My Etsy Store

Hi Bloggers,I mentioned a few weeks back that I was working on an Etsy store.  Well it's finally open!
It's a hodgepodge of sorts...Some vintage dictionary prints, custom gifts, printable downloads, and some beautiful vintage jewelry made by my little sister, Katherine.  You've gotta check the necklaces out.  They are a must have.  Also, with selected dictionary prints you receive a FREE 5x7

Printable Freebies

Hi there! Since we are approaching October and the fall season, I wanted to create some "subway art" for you to print!  These are great to print and put in an 8x10 picture frame, or give as a gift.  You can either print them at home on card stock or send it to get processed like a picture.  There are two to choose from.  You can print one or both.  Again, these are in 8x10 size.  

New Signs

I've been busy getting ready to open my new Etsy store.  It's just going to have some vintage pieces, handmade items, antiques, signs, and little knick knacks that I've found.  On a wonderful "pick" a few weeks ago, I stumbled across some old cabinet doors.  Wood...check.  Chippy...check.  
Perfect for a sign...check.
I love different and new sayings.  I think a sign is such a good conversation

More Giveaways!

Update:  Congratulations to comment number 5 and 4.  You have won!  EBPitcher will receive the Box Top Pack and Andrea will receive the Pillsbury Prize Pack.  Congratulations!  I will email you to get your address info.


 Betty Crocker is giving away a prize pack from Box Tops for Education.  I want to encourage everyone to be saving their Box Tops from the specially marked packages.  They are

New Pieces

I've been finishing up some projects that I've had a while and needed to put up for sale.  I'm pretty excited about all of these pieces and it's going to be hard to watch some of them go.  If you are interested in any of these, please email me for an appointment to view them.
The first one is The Accountant.  When I brought this one home and Michael saw it in the garage, he fell in love with it!

Custom Bedroom

I had another amazing opportunity to decorate a friends master bedroom.  She just moved into a brand new house and I was excited to get started.  This is the before picture.  Don't you love her nightstand? Hey, any port in a storm, right?


This is the after.  I love blues and browns together and there are so many different shades that you can put together.  I was inspired by my sister's bedroom

Kelly's "New" House

Well...new to them!  Although it was a previously owned home, you wouldn't know it.  Everything about the inside of the house was changed from floor to ceiling.  Every room.  The transformation was absolutely amazing and I wanted to show you the finished product to give some really good decorating ideas.  
Don't be afraid to use color!!!
My mom and SIL Katie are so talented when it comes to

The Pie Safe

I had the pleasure of re-purposing an old pie safe for a friend of mine.  It was an old family piece and she didn't want to get rid of it, but didn't quite know what to do with the, ugh...well...birds...  Check it out... Here is the top of the pie safe and all her yellow glory.  
 The inside is awesome, equipped with the vent to cool the items inside.
 Now we do have to stop for a second and

Pillsbury Giveaway!!

This blog post is brought to you by...
 


 Neat!  I've always wanted to say that! (in a deep radio voice)No, Pillsbury is not my sponsor, but I do get to giveaway an awesome prize!  My family got to try out these wonderful little treats and the Caramel flavor won over the Raspberry 3-2.  They are great!  What's not to like?Chocolate - CheckBrownies - CheckCaramel - CheckCheesecake - Uhh, yes

A New School Year

The boys were so excited this morning!  (well actually for the last week!)  They couldn't wait to go back to school!  (I need to get them to the doctor)They are thrilled about who their teachers are this year and so excited about the kids in their class.


Anyway, they have had amazing teachers during their "career" and I just love making those wonderful ladies feel special.  Some of my good

Daytrippin'

One of the boys' favorite shows is The Daytripper with Chet Garner.  We love seeing all the wonderful things you can do in Texas in a day (or weekend for us).  So to end our summer vacation, we wanted to take a trip to the Dallas/Fort Worth area.  We started out at Legoland Discovery Center.  
 

 The 4-D movies were amazing!  We got to see Clutch Powers and Spellbreaker.

 Lunch at the

Happy Birthday Dad!

