A few before and afters...

Happy Tuesday after a long and beautiful weekend...

Well this is a very exciting week for Classically Hip Designs,

First, there is the give away on Thursday, there are a lot of people entered, but it's not over yet...

there is still time to enter...

and

Second, the flea market at Aunt Katie's Attic...

Please come visit me on Saturday, I will be there from 9 - 4...

I have finished some pieces...

Do you want to see them?

A chair that I finished, here is the before:

(don't mind the pogo stick in the background)

And the after....

have I mentioned I LOVE burlap, how pretty...

I imagine this with a desk or next to a buffet,

Or

in the front of a house with pretty flowers....

what would you do with this chair....

I also finished a rocker my cousin dropped off to me...

here is the before:

and the after....

perfect paired with a burlap number pillow from yours truly...

AND

how about this transformation

a little foot stool before:

and the after...

I will also have some of my friends scarves and pins that day that you can also purchase,

check her out on facebook

Sew Shelly

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sew-Shelly/117351555016689?ref=ts

here are a few pics of her work...

Don't forget about the giveaway and check out Classically Hip Designs facebook page...

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Classically-Hip-Designs/163983316999038

Last but not least,

A very big congrats to my friends Becca and Brad,

their new bundle of joy is here and gorgeous...







How to make a sheet music wreath...

So while I am busy painting, by poor 4 year old is putting on chap stick, but my sister actually told me it's not glitter chap stick it is glitter glue!!!!  Again, I have said this before, (I hope it's not becoming habit), not one of my best days!!!

I started this yesterday and with all of my painting I forgot to finish my Friday tutorial, so sorry, so here it is, a little late...

Sheet Music Wreath

Now please don't think I thought of this, there are soooo many creative women out there,

I saw this on Miss Mustard Seeds blog and

wanted to create it for myself....

So I started with this baby...

We have a love/hate relationship

I love her because we create sooo many awesome things together,

I hate her because I am burned so often...

Then I took some stiff cardboard and made a circle with a circle cut out in the center....

 I love this bowl, it was my grandma's, it is used and loved in this house...



And then the rolling of sheet music into cones begins,

I used several different books and a couple of different sizes,

once they were all rolled into cones,

I glued like a machine,

miss mustard seed said to start on four points, (north, east, south, west)

Then just fill in with the rest of the cones...

And there you have it, a sheet music wreath, I love it...

It looks so nice with all the black and white furniture....

Now if you want to check out some creative people,

go to Miss Mustard Seeds Blog

She does a Friday furniture entry,

I am on there too!!!

http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com/

She has a giveaway going on, go check it out and
Vintage Skye on Etsy
http://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageSkye?ref=pr_shop

PS

Don't forget about the giveaway...

And next weekend at Aunt Katie's Attic

http://www.auntkatiesattic.com/

There is so much going on, I LOVE IT!!!

Enjoy your memorial day weekend,

and don't forget to think about ALL of those men and women who give up a lot to keep us safe and to provide us with the life we have,

thank you!!!!

And my thoughts are with those who have lost someone at war...

may you find peace with the family and friends that you celebrate with this weekend...

Oh, What a Week...

Well it's official, the giveaway has started....

I am so excited, I hope you are too...

I have been working like a crazy painting woman, getting ready for the flea market...

Oh what a week.....

A couple of the pieces I have finished

This is a sheet music wreath...

( I saw it first on Miss. Mustard Seed's blog, I wanted to try it so here it is...)

A before and after for you....

from dark and dreary



to pretty, cottage chic

glass knobs and all....

and yes, I took the picture right in my workspace...

To see the "rules" of entry
see my blog archive and click on

Classically Hip's Fantastic One Month Giveaway...

Don't forget to visit my Classically Hip Design page on facebook...

Classically Hip's fantastic 1 month giveaway...

So I am excited to announce the official rules of entry:

First, the goods...

The giveaway is going to be a pillow

and a burlap letter or number of your choice

( I will ship them to you, as long as you are in the US)

1.  To enter go to my blog, become a follower, and email me a message
www.classicallyhipdesigns.blogspot.com

OR

2.  Enter on facebook by going to my classically hip designs page, like it, and post or send me a message
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Classically-Hip-Designs/163983316999038?ref=ts

3.  You can be entered twice, these are like brownie points, if you post my link (either my blog or my facebook classically hip designs page) on your facebook page

If you already follow my blog and have liked the page or are a follower, just send me an email saying you want in too!!!

