chest of drawers redo

Wanted to share a chest of drawers re-do with you. Forgot the before pic, but you can prob envision it, an older piece that was passed along to us with this style of pulls:

 

What I did to it:

-puttied the holes, finely sanded the whole piece, spray painted it silver 

-added smears of a champagne color paint

-touches of Bree wax (to kick back the metallic silver some)

-sanded the edges/corners

-modge podged pages of a old book & then scrapbook paper to the fronts of the drawers

-polyurethaned the drawer fronts & measured/drilled holes

-added these sale bin coordinating/mismatched pulls from anthropologie

Much to my hubby's dismay, these type projects can linger for months, just as this one did. So it started in Nov & finished now. You know with kiddos, you start and stop all the time.

I do, I do, I do!

Pricing: $25 for watercolor & $30 for watercolor + matte (wrapping included on both options). Shipping for an additional $5.

dino duo

12"x12" canvases I worked up for Colton's big boy room! Thanks sweet Meghan.

zhu zhu & poo poo

cute right? I was the one who got it for the kiddos, they didn't even ask for a zhu-zhu hamster thing. it was cute until this day....So ruthie, henry & I were huddled around the potty saying bye-bye to henry's poo & flushing it away. and ruthie was holding this cute hamster and decided it needed to go down too. her timing was perfect, she pitched it in mid-swirl. there was no getting it back.

so 2 months, many unsuccessful plumber visits & $XXXX dollars later....the critter has been caught. but before it was officially caught, it backed things up in the pipes & on hubby's bday, he was shop vac-ing largen goo that had backed up out of the potty and seeped down the hall to both the kiddos rooms. loverly.

but a bright side, we upgraded our carpeted hallway to wood floors. yippee.

ruthie & henry playing in boxes in the hallway while we were waiting on the new flooring.

the other day we passed the zhu zhu pets in the store & henry said...ruthie puts doze in the potty. he knows not to even ask for one.

pocket calendars!!! $5 sale

Pocket calendars (Oct 2011-2012), folded size: 3.75"x 6.75", 4 designs, $5, Limited quantity. Email me to order (sarahlargen@yahoo.com).


Design 1 (front & back view): Serve wholeheartedly as if you were serving the Lord, not men.


Design 2 (front & back view): For we walk by faith, not by sight.




Design 3 (front & back view): For from Him, through Him and to Him are all things.


Design 4 (front & back view): I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

jen's bday partay

okay, she said no facebook postings, but didn't mention MY BLOG! she'll never know. don't tell her.

my friend jennifer was being a little dramatic about her age & her bday this year, so she needed a little gathering. A party is the perfect way to start off the new year. And it was a surprise, EVEN BETTER.

yes, that's another caramel cake. i get stuck on things sometimes. i fancied it up with dum-dum pops on top & then white fondant "J" & scallop detail at the bottom, I watercolored the fondant pink & added pink sprinkles (and just peeled it off prior to cutting before it was consumed!!!). I rolled out the fondant & cut it with an xacto. Made the little skinny pennants in background with scrapbook paper. And more of the paper flowers. Greenery from my yard.

 Made wine charms out of Ruthie's christmas dollar tree rings. They are split in the center, so they fit around the stem of the glass.

 The "Jen" sign with another holiday gift: alphabet cards from anthropologie.

 And I made sugar cookies with icing, the first time I've done this. Like this recipe for my icing.

about the wig....Jennifer made the comment once that she if she could, would really love to rock an afro. It makes me laugh where our conversations go sometime-you know how girls skip around. I had to tuck this info away & make her dream a reality.

 

and of course we needed a pinata. don't you always want a turn to hit the pinata at kid parties? it was freezing outside & we were giggling the whole time.

caramel cake

Okay, I think about these caramel cakes a lot & of course it seemed like the perfect client gift for my Largen Design biz. I fancied it up with a bow & label. They are divine, $15 & available at Piggly Wiggly in Canton, MS & McDade's in Jackson, MS. I'm scared of store bought cakes, especially caramel, but this is 100% fab & freezes well.

relish & holiday show

Is your head still spinning from the holidays? i am taking a deep breath this morning (kids back to school). these are some shots from the prep work & booth from a little holiday show I did-holly daze in Jackson. And sooo excited that Kacie from Relish in Madison, MS snatched up some of my wooden block verses to sell in her store. Hoot-hoot! It is a precious store. I am so excited about this.

my little shutterbug

This summer I let Henry take over my old digital camera. And it is one of his fave things to do-run around taking pictures (rechargeable batteries are key). This are some of the ones that make me smile.

our neighbor's cat, henry's bff. 

 

a lovely shot of his sister's bootay.

delta blues christmas

Heather Dunning Short, a close childhood friend from the City of Lights (next to Paris, of course) runs Locals, a store in Cleveland. This little shop is chock-full of terrific art, all from Delta artists. She recruited me to help with their Christmas promotion. So below are items I worked up.

 

Since the Delta is the home of the Blues. I created an ornament for them to sell. Found some old 45's & designed a label, added glitter & ribbon for hanging.

 The ad.

And hip, hip hooray...the little ornament was featured as a holiday gift idea in the Dec edition of Delta mag. I feel very big time. BTW, someone told me that Kristen Mullen over at Crumb did the cupcakes that were on the cover. Yum.

bible study girls

just got back from a christmas party with my bible study girls (and hubbies). And my heart is full when i think of how God has brought us together at such a happy, trying season of our lives....all being new moms, trying to juggle work, hubbies, kiddies, etc. I was tearing up talking to one friend tonight about having a "bad mom" week. And how I really lost it on henry when he pooped in his pants and feeling guilty about getting so angry with him (bad words flying out everywhere). I'm glad i could share with her & not think she would judge me. That is how our gatherings are, a safe place for us to be honest. We bop around from subject to subject-covering the gamet in our time together (switching gears like only girls can). This group means more than they know. It is hard for us to all be there each time, but even if it is 3 of us-God is there and we TALK IT OUT. Motherhood is so hard, I just really had no idea (still don't)-I love figuring it out with these ladies. I meant for us to get a picture tonight, but I forgot...enjoying our visit too much. But here is one from 2 years ago & we are missing a couple.

baby gift watercolor

 

Each are 5x7 size in acrylic easel frame. $30 for original watercolor (frame included).