Mod Podge + Goodwill=Pottery Barn Inspired

I saw this post on this absolutely awesome blog that i have been following

called

Mod Podge Rocks

I don't know Amy personally

But I worship her from afar

She has the best ideas

and she uses

Mod Podge for almost all of them!

She found it on another blog called

On the V Side

Anyway, I love these pears the minute I laid eyes on them

I have always loved to read even as a child

so I was inspired to create something using this look

I found this fugly chair in Goodwill for $.99

I gave it a base coat of off white paint

(did not take a before pic but you can still get an idea of its fugliness)

Using pages from an old hard cover book (also Goodwill) i started randomly mod podging

the snipped up pages all over the chair

There was no method here

I just slapped the pieces on all over the place

overlapping & changing directions

tried to keep it totally random

I sanded the edges with sandpaper

then I inked the edges with an ink pad,

I used a little bit of brown acrylic paint on my finger tip to get the curvy areas

Finished

so professional, the backdrop, right?

Here it is on display on another Goodwill find for $4.oo

Primitive Folk Star Shelf

In a previous life I was a first grade teacher

I still love teaching, though I will probably never go back to the classroom

I thought it all went together well-

and was all "teachery"

primative star shelf/folk art/apples/books/chair


***Updated Picture***

Dogs doing human things

I am totally a sucker for these things

I can't help it

This dog cracks me up!

Dogs Rule!

Best of the Blog World Wednesday

I want you to meet the person that made me start a blog

Her name is Elsie Larson

I actually "met" Elsie at Archivers

Her book

52 Scrapbooking Challenges

was on sale in the bargain bin at Archivers of all places.

I had seen some of her layouts in some magazines

and loved her scrapbook paper.

I was so excited to actually have her book in my hands.

I immediately started to search the internet

for all things Elsie

and stumbled upon

A Beautiful Mess

It is one of the very first blogs I have ever followed

Elsie is adorable & creative

edgy & sweet & innocent

all a the same time

Since then

I was hooked

& have been a loyal blog reader for about 2+ years now

She has followed a dream of hers to open a shop

with her sister & her friend

called

Red Velvet Shop

Since then she has expanded to a bigger store

that sells vintage as well as handmade decor & fashion

some of which she has designed herself

so eclectic & just magical

She recently got married so I am posting this video of her wedding

precious

Elsie & Jeremy | May 15th 2011 from Goodwin Films on Vimeo.

Enjoy!

Best From the Blog World Wednesday

I found this blog

Nice Girl Notes

pretty recently

I love it

Roo is funny & creative

She makes my day when there is a new post from her,

Almost every single post she writes makes me laugh or she makes me smile!

She found this on You Tube

It is so freakin cute I just had to share!

Speaking of funny You Tube videos

This is my family playing the Wii

I am not sure what is more funny

My husband's fancy footwork & the way her twirls like a girl

or me snickering & snorting as I watch them!!!

Excuse the technical difficulties in the beginning

At the 20 seconds mark is where the fun begins, the very last few seconds are the best!

Good times!

Best From The Blog World Wednesday

very "firstest" ever

Best From the Blog World

Yet again another direction for

Bell Skys Blog

I have become sort of a

blog stalker

I have a set number of blogs that I have to look at every day

(see right hand column)

There are so many great ideas out there

I want to share them with whoever is out there & reads my silly blog

These posts make me happy & inspire me

so I thought it would be fun to share some "blog love" with you!

I dont know who even reads my blog

But if you are reading, leave me a comment & let me know what you think!

I am going to try to feature a fave blog post that I have discovered on Wednesdays

It may be a recipe,

an inspiring story,

something

Hi-Lar-I-Ous or

something crafty & creative

Anyway,

the first post is from a great blog

that is named so appropriately

on a daily basis I have been

inspired

click here

INSPIRED BY CHARM

I dont know Michael personally but stumbled on his blog & have become a regular reader

He followed his dreams & opened this Bed & Breakfast in PA.

On his blog he shares lots of decor & recipe ideas

Someday, I would love to stop by & meet him in person

& stay in one of his pretty rooms

So, he posted this recipe for Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes that looks so

mmmmmmm

(insert "Casey growl" there)

I havent made them yet, but i plan too

funny thing is that i made pancakes earlier today for my girls before I saw this post

(trying to avoid buying all that processed food & have started making a lot from scratch

cause I am all happy home maker like that, ha)

Filing it away for next time

If you try this, let me know how they come out

Stop by Michael's blog & check out all the amazing stuff he has done

He really is so creative!

Chrome Commercials-Love them-Here is Gaga's

I love her

I love this commercial and now love this song

This pic made my Mother's day!

This was taken walking through Alexandria on Mother's Day

It made my day!

They were being so cute, holding hands & giggling

I hope they always stay like this

If that's the case then I will feel like I have done my job!

love my girls

(pic edited by instagram on iPhone)