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Twenty-GREAT-teen

February 13, 2018 by Hearts&Sharts 16 Comments

Hey. It’s been a minute since I’ve posted, we’ve been through lots of changes over here.

My husband and I moved back to Texas from Atlanta right after I did Indie Craft Experience last summer.  He stayed in ATL to work and I stayed with family in Texas while looking for our new home.  I knew I had some sort of vitamin D deficiency from basically living in a forest for five years but I had no idea the impact it had on me. I can’t even tell you how happy I am to be back under the Texas sun.

We found a great home that fit all of our needs and, like our other homes we did some renovations. Here’s a peek:

Moving is so stressful and I hope we don’t have to do it again for a while. The movers literally TORE UP a lot of our furniture, and because almost everything we have is vintage or thrifted, it all went on the in-take inventory sheet as marred or damaged – meaning they wouldn’t accept a claim if something was scratched upon move in. Our first move went so well with the same company, I was just not prepared for the damage they did. Remember this makeover? I paid $26 bucks for the dresser and a matching end table, robbed the hardware from the end table and then sold it for $25, making this dresser one.whole.dollar. Oh yeah!

….aaaaaand look how they left it in our new home.

Didn’t even bother to turn it over – and when I asked them to turn it right side up they said “but if we turn it over, how are YOU going to fix it?” Uhm, hello… ME?! Ugh.

But I did fix it. I glued and glued and glued this bad boy. It’s now in my husband’s office where I don’t have to look at it. AND!! The best part is that they couldn’t deny this claim as previously damaged or marred because, duh, we obvs didn’t have it in our home like that – so they paid us $500 for it (!!) – this has obviously become my greatest thrift score of all time.

I had planned on using that campaign dresser in the living room as a media console but instead hubs and I built one that fit the space perfectly. Another peek:

Once we got settled and got the inside of the house done, my husband let me build a studio in the backyard. It was a “3-week project” that took almost 8 weeks.

I feel like I spent the second half of my year babysitting grown ass men. Why aren’t there more female contractors? Shit would get done so much faster.

The studio was finished at the beginning of December and it’s been so amazing. I can focus on all the fun sharty business things without thinking about laundry or dishes – I can actually focus. And the commute is dreamy. You can get a peek of the inside of the office on my IG highlights.

Since the studio has been completed, I’ve been hustlin’ my tail off. I got a new printer capable of printing greeting cards, prints and boxed sets. I was accepted to Etsy Wholesale and became a member of Etsy Dallas. I’ve invested in myself and will be heading to Cali at the end of the month to learn how to up my game and I’ll be at the Flea Style Spring Show in April.

Here’s a little peep at the Etsy shop and some of the new cards and shirts. I’ll have lots of this stuff at Flea Style along with some new patterned pouches as well as those tea towels everyone loves.

So far, 2018 has been great (hence the title, twenty-great-teen, get it?). I started working out regularly in December and lost two pounds – in three weeks. Terrible. I got serious about eating right on January 1st and lost 18 lbs in one month. I still can’t believe it, it happened so fast.  It’s been rough at times, but so worth it. Twenty more to go…

So, that’s what’s been the haps around here since I posted last summer – somehow I’ve been getting more subscribers per day than I ever got when I was actually blogging regularly so I felt like I needed to send out another reminder that I’m not all DIY projects anymore.  I would like to share the new home reno, the mid-century console we built as well as the custom cutting table we are building this weekend for the studio, so stay tuned for those things (don’t hold your breath), but again, I’m no longer interested in feeding the Pinterest machine. Sorry not sorry?

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Comments

  1. Renee Stormer says

    February 18, 2018 at 8:40 pm

    You are an amazing woman. So proud of you. Hope you learn a lot on your trip to Cali. Looking forward to your next post.
    Your super fan!

    Reply
    • Hearts&Sharts says

      April 9, 2018 at 12:40 pm

      Awwwwww!!! YOU’RE THE BEST!

      Reply
  2. Katherine says

    February 16, 2018 at 12:01 pm

    Dena, so good to read a post again! I love your remodel in your new house. Looks excellent! I hate what those movers did to you! Why can’t people do their jobs?! The main reason I have started doing major work around our house is because it’s next to impossible to find someone qualified! I love your new studio! Very nice! Congrats on your Etsy deals! Yay!

    Reply
    • Hearts&Sharts says

      April 9, 2018 at 12:42 pm

      Thank you so much, Katherine! Also, yeah, the whole “if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself” is more true than I’d like. Because sometimes I’d like a nap instead.

      Reply
  3. Sarah says

    February 15, 2018 at 7:31 pm

    Looking forward to new posts!

    Reply
    • Hearts&Sharts says

      April 9, 2018 at 12:42 pm

      Thank you! Trying to get better at this!

      Reply
  4. Kathryn Dahn says

    February 15, 2018 at 4:22 pm

    Glad to see you back! I always get a chuckle or three when reading your posts.

    Moving is such a pita! I still have boxes from when I moved 17 years ago – guess I don’t need that stuff.

    Looking forward to seeing more of your new place – lucky you sunshine and warm!

    Reply
    • Hearts&Sharts says

      April 9, 2018 at 12:43 pm

      Thank you, Kathryn!

      Reply
  5. Pam Kaufman says

    February 15, 2018 at 3:02 pm

    Wow! Your new house looks great! It’s amazing what a little (lot) of paint and knocking out a pass through window can do to a place! It’s so bright and cheery now. It’s a shame about your blue dresser. It was so pretty. How did they ever damage it so badly? Dealing with a moving company sounds like a nightmare I hope I never have to experience. We too have a lot of second hand furniture that we love, but I’m sure they would claim it was damaged before they touched it too.

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    • Hearts&Sharts says

      April 9, 2018 at 12:45 pm

      Thank you, Pam! I’m not sure what they did to the dresser… maybe drop kick it off a building? I was able to glue it all back together with the exception of the base/apron. Then I put it in my husband’s office so I don’t get mad every time I look at it.

      Reply
  6. Isabelle says

    February 15, 2018 at 2:40 pm

    Love what you did to the house!
    Greetings from Belgium – Europe
    Isabelle

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    • Hearts&Sharts says

      April 9, 2018 at 12:45 pm

      Thank you so much, Isabelle! Beautiful name!

      Reply
  7. Jo Ellen Buchanan says

    February 15, 2018 at 12:28 pm

    Not to sound like too much of a brown noser, but I love everything you do! How awesome for you to be off to such a great start in 2018! I can’t wait to see what you’ll be up to next. 🙂

    Reply
    • Hearts&Sharts says

      April 9, 2018 at 12:46 pm

      Jo Ellen! Hahahah! Thank you! Hope I can keep the ball rolling throughout the year!

      Reply
  8. GLenore says

    February 15, 2018 at 10:45 am

    I’m in McKinney, so I hope to make it to the flea in April! Where will it be held?

    Congrats on the new studio space – it’s nice not to have to take up a bedroom, am I right? 🙂

    Reply
    • Hearts&Sharts says

      April 9, 2018 at 12:48 pm

      I’m so behind on responding! The flea was this past weekend at Dallas Market Hall but I will be at another one May 5th with the Etsy Dallas Spring Bash at Gilley’s Dallas.

      Reply

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