Sidewalk Sunday with a twist...

Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure;
where your treasure, there your heart;
where your heart, there your happiness.


-Saint Augustine

Here is where my heart is...

 

 

Can't even imagine my life without my children. I didn't grow up day dreaming of white picket fences or being a mother but when it happened i knew I was meant for it. There is nothing else on this earth that I would rather do.

Happy Mother's Day to all my fellow partners in motherhood.

Now on to Sidewalk Sunday!!!

Check out this little cutie I scored for free!

 Well, it was more of a trade for another freebie I got but hey either way no cash exchanged hands!

Here' a couple other angles..

Great detail right?!

I'm excited to get working on this one!

But first I need to finish...

If you are curious what color she's going to end up with, stop by my Facebook page to see her first coat.

Second one going on as soon as I finish this post!  I have been taking entirely to long to finish her up!

Wonder what I've been up to since my last post?

Wish I could say it's been painting a ton of furniture instead of wasting away 8 hours a day at work.

But sadly I can't.

What I can say is every moment not a work has been spent with the ones I love most!

Here's what March, April and a little bit of May have been so far....

Lil Red turned 11



and had a slumber party complete with a scavenger hunt




and a HUGE mess for Mom to clean up!



Basketball injury

a scalp biopsy

Easter

Fundraising for a school trip to Washington D.C.

Honor roll



a school carnival



Music recital



Football injury..




Costume birthday party



A little bit of pool time







Meeting family for the first time!

The photo above is of my niece and nephew who up until now were born and raised in Florida.

My brother and his family moved back home about a week ago so there has been a ton of time spent getting to know these little ones.

Sound busy? It certainly felt that way!

Well, I am off to paint!

Until next time,

Angie

It's time for Sidewalk Sunday!

If you are new here, Sidewalk Sunday was an idea that I had after I realized that I was getting pretty lucky with curbside finds. Usually furniture that no one else saw the potential in, shoved curbside after a yard sale on Sunday.  Sort of like this chair...

Mr. Treasures was on his way home from running an errand one afternoon and saw her sitting on the side of the road.

By the way, if you are counting that is six chairs and one settee that need to be recovered.
 (I'm going to really need to pay attention to all the tutorials that are out there or get a 2nd job to pay for it!)

This next piece is really pretty cool.

It's actually an old card table. The sides fold up and spin to reveal...

Hidden compartments where the cards and possibly poker chips would have been kept.

I got this table from a co-worker that said she intended on refinishing it but just never did. It sat in her backyard for 2 years before she finally decided it was never going to happen.

Yay me!

Here's a close up of the legs...

Can't wait to work on her! Mr. Treasures is actually sanding her right now.

Angie

P.S. if you are wondering why this post is happening on a Monday evening- well that's because I thought I set it up to post automatically yesterday but I was mistaken. You forgive me- right?

Did you know?

I logged on to my Pinterest account this morning and while browsing around for some inspiration I saw this...

I was curious, but at the time my desire to see images that evoked happiness and creativity was stronger. After finishing on pinterest I decided it was time to catch up on some of my favorite blogs. That's when I saw Kristin's post and the same image I saw earlier on Pinterest.

I don't know about you but I can barely afford to pay my OWN bills let alone anyone else's.

Are you curious? Did you know?

Stop by My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia  to find out what I'm talking about. And while your there, check out some of Kristin's past posts. She's got a great sense of style and eye for decor.

Angie

P.S. Stop back by here tomorrow- I am finally doing my Sidewalk Sunday post that should've happened last weekend. And the best part? This one will be x's 2! You won't want to miss it. Promise!