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The kitchen that was suppose to make me cook.

May 2, 2013

Before

It’s been almost 3 months since I painted my kitchen cabinets. I loveeeeeee the new cabinets and so far the paint has held up great.

We finally painted the green walls a fresh light grey!!!

I hung pieces of old wood around the kitchen to give it a old distressed barn feel. I would love to distress and ding up the cabinets but my husband would definitely kill me, so I’m just going to stick to the wood pieces.

I finally broke down and bought a Keurig. I had decided against it until I saw this color and I was instantly sold! I’m such a sucker for Turquoise.

Yard sale spoons spray painted cream.

And my new favorite addition to my kitchen!!! My bestest friend Tonya gave me this clock that she made out of old pieces of wood! Ahhhhhh it makes me sooooo happy every time I look at it! I love to incorporate handmade gifts from friends into my home.

Here’s the back in case you are interested in grabbing some scrape wood and making your own. You can get the clock parts at Hobby Lobby or Michael’s and they’re so simple to install.

So with my kitchen finally finished I am beyond happy with how it turned out. I am cooking a little bit more just because I love spending time in this space. Pinterest has become my new online cookbook! If you have a favorite cookbook that is good for beginners please let me know!!!

xoxoxo Angela

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A new venture, exhaust pipes, and awkward poses.

April 25, 2013

32 Flavors Boutique has moved and I am going with them!! Michaella and Ann moved 32 Flavors from Huntersville, NC to Charlotte, NC into a beautiful old house with lots of space! Enough space that they offered me a little corner of my own! Can I just tell you how excited I am to be a part of this amazing boutique!!! I’m over the moon! The location is awesome, right on East Blvd. and the house is so cool! Wood floors, fireplaces, even a room totally devoted to art classes!!

So I loaded up the truck, Yep I might have accidentally traded in the old mini van in for a truck!!! A big ole black truck that is! I have alwaysssss wanted a truck ever since I was a little girl. The one I dreamed about had giant tires, exhaust side pipes, and big KC lights on top. First of all why is a little girl dreaming about exhaust pipes!?!?! This truck is not all red-necked out YET, but I’m working on it! My mom was concerned when I first bought the truck. She was worried that there wouldn’t be enough room for my kids and all their friends. My plan is working…insert evil laugh here.

I loaded up the bed (that’s truck talk) and headed into Charlotte! The boutique is about 20 minutes from my house. I had to get over my fear of the Charlotte roads, traffic, and all those lanes, but now that I have made the drive a couple of times, I feel like such a big girl driving around in the city! This momma will take an empty country road over 4 lanes of bumper to bumper crazy drivers any day of the week. I think I’ve only flipped a couple of people off. I kid.

I started unloading my stuff about 10:00 in the morning and 4 hours later and rearranging things 355 times I finally came up with this……

Meet Michaella Dalton, owner of 32 Flavors Boutique. I totallllllllly admire this girl. She’s younger than I am but knows nothing about fear. She just decides what she wants to do and does it. I am inspired by her I can do anything I set my mind to attitude. When I grow up I want to own my own boutique too. I hope some of Michaella’s no fear in going after her dreams will rub off on me. I just love being around her.

This is Ann Silosky, the other owner of 32 Flavors. This girl just cracks me up! She is one of those people that if you hang out with too long your cheeks and stomach hurt from laughing so much. Such a positive, uplifting, happy person who brings so much light to the boutique. And did I mention she is the most amazing jewelry artist!? I promise to go back now that the boutique is open and all beautiful and takes lots of photos. I will be sure to include Ann’s amazing works of art. If you can’t wait for my photos and want to see her work you can find her at Silosky’s Jewels on Facebook. I would add a link but I took the plunge and am no longer on Facebook. It’s amazing all the extra time I have on my hands now!!! I have no friends but lots of time!

And here I am striking an awkward please get the camera away from me pose! I never can just act normal when someone points a camera at me! Spaze.

