Attempting to Get Crafty

I LOVE PROJECTS! Whether it's cleaning out a closet, painting, rearranging a room or whatever, I really like to start something and see an obvious difference when I'm finished. I have these 2 old tables that my dad used to have in his office at work about 20 years ago (literally). The logo color of the bank he worked in was a hunter green, and these tables have been that same color all these years! Well, one of the tables is now in Garett's office at our house and the hunter green will no longer work! I saw something that looked fun on a blog a while back and decided to give it a try. I mean if it failed miserably, I could just paint over it, right? I wish I could remember which blog it was so I could post a link, but I just happened upon it and I have no idea what it was!

Here is the table before:

The idea is to Mod-Podge scrapbooking paper over the table to give it a fun look, other than just being painted.  I decided that since it was for Garett's office, it needed to be something manly. Hobby Lobby came through for me and I was able to find these paper that looked like old war journal pages and some faux leather looking paper. I cleaned the table with Pledge and go started!

I cut the paper into different sized rectangles and laid them out before I actually glued them down. When they were all placed, I put a little bit of Mod Podge underneath them to keep it in place, let that dry a bit, and then coated the whole top of the table. I coated it twice to give it a smoother finish. I let it dry for about 24ish hours and then sprayed it with a coat of polyurethane.

And here is the finished product!

You can't see the details, but you get the idea! Garett recently bought a nail gun and he's itching to use it, so I'm thinking there will be many new projects to post about in the future!

Extreme Home Makeover: May Edition

We have lived in our house for almost 2 years now. We bought our house from the SWEETEST little old lady. She and her husband built the house when they were in their sixties, and she was selling it to move into a local retirement home. Well, when we moved in it was beautifully decorated for an elderly woman, but not so perfect for me! Garett and I decided to focus on the main living areas first and the slowly update the rest as we had the time. We fixed up the kitchen, living room, and master bedroom exactly how we wanted before we got married.

So now, almost 2 years later, I finally decided on a paint color for the guest bathroom, guest room, and Garett's office! It's a light grayish color with the slightest hint of light blue called Granite Dust. I'm in love!
This is our new and almost improved guest bathroom:

We still have to update the floral laminate tile flooring in the future, but the rug is working for now. I also finished painting the guest room, but I haven't quite figured out how I want to arrange the wall decor yet. I'll post pictures when that gets finished. I'm hoping to conquer Garett's office over Spring Break next week!

I can't wait to get everything finished! Although, I'm sure I'll find more projects to take on.

Choosing to SEE

I recently finished reading the book Choosing to SEE by Mary Beth Chapman. I have one word. WOW! I'm usually way to much of a busy-body to sit down and actually completely read a book. However, this was a totally different situation. I couldn't put it down, and ended up finishing it in just a few days. The Lord has definitely given the Chapman family a unique story and there is no doubt who gets the glory throughout this book.

Stephen Curtis and Mary Beth have awesome adoption stories! I have always had a dream of adopting a child (or children) from another country. I just think it is the perfect picture of what our Father has done for us. He tells us in His word to care for the widows and orphans (James 1:27). I do think this looks different for each person, in our case I feel like that could be do adopt. For others, it may be supporting a child through an organization like Compassion, or to go on mission trip.


I encourage you to pray about this and see how the Lord is calling you to care for these precious people!


Lee Ann

Well, Here We Go-

I'm trying to figure out all of this blogging stuff! After looking at everyone else's cute blogs, I never imagined it would be this complicated! Oh well, I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually.