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We've been a baseball family since my son Brayden was 4 years old.

We couldn't wait for him to start playing ball and when he was old enough we signed him up for our towns recreational baseball program.

He became a grasshopper!

The level of play at 4 years old is soooo slow and Brayden looked and acted so bored.  We wondered if maybe it wouldn't be enough to hold his attention.

He played with his glove... 

He yawned lol

He learned the basics and in the next few years a foundation was laid.

Friday Favorites ~ Floral Transfers on Furniture

Okay so I'm a little obsessed with all of the furniture pieces I'm seeing with floral transfers.


I have to admit I've jumped on the band wagon!!  It's so easy and so rewarding!  :)




In today's post I'm highlighting some of my favorite floral transfer makeovers.


Be sure to click on the links provided to see each post in its entirety.

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I love that you can use these transfers on practically anything.

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This buffet sold for $1256 on Etsy!!!  Wow!!

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Talk about drama!!  I'm loving this piece!

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I'm loving the transformation these transfers can give an old tired armoire.

This dresser above sold on Etsy so I don't have a link to give you.  I'm loving the pop of color the transfer gives this white piece.

I'm salivating over this piece!!!  How beautiful is this?  I'm going to try and recreate this soon!  Stay tuned....

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You should see the before on some of these!  Talk about a transformation.

I'm inspired!!

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And finally...

Here are a couple of pieces I've used transfers on....

This is a really neat cabinet that was given to me.  I love how this turned out.  It would make a nice bar, can be used in a bathroom for towels, in a craft room for all of your supplies, in a library for some books.... the possibilities are endless!

It's available at G Street Mercantile in Antioch, CA.

This is another fun dresser I used transfers on.

This dresser sold pretty quickly and is no longer available.

I hope you are leaving inspired!!!

I know I am.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Thanks for stopping by.

Delilah

Transformation Tuesday ~ Lonestar Floral Dresser

Since I've been on this journey of transforming furniture I've loved to hunt for unique pieces.  However, what is becoming more common is people approaching me about pieces they'd like to give or sell me.  Such is the case with this dresser.

Friday Favorites ~ Black and White

It feels like we recently went through a neutral fad and I loved it.

Now I'm seeing pops of color everywhere and I'm loving that too.

Something that remains a classic is black and white decor.  Don't you agree?

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She's baaaaack!!!!!!!

Hello friends!

I can't believe it's almost been a year since I've blogged!
Why has it been so long you ask?

 Well, ladies and gents!!!  A lot has gone on in this past year.....

My latest before and afters ~ part 2

Hello friends!!!

I have some

very

exciting

news!!!!!

Transformation Tuesday ~ Beachwood White Dresser

My son is really into skateboarding.  One of our favorite things to do together is he'll scout out a nearby skate park, ask me to take him and a friend to it and then I'll shop the nearby antique and thrift stores.  After a couple of hours of him skating and me shopping we'll meet up for lunch and spend some QT!  It's just a pretty spectacular win-win for the both of us!  :)

On one of these recent adventures I found this dresser.

Hope is Here Tour and Servanthood

Last night my church hosted a concert for the bands Zoe Worship & Mosaic MSC.  Chad Veach also spoke at the end.  It was pretty amazing.  The worship was so good.  I loved seeing these teens and young adults so pumped up and fired up for God.  It was inspiring.  And Chad's message!  Wow!  So good!


And as good as all of that was, I walked away from last night's event with my bucket so spiritually full but not from the music or preaching but from the display of servanthood I witnessed.

Just a little background.... I wasn't going to go to the concert.  I had never heard of Mosaic or even Chad Veach!  Apparently I've been living under a rock!!  However, I received an email asking me to serve on the church's green room team for the event and I quickly agreed.  Why not serve and then get to sit in?  Kind of a no brainer!


Btw... here's a link to the tour if you're interested.  I recommend it!  Hope is Here Tour


So, my church has a pretty amazing dream team.  The dream team is made up of different members of our church.  They serve in all different areas of the church.  Anywhere from security, kids zone, parking lot, green room, sound, etc...
But because I was serving in the green room that is what I'm going to talk about today. 


What I witnessed last night was a beautiful display of servanthood.

Friday Favorites ~ Crushing on Navy

I love blue but tend to gravitate towards aqua and lighter shades of blue but lately I've been crushing on Navy blue.

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It just feels so classic and clean.  Not sure why Navy feels "clean" to me!  lol

Beautiful Sideboard

I am extremely blessed to have friends that will call or text me with leads to cheap or free furniture.  In the past I would take the piece when it was a good deal without really taking the time to scrutinize it to see if it was really something I'd want taking up precious real estate in my garage.


Not anymore.


Now, I'll ask to see pictures and have even walked away from a piece or two if it didn't have good bones or if it needed a lot of work.  Why?  Because there really isn't a shortage of free or cheap furniture and I'd rather get a piece I really like than something I'm taking just because it's free or worse, because I feel obligated.

The Mid Century Dresser

Hi Blog friends!!!




I know, I know I've been MIA!  It's SUMMER!!!  ...and well, I don't seem to have a lot of time for blogging.  I LOVE SUMMER!  lol




I have managed to paint a few pieces in between a few vacays and day trips. 




Here's the one I'm sharing today.

My latest Before and Afters

Hello friends!!!

I have been a busy little bee!

Painting and painting and painting some more!  I'm having a record month at the Rancho Co-Op and it has really lit a fire under me!

The Farmhouse Half Moon Table

I found this piece on a selling site.  It was priced at $20.  I love these half moon tables and they usually sell pretty quickly in my booth.

When Your Mom Is in Heaven on Mother's Day

My mom passed away in 2009.  My first Mother's Day without her was extremely painful.  As the days crept up to Mother's Day that year, I anticipated it with great fear. 

The Leaf Dresser

So this little guy was a curbside pick up.

It was FREE but boy oh boy was it in horrible shape!

In fact when I brought it home my husband was really upset and said I need to be pickier with the things I'm picking up.  It had a hole on top of it...no lie!  It was dark when I picked it up in my defense...

I secretly agreed with him but didn't let him see me sweat!

Instead I stood up nice and tall and told him I had big plans for this piece and you just wait till I'm done....

Light Washed Denim Cabinet

I love this little record cabinet.  I saw it listed and just had to snatch it up.

I love the wood detailing.

The other night my daughter and I spent some time at our local Barnes and Noble browsing through several books.  I came across this photo in a book and I was inspired.

Part two of my Love Language

Hello friends!


This post is the update to this post.

So we didn't get the china cabinet but it wasn't because of my husband's unwillingness to go get it with me....  so he isn't the bad guy in this story!  lol

My Love Language

My love language is Acts of Service...

If you've never heard about the 5 love languages you can learn more about them here.


I read this book probably 10 years ago and learned so much, not only about myself, but also about the relationships around me.
I strongly recommend it if you haven't read it...

Anyway, this post isn't about promoting the book it's about sharing the news.


The news that...
I'm about to burst with excitement.


Why?

Pretty in Pink Dresser

Every once in a while I come across a piece of furniture that I love.  A piece that only lasts a couple of days in my garage because I'm so excited to get my hands on it.

This is one of those pieces.  I just love all of the lines and details this little dresser has.  She was in really bad shape though and it wasn't easy transforming her.

What's in my STASH?

Happy Friday the 13th!!!
I'm not superstitious are you?  :)

I'm sooooo looking forward to the weekend.
My worship team and I are going to do the Escape Room challenge tomorrow.  Have you heard of it?