Whatever Wednesday #23

Just a quick Whatever Wednesday for you today...

...something funny Jack did the other day that I wanna share with you all.

He runs in with two slanted train track pieces on his head and proudly announced, 

"Look, I have girl hair!"

Ha!  He is so goofy...

Ginger

SSB

Mad Skills Monday #49

Hello all, hope you had a great week.  It feels good to be blogging again, although I'm starting out slow so as not to get overwhelmed again.

Here are the show stoppers from last week...

Love this DIY bed from The O'Banion's

Check out this adorable DIY car mobile from Creative Contentment

Very sweet Bible Covers from Seven Sisters

Fall may have moved on, but these Stuffed Pumpkins from Stubbornly Crafty are too cute!

And I am in heaven looking at this Baked Mac & Cheese from Ask Anna

Great work everyone! Loved checking everything out this week!

Due to time constraints, I was not able to post comments to each and every link. I will try my very best in future parties to post to every link, but may not be able to.

If you were featured today, please feel free to snag the featured button for your blog!

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This week I'm sharing my Trash to Treasure Dresser!

Ignore the "body lines" on the garage floor...those where from painting my Christmas yard decorations.

Now its your turn!

1. Link up something crafty, creative, or fun that you wanna share!

2. Please link to the blog post and not your main page.

3. No shopping pages please. An offer to buy your item at the end of a tut is welcomed!

4. Snag the Mad Skills button and include it on your tut post so others can see where you've linked! (PS- this button was designed from my sons art work....if you are interested in a custom button, please contact me!)

5. PLEASE VISIT AT LEAST 2 OTHER LINKS IN THE PARTY AND LEAVE SOME COMMENT LOVE!

This linky party will end on Friday the 1st at midnight.

Art by Accident

So my husband was taking pics of his remote control car's LED's (I know...weird) and of course, none of them came out the way he wanted.  I came across them on the camera and thought they looked rather interesting.

Pretty cool in fact!  Some art by accident...

When I saw this one, I imagined I was hundreds of feet up, floating above a light up race-car track with the stands packed with fans!!!  (I know...weird)

And check this one out!

I love the stark black with an eerie, flame-like wave just off-center.  Incredible composition...even if by accident!  

I'm even thinking of printing it out and framing it...though I don't know where I would hang it.

What do you guys think??  Either "Go Michael!" or "I don't get it...?"

Leave a comment!

Ginger

SSB

I'm linking to these parties!

Trash to Treasure Dresser

So we were on the way home the other night and were passing a garage sale where I pleaded like a blubbering fool for my husband to turn around and go back so I could "just take a quick peek".

Of course, I saw this and fell in love.

This horribly sad, mistreated dresser with a poor and insulting coat of black spray paint covering the front.  I saw potential...plus we were is desperate need of a low dresser (Sam is starting to try and climb on everything).  And it would nice to own one with drawers that opened and closed properly, like they're supposed to.

So I asked the dude how much...and...$20.  SOLD!

I gave my husband the good news that we were now the proud owners of this puppy and would now have to figure out a way to get it home.  After much maneuvering, we managed to get it in the van and later in the garage.

Here's shot of some of the damage.

Also some paneling coming off the sides.  So sad.

Anyhoo, I nailed the siding down and began sanding some of the spray paint off.

I then gave a base coat of white (which I didn't take a pic of..we've all seen white.)

Let dry and plant some flowers.

Come back and layer 3 coats of a beautiful butter-creme yellow...which, I'll add was FREE.  Leftover paint from my sons nursery.

A great addition to the playroom for only $20!

I hopefully will be finishing up the playroom here in the next couple of weeks, depending on whether I got the funds or not!  I'll take a pic of it in the room when I get done.

Ginger

SSB

I'm linking to these parties!

Mad Skills Monday #48

Happy St. Patty's Day!!

I know...a little late, but hey.  It's the thought that counts!

On to Mad Skills...'bout time, right?

