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Littlebits Designs: March 2011
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Friday, March 11, 2011. Baby Canvases and Ugly Clothes. I started this post WEEKS ago, so before posting anything new, I wanted to publish this one. The pictures are a little out of order, but I'm too lazy to change them. I had an order for a few canvases for a baby girl's nursery. The mom-to-be wanted to keep it pretty classic and simple with a large monogram. She also expressed her love for sheep, so I put them on the two smaller ones. Can you see the 'feathery' details in the sky behind the 3 sheep?
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Littlebits Designs: I know what I did last summer...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011. I know what I did last summer. I didn't blog once this sumer. I could give a million reasons why, but the truth is I spent time with my children when I wasn't painting. I'm ready to get back to it, so here's my summer condensed. We had a preschool graduation. Which doesn't really count since she's going back to pre-school for one more year. Next year -Xanax.). Oh, my, did he ever hate the tie. Notice my neighbor turned photo bomb. His daughter looks on in embarrassmnet. A lot ...
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Littlebits Designs: May 2010
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Nasty hands no more. Well, it was flea market friday! I took all 3 kids with me, so my attention was too divided for any serious shopping. Jackson chose these old street signs for his new, "cool" room. ( I talked about it here. I bought these salt and pepper shakers. They are each about 10" tall. I have already painted them blue, and I will post a picture when they are competely finished. They are ceramic, so, don't worry, I practically boiled them. My little projects.). They also ...
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Littlebits Designs: Flea Market Re-Wind
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Thursday, August 18, 2011. I think most of these things are from the July fm, but a few pieces are from May. I skipped June to go to the beach. This was the temperature according to my car at some point on day one. Granted, my car could probably qualify for social security, but this is one thing on it that does actually work. This antique fan was a man magnet. I didn't know it was a man magnet when I bought it, I have a perfectly good man already. The cord was a little iffy, but it worked. I remember see...
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Littlebits Designs: Friday's Find
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Friday, August 19, 2011. I come across all sorts of things while searching for furniture. Sometimes I like things for no great reason. I've learned that if I go with my gut, and buy what I like, it all works together somehow when I put it in my home or if I decide to sell it. I found this copper bowl at an estate sale. The inside is really pretty, and looks like the copper vessel sink in my bathroom. The little old ladies at the estate sale loading up on glassware and silver never gave it a glance.
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Littlebits Designs: April 2010
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010. This week's top 2 is "2 things you love about summer". Scold me if you want, but I am a woman in my 30's, and if I want a tan I'm getting one. Real, fake, sprayed, however. I don't want to bake myself to look like a Louis Vuitton, (mostly because if I did my. Would kidnap me - she's obsessed with LV), but I like to be able to wear shorts with less fear. (notice I said. How many other activities can you come up with that all 3 kids will agree on? Posted by Kim Elkins. As parents, ...
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Littlebits Designs: January 2011
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011. Pillows on your bed or your head. I'm smack in the middle of a big ole mess. Baker is moving into Lilly's old room, Lillyis moving into Baker's old room, and all of the 'decor' (I hate that word), from Jackson's room is being moved to Baker's new room. I do know that I'm painting Jackson's room gray. He wants it to be "cool", so that seemed like a good place to start. I'm thinking grays, some brown, creamy white, and pops of color in the pillows, etc. This one was his favorite.
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Littlebits Designs: April 2011
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Coins and lost shakers. Here's a picture of a desk I recently finished. It's from the 30's from what I can tell. It has all the original, brass hardware, and it weighs about 500 pounds.(well, it feels that heavy). When I first got it home and cleaned it out, I found this. A really weird coin with a swastika. Well, it's supposed to be different from a swastika. I guess the lines are going in a different direction than the nazi symbol. This is where I found it. The box it's sitti...
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Littlebits Designs: August 2011
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Friday, August 19, 2011. I come across all sorts of things while searching for furniture. Sometimes I like things for no great reason. I've learned that if I go with my gut, and buy what I like, it all works together somehow when I put it in my home or if I decide to sell it. I found this copper bowl at an estate sale. The inside is really pretty, and looks like the copper vessel sink in my bathroom. The little old ladies at the estate sale loading up on glassware and silver never gave it a glance. A coo...
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