Refinished Crib and Highchair

Isn't this a cute little metal crib and highchair. These pieces harken back to the days of the Korean war, Dwight Eisenhower, and the invention of the polio vaccine. Got any ideas on the decade I'm speaking of??

We got these from a family member who had used them well in her childhood and was glad to pass them along. Here's what they looked like before I took the Krylon to them. :-)

What a cute little baby lamb, huh?? I liked her but, I thought she was a little outdated. I pulled out the tarp, opened the doors in the barn, and went to town with some Krylon Ballet Slipper pink. It's such a nice soft color, the pictures don't even do it justice. 

I also made a crib mattress and pillow from some scraps. Gotta love my unorganized stash of extra materials!!

Of course, we had to make some pom poms too. Have you tried THIS tutorial from good ole' Martha Stewart??  Once you start, you can't stop. Seriously. My hands are cramped from the accordion folding. :-)

Here are the Blog Parties I linked up To (Check them out, you'll be inspired!!)

Works For Me Wednesdays

$35 CSN Giveaway!!!!

 **Giveaway has Ended**
When the seasons change, it's time to revamp the decor, right? You can thrift it, craft it, remodel it, retire it, or heck, you can just buy it.  How about buying it for FREE??!!

Starting today, I've got a giveaway for a $35 gift code for CSN. You know CSN STORES, right?!?! It's a website with an incredible connection to over 200 niche stores and over one million products for sale. Best of all, you can just take your virtual shopping cart from store to store....it's all connected and all one checkout!! Here are a few of the millions of options of things you could get for $35:

Le Creuset Rectangular Dish

Armarkat Cat Bed in Sky Blue

Bazoongi Kids Play Tent

See?? The possibilities are endless (and, pretty random, from my selection). So, if you want to win the giveaway, listen up!!

• PRIZE: One $35 gift certificate to use at any of the 200 CSN online stores
• TO ENTER: Follow Marvelously Messy with Google Friend Connect (one entry), tweet about this giveaway once a day (one entry per tweet, per day)
• GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Saturday, September 25th at Midnight EST
• PRIZE SHIPS: USA and Canada – note that there may be international shipping charges in the case of Canadian addresses
• OTHER: The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Monday, September 27. Good luck!

Blueberry Crisp

As a Maine-ah, it's important that I use my blueberries well....and often!! I have got a couple recipes that are truly near and dear to my heart. There is one blueberry dish that eludes me, however:

Blueberry Crisp

There is something about a crisp that defies any of my cooking abilities. But, lucky for me, the is someone in my family who makes the best darned crisp around. I invited her over to do some cooking lessons with my Munchkin, who is a fan of working in the kitchen. Now, I have to be honest here and say that I do have some ulterior motives for inquiring about cooking lessons for the munchkin. Not only do they bake the best dishes when they work in the kitchen....but we get to keep 'um!!!! He, he, he, he....

It was nice of my MIL to take pity on poor crisp-less Missy this time around and write down the recipe. :-) Here, in all it's splendor, is the recipe I've been dreaming of:

Mimi's Crisp

Ingredients:

Frozen blueberries

1 stick butter (room temp)

1 cup Oats (old fashioned)

 3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup wheat germ

1/4 cup white flour

1tsp cinnamon

1tsp nutmeg

~Heat oven to 350.  Cover bottom of 8x11"pan with frozen blueberries, as many as you would like (at least an inch deep, would be good). Mix the spices in with the sugar and flour. Mix butter into that and then add the rest of dry ingredients. Make sure it is good and stirred and then plop and smooth over the blueberries. Bake, covered for 25 minutes, and then uncovered for another 25....or until brownish and crispy on top. 

This dish MUST be enjoy with some vanilla ice cream. Seriously, I insist. :-)

Enjoy!!

Here are some parties I linked up to:

Works For Me Wednesdays
Thrifty Thursdays
It's Party Time @ Pony Tails and Fish Scales