One persons junk is another persons treasure!

I LOVE garage saling(is that a word?)  But what I love more is taking the unique "junk" I find and turning it into something beautiful!  Last summer I found my daughters an adorable, in near perfect condition(had a splotch of paint missing) white vanity for $5!  Crazy deal, I thought!  Then I needed to find a chair to go with it.  I've been looking ever since, so when I saw this chair for $1, I knew it was perfect!

Ugly... YES!  But a little spray paint and new fabric and

VOILA!!! 

Beautiful and new!

And here is the vanity and chair set together! 

So for less than $10, I have a beautiful keepsake vanity set for my daughters!  So excited!  And Kiala loves it! 

Project 52 ~ 1 project a week for a year...

In looking at all of the things around my house I need to or want to get done, I realized I need a plan!  I love projects, love expressing myself creatively.  Crafting, decorating, sewing, painting... just about anything that I am able to create!  These things are a part of who I am... I think I express who I am by creating.  Which is where La Pixie Dust Boutique came from.  http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaPixieDustBoutique
So, with that being said... I have been putting so many projects off for a really long time!  I decided that in order to get my house to where I want it, in order to get things done that have been hanging over my head (such as painting my bedroom), and in order to make sure I am creatively expressing myself (to keep me sane), I will begin this week, "Project 52". 
So, without further ado... here's my first project.  This one is a simple one but based on my other commitments this week, that's just the way it goes!

Paint this chair GREEN!!!  See, told you it was simple.  Its my sewing chair.  The plan is to use it for extra seating, in my craft room or something like that.  Maybe if I get really ambitious, I will make a cushion as well.  But we'll see.  I'll post pics when I'm finished with it in a few days. 

A look at "us" through the years... for my husband on Valentines Day (reposted for our 8th Anniversary)

Our very first Christmas as a married couple!  And only our second Christmas together.  I knew after dating you for two weeks that I loved you and was going to marry you!  I know you felt the same.  Getting engaged after only a few months together was a step of faith and I'm sure some thought we were crazy!  I am so glad we took that step!  This was the beginning of something wonderful! 

Family vacation in Florida.  Married about 7 months.  We have come a long way since then for sure!

On the beach in Florida

Married a year and a half, here I am pregnant with Trent.

Our very precious son!  I loved experiencing this "first" with you!  You made me a mommy!  I am so grateful.

Stillwater, MN~ Trent was about 17 months here.

Halloween

Family Christmas 2006

Our family, one of the last pictures as a family of three!

Our new family of four!!!  Our sweet Kiala, we almost lost her!  Our miracle.

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

Duluth Fall 2008

 

Yup, pretty sure we are pregnant with #3!!!

Kiala and Trents birthday

Summer 2009

Horsin around

Trent loves to dress up in a cape!

Daddy teaching Trent to ride his bike!

Fall 2009

Halloween 2009

Our precious Autumn Grace...

Family of five!!!

Easter 2010

Seriously, we have the cutest kids!

Kiala and Trent in their fort in the woods, fall 2010

Chanhassen

Halloween 2010

At the orchard, Fall 2010

My best friend!!!

Christmas 2010

Marriage retreat 2011

You are the one my heart loves!  I am so incredibly blessed to be able to call you my husband.  We have been through more than most people go through in a lifetime of marriage and all of it has drawn us closer!  You are my best friend and I am so thankful God chose you for me!
I love you Justin!  Happy Valentines Day!
Krissa