Mirror, Mirror

Greetings, y'all!
I took a few days off. I was tired. And I have been crafting and DIY-ing my heart out! I will have lots to share very soon. In the meantime, check this out...
I like to go "treasure hunting" at the thrift store. It requires patience, and sometimes a few trips before I get a good score, but when I do, it is totally worth it. Case in point, this mirror:

I know, you may be thinking, "Hmmm, not so hot..." BUT hear me out-- look at the edge detail on this puppy!

Better, right? Wait-- it gets even better....

So, I painted it with some medium gray, very high gloss spray paint. It took about 3 coats (after the primer), but I love the way it turned out. 

Here are the after shots:

(The detail shot was taken before I used a straight blade to scrape off the excess paint that leaked around my tape.)

And this is where my fancy, $26 mirror resides today:

 Right next to my front door, so I can make sure I don't look like a fool before I walk out the door. 

So there you have it folks, one person's trash is another person's treasure. Keep an open mind and an imagination when you are perusing garage sales and thrift stores!

Over the Moon...

A few weeks ago, I received this super cute (and pricey) catalog in the mail. When I win the lotto, I will buy Lily one of everything out of here.

You can pick out what you will buy your kids with your lottery winnings here:

http://catalogs.restorationhardware.com/babychildholiday/WebProject.asp?CodeId=7.7.1.6&link=Viewourholidaysourcebook#

In the meantime, I swooned over the chalk moon on the cover and was feeling guilty about the fact Lily is almost 11 months old and her chalk wall has has the same "Welcome, Lily Marian, you are loved..." with my sad rendition of a tiger lily next to it this entire time. It was sweet like the first 6 weeks. See below...

 I thought, "Hey, if that 5 year old can draw a sweet moon, I can too!" So, I busted out my chalk and went to town.... When I was done I was a little upset that this 5 year old, with no formal art training, on a ladder somehow drew a way better moon than I did, but I bet he also didn't have an 11 month old tugging at his legs the whole time. And who let's a 5 year old climb a ladder anyhow?! But it's the thought that counts, right? And I'm not gonna lie-- it looks pretty sweet in the dark. 

Here's my moon:

And there you have it.... Goodnight Moon!