I was featured on Better After

I have had some interesting things happen to me in the last few months, first,  I won a contest on Canadian Pickers. I had entered a pick of my hoosier in a "Show us your best pick contest" and my name was picked.

 

 

Congratulations to Tobey McCool on winning the Canadian Pickers prize pack! Your name was randomly selected in our 'Best Pick' contest. Stay tuned for the next contest CP fans!

Some of my friends saw it online before I did and they sent me message congratulating me. It took me a while to figure out what they were talking about.

It was exciting to see my name and my blog mentioned on the Canadian Pickers facebook page. I never win anything so I was pretty excited. I didn't even know what the prize was when I entered.

I won a prize pack which came in the mail Christmas Eve, it consisted of a Canadian Pickers Tshirt and coffee mug and autographed postcard of Sheldon and Scott. I asked if Sheldon and Scott could deliver it, but I guess they were busy lol

I know some of you might think its not a big deal, but I never win anything so I was excited to win.

The second exciting thing is that alot of my furniture that I had for sale at Iron Orchid Designs has been selling. The owners have told me that people come in asking for my stuff , that is pretty exciting.

 

Here are a few items that I have put for sale in the store

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then today I had my blog and one of my upcycling projects featured on the blog Before and After.
This blog is one of my favorite blogs and I am honoured to have one of my projects featured on there.

www.betterafter.net

 

 



 

 

This is what was written

 

Four things I like about this little makeover from Tobey at Tobey’s Trash or Treasure.

#1. the white chalk paint
#2. the gray numbers on the drawers
#3. the original handles
#4. And how she replaced that ridiculously awkward-looking foam seat cushion with something that actually looks comfortable and covered it in a kicky print to match the numbering on the desk, and tied the whole package of cuteness together. I give it four thumbs up! I don't really have four thumbs, but pretend I do. Actually, don't, that's weird.

 

 

I tried to add the link to take you right to the post about my project, but can't figure out how to do it.

So I am afraid with my computer skills this will have to do

 

I can't be good at everything you know lol

 

That one even made me laugh

 

 

Some people might not think that these are big accomplishments

But to me they are very exciting

I love upcycling furniture and I love writing this blog

and when good things like this happen

it reinforces in my mind that this is what I was meant to do

And I will keep doing this along my body lets me

 

Thank you to Canadian Pickers

and Thank you to Better After , one of my favorite blogs

and thank you too all that follow me and encourage me and rejoice in my accomplishements

 

 

hugs

 

 

 

 

and my sidekick

Maggie

 



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