revamped toms

sooo i have had a pair of toms for about three and half years.

i knew when i got them that they weren't going to last forever.

so this is what the before looked like..

 and this is the after.

 with a patch of fabric, some fabric glue, a needle, thread

and good company they have new life.

[fyi this project took about an hour and a half, it was worth it]

i am excited about these shoes being fixed up for fall.

i think when the rest of the shoe gives out i will recover the whole shoe.

i am just not ready to let the cool burlap look go just yet.

:)

metal cart redo

so i posted about a metal cart i found for $2 about a month ago.

i am planning on it being a hot chocolate cart.

here is the cart currently in our kitchen.

i used a metal paint by martha stewart and it matches some

of the colors of my vintage pyrex.

it is all ready for the fall..ready for hot chocolate serving.

hurray!:)

frogs..

alright folks.

i have just started collecting these little beauties.

they are called frogs and they are so much fun!

i have around 6 of them now.

two are holding up pictures & two are holding flowers from my friends garden.

the other two are waiting for a purpose.:)

the one above and the one below are just slightly different.

i like them bc they already have a small vase attached.

this is what the other four look like.

they are all different sizes.

if you google metal vintage frogs there are some amazing looking ones.

i hope to one day own the super cool looking ones then group them together.

im starting my little metal frog family.

:)

favorite find..

this old flag.

its kinda yellowed, kinda torn up at the bottom and kinda awesome.

i loved it and i really don't know why.

i just want to hang it in a room.

not because of any reason other than i think its beautiful.

i only paid $5 for it.

from an estate sale of course.

it is the most fun to me to hunt for these super awesome old treasures.

:)

portable dishwasher upgrade

well we bought this portable dishwasher about a year ago.

it was used off of craigslist.

most of our home is white bc we are renting.

so i am adding color where i can.:)

 i had a roll of vintage wallpaper i had just laying around.

our kitchen counter in our duplex matches this yellow.

so with some hot glue and some time boom.

vintage dishwasher upgrade.

:)

happy first day of fall

happy first day of fall y'all!

this was the first mum i planted this week.

found this coffee can at an estate sale for 50 cents.

it is just the look i wanted for our front porch.

:)

homemade three tier stand..

i have been dying to make this since i first saw it on Life as a Thrifter.

i did mine way different so here are my supplies.

can you see the darker candle stick and that bow thing?

there was also something similar to it on the top but i broke it off.

so tacky.

i went with white bc i want these babies to display most of my seasonal decor.

this may change bc i am in not a white kinda gal.

[guess what that beautiful teal color is...my metal cart.]

here is the finished product.

i really like it. i hope it does all i imagine it will.

 i got everything for this project from many of my favorite pgh spots.

two estate sales, creative reuse & the habitat restore.

the bottom tray is my favorite part of this whole deal.

those handles just make it for me. i love it!

also i am not 100% but i think i made this whole project for about $3.

boom even better.

what are your thoughts about the white??

xo