Sunday, February 13, 2011

Sunday Favorites

Hello everyone! This is the 2nd try on trying to join Chari's Sunday Favorites. This post is about our annual yard sale that we have had every year at my sister's home for the past 30 years a real tradition, my mom always loved it♥ I hope you all have a wonderful Valentines Day!!!


Yes, every year we have our annual yard sale at my sister’s home, she has a huge yard and there is usually 5 to 6 people selling in it with canopies helping to keep some of the sun out, unfortunely not the heat, it was in the 90’s both days hot… is not the word for it:)
We had a wonderful time though like we always do, it not only means getting to sell things you don’t want anymore but getting together with family, we have been doing this since the 70’s, my BIL sells hotdogs and kobasie sandwiches and pop and we all wait to eat them, they always smell so good!
I didn’t walk around to the other sales, just to hot so I shopped at the ones that were set up by me…look at these roses, I bought them from my sister Judy for .50 and put them in the milkglass GW vase, they look real don’t they?

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I found these two prints for $2.00 and on the back was a label that said Pier One $4.98 a piece! They measure 16 by 8 so far Walmart and Target haven’t any that size but I’ll keep looking!
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This piecrust table was my mom’s, I can remember playing on it when I was little, my sister had it and said she wasn’t using it anymore and would I like to have it…I love it, I don’t know where it will end up but I’ll find a place!
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I traded my sister a crock bench for a box full of these blue and clear glass ball jars…so neat to find so many of them at one time! One of them is old because you can see the bubbles in the glass, I got about twenty in the box and different sizes!

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At first I thought this was a sugar bowl but now I think it’s a candy container, I guess you could use it either way, I bought it from my niece for a $1.00!
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Here is another picture of it!
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Of course these two wanted to be on Grammy’s blog so here is Sydney with her cousin’s yard sale find...a Sponge Bob lunchbox!
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Samantha bought three Barbie dresses still in the package for .50 she is a little bargain shopper! The kids had it alot cooler in the pool!
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I did really well close to $600.00 but I had alot of prims to sell, some I didn’t sell because I just paid to much for them and knew I wouldn’t make a good profit on them. I was very pleased though.
I did buy some things at Target and Lowes so I’ll show them in my next post. I’m starting to see a little light at the end of the tunnel with this decorating change over, I spray painted some more today seems like that’s all I do but it needs to be done before cold weather sets in.

I’m linking to Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm and Today’s Thrifty Treasures at Southern Hospitality stop by to see everyone, it’s like looking at a great decorating magazine only better!

Rondell












Friday, February 11, 2011

I’m Featured and So Thrilled!


Hi everyone, Nurse Rachett here…no just kidding, Mr.K is doing fine and resting on the couch but boy have I been busy, picking up prescriptions, groceries and to the bank, I didn’t realize all he did in a day.LOL Anyway, here is my sweet hutch/china cabinet, I still have to distress and stain but loving it anyway, and guess what http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/2011/02/something-nice-and-pretty.html is featuring me, yes, me!!! Can you tell that I”m thrilled? Thank you so much Deb, I’ve been floating on a cloud all week since you emailed me:)
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I put these handles on myself BTW and they are on sale at Lowes too! I kept the original ones on the doors, I just couldn’t find any I liked instead.
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This is to the left…
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and this is to the right!
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I found this galvanized pail at a yardsale for .25 and when I did the framed chalkboard I painted a some on here and added a 7 with some chalk and do you know it’s not easy to buy white chalk, at least around here. Lowes doesn’t sell it, Walmart was all out of it and finally found one package left at Rite Aid.LOL
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This is a quick one ladies but wanted to get this post up, now I”m off to red up the kitchen and then hopefully sit and look at the new Country Living:)
I’m joining  http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2011/02/show-and-tell-friday_10.html for her Show and Tell party♥
Have a wonderful night wherever you are!

Rondell

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Valentines!


