IT's Party Time Ya'll (Bathroom Walk-through)

Just as promised...

IT'S PARTY TIME YA'LL!

The big Bathroom Reveal! I am so stoked. Seriously, it seemed to have taken FOREVER!!!
There are only 2 or three things left to do in the bathroom. I need to hang the curtain over the window, I need to put in new base boards, and i need to re-caulk the tub and toilet. Those things can wait. I have to show you what we I have done!!!

We I chose a primitive country americana theme for our bathroom. I have always felt that a country theme felt more inviting.

"Ok, Stina Marie enough talking lets get on with it..."

When you enter my bathroom you are greeted by the cutest corner display. 

(I got the milk can and wheel off of craigslist.)

I have a shelf and picture hanging above this but neglected to take a good pic of it.

I installed the flooring all by myself.

Don't you love my sink?

The toothbrush holder was originally white porcelain with blue accents.

I grungy-ed it using the process I found here.

I made this functioning soap dispenser 

and grungy-ed the lid using the same technique.

I found this candle at my favorite second hand shop called "Second Glance"

It was originally baby blue and glittery. I think it was supposed to be a Christmas candle.

I bought it for $1 and took it home. It still lights up and flickers like a real candle.

  I LOVE the way it turned out.

It cannot be called "Americana" If you don't have at least 1 barn-star!

And what it more american then a vintage coke bottle found down on the ranch?

Here is the full window display

This is the far wall by the toilet. 

I had a heck-of-a-time installing the towel bar and toilet-paper-dealy.

(What the heck is that called anyway)

Quick close up of the shelf.

grungy topped jar and prim sign.

Cutesy Prim Shower Curtain I found it on amazon and fell in-love!

(I bought the rug to match but once again forgot to take a picture.)

Inside My Shower never looked so good.

Wouldn't you love to take a soak?

This is the sign that got the whole thing started.

 Well that takes you through my bathroom. Hope you enjoyed the tour. Special thanks to Michael Jones, my cousin who ripped out the old ugly sink, installed my new beautiful sink, moved the light fixture over and put up with my sleep-deprived craziness.


Always remember to LIVE WELL, LAUGH OFTEN, AND LOVE MUCH

before and afters (pt1)

I am currently working on about fifty-ba-zillion projects around my home.

I did find some "before" pictures of when we first moved in here 6 years ago and what it looked like.

I will give you a quick comparison of the doll room.

Before

(That is Dylan age 5. He was a big-for-his-age kid, but in comparison to now he is so tiny in this pic.)

After

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Before

After

 Being the bad blogger I am, I for got to get good before pics of the bathroom that we are currently remodeling. The closest I have are these...

Why yes that is a cliche pic of me in my bathroom mirror. (I was heading of to a concert that night)

PS I miss my hair. :( 

Can anyone say UGLY? I CAN!!!

We painted over this ugly wallpaper when we moved in, then we painted it again, the the sink went all crazy so it had to be replaced cabinets and all! UGH so we have spent the last several weeks off and on peeling, sanding, ripping, tearing, and generally destroying this room. 

After pics when/if we ever even finish.

Confession

Confessions have never been my strong suit.

I don't like telling on myself.

I hate admitting that I am wrong or have done wrong.

But they say confession is good for the soul

My confession for today is simple...

I miss facebook.

That is all.

What's for Dinner?

This is tonight's dinner! Borrowed from sixsistersstuff

Hearty Beef Stew

Ingredients:

1 pound beef stew cubes
4 carrots, sliced
4 red potatoes, cut into large cubes
1 package dry onion soup mix
2 cans 98% fat-free cream of mushroom soup
1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
1 (10 oz) package frozen green peas
Directions:
Place all ingredients in a resealable gallon-sized freezer bag. Mix together and zip bag closed. When ready to eat, remove from freezer and thaw in fridge for 24 hours. Cook on LOW for 7-10 hours (or HIGH for 5-6 hours).
Serve with 3 Ingredient Parmesan Rolls.
(I double-bagged this stew because it stuffed the freezer bag to the brim! Better safe than sorry!)

I will let you know how it turns out. So far it smells DIVINE!!!

Bananas, Oats, and Dinner?

What do you do when your husband lovingly brings home 3 huge bags of over-ripe bananas?

I don't have time to spend all day in the kitchen baking.

I have 50billion things to do this week. Hello, Bathroom???

So what did I do with the bananas?

I smashed them and froze them into double recipe sized portions.

You don't want to mash them completely, because they will become too runny for your recipe. Just a quick smashing will do the trick.

Anyway, I have 3, 5cup bags waiting for me to bake into banana-deliciousness.

Also to save myself a lot of effort this week, I borrowed an idea from my cousin over at House Unseen. (Hop on over and check her out! She is a remarkable person/blogger and she is hilarious too!) 

I prepped this weeks dinners and froze them. 8 meals for a family of 5 ready in under 2 hours. 

Now all I have to do this week is pull, thaw, dump, cook, serve, rejoice.

I also found this pin on pinterest. So I made several Instant oatmeal packs. Now my children can eat something other the cereal for breakfast. (They loved them this morning)

Ok off to get some of this junk down before I run out of time! 

Thoughtful Thursday

Today is Thursday, Right? Ok since it is Thursday (My Friday) and there is a good probably of the handyman coming tomorrow, I must keep this brief. I have a buttload of cleaning to do before tomorrow. Actually even without the handyman coming I like to get the house ready for the weekend...

So from now on Thursdays will be "Thoughtful Thursdays" Just a simple quote, to make you think.

"Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think is a much greater hunger.  A much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat."

                                                            Mother Theresa

That was deep, huh? Ok now go and ponder that thought while I go clean my house.

My Dining-Room (A Thrifter's Paradise)

Although I HATE being broke and being on a shoestring budget, I am thrilled to find a great deal.

I love shopping at second hand stores. I love goodwill, thrift town, second glance, once upon a child, and kid to kid, just to name a few. I am a huge fan of garage sales, yard sales, and flea markets.

I get super excited when I find a new thrift store. To me it is an adventure to hunt through a space and find a bargain.

Today we will be exploring the fabulous finds I have in my dining-room.

I found my China Hutch at a garage sale for $40

It houses my salt&pepper shaker collection and my tea set my husband found for $10

(The cabinets house all of my bakingware.)

The clock above my hutch is made out of a vintage pie pan. 

My husbands grandmother gave me the pan a few years ago.

Here is a picture of one similar to the one I made.  

I got my kitchen table at a local thrift store for $100 

(a little more then I like to spend but the shop donates 50% of its sales to the woman's shelter.)

I got these chairs from Goodwill for $8 a piece.

(This is the only one with arms.)

This print was found by my husband for free

We found this at a thrift store not 3 miles from my house for $2

(It really fits the whole "Country Kitchen" feel)

This shelf was $.50 at Goodwill and the teapots were gifts from various people.

This print is one from "Home Interiors" My mother had this hanging in her dining-room 

(for most of my childhood) She gave it to me about 2 years ago. I simply love it!

I love filling my home with treasures that I have found. I hope you enjoyed the tour.