Bee happy ..... change a table

A few weekends ago I started sanding down this table to repaint it.

I have had this table for quite a few years now, and it started off pine then I used an ivy stencil around the corners.

I got the table from Ikea in Leeds even before there was an Ikea open at Nottingham. We drove the table home in a smallish car with the table resting over the top of the headrests so it would fit in the car! Husband and I had compacted backs for a week after driving home squashed in our seats with the table over our heads, probably highly illegal but I just had to have it!

But back to the sanding.

This is it having had a sanding with the electric sander and ready for painting.

Painted white and drying in the living room. Under this white paint
is grey so when I distress it the grey shows through.





2 coats of white paint and a new handle.

The table then went back on the garden to be distressed by hand so the grey paint would show through.

Here is my lovely assistant.

It took about 2 hours by hand to distress and gave me a really sore arm and shoulder!

After sanding by hand the table looked a bit shiny on top still so kind husband got out the electric sander again and went over it to dull it off and then it got sanded again by hand with a really fine paper to finish it off.

Really pleased with the result, the grey shows through and it looks shabby and chic!

Bee happy x

Have a delicious day!

Bee happy .... get ready for Easter

Just a few pictures today of my Easter decorations.

I have my hanging chickens and bunnies.

I have mini chocolate eggs and creme eggs, I'm all set!

I bought this glass cake stand a few weeks ago from Matalan and instead of using Mr Kipling's iced fancies to fill it I decided to put in a nest from Hobby Craft, a real egg, some chocolate eggs and some little chicks.

The feathers were found on our back garden a couple of weeks ago, I think they are from a pheasant.

Bee happy x
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Bee happy ..... shopportunity update

 For those of you who loved my little vacant sign as much as I do, it cost £11.53 from Wickes and comes in silver or gold, I've put the link below.

http://www.wickes.co.uk/indicator-bolt/invt/159671/

Bee happy x

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Bee happy ..... fit new doors

Last year we had most of the internal doors in the house changed to new ones but the joiner let us down and we were left with 3 new doors stuck in the garage waiting to be fitted. 

Well this week we finally got around to organising a joiner and he came out yesterday and fitted the final 3 doors.  For some reason I kept calling him Alan even though his name was Roy.  I said it that much that husband started calling him Alan too!

Before picture - got this poster from Whittards to cover up the door
last year. This is utility door into the garage.

Before picture - this is the downstairs cloaks door in the hallway.

Before picture - this is also in the hallway which leads into the living room.
One of the little doggies has gotten used to just pushing this
door open with her snout to gain access to the settee
because the catch doesn't work

Nice new door in utility now, it just needs painting white
to match the other doors I painted in the kitchen before
I did my wallpapering.

New door into the living room, notice my E is missing from
my HOME sign above the door, the E fell off
during the night the other night, broke it 2 and scared me half to death!

New door into the cloaks, much nicer!



I had the joiner fit me a little vacant/engaged sign
on this door, I have them on the upstairs bathrooms and
think they are so cute!



The house is coming together at last.  We may have some new radiators fitted in some rooms and then it's all systems go for decorating through the house.  At least the paint will dry quicker in the summer!

Bee happy x

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P.S Don't forget to enter my fab giveaway!

Bee happy .... try a new magazine

I bought a new style of magazine Jeanne d'Arc Living which I found on

Betty and Violets blog

http://bettyandviolet.blogspot.com/2011/02/jeanne-darc-living-magazine.html

I bought issue 1, 2 and 3 from this year and they came wrapped in tissue paper with gorgeous stickers and a little note. Then each magazine was then wrapped individually, it was great unwrapping, just like a birthday or Christmas!

A lovely little card enclosed

A little postcard which is so cute was also enclosed

Check out this blog it is so gorgeous and full of lovely things.

The magazines are like books and full of gorgeousness I absolutely love them! There are recipies, photos of rooms, decorating ideas, articles and so much more!

Bee happy x
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Bee happy .... my giveaway prize came!

Got my sampler this weekend, it's so cute! Thanks Bibbity-bob, you can check out her lovely blog here

http://bibbity-bob.blogspot.com/2011/03/giveaway-winner-announcement.html

Don't forget to enter my 100th follower giveaway on post below.

Bee happy x

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Bee happy .... have a 100th follower giveaway!

I have now reached 100 followers so am having a giveaway!

The lovely Deborah at http://mywhitechair.blogspot.com/ was my 100th follower and as it happens I was hers! she is also having a giveaway so check out her lovely blog.

I have also decided to send a little something sweet to my first follower which was Debbie at Beautiful Dee's http://beautifuldees.blogspot.com/ She is such a lovely lady and has been with me from the start, supporting and encouraging me! Debbie if you could email me your address I can send over your goodies :)

It has taken me ages to decide what to giveaway but here goes.  There are 3 prizes which are below.

Going for a Royal theme in red, white and blue.
A Bee happy book bag in red and white with a button bracelet
and a corsage.

A craft pack with bird print ribbon, bird print gift labels, pins, ribbons, wooden hearts 
and new and vintage buttons.

A Liberty print bag for those of you who missed out
on buying one at TK Maxx

To be in with a chance of winning you have to

1. Be a follower.

2. Leave a comment on this post telling me which gift you would like to win.

3. For an extra chance of winning, blog about this giveaway or copy my bee happy giveaway picture and put it in your sidebar, linking back to me and leave me an extra comment saying you have done this.

I have decided the closing date will be 1st May because of holidays etc.

Good luck everyone!

Bee happy x

Have a delicious day!