There will be one winner who will be chosen by a random hat pull....

You may start entering on May 26th 12am

the drawing will close June 1st  at midnight...

I will announce the winner on June 2nd

Good Luck

Where does the time go????

It's hard to believe that on June 2nd my blog will be a month old.....( I kind of sound like a new mom...)

This business is REALLY special to me and the readers are making it happen, (and of course everyone buying my goods....)

So what I was thinking was this...

How about a give away for Classically Hip Designs one month anniversary????

I think it's a great idea, how about you????

I'm not sure what the give away will be,

but stay tuned...

you can post or email me any suggestions, I am ALWAYS open to suggestions...

I will do an official rules of entry by Thursday (you might want to email suggestions kind of soon!!)

What Have I been up to today????

I have been gluing, fixing, patching and painting furniture like crazy...

I am gearing up for the flea market and I can't wait,

I even ordered new business cards...

Please come and visit me at Aunt Katie's Attic

June 4th 9-4

(I will also be doing a raffle there!!!)

Lots of giveaways, I love free stuff....

The countdown begins...

The countdown begins to the flea market and I'm very excited...

I've created my "To Do" list (in my head) and I will write it down on paper (later)...

I have begun my search for the perfect pieces to redo....

I have been painting and have pretty much taken over the house...

My "work" stuff is everywhere...

I have even been seaching for "this and that"...

While I am just starting some, I am finishing up others...

Just a preview of one of my favorite pieces, a sheet music table...

I will have wreaths, signs, furniture and little bits of "this and that"...

Hope your getting excited, I am...

Aunt Katie's Attic, Here I Come...

Well I have some very big news,

At this very time next week, I will be selling my furniture at, wait for it....

Aunt Katie's Attic!!!!

She is hosting her annual flea market and I am a vendor!

YIPEE!!!

For info. or to check out her site you can visit http://www.auntkatiesattic.com/

Her store is fun and inviting and if you have never been, you MUST.

Now lets talk about this Florida style flea market in upstate NY, how exciting...

You can find vintage, antiques and of course one of a kind finely painted furniture from yours truly

so don't go to target, come visit us for quality, unique furniture...

Her store is located on RT 5 in Scotia, it is 5 min (towards Amsterdam, not sure which direction that is) from the main intersection of rt5 and Vley rd.

The flea market is on May 4th from 9am - 4pm

Right now my garage/work shop looks like this...

Some pieces I have started...

Some pieces are done, and there are a lot I need to start...

Soooo, my son is making his first communion tomorrow and after that party I will be working like crazy to get ready for the flea market...

Happy Weekend to all....

Let the light in...

Command Center Tutorial

When we first moved into our house our family room was dark and dreary, we saw the potential...

Well before I show you the pictures

please don't be frightened, I can't believe it's the same room either...

The next picture is the little nook we made into an office...

Don't mind the mess, this is when we first started painting...

With a lot of paint, a new carpet and a small contruction job of adding a mudroom off the back door

this is what it looks like today...

Paint can REALLY lighten a room and drastically change the mood and feel...

Don't mind the messy, unpainted cubbies...

they are on my "to do" list...

What I really wanted to show you is how to build a command center in your home,

I love ours, it helps keep us organized ( a word my children already use, this frightens my hubby)!

 This is what it looks like...

This an upclose...

Everyone has a magnetic white board for messages, their is a monthly family calendar, a cup for dry erase markers and each child has a bin for homework folders and papers to keep.

I keep a "pretty" file folder in there so there arn't any loose papers...



On the closet I painted rectangles with chalk board paint (usually funny quotes go on there),

and corkboard strips for artwork to be displayed...

Across from this we made a built in desk...

The top cupboards were alreaady there, I just jazzed them up with some pretty trim and a lot of paint...

the bottom are cabinets I bought from JC Penny ( I waited for a sale)

The left side is two file drawers and the right is a drawer and a cabinet...

The top is a piece of laminet we bought from an overstock home supply warehouse and my hubby just cut it to fit...



With the additions of corkboards, white boards and wire bins

we have a place for everything....

(not that it ALWAYS looks like this...)

If you have questions please share them, someone else might be thinking the same thing...

Let me know if you want help setting this up in your home,

afterall IT IS my job, NOW!!!!