Projects

So, over the past few weeks I have been engaged in some fun projects.  Here are the results. Wish I would have taken more before pictures.

Project #1 Distressed End Table

Process: Find a piece of beat up furniture at a thrift store, take off handles, sand, purchase paint/primer mix in the discount section at Home depot, paint twice and let dry and then sand again with 100 grade sand paper in a few different spots. VWala....distressed furniture!

 Project #2 Make Korean BanChan (aka: Side dishes at Korean BBQ) for the Birthday party

1st dish: Japchae (Vermicelli noodles)
Recipe found here.
2nd Dish: Potato Salad
Recipe found here. (Just added pickle juice and salt to the recipe...it was a little bland)

 Lots of chopping to do...carrots, cucumbers, mushrooms, onions, green onions.

 Cooking the noodles and sautéing the meat, onion and noodles.

Project #3 Patio Set

I found this cool new store. Outlet E.L.S. They sell over stock everything:) I found a patio set there for 50% what I would have paid in a store. Only downside...I had to put it together, but it was fun.

Before

After

(Found an umbrella this week to go with it)

Project #4 Backyard Garden 

Process: We had some bare spots in the flower bed, so we went to Osh and picked up some soil, chicken manure and veggie plants. They have already tripled in size. We have tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, zuchinni, and strawberries growing. If we can only keep the bugs away:)