Under $100 Linky Party

Happy Wednesday Night!  How is the weather in your neck of the woods? It as been so hot here, we already have wildfires going.  Pray for rain for us, we need it! Thank you.  And check out these great links from last week:

DIY ribbon rack from Mandy Jean Chic

Sofa table from Twice Loved Treasures

Cherry braid from The Princess and Her Cowboys

Container Gardens from An Extraordinary Day

VMG206 shared a sweet photo charm necklace

Crate desk organizer from Denise on a Whim

I look forward to seeing your links.

Please remember to read through the guidelines before linking up!  Thanks for linking up and for sharing you with us.

Under $100 Linky Guidelines:

1. Please link to the specific post, not your blog!

2. Please only post ideas that cost $100 or less--it would be great if you share the cost of your project, but not necessary.

3. Please include a brief description in link up.

4. Grab my Under $100 button on the sidebar and include it in your post or a link to Beyond the Picket Fence so people can find you and more great ideas.

5. Please check and make sure your link works. If it doesn't you can delete it and try again.

6. Please no direct links to sales sites, i.e. ETSY or just a plain ol' commercial site, we are looking for inexpensive ideas we can recreate.

7.  Please do NOT link up the same thing week after week--keep it fresh.

Drawer Shelf For a Fickle Pre-Teen

If my 11 year old daughter had her way, she'd change her room scheme every six months--not going to happen.  We do however always seem to be adding here and there to it.  The latest addition is this shelf unit made form old drawers.

She has a narrow wall between her bedroom door and closet door so this was the perfect spot for a small shelf.  

I painted the outside of the drawers white 

and the inside in bright colors to match her bedding.

I screwed the drawers to each other and added one long screw into a stud to secure the unit to the wall.  She stylized the shelves.

I like the extra ledges created by offsetting the drawers--perfect for this little mouse,

and my daughter's sand collection.

Her room is not clean right now, but here are some glimpses--one wall has inspirational words and polka dots,

She loves her Paris poster.

I made her L shaped pallet beds (the beds are really messy, but you can see the color here).

This is her art wall,

and the top of her dresser arranged just so.

Her dresser is white with bright colored drawers,

hooks are a lifesaver in a kid's room.

She loves drawing different things on her chalkboard.

It is a happy room and when everything except the bedding is recreated from a thrift store or made from leftover parts and pieces, I guess we can afford to change it up often (I have told her every 2 years).

Sunday Verses

Happy Mother's Day to you all!

Under $100 Linky Party

Hey, I remembered!  Amazing how good the post show brain works :).I took a few days off to work in the yard, but it time to get going again.  I have Junk Fest June 15th.  Here is what some of you have been up to:

Beautiful redo from Going Green

Burlap container gardens from Rustic Rediscovered

Twelve O Eight's sweet salvaged wood stool

Love the handle on these crates from Love 2 Create

The Thinking Closet's book page banner

Mocha avocado smoothie from Screaming Sardines

Sweet vignette from Kammy's Korner

I look forward to seeing your links.

Please remember to read through the guidelines before linking up!  Thanks for linking up and for sharing you with us.

Under $100 Linky Guidelines:

1. Please link to the specific post, not your blog!

2. Please only post ideas that cost $100 or less--it would be great if you share the cost of your project, but not necessary.

3. Please include a brief description in link up.

4. Grab my Under $100 button on the sidebar and include it in your post or a link to Beyond the Picket Fence so people can find you and more great ideas.

5. Please check and make sure your link works. If it doesn't you can delete it and try again.

6. Please no direct links to sales sites, i.e. ETSY or just a plain ol' commercial site, we are looking for inexpensive ideas we can recreate.

7.  Please do NOT link up the same thing week after week--keep it fresh.

Blanket Chest and Answers

I thought I would take a minute to answer a few questions I have been asked recently:

Where do you get barn wood?  I am extremely lucky to have a friend who is a wood worker who gave me several loads of his leftovers.  Many of these pieces are warped and would not work for the beautiful pieces he creates.  I won't always have this source. Luckily I find that old fence boards and pallet wood give a lovely patina with paint layers and stain.  I do know that people have seen barns falling down and have asked if they can take them apart and the owners have allowed it.  It is good to offer to pay for the wood, although many people have gotten it for free or at least for the work of removing the dilapidated building.

Where and what "shows" do you do?  I do shows that are in Montana, my home state.  The farthest I go as of now for a show is a 3 hour drive.  Currently I do about 5 shows a year plus I sell at our local Farmer's Market, which is much more than just produce.  I would love to do 6-8 shows a year.  No shows in your area?  Consider putting one on!

From the recent show pictures, what percentage of the merchandise did you sell?  I usually almost sell out.  At the April show I did I brought home 8 items, only 1 being a large piece of furniture.  Typically I sell 90+% of my merchandise.  The show this past weekend had a little bit lower attendance rate than typical, I still sold 85% of what I took.  

Hope this helps a bit!

You may have seen the little blanket chest in my pictures from the show.  Here is a closer look.  I did make this from the barn wood.

I started with a nice 3x3 piece of wood.  I knew it would make great legs for a piece.  I cut it into 4 equal lengths and went from there in deciding what to build.  After attaching 4 sides I decided on a blanket chest or trunk or coffee table or whatever you want to call it.

I pieced the top together.  

Here is a peek at the inside:

I rusted the hinges,

painted and stained it all for a great storage piece.

Another One Bites The Dust

Another show down and under my belt.  It was fun and exhausting and wonderful all in one! My favorite part is the people--seeing vendors that I only see twice a year, the lovely ladies who put the show on, the darling customers--yes, I love the people.  Here are some pictures from my booth:

Another wood "upholstered" chair

A One Fish, Two Fish children's set (darn--you can't see the cute seats!)

A drawer storage ottoman

I had a large version of the Montana home art on colorful pallet wood (like the dog picture)--it sold the night before.  I will make more of these!

These letter squares were popular--sold all of them.  Will be making more of these too!

Another window wood art piece

Fun signs and banners

Someone said they voted my space the happiest booth.  It does look like a fiesta threw up all over it--I wanted to have a margarita all day long!