Friend Connect Blog Hop

It's Tuesday again which means it's time for the Friend Connect Blog Hop!

It's the time to meet new friends and find new blogs. You can choose to follow the cohosts in whatever way is best for YOU! Here are some of my favorite ways: GFC, BlogLovin', HelloCotton, RSS, Twitter, Facebook.

Ok, so let's get to the party, shall we?

RULES are simple:

1. Follow your host 

The First link below

2. Follow your co-hosts 

The Next 8 links below

3. Link up below using your main blog url not a specific post.

4. Make sure to visit some of the blogs in the link up and follow them 

and if you want to leave them a comment, I'm sure they'd appreciate that as well.

5. Tweet about this blog hop

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6. Share about this blog hop by grabbing a button and putting it on your sidebar!

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I have cohost spots available! Email me if you're interested at melissa@thelifeofanotsoordinarywife.com

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DIY: Transform Your Coffee Table

 Hello extraordinary people!  It's Amanda. 

Last month I showed you how to stencil on a desk.  See that desk here. 

This month I want to show you two stencil projects.  I am going to show you how paint and a little hard work can transform boring coffee tables into something not so ordinary (wink, wink). 

Blue and red coffee table.

Black and hot pink coffee table.

I also hope to teach you how to think of the potential of a piece rather than what is sitting right in front of you.

I bought two identical coffee tables at a thrift store for $12.50. 

This is what they looked like when I purchased them.  Ugly and scratched!   

  

I knew the coffee tables had potential because:

• They were made of solid wood
• They were extremely sturdy
• They had great legs - so to speak
• The scalloped quality of the sides appealed to me
• The top of the table was perfect for painting a pattern (stenciling in this case)

 Chandelier Stencil

Damask Stencil

Aside from the fact that I love these paint color combinations,

I chose these colors and stencils because... I already had them. 



See the damask stencil in my living room here.  You won't believe how different it looks.

Use what you've got!  You don't have to spend a lot of money to make something unique and beautiful.

To transform these tables I:

• Lightly sanded all over
• Thoroughly cleaned them - so my paint would adhere properly
• Painted (with regular old paint I had left over in my garage)
• Stenciled

Thank you for allowing my to share today Melissa!  I can't wait to find out which table is your favorite!

See my other ugly duck transformations here and here.

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Five 27 Jones

Today I have Jen from Five 27 Jones on the blog! She has answered some questions about herself below! Make sure and stop by her blog and say hello!

What is your blog all about?

I'm a wife, mommy of two boys and master of nothing. However, I love new recipes, working out, organizing, wannabe clean eater, loves fashion but spends a lot of time in yoga pants, and a very unperfect mom. My blog is my space to write about it all! 

What is one thing you have learned from blogging? 

Networking. It's one thing to write your posts which I really enjoy doing. However if you want anyone to read them getting your name and your blog out there takes a lot of networking. It takes connecting with people, doing blog hops, link ups and finally posts you enjoy and commenting on them. You could easily making blogging a full time job ( at least I know I could!)

What do you do when your not blogging? 

Being OCD about my house, hanging out with my family, working ( only 2 days a week), running because I'm training for a half marathon in June, and trying to find time for some of my hobbies

Now for some fun...

Celebrity Crush- 

This is hard one, I'm one of those rare people that don't obsess over Celebrity men. If I had to name one I would say the lead in "The Lucky One" ( can't think of his name) or 

Favorite TV show- 

Not a big TV watcher, spend my nights reading and writing blogs instead. But I do love Nashville, Bachelor/ Bachelorette and Pretty Little Liars

If you could only eat one thing for a week straight, what would it be? 

Pasta or gummy candy! I have a serious candy addition, it's a bit of a problem! 

Anything else you want everyone to know? 

My boys are adorable and you should come check them out! 

I love up link up parties! If you host one, come on over and let me know!

Also here are a few get to know me posts on my blog.

This one was wrote by my hubby What my Loved One says About Me

ABC's of Me

Day in Our Life

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