New Sponsor...New Obsession

I'm excited to announce that I have yet another blog sponsor!  Whitney from Scentsy approached me about advertising her little side business on the blog.  Scentsy is a company that sells a safe alternative to scented candles! Their warmers melt and warm scented wax and release the fragrance into the air which means – no burning.  But the best part is the wax holders are so stinkin' cute!

Whitney sent me a plug-in warmer (they also have traditional ones that look like candle holders) so I could try it and give an honest assessment.   I immediately fell in love! 

 Look how cute this is! 

Love the design!

There's the scented wax.

Doubles as a night light!

I have it in my downstairs bathroom which is near the front door.  I swear every time I walk into the house its like instant relaxation!  Today I was running in and out about a million times getting my kids in the car for preschool, stressed and panicked, and each time I ran in to get a forgotten item the scent was like a breath of fresh air.  I felt like it was a stress zapper (I'm not exaggerating!)

Their prices are really affordable and since it's totally reusable it saves a lot in the long run.  I know these are going to be at the top of my list for gifts for that $20 range or a fabulous stocking stuffer!

If you are interested looking through their catalog click here.  You will not be disappointed.

And if you are interested in hosting a party (and earn free and half priced goods!) contact Whitney on her Scentsy site here.  You can also have Whitney provide you with a basket instead of hosting a full blown party and you can take it to your work, moms group, etc and still earn the rewards towards your own scentsy products.

For any other questions contact Whitney at 716-378-2542 or whitney.e.mayer@gmail.com.

So have you all ever tried Scentsy before?  Was I the only one in the dark about its fabulousness?!?!

Galvanized Tub Turned Ottoman (hopefully!)

I have a project I have been desperately wanting to have give a go...but it takes a little more know how then my usual redo... like working a sharp fast spinning saw... so I'm a little weary. I think Alex may need to step in on this one.

Anyway, here's what I have.

and this is what I want:

Eeek!  I've never used a saw, never tufted before and have no idea how to add that pretty pipping around the lid but I'm throwing caution to the wind and giving it a whirl!  I'm sure it will look nothing like the above photo and in that case I will delete this post and pretend it never happened ;)  And if it comes out beautiful I'll link up to a minimum of 10 link parties, pin my own blog post on Pinterest and stalk Nate Berkus til he puts me on his show ;)  Kidding!  I'll probably just do a happy dance and ask my husband way too many times to tell me how cute it came out!  But I'm guessing we will be going the "delete this post" route.

Update to come:  Hopefully sooner than later.

Sewing Table Ideas

A lovely reader named Tracy emailed asking advice on a lovely antique sewing table she recently scored.  Isn't it so fun!  I've seen a lot of sewing tables around lately, although not as fabulous as this one, so I thought I would throw together some ideas to share. 

Here is Tracy's...

And here are a few sewing tables I found out in the blogosphere!

Love this one painted and the hardware is fabulous. 

www.restoredstyle.com

Or you could paint it and swap out handles with something more flashy.

http://www.hellokitchen.net/blog_new/

You could paint the whole thing like I did to this Martha Washington sewing table a while back, swap out the knobs and add a little trim detail.

yours truely!

I like the idea of this next one but maybe in a more subtle color combo, like tan and white stripes.

http://fabrehabcreations.blogspot.com/2011/10/scotch-blue-painting-party-with-striped.html

You could paint the outside to hide some of the flaws that have come with age and sand and stain the drawers since they seem to be in better condition.  Kind of like I did to this dresser.

Or you could leave it as in in its vintage goodness and surround it with fun pops of color like this!

http://www.purejoyeventsblog.com/

Hope this helped you Tracy!  Can't wait to see what you do with it! 

Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!

Sponsor Shout Out

Wanted to give a shout out to my sponsor Class and Trash!  Visit their facebook page to see what new items they have added to their store or check out their craigslist items you can find at the store too.  Here a just a few that caught my eye today!

Happy Weekend Everyone!!! 

(If you are interested in becoming a sponsor and advertising your
 business on Richmond Thrifter email me!  Would love to have you!)

What I'm up to...

I have about a million projects going on but wanted to share a few that I'm hopefully about to start soon! 

Got two of these from the Habitat ReStore in Hanover.  Going to spray the frames and switch out the fabric with something fun and flashy!

Cute little stool from Class and Trash.  Same thing, spray the frame and get rid of that hideous granny fabric!

Probably go distressed black on this coffee table.

And these I'm super excited about!!!  I didn't do a close up of the seat cushion because I didn't want you all to throw up a little in your mouth.  They are N-A-S-T-Y!!!  My daughter sat on them when I wasn't looking and I'm scared she might have caught something from them!!!  You'd have thought there was a fire in the garage!  I was yelling and screaming like a lunatic for her to get off them!

  But don't they have so much potential!!! 

So what about you all???  What have you been up to?

Copying- The best form of flattery!?

Or at least I hope Renee over at Eat Live Shop thinks so!  I fell head over heals in love with her dresser redo and knew I had to knock it off!

Here is her ridiculously gorgeous after photo.  Totally swoon worthy!


Eat Live Shop

So I found a dresser at Class and Trash the other day that I thought would be a great candidate!  Talked the lovely Kenny down in price a little and nabbed it for $42!!!  Here it is in it's previous home and sad condition.

And here it is after a little love and attention!

I used Behr paint and primer in the color Cement Gray. I sanded the drawers and stained them in ebony minwax.

Then applied some wipe on poly to the exterior of the dresser.  I applied two coats to the top for extra protection, one coat to the rest.I didn't do this to the drawers...I think the stain protects it enough...or at least I hope so!!! 

Before I applied the poly I distressed it a bit.

Oh!  And I used Bar Keeper's Friend on the pulls (which are a little crooked thanks to the previous owners handywork) to shine them back up.

So there you  have it! 

Hope you like!!! 

 I'm keeping it for myself as I have a major crush on him and couldn't stand breaking up with such a looker.  It would be messy, my gosh there are children involved!  My son already claimed the bottom drawer for his t-ball gear.  He stays!!!

Happy Halloween everyone!!! 

Linking up with these lovelies!

http://primitiveandproper.blogspot.com/

http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/

http://www.somewhatsimple.com/

http://www.houseofhepworths.com/

http://www.serenitynowblog.com/

Sweet Settee

A quick find to show you today.  Saw this while I was running around today at the Mechanicsville Salvation Army.  It was really cute!  Don't have the space so I didn't snatch it up but here are some images to show how it could look!

$139

http://lonnymag.com/decorate/living_rooms

http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/traditional-house-makeover-0211