I'm entering a contest!

So, some of you know that I started this blog to keep tabs on my projects around the new (to us) house. Sadly...I haven't updated it very well. :( I have been pretty good about taking pictures, so I'll try to update it soon with what we have done so far. Then maybe you’ll have something to read! You should see my project notebook. It's massive! Most are minor projects, but they will make this house ours. Sadly, my dreams are bigger than the time I have to do them, but that's why we plan to live here FOREVER and a day!

On to the reason for this post. I have been a follower of a website called Knock-Off Wood (now known as Ana-White.com). Her facebook page is still Knock-Off Wood (go check it out and like it...you'll be addicted, I promise!). She is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G, let me tell you! Not just her plans, but as a person. I think you’ll understand as you follow her posts.

I've decided to enter her weekly contest called "Homemaker of the Week" and I need YOUR SUPPORT! Go to this LINK and click on the heart next to my lemonade stand. And if you feel so inclined, invite your friends to vote for me too! I have to get the most people to click on the heart next to my project, so help me out!

Just a little background about this cute lemonade stand. I have had this project on my wishlist for a while, but when we priced the wood to make it we learned that it would cost over $100 to build with good wood! EEEK! That was NOT in our budget at all. Hence the reason we were having a yard sale... The kids wanted to sell all of their belongings to make a little money to help our tight budget. Unfortunately, they don't have a lot to get rid of. We did a good sweep of their bedrooms when we moved to this house as not to bring it all with us. Two days before the yard sale as I was contemplating how I could get the kids involved, I saw the stack of pallets in our garage that we picked up (or rather, my friend picked up...thanks Erin!) to reuse for another project. My mind started going and I had a vision. Thankfully I have a cute husband who just goes along with my "visions" and helps me try to accomplish them. This is what we came up with, and I love it! Everything for this project was repurposed, so it was FREE! If you want to get technical, we did pay for the nails we used to put it together (although we had them in our stash) and I had to get some rope to hang the chalkboard sign.

Below are the pictures. Enjoy!

Just after we finished the project. I don't have a picture, but there are little shelves on the backside, just like this plan that we used to make it. The kids stored cups and hot chocolate mix back there. It was perfect!


I painted the board with chalkboard paint so we can change it for whatever the kids want. This will be a fun little stand for them to use for years. They have already enjoyed playing store and other games with it.