I couldn’t let Valentines Day go by without making something quick and easy. You see Mr.K is going to get his knee operated on tomorrow so this Valentines Day weekend I’ll be taking care of him, I had my knee scoped too so I know how he will be feeling, so it’s my turn to take care of him♥
I quickly made up this vase of Valentine’s on a stick…the vase I had found at GW and I’ve used it so much since then, I like that it looks galvanized but isn’t. The Valentines on a stick are from the Dollar Tree and so is the Reindeer moss. The red toile ribbon I already had, all this is sitting on my hutch which I’ll finally share with you tomorrow, okay?
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I also picked up these frames at the Dollar Tree ( they are back in the wedding decor)
Also picked up the foam hearts there too, cut out some white poster board stuck the hearts on and there I had it…easy peasy Valentine decor! I did see this on another blog but can’t remember who so if you know give me a yell and I’ll give credit where it is due! I really have to learn to write things down:0
 
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Here is another one, I’m thinking I’ll pick up three more frames and do some for the granddaughters to stick in their Valentine bags that I do for them♥
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I got called out to work so I’ll be coming home in zero temps again tonight but it is nice on payday which is tomorrow,Yeah!
Have a great day wherever you are!
Rondell

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

On a Snowy Day!



Hi everyone! Here it is Tuesday already, the weeks are flying by even though it’s still doing this…snowing of course, I work this evening and by the time I get out of work it will be 9 degrees…can’t wait!
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So I’ve been keeping busy inside where it is warm and cozy, you all have to admit we sure are getting some projects done with this winter weather we are having! I’ve also been busy looking at ebay since I had a gift card from Christmas.
I found this Pottery Barn diningroom chair cover and thought I’d bid since the seller had it for .99, someone had already bid so I waited until 2 mins left on the auction and I won! I got it for $1.70 plus 5.00 shipping!

Here it is in my bedroom, I have some ideas for that room next:) I’ve been looking at GW for a nightstand /end table to redo and painting the chair the cover is on from aqua to white…anyway a nice place to sit and put my boots on! I do have a smaller chair in the basement that I might try though!
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I’ve also been busy painting this old washstand that had been stained oak, I never liked it but never redid it, I’m so glad I painted it. It gave the old girl some spunk!

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I’m leaving the top unpainted and staining it walnut and if I don’t like it I’ll paint over it, the paint is Behr Cafe Blue and I just bought two samples of it and only used a half and this is just using two coats!!!  I’ll show you the finished washstand soon, tomorrow I’m going to Home Depot to get new hardware for it.
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I also finally got these PB curtains up and I love them so much privacy but it lets the light in which is great!
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This photo is coming out of my hallway…I want to get slipcovers for the couch and wing back chair in natural and don’t know whether to paint the stand below the clock or not. You can see the diningroom in the background, the hutch is also waiting on some new hardware. I guess it’s just taking baby steps to get where I want it!
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I guess we all know that the Steeler’s lost and it’s taken me a day to get over it…here’s my son’s car before the game Sunday.
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I bought chalkboard paint and did this to a GW picture, it will be above the washstand.  P2070216
It needs stained but I’ll have to do it in the garage because of fumes or maybe buy the deco art stain at JoAnn’s, never thought to do that:)
‘Knockin on 7’s Door will have to wait for next year, the Packer’s played great, the Steeler’s not so much BUT we will be back!!!
I’m linking to My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia Tuesday's Treasures! Thanks Kristen!,
Save Southern Style Wow Us Wednesday! Thanks Kim,
Coastal Charm Nifty Thrifty Tuesday! Thanks Linda,
Domestically Speaking Power of Paint Party! Thanks Mary Ann
Rondell

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Pittsburgh and a Recipe!



