Me Oh my! After having a thought about the boring old school table and chairs hanging around the house i had decided what i finally could do with them to give them a better and new life!With a purchase of some black paint, I got to it right away!

Using 2 cans of black spray paint I sprayed the chairs and legs of the table, and a few other accesories of course!! The desk top is painted in chalkboard paint = Chalkboard Activity table. The lion stencils a cute extra, are sprayed in silver. Of course then i needed something for the pencils, the silver pencil box and rope handles, seemed the perfect solution.

Then comes the Alphabet board....with creepy crawly silver bugs. Now I was really having some fun! So, what else could i do, ah yes a mini chalkboard, not complete without a silver spider friend. I will be making more of these too, so look out for further postings. Finally some number tiles for Jack to learn his written numbers and play with. I am yet to do the chalk holder but will post pics soon of the complete package. Not bad for a days work hey, and the kids had fun helping me and then playing afterwards! ♣

Just a quick fixie! I grabbed these 2 Nr new Black lamp shades from one of my haunts. The boys chose there stencils and i painted 3 on each shade. Cleaned up the Lamps which were in the shed gathering dust, put it all together and Bingo! The boys love them and it was so easssy! How cute is the Ladybird money box?

Revamped Frames - Not so long ago I asked Mum to look thru her cupboards for any old photo frames, two of which she handed me, where something she seriously dug out from a by-gone era. You know the brown plastic type, I'm really not too sure why Mum would have kept them in her cupboard all these years. Maybe she had a feeling that 30 years later i would ask her for some old frames to redecorate, and that they would be perfect for that project i had come up with.

So, Mum here are your tired old frames! You now have something to vamp up the old laundry with, as we know that you love spending so much time in there!! (It is a running joke in our family)

Spray painted powder blue and stencilled with 2 Flutterbyes (I am going to call them that, because i think they should be) and some flowers. The laundry Room sign is stencilled also (thankyou neighbour Nomes.)

A little something extra to go with the frames I have made and put together a gift basket ( which Mum gave me also). The tips and treasures jar is for all those pocket findsbefore the laundry, gets washed. So with a wave of a magic wand, I have something to give back, after having a lovely and much needed family weekend.

Love You MUM!♥

I confess!!! I think i may get addicted to making these " Fairy Cute " Frames. If you would like me to make you one for a gift, let me know i just need more frames, so if you have old frames pass them on, if not i can soon grab some more. I would love to make you one. Here I have painted a soft pink fairy, the other is antique white. Other colours i can do, just give me more time and i'll soon whip them up ♥

I have been working hard trying to re-decorate my home to modernize and Funk it up a bit. Slowly but surely i'm cleaning the clutter and reorganising my home, and my life, to make a good start for 2010. Also so that i'm not going where the hell did i put that????

I have been finding loads of inspiration from other blogs. A visit to a trash n' treasure this morning, saw me walk away with my arms full. I am slowly but surely making progress! I love making old things new again and giving them that 2nd life. (I will be back for more!)

I discovered I had heaps of disused photo frames, which i have loads of ideas to redecorate them. Here is one idea i came up with yesterday. Personally i love it and it was soooo simple. So, of course when i really like something i do, I made more, and then I ran out of frames. Keep a future eye out for my Fairy cute Frames, as i have ideas for more!!!!

I had this box for ages and decided it needed a change of life. So, with a fresh coat of paint it already starts to transform. The Beads to form the flower shape were from a necklace I purchased op-shopping for $1. Using a head pin i have beaded a small dk blue seed bead on each end, before putting on the aqua bead. In the centre of the flower are Diamond Crystals which were $3 for a pack of 10, from a $2 shop. The glass & mirror tiles, I had for ages too and with a few blue rhinestones, which are self adhesive and some hot glue, it all comes together. Now I have a new jewellery box!

The tealight candle deco I repainted Cream and added a few rhinestones too..it matches nicely, with the box.

I love Summer ♥. The sunshine is so invigorating! I love to walk the beach, collecting shells and driftwood...I have containers full of them all sizes, all types, from places i have travelled. As i already have a large collection of shells, I tend to leave most of them on the shore nowadays. It also seems that it is one extra thing to carry home when you are loaded up like a pack horse with all the kids beach toys, towels, etc..

So, it is nice to be able to do something with all those collected shells! Here I have painted a frame and decorated with shells, and a few butterflies. I have added flowers and swirls to the inset of the frame, by simply using craft punches and matching paper.

The Bath soap caddy, was a wooden box that i painted cream, added some soft pink paper by using double sided tape, a starfish, shell and some ribbon. The letters are self adhesive and i just popped on some more cream paint to match the box...easy and quick fun!

Baskets and vases of shells are also great for decorating a room, and i know they have all been personally hand picked by me so that makes it more sentimental.♥