How to repair a window!

I love my dogs. I really do. But my dogs don't lick windows, they eat them.

Yeah Momma was NOT a happy camper! Insert Joint compound. My new best friend!

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I taped off the window and put on the joint compound with an old knife.

I let it dry over night and then went to sanding!

It makes a HUGE mess! I mean HUGE! I had dust everywhere! But the payoff is well worth it!

After I sanded the window down I busted out the touch-up paint! And now you'd never be able to tell that my pups had themselves a window snack! Which window was it? Can't tell can you?

The only thing I can tell is that I need drapes BADLY! Maybe I can get that done this weekend... So much to do so little time!

Change...

I'm weird. Admittedly.

 I will dig through PILES of change for $2 worth of coins that "mean" something to me.

I've worked with money since I got my first job. I worked in the resteraunt industry forever!

I was a hostest {with the mostest}, a server, a bartender, a cocktail waitress, a carhop. Anything that delt with money in the resteraunt industry, I've done it.

 In turn this has made me quirky when it comes to money.

{I can't stand it when my cash is not bank faced! It drives me bannana sadwich that G doesn't do it with his moolah! Some things I guess you just can't change... haha change, get it? Uh nevermind...}

While I was working as a carhop at Chicken Express {BEST SWEET TEA IN THE WORLD FYI} my boss taught me about money. Before then I had never really noticed "wheat backs" or "drummer boys" or real siver coins. Now I will dig through change for hours on end searching for these things.

Case and point:

Yes after a 1 Gallon glass jar FULL of coins I found

$2.50 worth of "drummer boys" {Bisentential Quarters}

and 3 "wheat back" pennies

Wow I am truely a dweeb! What are your quirky habits? Do you dig through piles of coins? Please tell me I'm not the only dork out there. If not coins do you collect something else that you think will one day be worth something?

In other news I'm working on fixing this:

 Tutorial tomorrow on how to fix what your dogs have torn up!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

Okay so you didn't really win a chicken dinner! BUT are y'all ready to find out who won the Family Name Sign Giveaway?!?!?!?!

Since there were 3 different ways to enter and each entry was weighted differently we used the old school method! For every point that you entered your name went into the drawing...

I enlisted my trusty side-kick to do the drawing for me!

And the winner is.....

Libbi!!

Congrats Libbi H.!!! Contact me at 20SomethingDesigns@Gmail.com and I'll get started!!! Thank you to all who entered!!!

Giveaway!

Okay first off I must say that I'm officially having the BEST DAY EVER! Already! I just found out that I won a giveaway that Momma Hen was having!!! HECK YEAH!! I can't wait to see what cottage farmhouse goodness is in store!!! Oh I'm excited!!!

In other news... Who's ready for another giveaway here at 20Something? I know you all are right! Who doesn't love free stuff?!?! So here is the what you'll win! Remember the Family Name Established sign I did for my lovely sister?

You will win one for your own family! You will be able to pick the colors and font!

Here's how to enter:

Leave a comment on this post letting me know what colors you would choose! {3 Points}

Additional Entries:

Become a Follower or Subscriber of 20Something{2 Points}
"Like" 20Something on Facebook {1 Point}

(Leave a comment for each entry)

You have until Sunday night at 10PM to Enter! Winner will be announced Monday morning!

Living Room Makeover!

  Remember when I told y'all in {this} post about how I was feeling overwhelmed by all of the beautiful homes out there in blogland?!?! There were soooo many great ideas out there that I just wanted to live in each of y'alls homes! I didn't want to re-do mine I just wanted to pack on up and move in with y'all! Haha. Okay NOT really. But I did want to create a more mature home for G and I.

The teal walls and records weren't exactly feeling very grown up.

{Best picture I had of the records on the wall. Excuse the "fish" face!}

{My craft corner before}

So we got to prepping and painting...

And now we have our new living room!

I hung up my {chicken wire window to picture frame} as the new focal point! G got our new trunk coffe table for FREE from a lady he works with! I also painted my black hutch white!

We hung old family photos on the record wall! We still have a ton of space for more!

{Hint hint wink wink family!}

And now my craft corner is more suitable for living room storage! I still need to figure out what I want to replace the Chevelle sign with...

One more look at the before and afters!

There is still work to be done like hanging curtains and touch up paint but I think it's a heck of a lot better! What do y'all think?? Any suggestions? Anything y'all would have done differently?

Be back soon!

Sorry for the lack of posts this week! I was out due to some personal family business!

After we took our trip for family we were on our way back home and the car broke...

Now we're home safe and sound I was going to FINALLY show off my living room makeover...

Then the computer is acting funky and won't let me upload pictures...

I tell ya! It's a comedy of errors around here! I'm hoping to get it fixed by tonight so I can show you all! Stick with me while I try to figure all this hoopla out!

Thanks for your understanding!

Momma Hen's Giveaway!

Have y'all hear of Momma Hens Coop?!?!

She is one of my FAVORITE blogs! I love all her projects!

How cute is this Pottery Barn Knock-Off?

Check out her Mr. and Mrs. Pillows! Tooooooo cute!

Well Mrs. Momma Hen herself has moved recently! She's now at MommaHensCoop.Com

Go Check her out and become a follower! She's also holding a 100th follower giveaway! So go... right now! Check her out, follow her, and enter for a chance to win!

{No wait... don't enter. I want to win! Hahaha}