tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29478770513348970382024-03-05T19:14:43.037-06:00Home Sweet HivesTanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542796003287487237noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947877051334897038.post-80252539701927435962011-01-23T22:44:00.006-06:002011-01-25T18:40:54.837-06:00I can do that....<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have to laugh at myself sometimes when I am shopping or looking through a catalog at the number of times I say...I can do that! You know you've said it! This is one of those times that I said it and I did it for FREE. I like easy and cheap projects and this sisal bulletin board struck my fancy when I received my new Ballard Designs catalog the other day. I just happened to have everything I needed leftover from other "I can do that" projects :)</span></span></div><div style="color: #444444;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Things you need: </span></span></div><div style="color: #444444;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOY_7A-Yo5c74papXamxlFXJuBoQsgnKTBQ3RlktdwLyMCyAF1guImRbSu9apMkOkyKhu8x6f-PhbZYUwt1ai4JsMIJ4JJ9Yyu1MMeFgTo9e4fFR4aKygpOemHYsanyqN7UbN8BEnVdas/s1600/None" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOY_7A-Yo5c74papXamxlFXJuBoQsgnKTBQ3RlktdwLyMCyAF1guImRbSu9apMkOkyKhu8x6f-PhbZYUwt1ai4JsMIJ4JJ9Yyu1MMeFgTo9e4fFR4aKygpOemHYsanyqN7UbN8BEnVdas/s320/None" width="240" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">glue gun, silver spray paint (optional) and a piece of cork </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">the size of your frame </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">(I bought it in a roll from Micheal's or Hobby Lobby, I think??). </span></span></div><div style="color: #444444;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I decided I wanted my frame to be silver so I removed the picture and glass first. Then I spray painted the frame. Next, I hot glued the cork to the cardboard backing from the frame. I cut a piece of sisal carpet remnant</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> (found in the remnant section of my local carpet store)</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> just a hair bigger than my cardboard backing and hot glued it on top on the corkboard. Lastly, I popped it in my frame!</span></span></div><div style="color: #444444;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqDimY8a-Bvmc_f-RbEoN53SGCw-_t8MFaMJhlzTUp2SFTXf7ZRL_CHRGFCerag1sbSLvgWJ_oFawOsFEo22JsGDNOmnFjuZXkdcLXjrj9NjorpE8SjzNNADmKE3RsDwe7VnkH4-x3Xw/s1600/None" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqDimY8a-Bvmc_f-RbEoN53SGCw-_t8MFaMJhlzTUp2SFTXf7ZRL_CHRGFCerag1sbSLvgWJ_oFawOsFEo22JsGDNOmnFjuZXkdcLXjrj9NjorpE8SjzNNADmKE3RsDwe7VnkH4-x3Xw/s320/None" width="313" /></a></div></div><div style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had recently gathered a bunch of old photos of my grandparents and parents and I needed a cute way to display them. I love it! </span></span></div><div style="color: #444444;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UFM7nCjB08MzQabSK5HthPGt2P1CF_Wv7EXxk6AdRow8fhOHW_Oqh-hqqBUyBgP-Rr_S3UAeZChlwguG77LicC5WxN6iqVUnnkO4wzD2orotqxksrfdraMBGs0Mmwz4pL8XlZhKLoLA/s1600/tanya.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UFM7nCjB08MzQabSK5HthPGt2P1CF_Wv7EXxk6AdRow8fhOHW_Oqh-hqqBUyBgP-Rr_S3UAeZChlwguG77LicC5WxN6iqVUnnkO4wzD2orotqxksrfdraMBGs0Mmwz4pL8XlZhKLoLA/s1600/tanya.gif" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542796003287487237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947877051334897038.post-77701005120310221302011-01-15T20:51:00.006-06:002011-01-25T19:14:56.624-06:00One year and some days later.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was a long time getting here but I think I may be finally getting the hang of blog design. Thanks to all those who kindly post everything there is to know about blogging online. This blog is because of you!