This past weekend we celebrated my dad's 60th birthday at the beach house.  We had so much fun!!!  He was born in 1951 and graduated in 1969 so we really played up the hippie, groovy, tie dyed, generation theme.  We all wore matching tie dyed shirts.  (yes, we got plenty of looks on the beach) 

 A retro candy bouquet to bring back memories...
We grilled Psychedelic Kabobs, had "Half-Baked"

My Boys

This is a crazy week in the Lightfoot house.  Two of our boys have birthdays four days apart.  We had a jump party for Caleb, a trip to Build-A-Bear, a sleepover for Aaron, a trip to the Chocolate Bar and Galleria on Thursday and then we finish the week off with a family party/lunch on Saturday!  Whew!  Mama is tired!  Here are some of our summer pictures!

 

 Mimi and Pop-Pop's beach cabin is

My Kitchen

 Yes, I have red cabinets.  That was my summer project from last year.  They were normal, builder grade oak cabinets so I wanted to update them to match my home.  I took everything off.  The doors, drawers, pulls, and handles.  First came the cleaning.  Grease from 1989 is not pretty.  Second, I took everything outside and sanded the doors and drawers.   For the body of the cabinets I used my

Living Room Part Two

Here are some details and knick knacks that I have in my living room.  Also, check out my new striped wall!
This hodgepodge shelf was from my aunt.  My grandfather made it for her and I just had to find a place for it.  I painted it and Michael attached some paneling behind it.  I love it.  So simple.


I found these two chippy shutters at the antique store.  I don't even know what they were used

Guest Bath

I know it's kind of weird posting pictures of my bathroom, but hopefully it will give someone some ideas.  The color is Cornflower from Lowe's.  I love brown and blue and I wanted to put a little antique feel to it.  Probably my favorite thing in this bathroom is the Lightfoot's soap.  My sweet friend Dikola saw that at a store and snatched it for me.  How neat is that!!!

 I found an old razor

Living Room Part One

 

We can finally sit back and enjoy our living room.  It's finished.  I repainted (my favorite word) the walls and it really freshened up the space.  It is Valspar Malted Milk.  I made the curtains and tied them with some matching ribbon.
 I love my ladder.  It is displaying some of my favorite decor.  An old scale, old books, and some linens.  The end table I found at an estate sale for a

Mini Pajak for Sale

As some of you know, I fell in love with a piece of furniture that I had already sold.  We named it the Pajak Bar after the sweet family who bought it.  Well....not only did I find another one (to be painted  later) but I found a smaller version.  Here is the "famous" Pajak Bar. Original Pajak Bar

Here is the smaller version named the Mini Pajak.  (I know...very original) He is 30" wide, 30"

Dining Room Reveal

I wanted to share with you our new and improved dining room.  I wanted a clean, old south, farmhouse feel to it.  Nothing in here is new, except the curtains.  This was my first attempt at sewing my own window coverings.  I just couldn't find the exact material I wanted in a package so I knew I had to resort to buying my own material and making them. The wall color is actually a gray.  It's hard

Why I Do What I Do...

 

One cost me $20.  The other cost $1050.  (and no I do not have the period in the wrong place) 
This is why I do what I do.  I LOVE the Bramble Co. furniture.  Especially the Cottage Collection.  I first saw these wonderful pieces of furniture on our trip to The Highlands, North Carolina in a little shop called Dutchman's.  Love. At. First. Sight.  But, until pigs fly, I won't be paying $1000

A Salvaged Swing

My sweet friend Brook found this swing on the side of the road. One man's trash...ya know?
We started by sanding it with the orbital sander just to get the chippy off.  (I never thought I'd say "get the chippy off")  Somethings are just nasty, old, chippy though.  We just wanted to take the old flaky paint off not making it smooth like a baby's bottom.  Sanded and ready for primer.

 She picked

More Signs

I could do these all day!  I love them!  I recently saw this quote on Pinterest.  (if you haven't been sucked into Pinterest yet, you are missing out!)  It's an online place to catalog the things you love.  Now I don't have to rack my brain and say, "Now where did I see that?"  It's all in one place and nice and neat in my folders (or boards as they call it).
OK.  Sorry about that little rabbit

Dictionary Wreath Tutorial

Hello again!  So good to be back in my blog world.  I have a special tutorial for you today.  I really enjoyed doing this and it's so easy you can too!  It's a totally "green" project too because we are using things that we already have or can buy at a thrift/resale store.  All the supplies you need for this is a wire hanger, an old dictionary (the older the better!), and some ribbon.  
A

I'm Back!

