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HAPPY New Year?? AND 2013 To-Do List!!

HAPPY New Year?? AND 2013 To-Do List!!

Well…it’s me…Christina…and I’m back (sounds like a song, doesn’t it??).  ANYWAY…After not blogging for the entire month of December, I figure I should get back on the horse blogging.  So, say a little prayer for me (another song…lol), and here goes!!  Oh, and a pretty […]

Knife Art – COMPLETED!!!

Knife Art – COMPLETED!!!

Young House Love and Bower Power’s Pinterest Fall Challenge pushed me to complete something on my Pinterest board.  So I did some talking it out on my Pinterest Idea Brainstorming post, and finally revealed what I had completed during the Pinterest Challenge REVEAL.  I had mentioned in […]

Fall Pinterest Challenge 2012 – REVEAL!

Fall Pinterest Challenge 2012 – REVEAL!

OK…I posted about the Fall Pinterest Challenge back on 10/23, and what I wanted to do – “Pinterest-piration” if you will.  I haven’t forgotten about it – it’s just that Hurricane Sandy happened.  Now I’m getting around to posting about it!! Funny – because the […]

Painted Chevron Vase

Painted Chevron Vase

So…I know it’s been a while, so I figured I would post SOMETHING.  I’m still in the process of upgrading our kitchen, and it’s a slow and steady process…but we’re getting there.  Here’s the before post, painted cabinets post, chevron wall post, and backsplash post. […]

Fall Pinterest Challenge 2012 – Idea Brainstorming…

Fall Pinterest Challenge 2012 – Idea Brainstorming…

Let’s start this post buy saying that I follow Bower Power and Young House Love.  They are two of my favorite blogs that I love to get new ideas from, and both blogs gave me the courage to start my own. Young House Love and […]

Sunday Funday Ham Dinner

Sunday Funday Ham Dinner

Hello all!!  Hope everyone had a wonderful and beautiful weekend…I had a very productive one…painted the backsplash in my kitchen:   And then joined my parents at their house for a Sunday Funday Ham Dinner!! 🙂  While waiting for the ham to cook, Mom and […]

Painting Cabinets and Yummy Beer

Painting Cabinets and Yummy Beer

Let’s start this post by saying that I was unbelievably emotional ALL DAY today.  I literally cried at stupid things, and got seriously angry when I read this article.  Like really, really, really angry, and pretty much sick to my stomach. I couldn’t get that […]

Whirlwind Weekend Recap

Whirlwind Weekend Recap

Saturday…I was in the mood to do some home-makeovers…this may or may not have included some ridiculous fabric-digging at my new favorite Fabric Warehouse…and yes – if you’re asking, it’s sketchy, and a little odd, but it is DEFINITELY a warehouse, and it’s loaded with […]

Kitchen Facelift – BEFORE

Kitchen Facelift – BEFORE

Our kitchen is is need of a Facelift.  Like, SERIOUS need.  This post is all of the “Before” pictures and “Problem Areas” rolled into one.  Once the kitchen is completed, I’ll post an “AFTER” along with How-Tos for each section of the kitchen that was […]