My First Lamp Redo

After stalking seeing all these awesome blogs out there my new fave hobby is hitting the thrift/junk stores to see what I can recreate (and yes, spray paint).  Well I came across this ugly, ugly lamp.  It was gold and really awful looking but I knew it had great potential!  (I didn't remember to take a 'before' pic - big mistake as I wish you could have seen it)!  Anyhoo, all I did was prime the monster then sprayed it with rustoleum heirloom white (have I told you I luuv spray paint!), lastly I rubbed some stain into it so it had that aged look.  However...what I really am in love with is the shade I redid!  (I did remember to take a before pic - yah me!)  I am so in love with the ruffles and little flowers I keep seeing.  Lu-uv them!  So I sewed up some ruffles, made some of the flowers (thanks to all the tutorials out there), then added some much needed bling - attached all with my trusty glue gun!  So for my first official redo it was fun, fun, fun, and only cost me a whoppin $7.50!  Now I'm going to try my first link up to White Wednesday over at Faded Charm!  All these firsts... =)

It's only been a year!!!

Well I'm back!  What?  It's only been a little over a year!  That is what college trying to expand your brain does for you!  So, no longer!  As you may have read in my new intro note, I need this time to regroup and I just don't seem to make it!  I thought if I restart my blogging and expand it to EVERYTHING crafty and not just stamping/scrapping then I'd have more to say and it would "force" me to keep making that time for myself!  Craig was fully on board with my creative outlet as I gave him a choice...I either make a little time to do the things I love (creating, repainting, refurbishing, etc.) or I take up a new hobby like drinking gambling!  He agreed with the blogging - I did marry a smart man!  So, here's to the new site! Hopefully you'll find it fun, educational (that's me), entertaining (me again), and you'll be inspired to go crap craft yourself!!!!  ; )  Hugs!