I received this in my email the other day and thought about how true it is, not only about the Steeler’s but about me also as far as how I pronounce or say certain words and where and how I was brought up…my dad worked in a steel mill, my x and Mr. K did too, my paternal grandmother wore a babushka and spoke only Russian and every summer come hell or high water you went to Kennywood, as far as I know I’m the 4th generation in our family to go to Kennywood and my granddaughters the 5th.
Tomorrow we will be having kielbasa and perogies  for the Super Bowl Party we are having, just a natural thing to have for food here, so I hope you stay to read on I have the recipe posted at the end…now I have to go red up this mess in the diningroom.LOL


WHAT'S THE BIG
DEAL ABOUT STEELER FOOTBALL?
Being a Steeler fan means so much more
than football. It means being from a corner of the world unlike any
other.
It means being from a place where the people are so
tough-minded that they have survived the Homestead strikes, iethe Johnstown
flood and most recently the Etna Floods. These people have the DNA of hard
work, in mills and mines, without the necessity of complaint. They live
simply, with no frills. They don't have movie stars or fancy
cars.
Instead, they have simple traditions like kielbasa, Kennywood,
and celebrations. They live in distinctive neighborhoods like Polish Hill
and the Hill District and all of the surrounding counties. These people are
genuine.
They don't have chic internet cafes and cappuccinos, but
they have The Original Hot Dog joint, Primanti's, Eat n' Park and Iron City
Beer.
People from Pittsburgh don't have sunny beaches or fancy boats,
but the rivers roll gently, connecting the small towns of people whose
histories have been built on strength and humility.
People from
Pittsburgh don't have the biggest shopping malls or the best nightclubs, but
they'll take Friday night high school football and Steeler Sunday over
anything.
Steeler football means so much more than you think. It
symbolizes a Diaspora of generations who had the best childhood they could
imagine.
They ran free without a care or concern in the valleys of
those Allegheny Mountains . Their blue-collar world was easy ... there was
no one to tell them that they lacked material things. There was no one to
tell them
that they needed more.
As the steel mills closed and
the jobs disappeared, some of these people had to leave. While the world
benefits because they spread their Pittsburgh values, they long for their
home where things were simpler and more pure.
They teach their kids
about Jack Lambert, Lynn Swann, Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Jack Ham,
L.C. Greenwood, Joe Greene, and Myron Cope in hopes
of imparting not
just the knowledge, but the feeling that they represented.
They are
everywhere, those Terrible Towels. They wave, not just for the team, but for
the hearts they left behind.
They wave in living rooms in Fort
Lauderdale and in the bars of Washington , D.C. They wave all the way to the
Seattle Superdome! They wave for the Rooney family, whose values mirror our
own - loyalty, grit, and humility.
They wave for football players
like Jerome Bettis and Hines Ward, whose unselfishness and toughness have
allowed sports to be about the game and the team.
Make no mistake
that Steeler football is not just about football. I could not be prouder to
be from the Pittsburgh area than I am right now!!
Even if you no longer
live in the area, you have South Western Pennsylvania in your blood no
matter where you go.
And deep down in your heart of hearts, you can
still hear the Super Bowls of times past, the excitement in everyone's