OK I know I'm in big trouble, right?  Where have I been for the past few weeks?  Why haven't I blogged?  Am I out of projects?  Heck no!  This time I can honestly say I can blame it on my little sister!  Hah!  We have been having so much fun with my whole family for the last few weeks getting Kelly's house ready to move in.  Not only is open heart surgery a family affair in my family, but gutting

Summer Mantel

 I'm trying to be a little better about changing my decor to fit the season.  Once we get the living room painted and decorated I think I'll be a little more motivated to do it.  Right now, it's just the mantel.  I picked up some things around the house that were beachy, summer colors, and textures.  Here's what I came up with. 



Here are some other mantels to inspire you!  Have you

Extended Giveaway

Hi friends.  Because Google Friend Connect was down this weekend I wanted to extend the length of time for the giveaway.  So if you would like to "Follow" Boxers, Cleats, and Me please do. I'd love for you to join us.  Click HERE for all the details and to leave a comment to enter the sign giveaway.   The contest will now go until Monday at 8pm CST.   
Have a great holiday weekend!Kerrie


Update

100 Followers!!!... Friends

Yay!  It's GIVEAWAY time!  I am so excited!  Tammy from Homespun Happenings pushed us to the 100 Followers mark.  I really don't like the word Followers for my blog, so I'm changing it to Friends of BCM.  There are some really great ladies here in the blog world.
As promised, I am giving away the "Shoe Repair" hand painted sign for reaching the 100 mark.  Each person can enter only once. 

Dabbling in Signs

I've been seeing these cute hand painted signs alot of places and wanted to see if I could dabble in it a little.  How on earth do people paint so straight and so good?!?!  Well, if I don't know, I ask!  The ladies on blogs are so helpful and nice.  I loved Jaime's sign from That's My Letter.  
 How cute is that?
I emailed her and she explained how she does it.  So...I powered up my Photoshop

Featuring 4 Smart Cookies...

Last week I posted about the Tea Party tradition that I started with the ladies in my family.  I also quickly mentioned how happy I was to find a little gem in Friendswood where I ordered the sugar cookies from, shaped like teapots, spoons, and teacups.First let me show you some pics of her cookies, then read on for a little Q&A with Bridget.


Meet Bridget - the owner of 4 Smart Cookies
   I

The stories she's heard...

I love pieces of furniture with a good story.  THIS one has a story and she's heard her fair share of them too.  Before I tell you why, let me show you what she looked like before...

We picked her up at a garage sale a few months ago and I fell in love with her 5 cute little drawers. She's tall and slender, unique and plain.  The lady was happy to tell me what it was made for.  Her and her

Tea Anyone?

I started a new tradition this year with all the Martin girls, big and little.  Each year around Easter I am hosting a Tea.  This is really just an excuse for us to get together, eat good food, and for me to be able to create girly decorations.  


This year I went with the antique, vintage tea party.  Each year I'll do something a little different, but thisyear it was burlap, blacks, off whites,

The Pajak Bar

  
Every time I get a new piece I think it's my favorite.  Well, this one is.  Not the piece per se, but the color and paint details.  This is my second thing to use my Annie Sloan Chalk paint on and I'm still in love.  When I first saw it, I thought it was just a regular chest or small buffet.  I shouldn't have judged a book by it's cover.  The top "drawer" folds down and the "lid" folds up. 

Two New Pieces...

I have two new pieces I'd like to introduce you to.They are both for sale.
The first one is The Annie Sloan Chair.

