Getting to our "To Do's"

PROJECT ONE:

We inherited beautiful silver serving spoons from Ben's late Grandmother Snarr.  With a little elbow grease we were able to remove the tarnish and revive the silver (some even dating back to the early 1900's) to their original luster. Now, we can serve our guests using such dainty silverware--thanks Annabelle.

  

PROJECT TWO:

We've been wanting to brighten up our couches with some comfy throw pillows. After searching the store aisles and Internet sites we realized that the only way to get exactly what we wanted, for a reasonable price, was to do it ourselves. Once we found fabrics we fell in love with, we couldn't wait to begin the project. Once we started, we couldn't stop. We literally stayed up until 6am to make 8 pillows. Completely worth it.

Ben and I took turns measuring, re-measuring, cutting, sewing, and stuffing.  We made multiple shaped pillows, even a round pillow, with pretty little buttons.  Not to brag or anything, but seriously the pillows turned out pretty darn awesome.  You would never guess they are handmade by us!

Drum roll please... 

PROJECT THREE:

This is the antique highchair Ben grew up in. His parents have a great appreciation for antiques and they have many in their home, but this particular piece meant a lot to Ben. Of course his other siblings used this highchair as well, but once everyone was grown, his parents passed it on to us.  This chair has endured five children worth of mac & cheese, cereals, juice spills and birthday cakes.  We've taken it upon ourselves to clean, sand, stain and re-cane this old chair so that it will be perfectly refurbished for a whole new generation of hungry lil' Snarrs:)

NOTE: This particular project is quite the undertaking and is still in progress. Stay tuned for pics of the "After" product.