I love how the cabinet makeover turned out

Things are finally starting to calm down a little. The grandkids are all back in school now. The canning is starting to dwindle down. I just have some apples to do next, then later in the winter I will can some jellies from the berries I've put in the freezer. I've been spending so much time in the kitchen lately, that I've decided to spiff things up a bit and get some painting finished that I started awhile ago. I have one more wall to paint aqua then I decided to bring in an old cabinet and fix it like I want it.
These are the pieces of furniture that I worked with...
This cabinet was in my kitchen, but I was using it for food storage instead of for decorating.

My daughter had given me this end table.

I wanted to swap this endtable for the bottom of the cabinet, because it was deeper from front to back & then use the bottom of the cabinet to make a bar for the middle of the kitchen.
I had to add some new legs to the end table to make it a bit higher and swapped the handles from one to the other. Then I painted it RED. After I distressed it and put a stain over the red to antique it...I LOVE IT !!!

Now I have it full of decor.

The bottom of the cabinet to the hutch is also going to get the same red paint, but I plan on putting a larger top on it that will hang over on one side. Then I'm going to get a couple of stools to put under that side. This will give us a place to sit and I can take the table out of the room that is way to big. I haven't found what I can use for the top yet. Looks like I need to do some garage saleing.
OK. my TV show is on.
I hope to be posting a little more often.
Have a good night!

Holiday is Over! Back to Work!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!
Ours was a very busy one.
Dear Hubby spent most of his time at a big event that happens near here, the annual Auburn Cord Duesenberg Days. People from all over come to this huge Auction. He and a couple of his friends had some tents set up there to sell some of their old car parts. Our Grandson Zack looks forward to spending a whole day with them each year. The guys told Zack that they would give him a commission if he sold any of their things. He was quite the salesman, handing out free American flags too. Then whenever he got his commission, he would go around the corner to another tent that was selling 1/24th scale model cars (he has started a collection of these)and barter with them. I think he has watched to much "American Pickers" with his Grampy. LOL
On Saturday the whole family got together to celebrate my youngest granddaughter's birthday.

Her Mom & her Aunt Tammi love to make cute cupcakes. So for Jordan's cake she got Pink Flamingos. They were adorable!

She is quite the fisherman, so she loved the PINK fishing pole that her Mom & Dad got for her.

My grandson Zack's birthday was last June and I made him a blanket to curl up in while he watched TV.


I am going to make all three of them a blanket for their birthdays. But I told Jordan that hers was going to be a few days late, cause I've been so busy with canning lately that time just kinda snuck up on me. ((Bad Grandma)) I'll show you a pic when I get it finished.
After cake & ice cream, we all went to play some miniature golf (I lost big time) and then off to the gokart track.

Everyone had a great time!!!
Now the Holiday is over and I need to get back to work.

I am getting close

I almost have 100 followers!! Yippeee!
If When I reach that goal..I will have a giveaway.
Let's see....I have a raggy quilt table mat already done that I can put in the goodies, but wait, it is in Autumn colors. Maybe I won't reach this goal till closer to Christmas. Hummmm. Guess I will have to wait and see. ;0{
Maybe it won't be until next Spring. I think I have been gone from the blogging world for too long. I hope I haven't lost any of my friends.

Summer is almost over?

Don't get me wrong...I love Fall weather. But I am saddened that the summer time fun is coming to an end. We all had a lot of fun back at the lake this year. The grandkids were finally old enough and they all had learned to swim good enough, that we didn't have to worry as much when they were at the water. They got to learn how to row a boat...


put their own bait on the fishline, jump off the new swing over the water,


they helped me build a new raised garden,


helped Grampy build a new pole barn,


they went on several bike rides and they went on wonderful vacations.



Now they're all back in school and this is what they miss the most.
SLEEPING IN LATE!!!


I sure hope that Fall will stick around for awhile once it gets here. I'm not looking forward to what Winter usually brings.



I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!


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