voices especially our fathers, cousins, and anyone else who gathered around
the TV on Football Sundays!
Make no mistake, its just as exciting
right now! It's not just about rivalries and who is better than the other,
it's about family, tradition and
roots! It's more than football, but
its football at its finest! If you now live in Arizona , Colorado , Ohio ,
Indiana , California , Florida , Nevada , or Texas , be proud of where you
were born and who your FIRST favorite football team was!
Go
Steelers
Picksburgh GO STILLERS! Ah yes!
"Picksburgh"
Yunz is from the Picksburgh area or maybe you grew up
there if:
1. You didn't have a spring break in high school.
2.
You walk carefully when it is "slippy" outside.
3. You often go down
to the "crick."
4. You've told your children to "red up" their
rooms.
5. You can remember telling your little brother/sister to stop
being so " nebby."
6. You've gotten hurt by falling into a
"jaggerbush".
7. Your mother or grandmother has been seen wearing a
"babushka" on her head.
8. You've "worshed" the clothes.
9. I
ask you to hand me one of those "Gum-Bands" an' you actually
know
what I'm talking about.
10. You know you can't drive too
fast on the back roads, because of the deer.
11. You know Beaver
Valley , Turtle Crick, Mars, Slippery Rock, Greentree and New Castle are
names of towns. And you've been to most, if not
all, of
them.
12. A girl walks up to three of her girl friends and says,
ââ,¬Ã…"HEY,YENZ GUYS!"
13. You hear "you guyses" and don't think
twice. Example: "you guyses hause is nice."
14. You know the three
rivers by name and under stand that "The Point" isn't just on a
writing instrument.
15. Someone refers to "The Mon" or "The Yough"
and you know exactly what they're talking about.
16. You remember the
blizzard o f 1993 (or 1976, or 1950, or 1939,
or...) and remember not
being able to go outside because the snow was over your head and you would
have suffocated.
17. Someone starts the chant, "Here we go
Still-ers!" and you join in.
In the proper cadence, waving the
appropriately colored towel.
18. Bob Prince and "There's a bug loose
on the rug." hold special meaning for you.
19. You've either eaten a
Farkleberry Tart or know someone who has.
20. You drink pop, eat
hoagies, love perogies and one of your favorite sandwiches actually
has coleslaw and French fries ON it.
21. You know what a "still mill" is.
22. You expect temps in the winter to be record-breaking cold and
temps in the summer to be record-breaking hot.
23. You know what Eat
'N Park is and frequently ate breakfast there at 2:00 AM after the bar
closed and made fun of people.
24. You order "dippy eggs" in a
restaurant and get exactly what you wanted.
25. You spent your summers, or a school picnic at Luna Park , Kennywood, Westview, Sand Castle
, or Idlewild.
26. You've been to the Braun's Bread Plant or Story
Book Forest for a school field trip. We went to the Heinz plant and the
Isaly's plant for Cub Scouts.
27. "Chipped ham" was always in your
refrigerator when you was growin'up.
28. You refuse to buy any
condiments besides Heinz unless a Pittsburgh athlete's picture is on the
side of the container.
29. When you call the dog or the kids you
shout, "Kum-mere" and they come.
30. Franco, Roberto, and Mario don't
need last names and you can recite their exploits by heart.
31. Food at a wedding reception consists of rigatoni, stuffed cabbage, sauerkraut and
polska kielbasa.
You'll send this on to family and friends who used
to live in the Pittsburgh area as well as to those who have never lived
there, just so they can appreciate how different western PA really
is. Wonder how many of yinz guys actually understood all dat? Some folks
just don't.


