Under Construction!

Hey there ladies and gents -

Buttons, Birds, and BS is currently undergoing a very EXCITING makeover!

Thriftary Designs will be tinkering around here for the next hour or so. Be sure to check back tomorrow to see the amazing new blog look!

Maddie @ Thriftary

Weekend!

Happy Weekend!

Not sure how you have been enjoying your weekend, but i am happy that i have spent the majority of mine painting.

And this the color palette that has inspired me:

don't worry... these colors aren't going anywhere near my kitchen island. 

I need to get back to work so i can show you sooner than later what i have been up to.

Have a great rest of your Sunday!

{BS}

Island Preview

I am an expert procrastinator.  I am the type of person that is late to parties because i am still wrapping gifts, even though i’ve known your birthday was coming for months.  But this time it’s not my fault.  I can’t help that i have had this old table top in my possession for almost two years (yikes) and haven’t done anything to it. 

Okay….so maybe I should have been a little more proactive.  But there is good news on the horizon!  I am finally going to be taking a woodworking class here in Nashville that will give me access to power tools!  I can’t wait to turn this into my new Kitchen Island!!!

With the help of a wood shop I plan on building and attaching legs and a bottom shelf to this table top.  My kitchen NEEDS this island.  The original mint paint color goes perfectly with my house.  The class doesn’t start for a couple of months, so in the meantime I am planning on carefully re-finishing just the top without ruining the awesome dirty mint color on the sides. 

Check back to see the progress and finished island… and to make sure I make it out of the wood shop in one piece! :)

{BS}

Happy Mother's Day!

I am so grateful for everything that my mom has done for me and given to me.  She has taught me to have good posture (when i’m not slouching), great manners, to be independent and self-motivated, how to cross stitch, when to keep haggling at a yard sale, to see things for all their creative potential, and all things domestic that i have forgotten along the way (she had to remind me how to boil eggs).  My mother can literally do anything.  She is the best, and has never stopped believing in me and my crazy plans and schemes. 

So to show her how much i love her, i painted her flowers for her sewing room for Mother's Day...

I want her and everyone to know how much i love her and hope that, especially today , she feels extra loved! 

I love you MOM!

-Love, Brittany

{aka BS}

Mirror Mirror

Several years ago I used to work at a bargain center that was similar to a goodwill situation.  It was a dream come true because I was the first to see the amazing things that people no longer wanted lying around their homes, and got it all, at an extremely discounted price.  One of my favorite pieces that I have acquired is this mirror.

When I bought it 6 years ago I think the color was gold.  Since then it has been painted white, black, and now gray.

Well- it’s time for another color change!  I have to admit that I am pretty fickle when it comes to color choices, and repainting this mirror is a lot easier than re painting my entire living room (which is coming soon).

So this is what the mirror and mantel looked like before:

And this is what it looks like now:

I’m loving the satin Aubergine color so much I spray painted the tray on my coffee table.

Halfway to the weekend folks!

{BS}

My two favorite things

My two favorite things in life, you guessed it, are buttons and birds.  So when i stumbled onto the artist Ran Hwang who combines my two loves, it made my day. 



Dreaming of Joy

She creates large icons using items from the fashion industry mounting buttons, beads, and pins to the walls.  Her installations are beautiful and powerful, and have inspired me to get back into making fine art.  I love 'crafting' and repainting everything in sight, but i miss my studio classes that caused me to be completely out of my creative comfort zone. 

Sweet in Yean 

Whimsical Dream



Her installations are bold, beautiful, and i can only imagine how time consuming it would be to hammer each pin, bead and button into the wall... i applaud her patience, skill and determination to complete her ultimate vision.

New Empty Me

 I need to get back to a place where i am pushed to make things that are not my first idea or instinct.  And i thank you Ran for reminding me of that.

{BS}

Meet Hannah

THis is Hannah.

The most precious baby...ever.
 

So beautiful, so angelic, so tiny.  She is the niece of one of my best friends and another great addition to a great family.  So since she is already so amazing, she deserves something amazing in her nursery. 

Her name:

I painted the canvas to compliment her bedding perfectly, by reversing the colors and floral pattern on her bumper pad.

 

I think Hannah is just as excited as i am at how cute it turned out.  Thanks Laura for taking these cute pics and sharing your little mini-me with us!

 {BS}