I am extremely excited about this piece because she is the first of many to get a fresh coat of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.  "Old White" to be exact.  This is a wonderful line of paint that is so easy to work with and comes in amazing colors for furniture.  You can combine colors for

Kreativ Blogger Award

 I was so surprised to receive an email from Ginger at Super Stinky Boys telling me I had received the 
Kreativ Blogger Award.  Thank you!  
 So...ten things about me you may not know.
1. I have three boys, husband, a dog, and a rabbit2. I am the oldest of five children3. I played the trombone in middle school4.  I have scoliosis5. I have a weird obsession to painting6. I can't bake to save my

Fabulous Finds

Here are some little things that might not ever make it into a big post all by themselves.  I didn't want them to feel left out.  These are just some of my favorite finds that I've either purchased or "inherited" or just plain taken from my dad or aunt....  This first piece is a corner bookshelf I found at a garage sale for $10.  I painted it, antiqued it with some glaze and...nope didn't seal

Sisters, Family, and a bunch of Mushy stuff...

My family has been through a crazy, difficult, yet very blessed last few days.  My wonderful, 34 year old sister, Kelly, had to have open heart surgery Monday.  Yep, open heart surgery.  There are a few decades between her and her fellow patients on the same floor.  She is the bravest person I know.  Beautiful even after a four hour surgery.  Christian when the going is easy and Christian when

Feedsacks Part 2

So I know all of you were anxiously waiting by your computer wondering what in the world I was going to do with the feedsacks.  Why do they mean so much to me for goodness sake?  They are just material!  Well, let me show you why.


 This is why.  Isn't he so stinkin' cute?
OK.  It's a little weird to say that about my dad.  Yep.  That's my dad back in 1958 in second grade.  Remember the "key"

Feedsacks

As most of you know, I had a wonderful time going through the treasures in my Aunt's garage and bringing home a few...errrr...alot of them. Included in this collection was a stack of feedsacks that my grandmother had used for material to make clothes. I never knew the history of the feedsack until I did a little research on the internet. How interesting! Make the containers that feed comes in

The Dressing Table

Oh how I love this piece.  I know my sweet Aunt is going to want this one back when she sees it.  Remember when I picked her up what she looked like?
 
She was in very good condition, but I needed to paint her.  I sanded, primed, and painted her one of my new paint colors from Olympic, Milk Paint.  Added a little Valspar Antiquing Glaze, replaced her knobs, and cleaned up the mirror.  Here she

Abandoned

 
He was abandoned...I found him by a dumpster of all places.  Took him home, cleaned him, sanded him, put a new "coat" on him and now look!  The second picture shows the new stain on the right.  Although I absolutely hate to part with him, this will be my first piece to be "adopted." 









 
 This look was inspired by a wonderful store in North Carolina called Dutchman's.  The top was

Copycat Ladder

So I'm pretty sure my neighbors think I'm officially crazy.  "She's painting a ladder..."  Well, technically yes, but distressing it, sanding it, crackling it, and repurposing it for the house is more like it.
I got this idea from a great blog called Buckets of Burlap.  If you haven't been to see Becky's site, scroll down to the bottom to click on it.  Her farmhouse is wonderful to take a "tour"

A very Chic blog...

I have to post to brag about a fellow blogger that I'm so impressed with. Great blog, great posts, great ideas. Meet Kate from Chic on a Shoestring Decorating. She has a passion for decorating and bargain shopping. She loves to show us how to make our house look like a million bucks without taking out a second mortgage. I LOVE her link up party "Flaunt it Friday." She's been doing it for a

3 Drawer Wash Stand

Remember my wonderful little wash stand that I found in my Aunt's garage? Well after MUCH love, paint stripper, sanding, repairing, and painting it's finished. I'm so pleased with it! It has so much character and hopefully it will be enjoyed for another hundred years.

Cleaning it was probably my least favorite part. It had...things...in it. First thing was to strip as much paint off as I

While the paint dries...

I've been working on the 3 drawer wash stand and I've almost got it finished. I just have to finish repairing the side and seal it. While the paint is drying, I'd like to show you how talented my little sister Katherine is. Maybe this will help YOU with ideas for a party!This is Lily's 1st birthday party. Did I mention I have super cute nieces? Anyway, all the little details is what made

You must have been a beautiful baby...

