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Marcy’s China Cabinet

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So our girl Marcy (who now owns this vanity), has us refinishing her entire dining set, right? I was planning to post about the table and chairs first, but we noticed a spot that needed touching up… so it’s still in the “shop”. Instead, I’m going to show you the corresponding china cabinet that IS finished, and currently dwelling in my dining room. One great thing about fixing up furniture is ... [ Read More ]

First Trip to the POOL!

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This past weekend was that last free weekend we’ll have for a long time. You’d think it would be relaxing… but if you’re a regular here at all, you know weekend and relaxing don’t live in the same world. But I wouldn’t have it any other way! We took the girls swimming on Saturday! I was going with the girls and my friend Leah, but at the last minute, I talked Nick into coming along too! (He has ... [ Read More ]

50 Shades of LIGHT!

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Haha, did you see the funny I made with my witty title? You know… the book '50 Shades of Gray'? It’s ok, I haven’t read it either. And I still live a jubilant and ‘fulfilled’ life. Yep. The REASON my title is '50 Shades of Light' is because Shades of Light has approached us about being our newest sponsors here at Sawdust and Embryos!!!!! (YES that was 5 exclamation points)… It would be an ... [ Read More ]

Twins?

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Well, my girls have changed enough that now people don’t ask me how I can tell them apart… they want to know if they’re twins or not! This may be directly related to Paisley’s hair-growth and Adelyn’s lack-o-hair. To me, they’ve always been very different… in looks and personalities. But I’m just mamma. I also think they’re abnormally cute. Do they still look alike in their weekly pictures? Or are ... [ Read More ]

A Sentimental Gift

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I have a new favorite thing. My cousin Alyssa cross-stitched this: Incredible, no? I had a short stint with cross-stitching back in the day, so I have an intense appreciation for the countless hours and explicit detail that went into this. Yowsers. Thank you Alyssa! I can’t wait to get this up in the nursery! ... [ Read More ]

Distressed Furniture Painting Techniques

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You may or may not remember this vanity transformation that we did a few months back. It wasn't necessarily meant to have distressed furniture painting techniques. I had tried out 'white glaze', and it just looked MEH. Chances are you DON’T remember it… because it wasn’t very memorable. It wasn’t one of our favorites. Not by a long stretch. You see, we wanted to try the white glazing ... [ Read More ]

11 Months!

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We realized this morning that today the girls are 11 months! Say whaaaaa? I just can’t believe how fast the time goes. Is it normal that my heart still swells when I look at them? I hope that never EVER goes away. Both girls started waving ‘bye bye’ this week, which is cute on so many levels. I’ve been trying so hard to teach them to clap, but they just aren’t into it. Paisley’s separation ... [ Read More ]

Totally random updates

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I’ve been realizing that I haven’t posted anything entirely crafty or creative in the least this last week-ish. Sorry about that! We’ve actually been slaving away on a dining set for a client, which includes a table with two leaves, 5 chairs and a china cabinet. We hope to finish up this weekend, so hopefully we’ll be able to post about it next week! It’s all turning out pretty fantastic. Here’s a ... [ Read More ]

Better Late than Never… right?

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I’m overjoyed to report that we FINALLY got our veggie garden planted. True, it’s June and all… but whatever. Sheesh. Nick and I borrowed Tim and Carrie’s Roto-Tiller thing to till up our garden of weeds. That thing is HUGE and HEAVY. But it saved us a lot of time for sure. Can you believe the clouds in this picture? And that smokin-hot man-boy? So here’s the deal, waaaaaaaaaaay back in the day ... [ Read More ]

Quaker Soft Baked Bars? YES PLEASE!

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This post brought to you by Quaker Oats. All opinions are 100% mine. So when Quaker asked us to review their new Quaker Soft Baked Bar... I was like HECK YES! Firstly, because they offered to send us SAMPLES! And secondly... the hubs and I are suckers for baked goods of any kind (and I wonder why I can't lose these last 30 pounds of post-preggo-chub - HA!). And while 'typical granola bars' can be ... [ Read More ]

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