the story of a little caterpillar...

once upon a time a goodwill opened at the bottom of our hill. i was pretty excited. and i'm not gonna lie.... for awhile there i was going a few times a week. there is just so much there that i see and think to myself, "ooohh! wouldn't that look cool if i did [insert something crafty here]." it makes me happy. well.... this one time i was doing my typical walk thru and just so happened to stumble upon this beaut' for a whopping $10. 

i saw it's potential. needless to say it was in a quite a stained state of disrepair and i might have gotten a few funny looks from the parentals when i brought it home. well this little caterpillar has been sitting in my room patiently waiting for it's day to become a beautiful butterfly. 

that day was today. 

i love it. 

total project cost: 

$10 - chair

$5 - spray paint

$0 - fabric i had on hand

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$15  :) :) 

can we say winner?! 

ps... it's my new desk chair. now i just need a real desk. i keep waiting for one of those. also... i've decided that i'll be painting the top with white board paint. brilliant, right? i'll let you know how that one goes :) 

also... i found this plate rack at d.i. back when i was working there. and i just finished painting the little mirror (also found at d.i.) and putting it all together. 

now if only the mama would let me paint the walls gray.... *sigh* maybe someday....

a painting, a wreath & a fish...

yesterday was a rather productive day off work for me.

i finished the painting that zac had requested eons ago... he always picks such fun paintings for me to do! this specific one was z-gallery inspired [and just so we're all aware... i'm positively in love with that store. sigh... it's just so fantastic!] click here for the link to the original. i definitely loosely interpreted this one. haha...

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also. as you all know. i'm a serious blog stalker. i have a couple diy blogs that i'm completely obsessed with. those being... better after & someday crafts. there are so many dang fun projects! i seriously want to be that cool someday.  anyway. i came across this other blog and they had an adorable idea for a wreath [click here for her blog]. i obviously didn't follow their directions. but i like the way mine came out... although i would probably try it their way next time. welp... we had a little bowl game party last night... so i just sat in my corner and hot glued as i somewhat watched the football game. haha...

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austin decided he was desperate for tortillas yesterday. so he drove us down to our favorite tortilla place [la mesa tortillas] and we picked up a couple dozen hot and fresh tortillas [mmmm!! :) ] well, right next door is a petsmart. i love pet stores. so we ran in. i had been thinking about getting another beta for awhile... and this was the perfect opportunity! he was even on sale! woot! so... without further adieu, i proudly introduce you to my newest friend... edwin!

 
isn't he just beautiful. he sure is a spunky little fellow... he reminds me a lot of edmond.  i'm thinking edwin & i will be friends forever!

:)

[ps... did anyone else love all the links in this post? i did. hahha!!]