Check out this super cute March plaque from Just Another Hang Up

LOVE this glittery St. Patty's canvas art from Mommas Kinda Crafty

And this too cute St. Patty's Day door hanger from Thrifty 101

 Love it!  You know...I don't have any St. Patrick's Day decor.  I'm even part Irish, but it is still a fun holiday!  These crafts have giving me some fun ideas for next year!

Anyhoo! Great work everyone! Loved checking everything out this week!

Due to time constraints, I was not able to post comments to each and every link. I will try my very best in future parties to post to every link, but may not be able to.

If you were featured today, please feel free to snag the featured button for your blog!

<br><center><a href="http://superstinkyboys.blogspot.com"><br><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae124/appleseedgifts/toytruck3.jpg" border="0" /></a></center><br>

Now its your turn!

1. Link up something crafty, creative, or fun that you wanna share!

2. Please link to the blog post and not your main page.

3. No shopping pages please. An offer to buy your item at the end of a tut is welcomed!

4. Snag the Mad Skills button and include it on your tut post so others can see where you've linked! (PS- this button was designed from my sons art work....if you are interested in a custom button, please contact me!)

5. PLEASE VISIT AT LEAST 2 OTHER LINKS IN THE PARTY AND LEAVE SOME COMMENT LOVE!

This linky party will end on Friday the 25th at midnight.

 

My Most Sincere Thanks!

Hi everyone...hope you didn't think I dropped of the planet.  Phew!  Things have been nutty!

I'm sure you're all wondering what the heck was going on, and well, I'll disclose a bit, but for right this minute, I want to take a minute to express my most sincere thank you to all of you for your support, sweet comments, prayers, and thoughts for us over the past 2 weeks.  

Reading some of those comments literally brought me to tears at one point and to know that folks I'd never met were thinking of me and sending love my way was just too too much...and too kind!

Thank you again!

So we've been thru a lot lately.  Its really been building up for the past few months and honestly, I'm not real sure where I stand right now?  

We are experiencing some financial difficulty (who isn't right?) and its hard to cut corners to save when there isn't really any corners left to cut.  That's the main reason I haven't displayed any new and brilliant crafts lately...no doe.  But my husband just secured a second job for a few evenings a week and hopefully, once we get going, we can start to build up our savings again and get back on track with the bills.

Secondly, I've been sick.  Not sure whats going on and my doctor and I have been trying some different therapies to get a handle on it.  I won't get too into it, but a lot of unbearable headaches, joint pain, muscle pain, nausea/vomiting...not fun at all.  

And being sick sucks.  Makes you sad...even depressed.  Makes me angry and irritable.  Makes me mean, ug.  So I'm also working on that.

Then the heavy responsibilities of being a working mother, the long hours, dinners, doctor visits...it gets exhausting.  Your husband and children see you as superwoman and hold you on a pedestal.  There is nobody like mommy!  Even superwoman gets overwhelmed.  

My husband and I have taken the past 2 weeks to really take a good look at everything and try to make some changes.  We've gotten some suggested books and resources to look over, we've begun to see a family counselor, and have come up with a money plan.  We're covering all bases and hopefully, things will iron out.

In the meantime, I'm gonna keep on truck'n best I can.  I'll be around here, although maybe not as much crafting as I'd like.  So check back often, Mad Skills will resume this Monday.  And where I tried to post everyday in the past, it just may not be in the cards at the moment.  

xoxoxoxo

Ginger

SSB

AWAL for awhile... :(

Hi folks, I know you are expecting Mad Skills Monday but we've had a few wrong turns over the past week and I'm going to have to take a quick break from SSB.  

Now don't cry...I'll be back in a week once my head is clear and I have fresh perspective.  Hopefully, things around here will have calmed down and I can actually get back to crafting and blogging!

So please don't give up on me!  Stick around and cheer me on as I get my life back on track!

Love you all!

See you soon!

Ginger

SSB