The Key to Finding Your Own Inner Happiness

Ok, so I was trying to come up with a catchy or original title for todays post, that would relate to my key themed project that I'll be showing you. While it may not be original, it got me to thinking about happiness.

 The happiness that I'm talking about is the everyday little things.  Not the big, earth moving, life changing events, but the small day in and day out things that make us smile.  Some of the things that bring me happiness are:  sunshine, a good cup of coffee,  chocolate, puppies, cozying up on the couch at night with hubby and our cute little cocker spaniel, crafting, and blogging, of course!!  Sharing ideas and our lives with each other really makes me smile!!  Sure, climbing the Eiffel Tower makes me happy, so does payday!  But I know that I am happiest with the little things in life, and I have a suspicion that you would agree with me!!

 So enough of the deep thinking, already!!!  Here's what I wanted to share with you ladies today.  I was a bad blogger and forgot to take a before photo of this, but it basically was a very boring, dark brown picture frame when I discovered it last week.  I didn't know at the time what I would do with it, but I knew that inspiration would eventually strike!  That's another thing, by the way, that makes me happy:  taking someone elses castoffs, and turning them into something totally new and beautiful!  Now that really gives me a thrill!!

 So just because it started out life as a boring picture frame, doesn't mean that it has to stay that way!!

 So first off, I painted her a nice soft cream color (of course!), followed by distressing.  I really love the curves of the openings of the frame!!

 Then I took some pages from a vintage French book, and printed out a couple of key motifs that I found over at the Graphics Fairy.   (Thank you, Karen!!).  Along the way, I had a terrible printer jam, but that is another story entirely!  Apparently, a piece of tape that I had used to secure the vintage book page to the piece of printer paper got stuck on the inner workings of the printer.  Just trust me when I say it was not a pretty picture!!!  Then I found some neat rub ons at Hobby Lobby, and added crowns and fleur de lis . (No more printer drama!!!)

So I am thrilled with the way it turned out! 

Here's one more look.  Now, that makes me happy!!!

What makes you happy?!