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  • Phase 2 of our master bedroom project | gypsy magpie

    Master Bedroom Phase 2
    • Missy
    • Before & After Create Design & Home Inspiration DIY Happy Home
    • 15 July 2020

    This coming Thanksgiving will mark 10 years in this home. I never fully tackled our master bedroom because other projects were always more important. Funny how we women do that… put ourselves last. Here is a pic of our bedroom the week we moved in back in 2010 and another from maybe 2012-ish. For my […]

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  • The story of a special church pew and how it got new life. | Gypsy Magpie

    Grandpa Francis’s Church Pew Refinish
    • Missy
    • DIY Furniture Rehab Roots
    • 6 February 2018

    I grew up in a home where friends became family, and everyone received monikers like “Grandma Ann” or “Uncle Bill”. I think I was probably 12 or 14 before I even realized that Grandma Ann wasn’t blood-related. My parents filled my life with people who loved me as their own, even though I wasn’t. I […]

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  • Boho Eastlake Table | Gypsy Magpie

    Boho Eastlake Lamp Table
    • Missy
    • Create Furniture Rehab Hippie
    • 1 November 2017

    Sometimes all you need to give a piece new life is some cleaning and a little bit of love. I found this Eastlake lamp table on a local Facebook site last month and couldn’t resist buying it. I have a thing for carved furniture and this table is covered in it! Being a floor installer’s […]

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  • This gray and wood table is so darling! | Gypsy Magpie

    Empire Gray Entry Table with Oiled Legs
    • Missy
    • Before & After Furniture Rehab Wings
    • 24 October 2017

    I am totally digging the naked furniture leg look lately, you guys. I’d have snuck that in the title if it wouldn’t attract every porn loving spam-bot this side of the Playboy mansion. Beautiful oiled legs paired with a fresh coat of paint just makes me happy, what can I say? When a friend of […]

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  • Emperor's Silk red painted piano by Gypsy Magpie

    Emperor’s Silk Red Painted Piano: Inspire My Creativity
    • Missy
    • Before & After Create Furniture Rehab
    • 9 August 2017

    Do y’all remember THIS antique Kingsbury piano that I was working on for a friend of mine last fall? That tired, worn out piece got a whole lot of tender loving care and eventually became the sassy red painted piano she was meant to be. I finished it months ago but wasn’t able to get pics until […]

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  • Navy Blue Shop Class Desk. Makeover by Gypsy Magpie

    Navy Blue Shop Class Desk
    • Missy
    • DIY Furniture Rehab
    • 24 May 2017

    Sometimes the story behind a piece really inspires me. That’s what happened with this old desk. Believe it or not, this hefty fella was built by a shop class in Arizona! How cool is that? With dovetailed drawers and a solid wood top, the shop teacher knew his stuff. I love that this class of […]

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  • This little side table is painted in Seagull Gray. Isn't he darling? | Gypsy Magpie

    Small Seagull Gray Side Table
    • Missy
    • Furniture Rehab Tips & Tricks
    • 16 May 2017

    Remember last summer when I scored that awesome haul headed to the dump? Well, this little table was part of it. While prepping for my last market, I ran across the table. I pulled it from my hoard stash along with some Seagull Gray paint and set to work. Can you believe this cutie was headed […]

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    • Welcome to Gypsy Magpie, my little creative happy place. Here you’ll find an eclectic mix of things that bring me joy. From family, DIY, food, and crafts, to nature loving, repurposing, spirituality, gardening, vintage fun, and all things home, with a sprinkling of hippie-ness and a hefty dose of heart. Come along for the ride as I grow some roots to balance my wings.

