Now That's My Kind of Book Case

I love shoes, I have too many of them, but I simply cannot part with some of them.  I ALWAYS have problems figuring out how to store them... I tried special shoe racks, but they are not tall enough for many of my super heels and under the bed storage failed miserably too.

But in this house I was at a loss and no place to put them at all.  Here they are just sitting on the guest room floor.

But, then I thought of a genius plan!  

Now that's the best use of a bookcase that I can think of!

Just a lil' transformation

So when I pledged Phi Mu many moons ago, I received this lap desk as a gift from my Big Sis Mary Alice.  It may be the most useful gift I have ever received.  I use it ALL the time.  I even used to tote it to the library when I would have long study days.  Now I use it for my laptop and to do small crafts when I am sitting on the couch:)  

It had seen better days...

So I decoupaged it and it looks really great!  I used paper I already had in my stash and put it all together:)

Easy Peasy!

Slowly But Surely

So We have been in our new home for a week and most of the boxes are gone... we are just trying to figure out where things are gonna go in the meantime.  So there seems to be an overwhelming amount of clutter.  We are having people over on Saturday night so I imagine it will be in ship shape by then.

This is my crafting and art space... It has a lot of organizing to be done but it is coming along

So much Clutter!!

More pics later this week!

Mount Dora Therapy

So this weekend My Junking sidekick (Mom...she's the best!) and I took a trip over to Renningers!  We decided to leave the truck at home since we are both up to our gills in furniture and stuff.  It was a good move because the furniture selection this show was phenomenal.  Bad news is that I forgot My camera  so I don't have pictures at the show:(  My brain does not function well early in the morning after a night of many glasses of wine;)

Anyways... I did sport this fabulous shirt 

Made by the Junk Gypsy Co.

They have the MOST fabulous stuff ever.

It was a beautiful day and we spent our sweet time carousing through all the booths.  Here's a peek of the treasures we literally scooped up at one of our favorite booths!

Can't wait to start makin' rings outta these gorgeous buttons!

And here is the fabulous cowhide rug I snagged for Chris' birthday present!

This beauty was only $200 I could not believe my ears!!  And their selection was gorgeous.  I had a hard time choosing.

I'll post some more pics later:)

Workshops

Check out our new workshop blog, Making Junque!  If you are in the Tampa area we would love for you to join us!!

http://makingjunque.blogspot.com/

Dresser and Hutch Done!!!

I am so happy with how this set has turned out!

Here is a close up of the Ballard Designs paper on the dresser top.  

I can't wait to get it to the new house and in my new craft room.  Not too bad for $31!

The hutch was purchased on craigslist for $15.
The dresser was for sale on the side of the road for $10.
New drawer pulls $6.
Ballard Designs gave me the script paper gratis!
Stain was in my supplies and so was the rub'n'buff:)

For this project, the hutch and dresser were painted white.  Then I used Ralph Lauren aging glaze in Teastain.  The original top 4 drawer pulls were brass and replaced with these charming glass pulls.  The bottom 4 drawer handles were jazzed up with gold leaf Rub'n'buff.

Ta Da!

I am linking to  Beyond the Picket Fence's link party
and Faded Charm's Link Party

Anthropologie's BHLDN Sneak Peek!

Glamor Released some images of the dresses from BHLDN.  Check Out the wedding dresses HERE

And for the wedding Party go HERE

The crafting gods are shining down upon me!

So I am refinishing a hutch and dresser for my craft room and I was contemplating keeping them clean crisp white... but then I was like, seriously?  Have aliens taken over my brain?  I hopped in the truck and headed over to Home Depot to pick up some things I needed and to sit and stare at the paint swatches for some inspiration.  Then they caught the corner of my eye!  2 lonely cans of Ralph Lauren Faux Finishing Glaze.  I walked over to them and decided to buy a can.  But wait... the price was only $13!!!! WHAT!!  I bought both in Teastain and Tobacco!!  Yay so I glazed the dresser and hutch with Teastain.  Then I decided I wanted to decoupage the top with Frenchy styled paper.

Covered in paint I headed over to Ballard Designs to check out their fancy paper.  Immediately when I walked in the door, they had the perfect French script paper wrapping boxes on their display.  I thought great they have exactly what I need.  But no, they were out of stock and it was not available to order to the end of the month.  I asked the sales lady if I could purchase a used piece off of one of their displays.  She said they couldn't.  Then I saw a piece behind the counter.  I asked if she could call her manager to see if I could purchase that piece.  The manager "the Angel"  came walking out of the back with a HUGE piece of it for me:)  My Hero!!  He rolled it up and handed it over to me!  Shocked I said, I was willing to pay for it and he said not to worry just to take it!  I decided to hi-tail it out of their before he changed his mind.

And here it is!

Isn't it lovely?

And here it is on the dresser... It's bubbling a little bit around the edges, but thats easy to fix:)

 I decided I needed to celebrate this great day!  So I drove to Hobby Lobby (the closest one is almost an hour away!)

I bought some rub n buff for and this is how it turned out:)

Not too bad!

Can't wait to finish the dresser and hutch so I can show it to you!

Crafting meet up

Anyone in the Tampa, FL area interested in participating in a crafting workshop?

I am thinking about hosting a crafting workshop on a monthly basis, where craft minded people can get together and we will do a different project each time. You would just need to bring money for the cost of supplies.  I will send out a notification of the project and you can RSVP if you are interested.

If you are interested please email me at angelique.muller@gmail.com

Thanks.

Featured Blog Post: Mod Vintage Life

I came across THIS post from Mod Vintage Life this weekend.  Its an awesome finial made from an old lamp base.  I really want one of these.  I will have to keep my eyes peeled for something similar.  Here is a pic of their final product!

Don't you just love it!!