distress some more to achieve the desired look. Then you get a family photo enlarged as an engineering print to fit the chosen window. Use cardstock and the Cricut to produce a long held family motto. Take some old fence boards and make a farmhouse looking shutter and put it all together! "Family is forever" is front and center in our kitchen to remind us everyday of what is truly important!

Blue and a Country Grey Base. You can see more great pics here.... http://www.vintagecharmrestored.com/?p=575

The rest of the details on our kitchen table makeover! Our table was much loved and well used (think pencil art) and needed an update badly. My husband and son sanded it to its bare bones and then my painter husband went to work figuring out how to get the look we wanted with the table we had. All the details are on the blog!

tutorial on my blog. #earthday #gardenart #junkart #recycle

to make an easy wreath for spring and summer! Just add them to a grapevine wreath, fill with faux flowers and Spanish moss and hang! I have a super sunny porch so real plants are out of the question...but that might work for you. Wouldn't it be pretty filled with succulents? Find a complete tutorial on my blog.

second-hand furniture that I painted, a pair of IKEA bookcases, DIY electrical conduit drapery rod, hand-made draperies and other cost-saving elements to turn this room into my little slice of crafting heaven without spending a lot!