Birthday Gift

My sweet nephew is turning 4, I can't believe it.  Im already experiencing it myself, time sure does fly with little ones.  

I racked my brain for something fun to get him for his birthday that he didn't already have and that wasn't typical.  I found this gum ball machine at Goodwill for $2.99 and knew it would be perfect.  He loves this  gumball machine that I madeover for my entryway and always gets a special treat from him it when he visits.  

(my gum ball machine)

and here's the one i found for him, it doesn't look too bad in the picture but in real life the paint job was pretty shabby.  So, I gave it a quick coat of creamy white spray paint (so it would blend in nicely with my sister's kitchen where it will most likely reside)

I took pictures of it as I took it apart so I could remember how it went back together...

I really wanted to fill it with lime green jelly beans or another solid color treat but couldn't find anything so I stuck with classic gum balls.

Happy Birthday sweet Tucker!  We love you so much!  

I'm making a cake for him as well, stay tuned for that...

Antique and Unique

Just popping in with a quick before and after.  This chair was given to me for free by a former coworker/friend.  (Thanks Sabrina!)  I actually started this chair before we had our baby girl and finally got around to finishing it.  I decided to keep the original wood color because it was in good shape and I thought it would be a nice contrast to all the painted white furniture in my office.

Before...  

I removed all the existing trim

and then just stapled my new fabric over the old fabric, I'm sure there are lots of ways to do this and most probably remove the fabric but this way was easier for me.  I cut the fabric slightly larger than what it needed to be and then just trimmed the excess once it was stapled in place.  

ignore the vacuum in this pictures, I was multitasking :)

I continued this process with the rest of the chair and then it was time to add the trim.  I really wanted to add piping but got intimidated by the thought of it and realized I didn't have enough fabric either, too bad.  Thankfully I found some trim at Hobby Lobby for a few dollars that was a perfect match.  I just used hot glue to attach the trim which led to some ugly blisters on my fingers, ouch.   I scored the fabric for around $4/yard off the remnant table at Hancock Fabrics.  I believe its by Premier Prints.  

and the after....

I love the way the fuchsia color coordinates with my paintings.

I added this fun clearance pillow from Homegoods

I love the original casters and it makes it easier to move, which is a nice added bonus.

Total cost for this makeover was around $12.