Monroe Magazine

Hello my fabulous followers!!  How are you this fine Fall day?  Us Michiganders really couldn't ask for better Fall weather....today is GLORIOUS!!

So down to business.  I don't know if you all remember but we are going to be featured in Monroe Magazine's Holiday edition this year.  I have to admit that I am soooooo excited to see the final pictures.

We are supposed to meet with a reporter in the next few weeks who will take our family photos and update our story for the magazine.  Yiiippeeeee, I can't wait.  If you don't remember here were a few quick photos that the photographer shared after the photo shoot.

So stay tuned, I can't wait to share the finished story with you.

However, in the meantime, who wants to learn how to make firefly lights?  I was giving tutorials this weekend at the Home and Lifestyle Show for those of you that stopped by to say HI.
Tonight, I'm going to share with all of you on the interweb how to make this easy and adorable project.  It is great for Halloween AND Christmas.

See you soon......

W4 Country is here too!

Just went over and snuck a picture of Brian Welch and Melissa from W4 Country.  Listening to some country tunes and getting ready to make some tissue paper poofs and some firefly lights.  Come on out if you're feeling crafty and want to pick up a few tips!

Tissue Paper Poofs

Firefly Lights

Michigan Chandelier is here!!

Come on out for Day TWO, we're open for business and ready for some action here at the EMU Convocation Center!

Michigan Chandelier is here right next to me and their lighting is FAB-U-LOUS!!!  It is possible that I picked up a brochure.....shhhhhhh don't tell Ryan.

Come on out and check 'em out for yourself :-)

Live Blogging at the Home & Lifestyle Shows of Michigan!

I'm going to be updating you as the day goes on!  I'm getting ready to bust out a little tutorial on making tissue paper poofs, cuz DUH you know I love them!!  If it was socially acceptable I would decorate my entire house with them!!!

However back to business.  Come on out and take a look at the rooms that are part of the Designer's Challenge.  They ALL look great and it is going to be a tough decision!!

Which one is YOUR favorite?  One, two, three, or four?!?!?!

 More fun to come!!  Stay tuned......

So I couldn't wait to share!

I don't have everything I need for my finished product but I wanted to share what I have thus far.  I finished this dresser in coral and am staging it as a baby changing table.  Can't you just imagine gray walls with this gem against the wall?  I wished I would have done this when by babies were....well babies :-)

There are 9 drawers of storage here....NINE drawers peeps!!  As I said, the lighting isn't great, it is in the garage propped up and it isn't staged perfectly yet but I wanted to show you.

It really is so cute and I'm thrilled with it!  I'm only working a half day tomorrow and am moving into my booth between 2:00 and 5:00.  I've got this big project done and NOW I need to put together my presentation for Saturday!  Wow, it has been a crazy but exciting week.  I'm so excited and hope some of you stop out to see me Saturday at the Home & Lifestyle Shows of Michigan.

And thanks to my fabulous friends Ken and Carrie who are up as we speak helping me get my act together for Saturday and Sunday.  Thanks to my bro, Tommy, for helping me pick this baby up and protecting me on another Craigslist adventure.  Annnnddddd thanks to my dad and whoever else I may weasel into helping me move in tomorrow.  Oh yeah AND to Shawna for helping me paint last night and for providing moral support.  I'm  SOOOOOOO beyond lucky to have such fabulous family and friends.  As I said, go out and follow my blog on Facebook to follow the fun this weekend.

Busy Week Ahead!

As you all know by now I'll be at EMU for the weekend while the Great White Hunter is up north doing his thing!  That being said, I've got tons to get done before Friday.

I brought this home yesterday on my day off and got to sanding right away.

Yes, Zoey is an incredibly big helper.....said no one ever!  At least in this picture she was waking up from a power nap.

However below she decided to help me with sanding the drawers by playing fetch over and over in the garage amidst all the drawers and dresser up on blocks ;)

Anywho, back to the dresser.  I love it and can't wait to start painting tonight.  I love that it has nine drawers which equals TONS of storage.  It was made in 1951 and it is my favorite style!!!

I'm not going to tell you what's it is going to be until it is done.  However here is a little hint of what I've got going on......

The finished product will be for sale at EMU this weekend.

This cathedral gray MCM 9 drawer dresser will also be for sale!

I'll be doing some demos in my booth on easy table-scape ideas for the holidays and whatever other fun things I can come up with.  It is possible I sat straight up in bed at 3:00 this morning with a couple more ideas. 

Whew, oh yeah, and I have to get a presentation put together for Saturday.  So, maybe I'm starting to stress out a LITTLE bit!!

So, THIS is what I'm doing next weekend!!

Well I got the official word and I'm thrilled to share the exciting event that I'm going to be part of!  I was perusing the interweb yesterday and found the Home & Lifestyle Shows of Michigan that will be happening at EMU on October 17-18.  I commented on their FB page and the rest is history.

I was contacted and asked to speak on their Fresh Ideas Stage about being a builder contractor on our own home and to talk about the repurposing of furniture and other items to save a few bucks.  So mark your calendars my friends.  I'll be speaking on Saturday, October 17th at 4:00.  Be there or be square!!

However, that's not all!!!  I will have a booth to showcase some of the furniture that I've refinished and will plan on doing some demos on easy projects to pizazz your holiday tables.

Wait, wait THAT'S not all either!  I'm going to be one of several judges that will be judging four student teams that will be competing in a Designer's Challenge at the event.  I'll update you with a little more info on this as I know.    Come on ya'll it's going to be like HGTV up in there!!

So, bottom line, come on out and say HI!!!  I can't wait to see you all there.  Go out and like Our Dream House DIY and Home & Lifestyle Shows of Michigan's Facebook page and follow along for updates.

I've got some pretty cool news....

Buuuuutttttt I can't tell you yet!!  I will know more today but don't wanna say too much until I know the details.  So, stay tuned!!

However in the meantime, I thought I'd share my super cute new Halloween glasses.  Two of my BFF's got these for me for my birthday!

They are soooooo cute!!  So cute that one of my other BFF's threatened to steal them if I didn't get them out of the box on onto my side bar.  #lovethem

Check back later and hopefully I'll have an update :-)