A Drab to Fab Makeover & a Fun Win

Hope you all had a great Mother's Day weekend!

It's hard to believe that the middle of May is already upon us, isn't it?

Today I wanted to share with you one of my favorite recent "drab to fab" makeovers.

Of course I have to show you a little "teaser" photo first!  I love finding unique frames that I can transform into chalkboards. 

 Sometimes of course you have to look past what is, to what could be.

Are you ready to see what it used to look like?

I immediately was drawn to this large hand carved wood frame, with a linen looking inner fabric border.  I just knew it would make a gorgeous chalkboard, with a little tlc!

Wow!  Does this photo scream 1970's, or what?  I did feel a bit sad thinking that someone (a family member?) didn't value the photo of the little girl enough to keep it.

It actually hailed all the way from Prince Edward Island, Canada. What it was doing in a thrift store in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will remain a mystery!

Ok, I am totally dating myself here, but I remember when this young girl's look was in style!

As a matter of fact, I wore a dress very similar to this, when I was a junior bridesmaid in my older sisters wedding!  My mom made all of the bridesmaid's dresses, in baby blue polyester!  They had long sleeves, and plenty of lace like in this photo.  And can you believe that my sister's wedding dress was polyester as well?  Yep!  That was the 70's for you!

 Ok, I'm getting a bit off track here!

Are you ready to see the "after"?

 Wow, what a difference paint makes, don't you think?

I knew right away that I wanted to paint it my favorite shade of creamy white.  Hubby cut a masonite board for me, which I then painted with many layers of chalkboard paint.

A bit of distressing, and I think the frame is so much happier, don't you?

I've placed it in my Etsy shop, if you care to take a peek!

 Awhile back, I was thrilled to win a giveaway of a Ramsign enamel sign, over at Trisha's, of 

Glass Slippers and All Sorts of Stuff!

(thank you again, Trisha!)

 Well, I was super excited when the package arrived in my mailbox the other day, all the way from Denmark!

Rather than choosing our house number (since I didn't want to leave it behind when we move, whenever that may be!), I decided to go with our wedding anniversary date (an idea I got from Trisha!).

The sign is even nicer in person than I thought it would be!  It is made from a heavy, high quality enamel, in my very favorite blue and white!

Here I created a little vignette, along with our wedding picture.  Hard to believe that this August we will be celebrating 13 years!  We were married on the beach in Kauai, at sunset!
(whoops!  I just noticed that you can see a reflection of my pjs in our wedding photo!  I snapped the shot while I had my pink puppy pjs on!)

Time sure flies!

Hope you all have a wonderful week!