Easter

Happy Easter!

(Yes, I know it's 2 days after Easter, but thanks to blogger it took this long for my pictures to upload

and there are still more that never would:/)

 

Egg dying

This year we tried Kool-Aid to dye the eggs.  The kids thought it was pretty fun.

 

These 2 were my favorite - a little bit of turquoise coming through:)

 

Easter egg hunts

The kids got to be involved in many Easter egg hunts!

They had alot of fun and got alot of candy!

 

The annual Gilchrist Easter egg hunt and festivities

 

 

He was laughing so hard!

 

Easter egg hunt after church

 

 

Mom and Dad took us to brunch up at Banyan's after church. 

It was very good and very reasonable.  Kids 6 & under eat for free!!

 

And finally, one more hunt at home!

 

On your mark, get set, GO!!



 

~Dinner for 14~

Hennigar's and Pittman's (just a few from each side!)

 

Oh yeah, what's Easter without the baskets!

 

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

 

HE IS RISEN!

 

 

 



Projects

Here are just a few of the projects I have done lately!

 

I refurbished some chairs for a great friend of mine.

 

 

I added a little color to the play kitchen at my daughter's preschool.

 

 

~Some burlap banners~

 

A sign for a friend's property!

 

 

Painted burlap sign on wood for an anniversary present.

 

 

A couple different style signs.

 



 

 

Thanks for looking:)

 







 

3 months......

(Well 2 1/2 months by the time I actually got this posted:) )

Until my favorite show of the year!

 

The Farm Chicks Antique Show

The Rustic Star will be back at this years show with 2 booths!  I can't wait!

That means I have 3 months to finish getting all my projects completed!  Yikes:)

 

 

Until our lil' guy turns 1:(

 

 

Wow, I can't believe he is 9 months old already!  He is such a good little boy and has been so much fun.  He is into absolutely everything and loves trying to keep up with his siblings.

 

Until swim lessons start again!

My kids ask almost daily when they get to go see Miss Dede again!  We are so lucky to have her teaching our kids these life-saving lessons!

 

Until summer begins and we get to spend some time at this place!

 

 

 Hopefully some time up here:

 

And definately times like this:

 

Part of me wishes these months go by VERY SLOW!!

(Especially until the big birthday!)

 

 

 

 



 

 

 





Bridal Shower

I recently hosted a bridal shower with my mom and sister

for a very good friend of ours!  I had so much fun with the decor.

A little rustic and shabby chic all in one!

~Here are a few pictures of the dessert/drink table~

Silverware wrapped in bandanas and placed

in small mason jars.

~More decor~

Sanding, staining and painting!

I recently refinished some chairs for a client and friend of mine.  She had the paint and fabric

already picked out, so all I had to do was the dirty work!!

She had six chairs - four of them she wanted painted and two of them restained. 

The two that needed stained were her husband's grandmothers, and he wanted

to keep them as close to the original as possible.

I had so much fun taking the old fabric off! 

I found many different layers underneath!!

This one was probably my favorite!  Pretty vintage!

So, I started off doing some stripping of the old stain and sanding.  The old stain

did not come off very well because it had been on there for so many years. 

It all worked out for the better though, because I found some dark stain

and my client loved how they turned out.

Next it was time to paint and distress (my favorite part)!

And, finally, the finished product!

(There were actually 4 chairs that were painted blue, but you get the idea!)

Office Makeover

A friend and client of mine asked me to decorate

her new office!  She wanted a western theme, which

is what I love!!

The walls were already painted, but she needed

a new desk and some decor added to the walls.

Here are some before pictures:

Finally, the finished product!

Thankfully she loves it!

She also has a couple chairs to add to her office.

The desks she liked came from Office Depot.

The cream star and rodeo sign came from Real Deals.

The red boot came from Hobby Lobby.

The large metal star came from Hurd's in Rockford.

All other pieces came from or were made by The Rustic Star.