Etsy Account: OPEN!!
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
Alrighty folks:
Here is the link for my new Etsy account!
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Etsy New-Comer
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea

So, I took the plunge and signed up for an Etsy seller's account. Hopefully there's someone out there that wants to buy stuff that I make.  Who knows, we'll see.  I will post here when the site is fully set up.  Looking forward to all you guy's support.  I know you won't disappoint...and I will try not to as well. 
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Refurbed Dresser
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
I've been meaning to paint this dresser for two years now, our recent move motivated me.  I knew that if it went upstairs unpainted it wouldn't come back downstairs to be painted.  So here we are.
The lovely BEFORE.
It might be difficult to tell, but the piece is distressed.  I love it....I will be collecting more black, grey, and white candles for the collection.  Thanks for checking me out. 
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DIY Stuffed Animal Net
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
I've been meaning to post this for ages now.  But I didn't put it up until we moved.  And well it just looks a holey blanket until its hung.
She loves it...And now her bed isn't jampacked with furry friends...

If anyone wants to know how it's made, I can post a tutorial.  Just let me know.
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Crayon Candles
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
As promised I am back with a project.  It's not the one that you expected to see pictures of, but it was still fun.  I used melted crayons to decorate some candles.  It was a cheap DIY, actually free.  I had the candles already and stole some crayons from my step-daughter.  


The first one was created by carving zig-zags into the candle, melting wax into the groove and removing the access with a knife.  The second candle was created just dripping a small amount of black, grey, and silver on the candle, the third was the same but I let the colors run.  

I really like the way they turned out and surprisingly, so did my honey.  The zig-zag is my favorite.  The drippy one on the far right is my honey's favorite.  

What about you?
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New Projects on the Horizon
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
Keep your eyes open, I will be posting lots and lots of new projects here in the near future.  Thanks to all my loyal bloggers.  
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Konadiness!!!
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
Well, hello again:
I get so darn bored on weekends when my honey is at work and the kids are outside playing, the roomie is napping on the couch.  So, I sat down with my tub of nail polishes and my Konad.  
Can you tell there was a sale on Wet N' Wild polish at one point?  LOL!  I love love love my Barielle clear coat, it makes my polish last more than a week.  $6 at TJ Maxx!  

And the final product?
Red covered with white hearts.  If you take a peek at my massive thumb you can see the pretty new scar.  Looks years old, doesn't it?  It's huge from all the scar tissue because I dropped out of Physical Therapy earlier than I should have.  I finally got to go back to work last week.  It was awesome, I missed my clients so much and they missed me.  I got big hugs when I arrived.  

On another note, I apologize for the lousy pictures.  One of these days I will learn to use my camera or I will get a dummy-proof camera.  :) 
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Crochet projects GALORE
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
Now that my thumb is all healed, I'm enjoying the small things in life again.  I know that sounds plain silly.  But I can crochet again!!  Yay!  So, I basically made up a pattern in my head and went with it.  I'm making my step-daughter a skirt for the summer.  She loves brown.  So without further adieu:

Cute, huh?  

It will have a dark brown liner, two more rows of the variable brown and be worn with brown tights.  I lurv the pattern.  If anyone has ever read my posts about crocheting you'll know that I am uneducated on reading and interpreting patterns but I know how to do the stitches.  So, I usually make things up in my head.  They rarely turn out like planned.  However, this did!!  I'm excited.  I will surely post a photo of the finished product with her wearing it!! 

 
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Newspaper from 1949
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
Hello there fellow bloggers:

Once again, I apologize for my scarcity in blogging and my neglect of my blog.  I am back.  I have tons to post, so bare with me. I bought a vintage military trunk from Goodwill last week to use as my coffee table.  I only paid $25, but the downside was that it was locked.  My roommate finally got the lock popped yesterday and there were two bags of wood chips in there and a newspaper from 1949.  I took some (rather lousy) photos.  

This paper has me thoroughly shocked and interested.  I will post a few excerpts for your shock and interest. 
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Special Notices:
"CONGENIAL YOUNG WOMAN would like to take person or persons in my car for pleasure or business, anywhere, anytime; $1.50 per hour."
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Help Men (Job ads are segregated for men and for women):
"BUTCHER, white; good hours; good pay; must be experienced and sober."
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Help Women
"CLERK, to take care of garage office, some knowledge of bookkeeping, pay-roll, switchboard, some typing, single with pleasing personality, 35 to 40 yrs."
&&
There are 3 bd apartments for $73/mn.  There are 8-bd houses for sale for $12,500.  There are brand new cars for $1,200. 

This paper is really cool.  I will be finding the coolest pieces and framing them. 

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New LIFE!
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
As I've mentioned before, a lot of things have been happening with me lately that have kept me away from my fabulous bloggers.  I missed ya'll.  Anyhow, guess it's time to spill the beans--We bought a new house, decided to get married and get pregnant.  The house is the one that we've accomplished now.  It's beautiful and unfortunately, needs no work.  So I will be going project happy for a long time.  That kinda makes me happy. We haven't gotten officially engaged yet, no ring.  But I have it all picked out and he knows where to get it when he's ready.  We plan to marry near the Lewis River next summer.  And start trying for a baby soon after.  I will be back with project news, and more.....Stay tuned.
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I voted for Obama......Stay Tuned....
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea

I love my color-changing Obama mug.  Maybe one day I will learn to use my camera. Sorry for the horrid picture.  
I know I suck at blogging lately but with all that's going on with me, I've been very busy.  I will be back with tons and tons of updates and projects.  Please keep an eye out.  Either this weekend or the beginning of next week.  Stay tuned....

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I Lurv Spring Time in Washington
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 Spring has SPRUNG!!  I can't wait for camping, hiking, and summer skirts!  Oh, and the flowers!!!
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Boot Hangers
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
Before I'm asked, YES this does warrant it's own post.  Boot Hangers.  I was browsing Martha Stewart's site and found these babies. 


 As a boot lover, these are a must have.  I want.  That's it. 
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$25 Gift Card Giveaway!
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
What would you do with $25 from HomeGoods, Pier1, Jo-Ann's, Michaels, Ballard Designs, Home Depot or Lowe's?  Post a comment to let me know, then zoom on over to Room Remix to enter!!!
Thanks for stopping by, everyone. 
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