Entries by Sausha @ {Sweet Pickins}

The house is a mess…keeping it real post

(aren’t those the most gorg flowers you’ve ever seen?!) I always love when i look at another blog and see a post filled with pretty pics of their house.  It gives me tons of inspiration/motivation.  But i also love when i come upon a blog post of the “for realz” pics.  When pics are shown of […]

{Before & After} – Repurposed Headboards

I cant remember where i found these headboards, but they’ve been in the shop for a bit and i was finally able to get to them last week.  And ya, i could of painted them up cute to re-use as a headboard again, but i love me some repurposed stuff! So, the legs were just […]

{Before & After} – updated dresser

And the “Worst Blogger of the Year Award” goes too….Sausha @ Sweet Pickins!!   Im so sorry for taking such a long break!!  It was my full intention to post more often, but you guys know how it is and life gets in the way!  I could seriously post at least once a day with […]

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{EAT} – letters from reclaimed lumber

Updated – these letters are now available for sale HERE!! Even before i started my plank wall that i posted about yesterday, i had a vision of what i wanted for the little diagonal wall.  It needed to be big, bold and make a statement!  And i think that my new EAT sign def does! […]

{Plank Wall} – Before & After

Man, it feels good to do a little house project again!!  It seems like its been so long since doing a little DIY project on the weekend, yet im always busy?!?!  But, i love the way this turned out and its all done! Ive always thought this wall in my kitchen should be a feature […]

{Home & Garden Club} – with a giveaway!!

I am super excited that i was asked by Cynthia @ Jordan Valley Home & Garden Club to be part of their Summer Soiree!! If you live in Utah (or want to drive in for the weekend!) then this event is a must!  Cassity & her husband Justin from Remodelalohic are going to be there teaching! […]

{Hello & a Couch} – before & after

Well, Hello!!!  Sorry, ive been slacking on the blog posting again, its just so hard to find an extra hour in the day lately!  Im rearranging my schedule next week and trying out a new “routine” hoping that i can get in some more computer time – so hopefully more posts are in our future […]

{New Listings & Updated Page}

I am dwindling down to the last of my unfinished furniture in my shop!!  In fact, last week i only had a couple of pieces left and i got a few more over the weekend.  When i moved into the shop about 6 months ago, i was stacked to the rafters with stuff to do! […]

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{Old Door = Chalkboard}

Oh man, how i LOVE old doors!!!  I am seriously a door hoarder!!  But, im trying to start repurposing them to get them cleared out! A couple of years ago, i took an old single panel door,painted the frame white and then chalkboard in the middle and hung it horizontally on the wall for my […]

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{Old Door turned Jewelry Holder}

Ive been meaning to do a project for years that i saw  in a magazine to hold jewelry – but i STILL havent gotten around to it!!  But, i did think of another idea the other day that would be quick & easy, so i actually got to this one! I started with an old […]

{Rubee Lane Giveaway} – GIVEAWAY CLOSED

Hey everyone!!  Im super excited to host a giveaway for my newest sponsor Andra from Rubee Lane!  Rubee Lane is a boutique style site that offers new deals daily for great prices!  Here are a few words from Andra… Welcome to Rubee Lane!   Your one stop shop for wonderful boutique items.  Each day a new […]

{New Shop Listings}

I just wanted to drop in real quick to let everyone know that i’ve added a bunch of new things to the Sweet Pickins Shop, lots of fun stuff!! Im sorry for the lack of posts lately!  Things are crazy busy and i just havent been able to sit down and do it.  Dont give […]

{Before & After} – Fun Yellow Dresser!

I was going through some old pics today and came across this dresser that i painted a while back.  I cant believe that i havent posted it yet, it was such a fun dresser!  I was originally going to paint it a bright white, but my cute friend Jenn of By The Way Jenn Gray needed […]

{Before & After} – Antique Desk & where i’ve been!!

I cant believe its been 3 weeks since i last posted!!  Where has time gone?!  I was trying to be better about posting/blogging this year, but sometimes life just gets in the way! I have been super busy in the shop.  I just finished up a full kitchen cabinet job that took up almost 2 […]

{Before & After} – refinished antique vanity

This was one of those pieces that makes you super excited to get done because you know it will be awesome!!  But, it had some issues that werent too fun to fix – but it turned out great :) Before… As you can see on the one side, the wooden veneer is all crazy.  My […]

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{Before & After} – sewing/craft cabinet

I got this unique cabinet a while back and finished it a couple months ago for a client that loves to sew and needed a new cabinet.  She decided on a fun green color and i love the way it turned out!!  I really like the chunky white hardware with the green – its perfect […]

{Sweet Pickins Shop} – NEW LISTINGS!!

We just got back into town and im trying to get caught up with everything, but i wanted to drop in and let you know that i have just listed lots of new items in the Sweet Pickins Shop!!  I am finally getting to the end of my furniture stash and cant wait to start […]

{Before & After} – pair of chairs

I finished up these matching set of chairs a while back.  While i was looking for some other pics, i found these and remembered how cute they were! They started off with a darker stained finish and some lovely dragonfly fabric – which im sure was awesome sometime or another, but they needed an update. […]

{Before & After} – small dresser

I got this cute little dresser about a year and a half ago from goodwill and just kept pushing it to the side because of its broken leg.  My plan was to buy 2 matching legs, but reattaching them would be tricky.  So the other day, i had to get this thing done and out […]

{Sweet Pickins Shop} – sofa table for sale!

I just listed a cute little chunky sofa table in the Sweet Pickins Shop – go here for more info/pics.  Item is available for shipping, so if you would like a quote please email me, please note that legs cant be removed so shipping price would be based on the full dimensions of the table. […]

{Google Friend Connect Going Away} – MUST READ!

Has everyone heard the news?  Google Friend Connect will no longer be available for non Blogger blogs as of 3/1/12?   With my new design, i switched over to WordPress.  So this means if you dont resubscribe to my blog in some other way, i will loose ya!  I dont want that to happen! This […]

{New Blog Name & New Design!}

Hey everyone!  I just wanted to drop in real quick and let you know that you are in the right place!  I decided to merge both my blogs together and just have one – it will really make things so much easier on me!  I decided to go with Sweet Pickins since that is my […]

{Before & After}–Refinished Piano

This was one of the most intimidating projects I have taken on.  I never had a piano, never really “inspected” one and didn’t really have a clue as to what was goin on inside of one.  Until now – now I’m good to go on some more piano painting!!  It was actually kinda fun getting […]