I interrupt this furniture restoration to bring you a super cute baby. My niece Poppy Olivia is precious. Love her name. Love her eyes. Love her personality. She loves her Uncle Michael. This is half a post to show-off my niece and half to show how much editing makes a difference in a photo. The photo on the left is SOOC. Straight out of the camera. When I first started taking pictures I

Oh Happy Day...Oh Happy Day

Don't you just love the smell of lead-based paint in the morning??This past weekend we were in our hometown for my niece's 1st birthday. (a post and pictures of that later!!) My aunt has had some "treasures" in her garage, collecting dust, that I've been eyeing. With our trailer in tow, we headed to the garage. American Pickers style. I don't know why old things "speak" to me. I get butterflies

The SEA

One of the projects from the bedroom that was DIY, was this SEA decoration. The wood brings a natural "outside" feeling to our little room. I was inspired by my mom's creation that she made for the beach cabin. She saw a 5 ft. seahorse for the wall, made out of driftwood, in a magazine. Let's just say it cost as much as a small country... Anyway, she had my dad cut the seahorse shape out of

The Furniture...

You know when you are first married and you have, we had, no money? Well, my sweet parents bought us a furniture set so their poor little darlings wouldn't have to sleep on the floor. $500 for this whole set. And yes, we had to pay them back. Slowly. In installments.Well, it was time for a change. This is really good, all wood, very heavy furniture so I didn't want to just chunk it. I

Bedroom Finished! Part One

Here it is! I'm so excited it's done. (I still have to caulk a few places and decide what I'm gonna do with the naked window)Today I'll show you the whole room and then tomorrow I'll post in more detail about the furniture. Anyone can do this!! I think the paneling on the back wall really made a difference. Thank you Michael for being my carpenter! I found the cute little shutter at an

Some details...

Here are some of the little details and DIY's that I've added to the bedroom. I had three canvas prints that were above my bed, but didn't quite match the new colors. I took some spackling and smeared it on top of the canvas making sure I created some texture. After that dried, I painted it the Sea Sprite I used for my accent wall. Next, I dry brushed some off-white that I used for the

Another Peek...

Good morning blog world. You know when you watch those makeover shows and all you really want to see is the before and after? When they show you the people's reaction, and you know it's going to be good, but you still have to sit through an hour show to see the reveal?... I hate that! So, with that being said, I'd like to show you another sneak peek... :) Sorry bloggers, I just have to

Things to come...

I have been working on our master bedroom the last few days. Yes, I'm redecorating it. Again. I will explain why. Some of you know my parents' beach house was destroyed by Hurricane Ike. Down to the cement. Last spring it was built again and the fun part was decorating and painting! My parents live in the Beaumont area, and my mom enjoys coming to Houston to shop. When she's not able to

Side project

While I had the paint out for something else, I wanted to paint this little three drawer piece that I've had for a while. I got it from my aunt (hi Aunt Candye) and I new one day I would do something with it. While I'm sure at one point in it's life this color of orange was the bomb, it wouldn't cut it in my house. So...I sanded, primed, painted and crackled it a bit. More cute knobs from

Finished Desk

Tah Dah! It's finished. The desk I found in the trash is now super cute and in Jacob's room. The process? Sanded, primed, painted, distressed, and sealed. I prurchased the hardware at Hobby Lobby for 50% off. The total cost of this renovation? Under $15. Pretty good! Click here to see the before picture.

One man's trash...

As some of you know, I LOVE painting. OK... some of you know I'm obsessed with painting. I acutally have been known to ask my friends what room of THEIR house needs painting can I paint. I love the quietness and art of painting, and the transformation of a room or object for a small amount of money. We have been looking for a desk or two for the boys to put in their rooms to do homework on.

Dine-In Valentine's

Happy Belated Valentine's!Since Michael and I celebrate our anniversary on February 1st, we usually have a more casual Valentine's Day with the boys. This year I wanted to do a dinner at home again. I've been asked alot lately why my boys are so well behaved and how they act so good when they are in public. Well, it's because of several factors. One is "Sunday Spankings," as we affectionately

Ha ha...Very funny...

Well, having boys has yet again provided me with endless entertainment. I'm sure I'll get Mother-Of-The-Year Award for posting this but my boys don't get on the internet anyway... Will I share? Of course I will. Needed info...So. Being the oldest of five brothers and sisters, I had the "priviledge" of having offspring first. Yay me. The first to not know what the heck I was doing with