Peyton's Dresser Before and After

First I want to say YEAH and thank you so very much.... yesterday I hit 50 followers.... while that doesn't seem like a lot I never thought that I would get here... So thank you to everyone who reads my blog, makes comments and follows... I actually do go into every followers blog (if possible) and look around... You guys make me very happy!!! THANK YOU!

Last year at about this time I found a dresser for dirt cheap on craigslist... I really wanted something vintage in my little ladies room.

Well it was damaged, and it needed work and I wanted a white dresser... ALL WHITE. We moved in January and the movers did some damage breaking the mirror encasing and really just damaging the dresser.

ENTER: My daddy... (the man who calls me little pix and pixley in case you were wondering why Kate Pixley) and his amazing craftsmanship. I swear if it could be built and he had the proper material he could do it!!!

He took both Joshua's dresser (see before and after here) and Peyton's. Her dresser needed much more work and time and I think the paint that was used is really heavy duty.... as it is plastic so it won't be ruined by make-up when she is older ... I might have ruined mine that way.

So here is the before:



You can see the damage in the pictures to the tops and sides. He actually took the whole top off and shaved off about a quarter of and inch because it was so damaged.

Here is the after with mirror on top:







Isn't it pretty!!! My dad is putting a plaque on the back that reads to Peyton Love Grandpa... ( I still have my little stool that he made and put to kati love daddy 1985) So I know this will be cherished!!!

I hope you all have a great day!!!

YEAH an Award from Crafting and Creating

What a great day!!! Sun is shinning, it is nice and warm with the crisp autum air and... I got an award from Crafting and Creating HOW SWEET!

So I am supposed to list 10 things that I like and then pass it on to 10 other blogs, so here goes:



10 things that I like:


1. My kids Joshua and Peyton
2. My family they all rock!
3. COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE
4. Sewing and being creative
5. late night chats with friends
6. Finding money at the bottom of my purse
7. My moms cooking
8. Dinner with my Dad ***he is a great listener***
9. spontanious trips to Wal-mart just to walk around
10. Blogging

10 blogs I want to pass this award to:

Pinkapotamus
Just Better Together
Ashley's Thrifty Living
The Other White House
The Creative Crate
Shelly Inspired
Something Pretty
Sew Many Ways
Scraps and Scribbles
Creating my Way to Success

WHOO ARE YOU?

1. If you could add one room to your house, what would it be?
For sure no doubt a craft/sewing room and it would be bigger than the master bedroom and have lots of room for practical storage and BOLTS of fabric!

2. How many pillows do you sleep with at night?
I sleep with 2 pillows... one is that foam one that curves to your neck and one it a big fluffy.... I watch tv to unwind after work (I get home at around midnight) and I use big fluffy, then switch to the foam one later on... ( I am sure you have stopped reading now lol)

3. What is the best costume you've ever worn for Halloween?
I was a nurse and I made the costume... and I loved it!

4. If you could erase one item off the face of the earth, what would it be?
OHHH I don't know... that is a hard question.... I think I like the one answer I read which said to eliminate the plastic stuff that pop cans come in... because I hate seeing a bird caught in it and it really has no use!!

5. Where do you do your best thinking?
um.... watching TV or laying in bed...

WINNER of the Zipper Pouch

And the winner of this sweet little bag is......
by Random.org



#3- Crystal

Hey CONGRATS!!! Send me your address and I will send it out Monday! I hope you enjoy!

Featuring My Favorites Friday No.5

Good day and welcome to feature friday No.5..... I hope that you had a great week!! Our days here in Vancouver are very warm... I have no idea what has happened by I think our seasons are mixed up.... so as of October 1st, I am wearing a tank top and shorts and so are the kids... It is very hard I find to decorate for Fall when the weather is so very Summer...

Before I start I wanted to remind you that today is the last day to enter to GIVEAWAY for a zipper pouch... just a thank you for being such great followers!!!

Okay so lets start!

Tin Can Luminaries from Sewing in No Mans Land


This is a great little how too.... I love this because really this is an all seasons project! So go over fall in love with this blog and give it a try!


Webbily Halloween Lantern by Michelle Made Me



Isn't this just awesome... I have been keeping my spaghetti jars because I knew something would come up that I would want to do with them... and I think that this is it!!! This is a great tutorial... so go over and check it out!

Fall Topiary from Bugaboo, Mini, Mr & Me



This is so cute, and easy!!!

Fall Mantel by Ashley's Thrifty Living


I love that she actually gives to tutorial for the pillow, and all the little things on the mantel... so sweet... I love the wash board on the wall in the back.

Lastly,

Okay I know lots of crafty people out there and really we all love the lables... well this is a great tutorial from Crafters Anonymous that teaches you how to make your own lables!!!! I KNOW RIGHT!!! So exciting!



I love this tutorial because while you could make lables you could also make ribbon for a baby shower or bridal shower and wrap some really cute handcrafted items, and do the ribbon with the baby details... name, birthday and weight etc.... SUCH a great idea go over and check all of these out!!

Have a great weekend!!! The GIVEAWAY closes tonight at midnight... SO ENTER!

And if you were featured then grab a button!!!
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GIVEAWAY!!!

So it has been awhile since I did a giveaway and really I feel I need to thank all of you who are following me. So I am giving away this little blue zipper pouch...



These are staples in my house or bag, they are awesome they can be used as a make-up bag, a grab and go bag, a little travel toy bag for the kids, a tiny toiletry bag, a "personal" bag... SO many possibilites and this one could be yours.

Here are the rules: (you have to at least follow my blog to win, but you can have many entries)

1. Become a follower and leave a comment, if you already are a follower then leave a comment telling me that you are. (1 entry)

2. Become a fan of my facebook page (2 entries)

The winner will be picked by Random.org Friday Oct 1st, 2010 @ midnight and announced Saturday morning.

Good Luck!!!

Weekend Sewing Club

Don't Forget to enter my giveaway

So I don't know how many people you need to make a club but I will venture out and say more than one. Even so I had a great meeting... and um... okay I just got a lot of needed stuff done. AS WELL I had an amazing day yesturday when I got my professional photos of my product in. YEAH so pretty!! I am so thankful that I was able to get them done. I will post more about this later with more pictures tho... however the photographer Angie did take some of these... and I LOVE THEM...

Here is what I made this weekend. I for the first time sewed with Chinelle... HMMM, not my favorite, I HATE that it crawls... no matter how many pins... it just took longer than I would like, and it rolls and curls and just isn't as much fun... but pretty outcome.






Here is a midnight experiment... the boys bib with tie.



Hope you like it... have a great day!!!

DON'T FORGET TO ENTER MY GIVEAWAY