I just got back from a weekend getaway to celebrate my birthday. It was a fun trip in a beautiful city, and I will blog about it very soon!

Also at the end of April, we celebrated my son’s 1st birthday (tear). Other than it being a very unusually chilly day, it was a blast! We celebrated with an abundance of mickey mouse, since that is his favorite. I love crafts, so I did a lot of diy mickey projects the past couple of months

These were the mickey mouse invites I made:

Mickey Mouse cookies n cream cupcakes on a hat box covered in scrapbook paper and ribbon. Also, round wood pieces bought from hobby lobby and painted with black chalk paint to make mini chalkboards! To see how to make your own chalk paint, read my blog post http://asouthernstory.com/2012/02/23/today-on-my-front-porch/

turquoise spray painted vases glued to painted trays for the cucake tiers

washed baby jars used for party favors!

Red distressed high chair for a birthday seat!

Other than all of the birthday festivities lately, I have gotten some a little furniture work done. I have been needing some new end tables in my living room, and when I saw these, they were the general shape I was looking for, BUT there was just one problem. they are U.G.L.Y.

Here is a “before” picture:

Not very chic, huh? What do you think? Is there any hope at all for them? Stay tuned, I will post the “after” picture very soon, and we will see if it was worth it. Have a great week!