So if you’re in the Charlotte area and want to get your fill of art, jewelry, and beautiful handmade gifts please stop by 32 Flavors Boutique!! More photos of this amazing boutique coming soon!

224 East Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28203

You can also find more of my Button Bird Designs goodies at Sanctuary of Davidson. An awesome gallery in Davidson, NC where everything is handmade by local artists. Another one of my favorite spots!!!

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Dining room makeover take 2

February 28, 2013

So the dining room table was a little toooo green. A little toooo bright green. Even I had to agree with my husband. With Dixie May’s help I decided to paint it againnnnnnnnn. This time I used regular paint instead of chalk paint. That meant I had some sanding to do. You don’t have to get all the way down to the bare wood, just knock off the shiny finish.

I also decided to paint the side of the table too instead of just the top.

I stopped by a little boutique in Mooresville, NC called Sweet Grass and picked up this giant S with some birthday money. It was $18.00, a little more than I like to pay for decorating stuff, however I’ve been wanting a large S for some time. The ones I’ve seen at antique stores and flea markets have all been more than $50.00!

My dog is a total stalker.

While I waited for the paint to dry on the table I used the same paint on the S. Then I roughed it up with sand paper and covered it with glaze. I wiped off the excess glaze and added a hanger.

Before

After

After After!

I am sooooooo much happier with this color paint on the table. Also thanks to you guys I got rid of the rug which makes such a huge difference! My friend gave me the rug several years ago and it served it’s purpose but didn’t go with anything in the house. Love the change! It feels so bright and airy!

As I took the photos of my dining room, I realized just how much the room made me happy and was such a reflection of me and my family. It’s full of things I love, beautiful meaningful things. Isn’t it wonderful when a home makes you happy and makes you smile without costing a fortune?

These are a few of my favorite things.

Without even realizing it, I’ve started a new collection. I grabbed the three smaller S’s at an antique store a while ago for $1.00 each. I made the quilt S yesterday and can’t wait to show you how easy it is!

Mason jars from my grandma’s basement. I love them all lit up at night!

A needlepoint created by my grandmother. I painted and distressed the brown frame.

This is one of my favorite paintings of all time. My mom and I saw it in a little gallery in Bristol, VA. I fell in love with it. My mom went back later, bought it, and gave it to me for Christmas that year! I love you mom.

I bought this painting in Portland, OR years ago to remind me of the trip with my college roommates. Just because it’s a painting of bottles does not indicate we drank a lot! Although that was before kids and husbands and real life, so now that I think about it maybe we did do a little drinking!hahaha

I have kept every piece of pottery that my kids have painted and now it’s one of my favorite and largest collections!

Something about a pretty mug makes hot tea taste even better!

One of my favorite photos of all time!

More art by my grandma and great grandma! Special rocks from somewhere special! Just can’t seem to remember where that somewhere special is! hahahaha

$1.00 yard sale pitcher and a piece of embroidery displayed in a hoop.

$5.00 Yard sale painting and more embroidery.

My boy’s art.

A clock from my parents and more yard sale finds, all under $1.00!

My grandmother’s vase that I can still see sitting on her dining room table.

I found the large brown birdcage at a yard sale for $5.00 and the silver one for $1.00. My father in law bought me the blue cookie pot for my birthday! The man has good taste! I needed something for the space behind the birdcages so I tried my hand at painting. I think I will stick to painting tables!

My husband and I saved our gift certificates from our wedding and were able to buy this cabinet from Pier One almost 13 years ago. It’s so special to me because it’s one of the first “real” pieces of furniture we bought together. I also love that huge pot my kids painted and my $1.00 yard sale bottles.

Another one of my favorite things is this bench I rescued from my neighbors trash and painted green! My grandma’s quilt, some handmade pillows, a couple of Christmas trees I made that never get put away, and this is one of my favorite spots in my house.