Mom's First Flea Market
My Mom and Dad have started a new venture in their lives and it is call Bad Apple Frames..... http://www.badappleframes.com/ (the site will be up and running soon)! My Dad makes the frames and the crafty Linda Kay paints them. This weekend we (being Mom, Carrie Beth and myself) went to Memphis to a flea market and tried selling them to the public for the first time. Although the flea market is not where we need to try again (crazy crowd), Mom was still able to do pretty well for a first-timer! Here are some pictures from this weekend and ordering info is below them!
So, BAD APPLE FRAMES is now open for business! If you see anything you like on here feel free to message me at katiecashion@gmail.com! Like I said the website will be up and running very soon but until then we are taking order over the phone or through email. These are GREAT gifts for baby showers, wedding showers or birthdays. Each frame comes with the stuff to hang them too and we will mail them for an additional fee! Also if you know of any arts and crafts show that we need to attend please let me know!! And I can't forget to say......GREAT JOB MOM (and Dad)!
So, BAD APPLE FRAMES is now open for business! If you see anything you like on here feel free to message me at katiecashion@gmail.com! Like I said the website will be up and running very soon but until then we are taking order over the phone or through email. These are GREAT gifts for baby showers, wedding showers or birthdays. Each frame comes with the stuff to hang them too and we will mail them for an additional fee! Also if you know of any arts and crafts show that we need to attend please let me know!! And I can't forget to say......GREAT JOB MOM (and Dad)!
Yard Work 101....
Now that the inside of the house is pretty much done, all efforts have been put on the yard. This past weekend, Mom and Dad came to Tuscaloosa and helped me with my very large yard (over half an acre of just yard). To sum it up: 3 trees were taken out (one was just half a tree but was larger than the other 2 combined), all shrubs are gone, all leaves were bagged up, the funky plants around the deck were dug up, and one light/exhaust fan in the bathroom was installed (not part of the yard but it was on the "to-do" list). Then 5 new trees were planted in the back and the planning is now on for landscaping everywhere else! Here are a few pictures for your viewing pleasure:
It is kinda bare but there are big plans ahead!
I am bleaching the green off this weekend!
THE BACK VIEW
Where the half tree was! I really wish I had a before photo!
Dad would dig.....
....and I would plant!
What was left for the garbage people!
I will keep everyone updated with new photos as I get more plants in the ground!!
Finishing touches!
Over my long break from work (and a very successful surgery), I got a lot accomplished around the house. I finally bought a rug for the living room, hung some new pictures, and got new things for the dining room. Also after 6 months, I finally opened up the paint cans and did some touch up work on places that needed it!
New rug (and I don't think I ever posted a picture of the new furniture)
New rug (and I don't think I ever posted a picture of the new furniture)
Steal of the Week. I got these two vases for next to nothing at Hancock Fabrics.
I finally got my table decorated! These are my old placemats and napkins that I would like to replace, but they will work for now. I am just waiting till I find something I love. 
And after 6 months of sitting in the corner, I got the piece of metal up on the side of my cabinet. It ended up looking better than I thought!!
I will post more about these frames later but this might be my parents new business! Dad makes the frames and Mom paints them! They are too cute!
Hot water......please!
This past weekend was suppose to be the weekend of laziness. There were no football games on, the last of the students left after graduation, and I had plans to have a "leggings and T-shirt" weekend (these days are usually only on Sundays but I wanted a whole weekend dedicated to my favorite comfy clothes). The only thing I had planned to do was to drive to B'ham to visit Lee, CB, Mom and Dad late Saturday afternoon and have dinner there. However my water heater had other plans!
On Saturday morning, I was about to get in the shower. I turned the water on like I normally do and waited for it to get hot but it never happened! After checking the fuse box outside and the one inside, I felt the pipes on the water heater and they were cold! Of course I called my Mom and they decided to drive through T-town after getting done at Lee and CB's house (Dad and Lee cut several trees down this weekend). At that point my afternoon drive turned in to a over night stay since I had no hot water.
Luckily the water heater was fixable! Dad and I worked on it for about an hour, then went to Lowe's for parts (and to price new water heaters if need be). We found the parts we needed and some we just replaced for good measure (but we didn't know that till later). Nevertheless, I have hot water!! The upper heating element had gone bad. We replaced it as well as a upper thermostat. Thank goodness I have a dad who can fix just about EVERYTHING! So for your viewing pleasure here is a picture that sums up the problem
On Saturday morning, I was about to get in the shower. I turned the water on like I normally do and waited for it to get hot but it never happened! After checking the fuse box outside and the one inside, I felt the pipes on the water heater and they were cold! Of course I called my Mom and they decided to drive through T-town after getting done at Lee and CB's house (Dad and Lee cut several trees down this weekend). At that point my afternoon drive turned in to a over night stay since I had no hot water.
Luckily the water heater was fixable! Dad and I worked on it for about an hour, then went to Lowe's for parts (and to price new water heaters if need be). We found the parts we needed and some we just replaced for good measure (but we didn't know that till later). Nevertheless, I have hot water!! The upper heating element had gone bad. We replaced it as well as a upper thermostat. Thank goodness I have a dad who can fix just about EVERYTHING! So for your viewing pleasure here is a picture that sums up the problem
Old heating element vs New heating element.....Can you tell the difference?
Halloween and Christmas ALL IN ONE!
I know that it is a little late to be putting up Halloween pictures! However I thought since our costumes were Christmas oriented it would be okay for the tardiness! We are thinking about making this a Christmas card! And if you can't figure out what we are.....we're a Christmas Mantle. (Yeah, we were struggling for last minute ideas!)
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