Desk Makeover...

 Most of our furniture is stuff that I've picked up at yard sales or people have given to us... meaning it fits the need and is not very pleasing to the eye! This trusty old desk has been with us since the beginning of homeschooling and was showing the marks of old age.

I sanded everything and painted it white. Stenciled a J for Judson on top. It ended up looking like an F and the black paint was too harsh....so I painted it white again and...

did this. Much better!

 I'm very happy with the finished product. I now have a piece of furniture that I like...the only problem is, it needs a cute chair to go with it! On second thought, I need to raid the shed. There may be a chair out there that will work! Hmmm...

Distressing detail...=)

Making a Chicken Feeder...

       We needed to do something about a chicken feeder as the one we have is falling apart. I've been doing a little research on different homemade feeder ideas, and liked this one the best! 
      I found this vegetable tray at the Free Thrift Store, so I don't know what one would cost or where to get it. All I did was drill a hole in the very center.

A bucket I got from the Sam's Club bakery. I think it's a 4 gallon.

We drilled a hole in the center, bottom of the bucket. Then holes around the outside edge for the feed to drop down into the tray.

We used a bolt/nut/washers to fasten the tray to the bucket, through the hole in the center of the bucket and tray.

Throw in some feed and we've got a chicken feeder that cost us nothing!

Tyrone was very happy about that! =)

We decided to hang it on a chain about a foot off the ground because the silly chickens like to scratch the feed out and waste so much. We just hung it up this morning and ofcourse I forgot to take a pic. and now I don't feel like marching to the barn in the cold, so you'll just have to imagine the happy look on the chickens faces! =)