I was the girl who barely could make it through Home Economics class and now I am a mother who sews princess dresses and makes tutus for her little girl. I never thought I could pick up a hammer but somehow I turned an old entertainment center into a play kitchen. My career as makeup artist turned into another one of my many hobbies. I know some of you have truly seen me grown over the years, and probably could not believe the person I am today...I don't blame you, I can't either.

Tomorrow, I will celebrate my 28th birthday and continue to embrace life, and thank God for all the blessings he has given me.I was given a chance to to continue to live, and learn to laugh and love again. I have a beautiful daughter that has been my inspiration since the day she was born. I am married to a wonderful man that is very supportive and who truly wants me to be happy. I am grateful for my family and friends who have been there since the beginning chapters. I thank you all for giving me the courage and support.

With Love and a Little Shabby History,

Kristine

xoxo

My Mini Family

This pic was taken at my husband's graduation. I was pregnant in this picture but did not know it yet!

Our second set of parents...Aaron's older brother and our beautiful sister in law. We just click!

I am so happy we took this pic at my baby shower. My cousin and one my best friend on the very left. My sister, sister in law, and brother, we don't know what we would do without them but we love them all!

Sorry this pic came out blurry. But those are our parents at my daughter's Baptism! They are always there for us no matter the distance!

My best friends for 17 years and counting!

My nephew and one of my biggest supporters and best friend, his mom!

We love this mini family from Cali! They are the most genuine people and they are just amazing friends!

PS. Here are some pictures that I wanted to share:

Hawaii's "Lava Flow"

We went to Hawaii in '07 with our good friends that introduced me to my hubby, and my girlfriend and I tried this drink called "Lava Flow", it was soo good...I wish volcanoes really erupted this kinda goodness and everyone would just be happy...literally! I could only remember a few ingredients that the bartender told me...do you really expect me to remember after sipping one of two, or three of these drinks..whos' counting??!! Well anyways, here is my take on it...I think I got it down pat..I would always make this drink at our get togethers back with my friends in Cali...no complaints.

What you will need:

Rum- you can do it with plain rum but I like to use Banana Rum, or Pineapple Rum

Pina Colada Mix

Strawberry Puree Mix

Ice

Umbrella, Pineapple slices, or whatever you want to use to garnish this drink beautifully

That's it! Simple but sooo so good!

Let's get the party started!

In a blender, pour 1 -2 ounces of Pina Colada mix, depends how you like it now! 

Then pour your rum in...I don't measure, it depends how you want  your night to end and how terrible your day has been!

Put the ice in and Blend away!

How do you get that nice red lava on the side of your glass???!!!

Before you put your Rum and Colada mix, pour a just little bit of the Strawberry in your glass. Now move your glass around, so the puree creates swirls on the side of your glass.

Now fill up you glass with the Pina Colada mix in and Voila!

You should have something like this:

This has to be my favorite pic of my hubby and I while we were there...we are not married in this pic but I think everyone thought we were. This was on my birthday when he took me to the Sunset Cruise! It was awesome! This is when I use to severely damage my hair, never again! lol

Aloha! Yeah! I think that was a lava flow right in front of me! Those two are our dear friends. They are stationed in England now and we miss them!

The Craigs!

I had to add this picture because this ice cone was sooo yummy! After you eat all the ice, you get mango flavored ice cream on the inside!

Here are some of our pics from our trip that I would like to share with you:

Bing's Play Market and Sweet Shoppe

I wanted my daughter to have a play market for awhile...right after I finished her play kitchen project. I could not find one that I love especially find the right one that is not way overpriced. So I decided we should just make her one for her on her third birthday! I have been doing a lot of research to see if people have DIY tutorials on it but most of them built them from scratch. Well, I am no carpenter...so I was looking for pieces of furniture that resembles like it just like I did with the play kitchen project..I was thinking bookshelves, old end table, shoe racks...and then one night I came accross a DIY Market tutorial from the Ikea website using shoe racks as a play market! Great idea! I am glad someone thinks like me and I am not all crazy...however we did not have an Ikea around North Dakota, so I found some from Bed Bath and Beyond website for 14.99. The good thing about the BB&B's shoe rack, they have 3 shelves!! 

I was living at my mom's house at the time and could not live with my husband yet due to the flood that happened it Minot. I did not want to bring shoe racks with me in the plane either! So, I drive to BB&B and purchase them there from their website, and had it delivered to our new home in Minot!

TIP: If you order from BB&B at the store through their website, you can use their 20% coupons for each item, and they will ship it to your home!

I really liked how the Ikea DIY play market tutorial turned out, but I knew I still had to make some changes, and make it my own. Well, their version was to have each shoe rack back to back and leave space in between, just enough to have a child go in and out of the market, and have a fabric material go across on top, almost like tent that markets do. I wanted mine side by side, and meet in a corner, and have each side have a different theme, in this case, a Sweet Shoppe, and a Food Market. Not to mention, the Ikea shoe racks are built differently from BB&B ones. Little Imagination goes a long way.....

So here is what I came up with, and this is how my husband and I built it!

Pretty Cool huh? The market is actually two piece, instead of being connected, it is easier to move it anywhere this way. We used 2x4's to make it sturdy! All the curtains were sewn by me! It took hours since my machine keeps acting up on me! The fabric and the sign can be found at Hobby Lobby, and the Cupcake painting was from Home Goods. She already had the food but we had to get her the gum ball machine and the register to complete her market and sweet shoppe! It cost me less than $50 to make this project! It looks more authentic not painted, don't you think??

Well I hope you enjoyed this post! Thank you for reading and have a fabulous weekend!