Make it Yours Day {26}

I am on vacation in Southern California this week!  Yippee!  I may be AWOL, but I’ll be checking in and I’m looking forward to seeing what you’ve all got going on!

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1. Link to your specific post, not the main page of your blog, so people can easily find your project.
2. Add the button above to your post, or at least link back to this party from your post so everyone can follow along.  
3. Please only link up projects that are new to Make it Yours Day. 
4. Finally, show some love!  Visit some of the projects linked up and leave a comment! 

Thanks so much for sharing your projects!

How'd you Make it Yours this week?

(Submissions start July 21, 2010, 12:00 am)

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Make it Yours Day {25}

What have you been working on this week?   Show me what you’ve got!

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Here’s the small print:  

1. Link to your specific post, not the main page of your blog, so people can easily find your project.
2. Add the button above to your post, or at least link back to this party from your post so everyone can follow along.  
3. Please only link up projects that are new to Make it Yours Day. 
4. Finally, show some love!  Visit some of the projects linked up and leave a comment! 

Thanks so much for sharing your projects!

Make it Yours Highlights {24}

You all linked up some amazingly cool projects at last week’s Make it Yours Day.  Some things I’m loving this week:

Stenciled dresser from Impatiently Praying for Patience.

Stenciled Bird Pillow from Less Than Perfect Life of Bliss.

Tray Centerpiece from Erin at Lemon Tree Creations.

Cool Recovered Sewing Stool from Hand Me Down House.

Sweet Little Painted Side Table from Every Crafty Endeavor.

Cute French Footstool at This Blessed Life.

A Gorgeous Hutch-Buffet Makeover at Decor Chick.

Feel free to grab a button if you were featured!

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I can’t wait until Wednesday to see more of your fabulous projects!

To paint, or not to paint:

That is the question:  Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the chips and scratches of old furniture, or to take up a paintbrush against a sea of defects, and by opposing end them?  

This is my old piano.  It was my Dad’s piano when he was growing up.  Three generations of my family have learned to play on this old Kimball.  I love having it around and dream of the day that I’ll have the time and money to take some lessons as an adult.  Lately, I’ve been thinking about painting it. 
It has numerous dings, gouges, scratches and just plain wear from years and years of use.
The finish is crazing in lots of places.
There are mysterious paint splotches all over the side.  The aqua paint I think is from my daughter’s bedroom, but I have no idea how it ended up here.

Every time I walk by, I wonder how it would turn out if I painted it.  I haven’t mentioned it to my husband because he never wants to paint anything, either walls or wood.  He usually likes the end result, but I know he’d put enough doubt in my mind that I wouldn’t be brave enough to go through with painting it.  I was thinking maybe I’d just start with the piano bench.

What do you think?  I need some unbiased feedback!

I love to link to these fabulous blogs.

Make it Yours Day {24} & Highlights

Here are a few things that caught my eye this week:

Patrice from Lemon Tree Creations shared this gorgeous Rosette Pillow. 

Katie at Impatiently Praying for Patience made this super clever no-sew table skirt for her laundry room.  I love this fabric!

Audra at Simpsonized Crafts made this beautiful piece of art out of egg cartons!  This is one of the coolest crafts I’ve seen in a while!

Alison at Welcome Sunshine Home dressed up her porch using bed sheets!  What a gorgeous porch!

Elizabeth at Twelve Crafts till Christmas made these adorable headbands.  Cute and they look comfy too!

If you were featured, help yourself to a button:

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Now, on to the main event.  What have you been working on this week?  I’m afraid life has been getting in the way of my craft/fun time.  I could use a little inspiration!  Show me what you’ve got!

Here’s the small print:  

1. Link to your specific post, not the main page of your blog, so people can easily find your project.
2. Add the button above to your post, or at least link back to this party from your post so everyone can follow along.  
3. Please only link up projects that are new to Make it Yours Day. 
4. Finally, show some love!  Visit some of the projects linked up and leave a comment! 

Thanks so much for sharing your projects!

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Monster Squash

I go and leave my garden unattended for a couple of days and this is what I come home to:

That trio of squash on the left is how I like to pick them—young, tender and tasty.  Those three franken-squash on the right are what I came home to after being gone for a couple of days!   Looks like I’m going to be searching for some recipes to use for these big ones!

Have any great squash recipes you’d like to share with me?

Winner, Winner!

Congratulations to Elizabeth at Twelve Crafts till Christmas!  You’re the winner of the $60 CSN Stores Gift Certificate!  Have fun picking out something cool!

Thanks to everyone who entered!

Elizabeth, I’ll be emailing you to get your details soon!