Be Inspired Features and Link Party #111

Happy Tuesday! Welcome back for features and party day!
 

Mother Nature seems to have missed the memo about spring, but it's tag sale week here at Elizabeth & Co. and we are so excited! We finished fluffing yesterday and it definitely looks and feels like spring inside. I'll be back tomorrow morning with a sneak peek! Now let's check out this week's fabulous features .....

I love the fresh green and white stripes on this canvas banner from D.D.'s Cottage and Design - just so perfect for spring!

 

Darrielle also shared this pretty bench in the yummiest shade of pink!

Doreen from Hymns & Verses shared her garden themed spring mantel. I love the natural feel - so fresh and pretty!

I'm swooning over this Restoration Hardware inspired dresser and nightstand transformation from White Cottage Boutique!

 

One of the things that I love about my friend Cassie over at Primitive & Proper is her knack for small updates that keep her home always looking so fresh and new! This time around she painted the back of her living room bookcases black. A small change with a big impact!

I love the attention to detail on this Ballard inspired chair makeover from Twin Oaks Studio!

And oh my goodness,  these Chocolate Chip, Oats and Caramel Cookie Squares from Gina's Italian Kitchen look outrageously yummy!

Thanks so much to everyone who linked up and linked back!
If you've been featured, feel free to grab a cute little button from the sidebar!
 

Now on to this week's party...

 

*Link up your furniture makeovers, DIY projects, home decor, crafts, recipes, thrifty finds, etc... We want to see whatever is inspiring you at the moment! 

 

*Grab a party button or link back in some way.

 

*And we'd love to have you follow along with us!

 

We'll be back next Tuesday with features and a brand new party!

 

Spring Wreaths

Happy First Day of Spring!!!

 

Are you jumping for joy?

Whew, that was one very long winter!

Well here at Elizabeth & Co., spring is bursting out all over!

 

Our first vintage tag sale of 2014 is just one week away.
Yes, we're starting early this year!

And if you've been here before, you knew this post was coming!

 I love making a fresh batch of wreaths for each sale. It just makes me happy. And of course spring means flowers and nests filled with eggs!

 

 

I've already shared my first round of spring burlap wreaths, along with a tutorial if you'd like to make your own. And while it was snowing a few days ago (for real), I made a few more!

 

I hope they put you in the mood for spring!

If you're a local reader, I hope you come join us next week!

 Details are on the sidebar and preview photos are on their way.

And no matter the weather outside, I promise that it will feel like spring!

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Craftberry Bush
I'm Not A Trophy Wife
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The Hankful House
 



Be Inspired Features and Link Party #110

Happy Tuesday! Welcome back for features and party day!
 

I have a another fabulous lineup of features for you this week! There are always so many wonderful links at the party each week and it is just really, really hard to pick just a few. Thank you all for taking the time to share your talent and creativity with us! 

How stunning is this sophisticated buffet from Robin at RPK Interiors!

Melanie from Lost & Found tried her hand at hand painting cherry blossoms on this milk painted dresser - so pretty!

Check out this amazing before and after from Beaux R'eves - quite dramatic, don't you think?

I think navy blue is an awesome color for furniture and this sideboard from Angela at Number Fifty-Three is the perfect example!

 

And don't these simple little beehive pulls just make you swoon?

 

Keya from Vintage Prairie Style used stripes to give this teacher's desk a great new look!

Distressing really brought out the details on this charming vintage vanity from D.D.'s  Cottage and Design. And the little green stool is a sweet surprise!

And Darrielle also shared this totally amazing French Bed she painted for her daughter - love the details and the red and aqua color combination!

 Another beautiful color combination comes to us from CJ at Juniper & Roses!

Chic by Tab gave this dated sideboard a new lease on life with a little paint and the magic of Rub 'n Buff!

Jenna from Rain on a Tin Roof used Rub 'n Buff to create the illusion of brass feet on her big beautiful red buffet - very smart!

I'm so thrilled that my friend Chris from Red Gate Farm is going to welcome her first little grandbaby in just a few months. Chris created this totally adorable book page bunting for the baby shower - so sweet! And the parents-to-be are not going to find out the sex of the baby in advance, so the shower theme is "Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are?"  How perfect is that!

Thanks so much to everyone who linked up and linked back!
If you've been featured, feel free to grab a cute little button from the sidebar!
 

Now on to this week's party...

 

*Link up your furniture makeovers, DIY projects, home decor, crafts, recipes, thrifty finds, etc... We want to see whatever is inspiring you at the moment! 

 

*Grab a party button or link back in some way.

 

*And we'd love to have you follow along with us!

 

We'll be back next Tuesday with features and a brand new party!

 

 

Elsa's Shabby Chic Dresser

This is Elsa's dresser. Her mom suggested a bright color, but Elsa knew exactly what she wanted - a bright white shabby chic dresser.

 

Elsa's mom picked this one out of my garage stash. Her top priority was lots of storage.

 

She wasn't a fan of the brass pulls, but that was an easy fix.

 

This was another sunroom painting project.

 

I'm actually getting the hang of painting in the house this winter.  I even have a system - start one or two new pieces each Monday, work on them during the week, then get them moved out of the sunroom by the weekend. It's working for me and winter can't last forever, right?

 

For Elsa's shabby chic look, I used Behr Premium Plus Ultra in Silky White, then mixed it up with the homemade chalk paint recipe.

 

The brass pulls were replaced with pretty clear glass scallop crackle knobs from Hobby Lobby - so feminine. 

I distressed the edges and finished up with a coat of Fiddes & Sons clear wax.

 

Simple and sweet with a curvy little feet.

 I think Elsa was right - bright white shabby chic was the perfect choice for this dresser! It also provides the storage that mom requested and it's a classic piece that will work for Elsa for a long time to come!

And where does completed furniture go when it leaves the sunroom?

It gets moved to the foyer of course!

What can I say, it's winter and we're playing musical furniture!

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Redoux
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