Pepperoni Dip
Cut plain bagels into bite size pieces and dip them into this simple hot dip.
1/2 pound pepperoni-diced
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese-softened
1 can cream of mushroom soup
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. In med. bowl mix the pepperoni , cream of mushroom soup and cream cheese.
3. Bake uncovered 15 minutes, I always wait until it is brown and bubbly around the edges.
If you want you can double the recipe which will fit in a 9x12 glass baking dish, then spread out in pan.
I will say men love this and I’m always asked to bring it to picnics and parties and it’s always gone by the time the day is over!

Rondell

Friday, February 4, 2011

A Sneak Peek and a Thanks!


I thought you would like to have a peek at what I’ve been up to these past two weeks…It’s finally getting there, I really can’t believe it, sometimes I’ll walk in the room and just stand there staring at what I did, not really believing that I did something like that. There were times that I would say to myself while painting  “It doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful” thanks Nester  for giving me the confidence to attempt a BIG piece of furniture, if your a newbie at blogging you just have to stop over at her blog…I did even when my style was prim!
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I’ve also been playing with my camera and discovered a setting called “pin point” neat huh? I just wish I knew how to take the glare out of glass on pictures. I did take the advice from two comments I had  Debbie @ Lakeside and Michelle @ Shells Shabby Shack, that I had about what to color to paint the frames and they both suggested the same shade as the hutch. So I gave it a try and love it, thanks you guys! Oh, and stop by their blogs, I love them and they are both on my bloglist, I never want to miss what they post!
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Another idea I just loved was Kindra’s @ At Home With K(stop by she is a wiz at all she does) she and her husband did two bookcases and I loved the look. I bought mine at Target and Mr. K added the trim at the very top of mine( of course he didn’t get the exact trim that I wanted but I’ll live:) anyway it finished it off and gave it more of a expensive look! I still have to shop my home for to finish the first two shelves.
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 I do love this shelf though, that’s the frame I got at GW,  the shell and bottle are from Marshall’s.

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Another pic, yes, those are lights in my hutch and I love them, I think it will look neat when it’s all filled with dishes and wine glasses. It’s also still pulled out from the wall:0
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I want to take the time to thank ALL of my new followers and the ones who have been following too, you have ALL made me smile every morning when I sit down with my cup of coffee.  Thanks for inviting me into your homes and sharing your ideas that I love and copy /try to do, I think that’s the highest form of a compliment, case in point, my bff did her hair like mine and asked me if I minded, my answer was… “ No, life is to short to be mad about something like that, actually I’m flattered” later on that night the waitress asked if we were sisters.LOL What fun I would have missed if I had got upset about it:)
Well, I’m off to Lowes for hardware and Dollar Tree to make bags for Valentines Day for the granddaughter’s.
Have a happy day wherever you are!

Rondell

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Neat Things at Marshall’s and GW!


Hi everyone! Hope you are all doing okay with the cold weather and snow, boy, was it cold last night when I left work at 10PM the wind was blowing so hard and making it even colder. Thank goodness I made it home safely!
I have been busy with the hutch/china cabinet just have to get new hardware for it and it will be done, took me awhile but I’m loven it and wish I’d got to do it sooner. Two pieces of furniture have to be moved out of the dining room before I show it to you.  I’m sure it will make the dining room look alot bigger.
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I ’d like to show you some neat things I’ve found at Marshall’s and GW. Going around the bend from one aisle to another I stopped the cart when my eyes saw this square trunk, they had a bigger one but I sorted of liked the smaller one and at $26.00 I was happy I thought it would be alot more.
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I love the postage look to it, I’m so thrilled to have it, I just put it here for now…I don’t know which way I’m going with my decorating, I like shabby chic but not to much of the frilly stuff, I love Pottery Barn too so I guess it going to be a mixture of both and that’s okay because I’m having so much fun♥
I found this topiary on clearance for $7.00, you can’t tell from the photo but the container is distressed, they only had one wish it had been two so I could put one on each side of the mantel. Maybe someday I’ll find another…maybe at GW? Wouldn’t  surprise me! I just noticed the nails for the Christmas stockings.LOL Have to get rid of those!
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Now for GW!
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I don’t know what it is, plant stand maybe? It was only $2.99 and I figured I could paint it (which I probably will, I’m dangerous with a paintbrush lately) right now it’s black and silver. I think it would look great on the porch this spring too, if that ever comes!
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I found these Christmas salad plates at GW for .50 a piece, there were 4, I have it sitting in my cupboard, I thought they would be pretty with the ironstone I have if I don’t want to use the snowflake dishes. I don’t even want to think of Christmas 2011 :)
Here’s the writing on the back date is 1982.
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Well, I have meatballs on for supper, spaghetti for tonight, Chris is here and wanted some, what to do, he’s my baby even at 30! LOL
Hopefully I’ll be back soon to show you the dining room, Sunday is Super Bowl Sunday so we will be having a party here to celebrate the the champs…I mean Steelers:)

 

I’m linking up to Cindy@My Romantic Home for Show and Tell, thanks Cindy!

Also Flaunt it Friday @Chic on a Shoestring thanks Kate!



Rondell