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She made the personalized wall canvas herself, as well as the large shabby chic antique tin memo board.
The first tin says "It's a Girl", the second is the baby's name, and the third is the birth info.
This is a frame I personalized and then embellished with a bow and a vintage rhinestone brooch:
These are some burp cloths my mother-in-law made and embroidered:
I painted this memory box to put all the little baby gifts in, then mom can use it for the baby's cards and mementos. I just bought a plain white photo box from Michael's, painted it pink, used a stencil for the darker pink design, then glued on a few rhinestones for some sparkle.
Here's everything all together in the box (my mother-in-law also embroidered the blanket and the bib):
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Here's photos of the chandelier in her daughter's room:
My next favorite is this acrylic ball lamp from Target. I topped it with a brown suede shade I found at Ross. It's in our guest room: 
Of course I have to feature my Fleur De Lis stained glass lamp in the living room:
I scored these two babies for $1 each at an estate sale a couple months ago. I am on an endless search for a black drum shade for the white one so I can use it in our office. I was originally going to spray paint the wicker/rattan looking one for the office, but I think it is too large and it is going back into the garage sale pile.
Finally, here's a couple photos of the chandelier makeover I did. My best friend wanted a fancy chandelier for her little girl's room, and she had this old one just hanging out in the garage, so I spray painted it pink and added more colored crystals.
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I have more favorites, but I don't have any more good photos, so I'll stop there. I have run out of spots for lamps in my home, but that doesn't stop me from shopping for them! I can't wait to browse all the other blogs and drool over more fabulous lamps!
We painted the walls, installed a new chandelier (there was no light fixture in here before!), put in new baseboards, and replaced the light oak laminate with darker hardwood flooring. Here's the view now from the kitchen:
And the view from the other side of the room:
Here's one of my favorite pieces, our china cabinet/curio. My mother re-finished it shabby chic style and gave it to us when we bought our first house:
This was my dresser when I was a little girl....when I got my first "single gal" apartment, my mom stripped it and I painted it black. Once I got married and in a house, I replaced the knobs, painted it white and distressed it to match the china cabinet.
I made this sign from antique tins strung them together with glass beads, it's for sale in my etsy shop, but this is it's new home for now! This hutch is also where I take all the photos for the items in my shop.
That's it! We normally eat in front of the TV (gasp!) but it's so nice to have this space when we have company or when I need to drag out my sewing machine!
Of course these vintage illustration pug button magnets from ButtonsForBreakfast caught my eye (but they are gone now since I bought them yesterday!):
I could go on for pages and pages, but I'll stop there! If these cute little pug faces don't brighten your day, I don't know what will! Take a break from your day and peruse Etsy.com for items featuring your favorite fur-baby.
Coming tomorrow....another edition of "Show Us Where You Live"!
I love the distressed look, it really gives the frames an elegant yet shabby chic feel. I think these would look great in a living room or hanging in an entry way with other family photos. I've been moving mine around all week trying to find the perfect spot!
