HUGE Christmas sale

Who couldn't be jolly this time of year?! Especially here in North Idaho right now. We just got a fresh batch of snow that is sticking around for awhile and it is soo beautiful! It really makes it seem like the Christmas season. Its been so long since Ive blogged I am about to throw out a whole lot of pics and info. Heres some of the winter fun we've been having:

Santa!! (So sweet, Emma told him she wanted a "jiggly" tooth brush(the electric one), so she is convinced, and fine with that is all she is getting for Christmas:) I love these young years, when they are still so easily made happy with  little toys and simple things)

A morning at Macies school. 

Helped my bestie decorate the church stage for the season

Its the holidays in here!!

Decorating up the house

Brandon took the girls into the woods in the back and let them pick out the tree this year:) and I then let them decorate it. It was soo hard for me when I'm so set in my ways about the decor, but I let go, and they LOVE it! Next year, I think we'll have two:) One for them and one for me:)

Brrr!!!

And last weekend I had the privilege to sell at a great annual show "Home for the Holidays". It was so fun! Here are some pictures of my booth and what I still have for sale. I've lowered prices as we get closer to Christmas, so contact me for questions!  

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One view of my booth

(Still for sale: "On Lake time" barnwood signs-$20

'Noel' and 'Peace' barnwood signs-$12

'Joy' blocks -$8

earrings and rings-$6.50

dishtowels-chevron and anchors-$5

Still for sale:

gray baby cradle from this post-$30

gray chair-$22

Still for sale: 

'home is where the anchor drops' sign-$20

"LOVE" sign-$15

"Let it snow' barnwood sign-$20

6' growth charts-$20

burlap stockings-$15

joy manger sign-$20

Grateful barnwood sign-$12

Growth charts in the back still for sale-$20
childrens vintage anchor chairs-$10 each
burlap stockings-$15
Let it snow sign-$20

$15

 6.50

$15

Buy local, peeps! Handmade love is the best kind of gift:)
Happy Holidays!!!!

My first Funky Junk sale!!!

I wanted to do some before and afters today, but my lack of technological smarts is making it a little hard. I finally got an iphone, which is great! But all my before pictures from the whole summer are on my old phone. I've tried dropbox, an htc downloader, and connecting it to my PC. All without success:) So for now Ill post some pictures of my last show, my biggest show yet.....Funky Junk!!! It was so much fun and a great way to spend Labor Day weekend! Here is our booth ( Amy from Vintage Farmhouse and I)
BEFORE:

It was in the feeding barn thingy. Sooo cool. The perfect location for a sale like this!

And here it is after Brandon and I arranged and rearranged(and rearranged) for about 2 hours:

My hubbys got the eye right?????!

Heres the sandwich board I made to put out in front of our booth:

Look at the line!! So exciting:)

Heres a bench of Amy's and a towel/coat rack I made from an old headboard(both of which sold, yay!!)

Here's a table and chairs I redid(bench on the other side built by my dad)(sold)

Heres a vintage dresser I redid. The sides of the drawers are navy blue and the original wood casters are on the bottom. I didnt sell this one and am trying to decide if I should bring it to the Vintage Farmhouse sale tomorrow. I kind of want to keep it:)The stool Ive already made a spot for in our kitchen:)

Heres Amys super cute spindle coffee table(which sold) I wanted it! She made all the little dividers in the bottom from different chair spindles, ax handles etc. How creative!!

Heres my favorite piece I have done thus far!! This beautiful antique desk. 1 of the drawers was missing, so my dad helped me turn the two bottom spots into shelves.

Heres the before and after:

Its so heavy, sturdy and beautiful. I was so glad to see this go to a great home with a new client K, who is now having me help her redo her bedroom. She has such amazing taste for a (17?) year old!

Here are two end tables I did. The legs were actually on a beautiful table I got at my churchs yard sale, but the top needed a lot of work. So we took the legs and made it two baby tables instead:) (sold)

Heres a vintage vanity I redid (that maybe didnt sell because its buried over here:)

Those beautiful vintage butterfly clips were a collection of my friends mother.  The ones that are left will be at the Vintage Farmhouse sale tomorrow! 

Some of my chalkboards at the sale(all sold!)

Some smaller chalk boards and these lovely drawers for storage!

Amy did the adorable "cowgirl" seat...love it!

Broken bookshelf turned table/stand/bench and a memo board in the back made out of an old window frame. Cork, magnet and chalk!

Check out that AMAZING coffee table made from an old sled Amy made! 

Coffee table turned burlap bench(sold)

Amys awesome chair, signs, spindle boxes, and milk jug

No joke, this man bought my oars!! You kidding me?! perfect!

Amys handmade cabinets and spindle boxes up top(I think she has one left that she will be selling tomorrow) 

And heres the girls and I modeling Crazymomadrama head wear!

It was sooo much fiun! I cant wait until the next one in April!!!

Come see whats left at Amys Vintage Farmhouse sale tomorrow, Sep 22! Her daughter just got married too at their house, so they are selling bunches of tables and benches in addition to these lovelies.

Heres a few new signs I've been trying out that will be at the sale tomorrow:

Ill also have the vanity, some pretty chairs, a shelf, a dresser, my dishclothes I made, my union jack record player, and much much more!!! Hope to see you there!

The little nightstand that could

I found this little beauty, but she was injured. Her poor drawer was lost so I helped her through her recovery. And how better to recover than by first slapping on some coral paint!!! And then making a shelf(And using the saw BY MYSELF I might add:) and adding a cutesy paper and laminating it. Dr. Aprill saved another life:)

Before:

And after:

This didnt sell before the show was over, and I was kind of excited to take it home. I took Emmas nightstand  with the chalkboard top that was just too short for her bed and sold it earlier in the day, so thought she would be pumped to get this pretty one. But as I loaded it up in the truck a girl came back to buy it. Woo hoo for her! Sad for Emma. But thats why she has this mommy right? I can make another one:)

Another coffee table turned bench!

Here are a few more redos that I sold before I could even post them. Sad, because you didnt even have a chance:) But good because, well, I sold them!!

Heres another coffee table:

Turned bench!

Now of course I love the aqua legs, but my favorite part of this bench is the fabric. I made this stamp and mixed textile medium to my paint to make this one of a kind custom fabric. Chevron at its best! Thanks for the purchase Chloe!!

#30 done! while I'm 29!!

My Internet is not so reliable lately, and Ive been soo busy making making making. I thought I better do this post though to update you all. I realized that all the people that come to the sales and buy my things found out about me on some part of the Internet. Either my blog, facebook or facebook yardsale. So, I better keep up that part:) 

This blog started out as "aprills30before30" and has turned into so much more! I have met so many great people through it that understand my vision and can share in my ideas. I have also gained so many  customers through this venue and I am so thankful. I have a year left before I'm 30 and this is my 30th piece!! Through this blog I have been able to share my family, my love for food and all things DIY and design. I'm thinking about setting a new goal, but haven't come up with it yet. While its nice out and Amy over at Vintage Farmhouse is doing so many great sales shes letting me be part of, I am out in the shop much more than on here blogging!! So in the winter, I guess, I will catch up on my posts:) Here it is though, #30.

Here it is before:

And here it is after:

 I made it for my niece whos almost ready to make an appearance! McKinley Jean! I will do a post when I have more time on the nursery I designed and did for her! It is so adorable! 

Yay for completing my 30!! 

And yay for my niece on the way!!! (Sorry Robin, I know you're not so excited at the moment about being on bed rest:( Keep her in there. Ill be over to see you in two days!!! Love you!