Please join me @ the Oscar's!!

Come visit on the 7th and see who my handsome "date" for the Oscar's will be!
I love the fun and silly things we do on our blogs:)
I must go do my housework, then begin "searching" for my perfect dress!!! (LOL)

~Noelle

Christmas photos finally!

New Background!

DIsn't my new background cool? Reminds me of my latest art project:) I am on a creative high and want to make MORE of those pictures!! Too much spray paint fumes yesterday maybe? JUST KIDDING! No, I got a good nights sleep, my 3 day headache finally went away, I'm going to a bridal show with my mom and some of my bridal party tomorrow, then Brian and I have a date night to celebrate his birthday on the 7th; he's turning 30 too; haha!


Have a lovely day girls:) I am off to do a bit more decluttering and more LAUNDRY; does it ever end??


Noelle~

Before & After's!!

Remember this gross looking duck photo/frame I found at Goodwill earlier today?
Well, look out below!!

Here is the AFTER! I took out the old duck pic and added my piece of damask scrapbook paper and then spray painted the frame black! (Not in that order, of course! lol) I also added the burgundy ribbon to hang it on the wall with. I LOOOOVE IT!
Its already hanging in our bedroom too:)

Here is the other old photo frame I got today. I liked the burgundy color with the gold accents but it didn't look good with the black and white toile paper that I wanted to use.

So, here is the BEFORE...

And here is the AFTER! Didn't it come out pretty? I did the same black spray paint then put the paper inside and added the ribbon for hanging.

Here is a shot without the flash...

Remember these iron shelf/hooks too? See the one on the right without the hook? I didn't even notice it was missing till I got it home. Hmmm? What to do with that one?

I spray painted this one black and added one of the Partylite votives that I found at Goodwill last weekend, to the shelf with hot glue! Who would have ever thought?
Not me!!

Even my Gavin was proud of my "works of art" today!! Wonder what Brian will think when he gets home from work? He'll probably roll his eyes like he usually does, lol!

Have a great night girls!
~Noelle~

Great finds, feeling guilty:(

So today Brian took the boys to run errands with him to give me a little break! He has been working a lot lately between his new job and for his dad's restaurant. I have hardly seen him, but have been with the boys round the clock; which has been very tiring! I ran a couple errands and found myself being called to Goodwill- a different one this time. Found some cool stuff:) I was all excited about my finds, feeling crafty and inspirational too; I got home to see a grouchy Brian complaining about how messy our house is, as he was doing the dishes from yesterday! So I began to feel guilty for bringing home "more junk" as he would say. I didn't spend a lot of money and have good intentions on using the items.
I did put some things back that I felt I/we didn't really need for the house.

I am on a mission now to declutter our home of all the things I have been hanging onto; thinking that I will use again. I am a SENTIMENTAL PACKRAT!! I have such a hard time getting rid of work that Gavin brings home from school, I feel sad and guilty throwing it away! So I have to force myself to do it when he isn't looking. Our main problem in this house is the lack of storage to make things look organized! What I wouldn't give for built-in bookshelves in our kids rooms and especially in our basement area!!

Look at his cool old mirrored tray?
I think I am going to hang it up as a mirror in our bedroom.

Here is the back side of it; that is why I think its old!!

I really liked how this frame was made; kinda worn out looking. I am debated whether or not to spray paint it or leave it as is, but the picture is coming out of it! lol I am using the toile paper I found at Michael's for inside the frame.

Same goes with this one! The ducks gotta go and its getting sprayed black and the damask patterned paper is going inside. Wonder how it will turn out?

I thought these hook/shelves were a steal and cute too. Thinking of hanging a couple pot holders from them!

Miss Bunny wanted to spend Easter at our house this year! So she came home with me too:)

CUTE!!

I had 2 more GREAT finds today but they are going to be in another post.
I'm off to take care of a MESSY HOUSE!!!!

~Noelle

Craft Store Finds...

Last week while out and about I found these cuties on sale and couldn't resist!!

A sweet gingerbread tin; could I keep him out year round?

Look its a foam D-I-Y Gingerbread House!
This one is staying out year round:)
I still need to assemble it.

I have wanted a cute sign to hang over our front door, in the living room for sometime and this was a find- 50% off at Hobby Lobby!

Under Blessings, it says "Grow old with me, the best is yet to be!" Awwwww!
Its old and neat looking too.

Lastly, I have had a vision in my head of finding some cool black and white scrapbook paper to put in frames for our bedroom. I found this paper at Michael's. The one on the left reminds me of toile fabric; I LOVE toile!! And the right one reminds me of that damask pattern- which is way cool too! So this coming week, I am planning a Goodwill trip to find some cool old frames to spray paint black and these pretties are going in our room!

Once I get our room straightend up again, I'll have to post pics.
I used burgundy, a tan and some black with gold to decorate in our bedroom and have a French country kinda theme going on in there. It feels very cozy with those colors!!

I'm off to do laundry, its BEDDING day in our house! Gavin wants me to play a game with him too while Mr. Gage is napping:)

Well, Happy 2009 again!

~Noelle!~

Oops!!!

Comments & Myspace layouts

Talk about a blonde moment! I just realized that my Happy New Year post below said Happy 2008!! I meant 2009; so I'll try again:) LOL