</span></span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hpslpW82IFe5_aLFI1wQ2prDvgSKxgR8S6wKOyDz1-M2ogDolJTTHKrdQTxq93TEsG7EuFg0swisqLVBH0vKxcKj1lKvZ-cIUkYINKfjO2fuJsbRsK8CyP0F8SxEYQw4-hFwm9b4Zwg/s1600/tanya.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hpslpW82IFe5_aLFI1wQ2prDvgSKxgR8S6wKOyDz1-M2ogDolJTTHKrdQTxq93TEsG7EuFg0swisqLVBH0vKxcKj1lKvZ-cIUkYINKfjO2fuJsbRsK8CyP0F8SxEYQw4-hFwm9b4Zwg/s200/tanya.gif" width="200" /></a></div></div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542796003287487237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947877051334897038.post-50516905865702240362010-05-30T11:32:00.005-05:002011-01-25T19:21:55.455-06:00Holy MULCH Batman!!Mr. C had the idea that <b>WE</b> would mulch this weekend, oh joy! So after a very tight squeeze through the gate by the dump truck and a narrow miss of the power lines, we were the proud parents of twenty yards of mulch. Now I have never personally given birth but I suspect the pain is something comparable to the aches and pains I feel on day three of this project. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOoAEP7Fwj5wiMhozS9VjCJ-YgezCx6169kYReGNdp38DuDibdjSBma1Gn9hwuD27OnNK4iu2RVbyv5rr2aEo8SHS5xuRhV_uUd2CSA5BW6lUlVz-qIuQGGZHBTKweJ6B2qps8CeFjYE/s1600/IMG_0072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOoAEP7Fwj5wiMhozS9VjCJ-YgezCx6169kYReGNdp38DuDibdjSBma1Gn9hwuD27OnNK4iu2RVbyv5rr2aEo8SHS5xuRhV_uUd2CSA5BW6lUlVz-qIuQGGZHBTKweJ6B2qps8CeFjYE/s320/IMG_0072.jpg" /></a></div>Day 2 started out a little more hopeful because the pile didn't look quite as daunting but I petered out pretty quickly. I am excellent in a supervisory capacity and I can mix a mean cup of ice water as well.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rmd4WqtrGqm9wLvIf3NU9_zrURBuLH9VrJibR6PyW9ZYLc_lf-J5qAdGRdO5hKriCQRc5bYKEWnBhaRGfJVr5wmRAa1N0nLGsVL88XRfaiN5kSpXa6xpa0_EWv4G4kLH-Z_1HFBMcDI/s1600/IMG_0073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rmd4WqtrGqm9wLvIf3NU9_zrURBuLH9VrJibR6PyW9ZYLc_lf-J5qAdGRdO5hKriCQRc5bYKEWnBhaRGfJVr5wmRAa1N0nLGsVL88XRfaiN5kSpXa6xpa0_EWv4G4kLH-Z_1HFBMcDI/s320/IMG_0073.jpg" /></a></div> <b>Mulching 101: Just a few helpful tips to make your mulching experience more enjoyable</b>(than mine)<br />
<br />
<b>Mulching Tip #1</b><br />
Make sure your car is not in the carport before dump truck delivers mulch. (This proved to be a problem until the end of day two when Mr. C finally shoveled enough of one side of the pile so we were able to get a car down the driveway. ) <br />
<b>Mulching Tip #2</b><br />
Check your gloves <b>BEFORE</b> you put them on for varmits that decided to take up residence during the night. Learned that one the hard way.<br />
<b>Mulching Tip #3</b><br />
Make sure your mulching partner has a harder work ethic than you so your task will get completed, take lots of bathroom breaks to kill time and offer your partner lots of water so it seems like you are doing something to help when in fact you are cooling off!<br />
<br />
I hope you have a "no work" weekend!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00KdIgyDb5p8JW1BXF20UNtVJ99LC6Raf1eGXDJzNaeeHFS60N9_9GB15v5vNB1koNQ-Sd43P3UE6nWLb68fEdSIg0NSXixUmhfI3J4eu4XtxcQsnTE4OaK-I8WzCAK4YW8cAkbmH_MY/s1600/tanya.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00KdIgyDb5p8JW1BXF20UNtVJ99LC6Raf1eGXDJzNaeeHFS60N9_9GB15v5vNB1koNQ-Sd43P3UE6nWLb68fEdSIg0NSXixUmhfI3J4eu4XtxcQsnTE4OaK-I8WzCAK4YW8cAkbmH_MY/s200/tanya.gif" width="200" /></a></div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542796003287487237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947877051334897038.post-82702814813753768212010-05-29T15:09:00.006-05:002011-01-25T19:22:24.128-06:00Lovin' the small town groceryRemember the days when the simple things made you happy? For instance, like having your own little shopping cart. I wish I could enjoy grocery shopping as much as Hornet. She must have a stash of coupons up her sleeve. Enjoy your weekend!