want to win $40 to use in my Etsy shop??

The lovely and talented Kristin from
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
is celebrating her 1 year blogging anniversary!

And to celebrate, she is hosting a giveaway every day this week!

And today is Urban Farmgirl day over in suburbia, and you could win $40 to use in my Etsy shop!


Kristin is one of my very favorite friends, and her blog is fantastic! I was so excited to learn she has family ties in the area I live, so I cannot wait to meet her when she comes to town next time! Have you seen you kitchen make-over?? I remember it  was the very first thing that drew me into her blog. This girl has some amazing skills! So when she asked if I would be part of her anniversary celebration, I could not type *yes!* fast enough!

To enter, take a look around my new little shop and then pop over to Kristin's blog and leave a comment telling her which item you love the most! She has few ways you can get an extra chance to win, too...so read her post carefully!

Also, I just want to send out a great-big, bottom-of-my-heart THANK YOU for your support of my Etsy shop. I opened the shop in September...but was too scared to put a single item in it for sale until December 4th. Well today is Janurary 14th, and I am celebrating my 200th sale today! I feel like I need to give a Sally Field-inspired speech...."you like me, you really like me".

Seriously, it is so nice to know there are so many of you out there that share my love and passion for a simple, yet beautiful life...and see the beauty in vintage finds the way I do.

* thank you *

Now, get over to Kristin's blog and enter that giveaway! I have more goodies going in the shop this weekend!

wanted: loving home for sweet cabinet



Remember my post about this beauty??

I did a post about her over the summer...

when I found her the poor girl looked like this...

But I gave her a new life with white paint...a little distressing...

some chicken wire...and new linen curtains...

Well, now that the "Urban Plains Project" is underway (if that sounds totally crazy, its because you may have missed the posts here and here about it...) this girl needs a new home.

Sadly, I don't have a single spot in my home where she will fit.

Now, when I originally did the post, there were a few of  you that reeeeaaallllyy wanted me to sell her. Some of you were even local....but alas, that was so long ago I no longer have the emails.

Two of you even came to my booth at the Kane County Flea asking if I was going to part with her...

So, whoever you were...if you are out there...and still want to give this girl a home...email me for princing info!

UPDATE:

This lovely girl has found a new home! THANK YOU to all that emailed wishing to "adopt" her!

She is looking for a new home. Sniff....sniff... 

urbanfarmgirlandco@yahoo.com

Otherwise...I officially have my first piece done for my first show of the flea market season!

Happy Thursday, girls!

Oh, and I am reloading the Etsy shop tonight...come by a little later and take a peek!

guest bedroom project & a little help from a friend...

This week, I am embarking on a guest-bedroom makeover adventure!

It is going to be interesting, and I can't wait to share the final details...I believe this is the first around-the-house project I will be featuring here on my blog.

I am usually so busy working on client pieces, there is no "me time" left in my days. I just don't have the opportunity to share the things I would really like to with you.

But, its a New Year, so time for new things! And I vowed this year I am going to finish some projects I have wanted to do...and share them with you through my blog. I bet you had no idea I am was a DIY junkie, did you?? There is a little pattern in my life..I buy a house, totally redo it...sell it and start all over again. That seems to be my M.O. But it feels like a secret side of me, because I have never let that part of my show here on my blog.

When I started making plans for this room, I found I had so many ideas swimming around in my head, I just could not decide what to do! Thankfully, my friend Andrea has come to the rescue!

You may know Andrea as in the girl behind the incredible farmhouse and fabulous blog Faded Plains. Well, she and I have discovered over the last year that we MUST be long lost twin sisters, because it is amazing how we love so many of the same things and want such similar things in our life! This is what I love about blogland...how it can bring people together that never would have crossed paths otherwise.

Anyway, about the bedroom. Andrea and I are going to be collaborating and blogging about our project. I just have not quite decided yet if I should show the progress as we go, or do a big reveal and then show you what we did. Hmmm...any opinions out there on that subject??

We have one rather unique feature for the room, so lets hope it turns out as we hope! These are a few photos that have inspired us...I won't tell you which element from each photo got us all excited, but if you have been reading my blog for a while, you may be able to guess.

*smile*

(all photos from Country Living, except #3 is unknown)

I can't wait to get started...how crazy are we, anyway? Putting our heads together and coming up with a fresh, new space...even though 422 miles separate us, and she has never seen the space other than through photos! But she has amazing skills at making a room simple and beautiful...plus she's super fun, so any excuse I can come up with to call her and yak on for 3-hours like I usually do...I'm going to do it!  I am gonna love this crazy process!

It should be an adventure! Let the fun begin!

I am off to Chicago bright and early Monday morning...I'm on the hunt for new bed linens!

Woohoo!

time to renew and refresh...

Wow! I cannot believe it has been 2 weeks since my last post!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

It has been c-r-a-z-y around here, and I have been going non-stop for weeks! I was painting and delivering furniture to clients...even on Christmas Eve! But I couldn't say no...there was a special little girl that needed her very first big girl bed under the tree from Santa!

And I have been working on a top-secret project...and I cannot wait to share the exciting news with all of you soon!

But until then, I just wanted to check in, and let you know I will be back in a couple of days...refreshed and ready to start new projects for a New Year!

First up...a guest bedroom makeover that I will be doing with a very special blog friend of mine!

 I am so excited to share the details...but first I have furniture to paint today!

Enjoy your Monday, friends!