I did it!

I finally emptied a can of paint!  This may come as a shock to some (especially those who have witnessed firsthand my crazy amount of painting and David at the Home Depot paint counter) but I have never finished off a gallon of paint. 

Until now!

Also today I received a Bloggy Award!

  Whooo Hooo!!  Thanks to Paula for thinking of my when passing on the Liebster Award! 

"Liebster" means "Dearest" in German and the award is a "share the love arrangement" that is given to inspirational bloggers with less than 200 followers. There is a list of things that recipients are required to do upon receiving the award.

1. Thank the person who presented you with the award on your blog.
2. Link back to the blogger who gave you the award.
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog
4. Present the Liebster Award to 5 other bloggers with less than 200 followers.
5. Let them know you've chosen them by leaving a comment on their blog.

I am happy to award the Liebster Blog Awards to:

Lauren @ The Well Crafted Home

Megan @ Insert Catchy Title

Danielle @ Love Life and Louboutins

Sonya @ So Simple Rooms

Ashley and Jourden @ Little Yellow Barn

Doors, Cake and Gift Cards!

Welcome back birdies!  I hope that your weekend was more productive than mine was!  Like every day of my life I had grand plans of knocking out something off my to-do list.  This weekend was going to be the weekend that I repainted my laundry room... but was slowed down by a stomach bug and this sweet pup Marley (aka 'Lady Diesel') instead.

My roommate Ivy however was way more inspired to create than I was!  It pays to live with a talented baker!  Hello angel food cake!

But I did manage to get off the couch long enough to grab these two doors free off a porch in East Nashers.  Project new doors is quickly coming to fruition!

 I can't believe someone didn't want these anymore!

Lastly, you will be this excited when you get these little bad boys in the mail.  Oh wait.. you have to enter to win them first... go for it!

Heart Shutters

A couple of months ago I scooped up these shutters free on a curb in East Nashville.  They are kind of cute and definitely country (which just happens to not really be my personal aesthetic).  I knew that I wasn’t planning on using them on the outside of my house, but didn’t really want to pass them up either.  I tend to do this a lot.  (Probably the definition of a hoarder.) 

 So after having them on the back burner of my crafting thoughts I finally decided to paint them.  I mixed up some of my left over Sun Ray and white paint and gave them a good white wash.  Or should I say yellow wash?
 

Any who- it’s hard to tell in the pictures but the texture and imperfect painting is WONDERFUL and I love them even more now with a rustic touch.  I am still undecided about where to put them in my house (possibly in my laundry room).   I have three more shutters just like them that I want to turn into a bench for my backyard.  I also was able to scoop up a vintage door (which is what the shutters are leaning on) that has way more charm that any of mine so one doorway in my house is getting an upgrade! 

Oh... p.s. There are 9 more days left in the GIVE AWAY! 

Zip code Pillow

Home is wherever I'm with you...and currently that is 37216.

Here was a sweet and oh so perfect gift that i LOVE and think looks great in my pink velvet chair. (oh yeah i have a pink velvet chair... be very jealous). 

If you are lucky you just might get one of these for your birthday... oh and if you aren't already singing this song in your head, you will be! 

The zip code is for the coolest area of East Nashville.  The numbers were stenciled on using fabric paint and then sewn and stuffed into a pillow.  Custom pillows can be purchased HERE.

Also:

Don't forget about the awesome GIVEAWAY HERE!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father’s Day!

Source

A giveaway prize that you can share with your dad... HERE!

Week Wrap Up

In case you were up to your elbows in Father's Day crafts, or have been in a spray paint haze i wanted to catch you up on what i have been up to this week here at Buttons Birds & BS.  I am trying to challenge myself to blog more regularly and this is one more that i can do just that.

Sooooo.... here we go!

sunday:  I feel in love with this lamp after it was painted and distressed.  You will too!

i.love.lamp.

monday:  Side Stripes on a Side Table... need i say more?

Side Stripes

thursday:   Star Book finished... trip is booked!

Star Book

friday:  GIVE AWAY ALERT!  my mouth is watering thinking about this one...



June Giveaway

June Giveaway!!!

Hey friends! Happy Friday! We made it through another week and can't believe that June is already half way over! I am excited to share that June is going to kick off my monthly giveaways!

When I started thinking about what should kick off the giveaways, I thought about things that I would want to win. Out of everything that I could want... two things came to mind- Coffee and Crafts!

So to help you in your crafting adventures I am giving away a

10$ Starbucks Gift card and a 25$ Hobby Lobby Gift Card!

Just think you can go on a crazy caffeine crafting craze!!!!!!

Ways to enter this fabulous giveaway:

nFollow my blog by clicking the 'Join this site' button.

nGrab either of my buttons and upload to your blog.

nAfter you do either, or preferably both, LEAVE A COMMENT telling me which you did… simple right? As easy as ordering a Frappuccino!

The giveaway is now cosed.