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsJ17n8SfmyrAJHKM9WvDAogiQ3YpP_ea7oj2jZbXstqXbTo-SwRK3u_-GtyeeO4vo62AmP7Ae7cp8jDP-75QELHNCpaLf2io3J59b7RNL7bdZyHZ_vnOz6Q_LvLUEv4xOZN7_J_lUhY/s1600/IMG00060-20100528-1904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsJ17n8SfmyrAJHKM9WvDAogiQ3YpP_ea7oj2jZbXstqXbTo-SwRK3u_-GtyeeO4vo62AmP7Ae7cp8jDP-75QELHNCpaLf2io3J59b7RNL7bdZyHZ_vnOz6Q_LvLUEv4xOZN7_J_lUhY/s320/IMG00060-20100528-1904.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR58Rhw76gN0TZYXMBR65hjIJI3cLDBa90sUN7GV6uJlcPdvFabBpb5n-5gnVD3zODfGYMl6iIV1mwV-WxzVPf8MGGIc2YlkyIBxQK0RGuYymzigzgbnQoxOOy97bX9gAMJ0yzf1G9TUo/s1600/ashley.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR58Rhw76gN0TZYXMBR65hjIJI3cLDBa90sUN7GV6uJlcPdvFabBpb5n-5gnVD3zODfGYMl6iIV1mwV-WxzVPf8MGGIc2YlkyIBxQK0RGuYymzigzgbnQoxOOy97bX9gAMJ0yzf1G9TUo/s320/ashley.gif" /></a></div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542796003287487237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947877051334897038.post-71876208196524935572010-05-25T23:07:00.003-05:002011-01-25T19:22:47.979-06:00Curbside lamp makeover<div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just wanted to show you my free curbside lamp makeover from the weekend. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9M-IMf0jgSsebdi_LgRMjvtsDG-ZJ8nc-wxzSzMwv163ZIf0UshwXG_b3kJtko_6VM0IBjbaq7fqJz6onrYjaKiyiioRTLm0k_CMnoNAARUrMygvPilK3UxMlI0cnCizMyJ23kvVqTA/s1600/IMG_0058..gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9M-IMf0jgSsebdi_LgRMjvtsDG-ZJ8nc-wxzSzMwv163ZIf0UshwXG_b3kJtko_6VM0IBjbaq7fqJz6onrYjaKiyiioRTLm0k_CMnoNAARUrMygvPilK3UxMlI0cnCizMyJ23kvVqTA/s320/IMG_0058..gif" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Z4DdiZVaa-n-ucQXVp5IbY439cKI48s1gG772DVLy03xRlm6C5vKnCIpWTBPGrkLhbXy4cd-4k-Es3uGZ-_8y6crK3L0UH2DaQ6Ysww-iwDGHJ9e2WH-cUuZJDpdx92v0OX3K9YWyOM/s1600/IMG_0070after.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Z4DdiZVaa-n-ucQXVp5IbY439cKI48s1gG772DVLy03xRlm6C5vKnCIpWTBPGrkLhbXy4cd-4k-Es3uGZ-_8y6crK3L0UH2DaQ6Ysww-iwDGHJ9e2WH-cUuZJDpdx92v0OX3K9YWyOM/s320/IMG_0070after.jpg" /></a></div>Floor Lamp- Free<br />
Spray Paint and labor- Free<br />
Husband acknowledging your free find turned out pretty good- Priceless!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UFM7nCjB08MzQabSK5HthPGt2P1CF_Wv7EXxk6AdRow8fhOHW_Oqh-hqqBUyBgP-Rr_S3UAeZChlwguG77LicC5WxN6iqVUnnkO4wzD2orotqxksrfdraMBGs0Mmwz4pL8XlZhKLoLA/s1600/tanya.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UFM7nCjB08MzQabSK5HthPGt2P1CF_Wv7EXxk6AdRow8fhOHW_Oqh-hqqBUyBgP-Rr_S3UAeZChlwguG77LicC5WxN6iqVUnnkO4wzD2orotqxksrfdraMBGs0Mmwz4pL8XlZhKLoLA/s320/tanya.gif" /></a></div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542796003287487237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947877051334897038.post-32885761409162629302010-05-23T11:40:00.005-05:002011-01-25T19:23:11.980-06:00My husband hates me on days like today....Lucky for me, today was a beautiful day and my neighbors were inspired to clean out their house. Unlucky for my husband because he was in the car with me when I spotted the gold mine of goodies on the curb. There is never a day when he is thrilled about me picking up other peoples castoffs but today was exceptionally embarrassing for him because we were only about five houses down from our house. The man never even got out of the car to help me load up. I think I even saw him ducking down in the floorboard of the car as I was inspecting the potential finds. Embarrassing or not, I scored a brass floor lamp! Stay tuned to see the transformation.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhEOIroLk67zPXeGVHrHAjQnGkjdZwznZ4EH3Z1FUl3pdYzkxrGU25cGXYC69R0rQtbCWywRUe8PhmVn6sbc-V5z4COUhsLatYJzbBUdmxN0i4MD7zcP5Topwcvu6CtEl-svwsp0mu-g/s1600/IMG_0058..gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhEOIroLk67zPXeGVHrHAjQnGkjdZwznZ4EH3Z1FUl3pdYzkxrGU25cGXYC69R0rQtbCWywRUe8PhmVn6sbc-V5z4COUhsLatYJzbBUdmxN0i4MD7zcP5Topwcvu6CtEl-svwsp0mu-g/s320/IMG_0058..gif" /></a></div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542796003287487237noreply@blogger.com0