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    Just gonna leave this right here as a reminder tha Just gonna leave this right here as a reminder that only you can prevent wildfires... the kind on the mountain and the kind inside yourself. ⁣ ⁣ You get to choose how you feel, act, react, what you say, how you say it, your effort, your attitude, your integrity, your beliefs, your character, what you fill your life with, and what you allow to live in your heart. You can’t control anybody else but you, my friend. The world is full of wildfires right now. Some are oh, so necessary but most are insignificant and petty. Don’t burn yourself over something that 5 years from now won’t even matter. ⁣ ⁣ Put down the phone. Log out of FB. Take a dirt road drive. Exercise. Eat some chocolate. Take photos. Watch an old movie. Create something. Write in your journal. Practice yoga. Sing some Willie & Waylon at the top of your lungs. Stay in a bubble bath until you’re all sorts of pruned. Talk to your mama. Sleep under the stars. ⁣ ⁣ Find what feels good and do more of that. I mean, unless it’s starting fires because Smokey’s so over it.
    We’ve been living off boiled eggs lately. And no We’ve been living off boiled eggs lately. And nope, I don’t use my fresh eggs for boiling. Fresh eggs are gold. What can I say, I’m weird like that. An instant pot makes easy peel eggs in minutes. I’ll never go back to boiling in a pan. It’s super simple, you guys! For a quick recipe, stop by the blog. There’s a link in my profile.
    I love @chrislovesjulia ‘s concept of project ph I love @chrislovesjulia ‘s concept of project phases and choosing to love your home today, right now. Not waiting to love where you live. This is phase 2 of my bedroom. Someday when kidneys and COVID stop slapping me in the face, I’ll get it finished. ⁣ ⁣ For now, I’m celebrating the fresh clean walls, repurposed courthouse panel headboard, crisp linen duvet, and late summer nights spent reading. If nothing else productive comes out of 2020 in this space, at least I finally got to say goodbye to that baby poop brown. 👋🏼⁣ ⁣ To see more pics along with a bunch of rambling on about why it took a decade to even get to phase 2 on this room, stop over to the blog. There’s a link in my profile. ⁣
    No, these aren’t perfectly staged Insta-worthy p No, these aren’t perfectly staged Insta-worthy photos but I just really don’t care and my grandma wouldn’t either so I’m gonna share anyway.⁣ ⁣ When I was a girl, we lived with my Great Grandma Anderson. We helped take care of her that last little bit of her life. I was only a tiny kid but to this day I vividly remember. She just had this way about her that made me feel like I was loved. Seen. Wanted. Madeline was something special. And she’s been my person ever since. After she passed, I’m pretty sure she took up the all consuming job of watching over me. Poor dear. I’ve felt her near over and over again throughout the years. I’m so grateful because oh man, I needed her.⁣ ⁣ Grandma made this quilt for my parents wedding, 40 years ago. My dad loved it to rags... He misses his grandma as much as I do. So for Father’s Day, I stole the quilt and remade it. It took me hours and hours of work, a little blood, and quite a few tears. I’ll never be known for my quilting skills, that’s for sure! There isn’t a straight stitch in the whole dang thing. But isn’t that the story of life? Pieced together one crooked stitch at a time. Unpicking, reworking, messing up, learning, patching holes, building on what came before.⁣ ⁣ Working alongside great grandma these last few weeks has been an experience I’ll never forget. As my hands laid where her’s once did, I felt her love for me as strong as I did as a 4 year old girl. Her old quilt is far from perfect, but it’s perfect for Dad and that’s good enough for me. ⁣ ⁣ She left me better than she found me, then and now. That is her legacy. That is the kind of woman I want to be.
    She’s a royal pain in the fanny, but she knows h She’s a royal pain in the fanny, but she knows how to stop, drop, and pose for a good pic. ⁣ ⁣ So I guess there’s that.
    Because my family and friends should never have to Because my family and friends should never have to walk this alone. . Beautiful artwork from @caropeony
    Hey girl. ⁣ ⁣ Don’t get caught up comparing Hey girl. ⁣ ⁣ Don’t get caught up comparing your squares to some other chick’s. Because right outside that pretty frame, her husband’s giant mutt just peed a lake on her rug. 💦
    This pandemic and my daughter’s newly diagnosed This pandemic and my daughter’s newly diagnosed health condition have changed everything. Forcing me to take a step back and reimagine what the coming summer months will be. We were going to see Disneyland for the first time since my youngest babe fit in a front pack. We had camps, trips, and weddings all planned. But those plans have fallen to pieces at our feet. Though I am sad for what I have lost, I am also grateful for what I’ve gained. Time. Time to play games with my kids. To breathe deep. Time to make real food. To take walks with my man. To eat and see, feel and write. To slow down. These past months have been so stressful and hard, but they’ve been precious too. Things aren’t always happy or sad... life is a little of every emotion all rolled into one messy, wondrous experience after another.⁣ ⁣ I don’t know what the days ahead hold but I hope there is time for the good stuff. Like late night chapters of Where the Red Fern Grows and hammocks holding grass covered 10 year old toes.
    There aren’t many photos with me in them. I cons There aren’t many photos with me in them. I constantly have a camera in my hand but I’ve never been very comfortable on the other side of one. My husband snuck this pic on our camping trip last week. It’s really not all that flattering. No makeup. Boots with sweats and flannel. But, when my kids look back, I hope this is the mama they see. The one who taught them how to reconnect to what matters on dusty mountain roads, sang around the campfire, and stayed up too late reading stories by flashlight. Lover of flowers, old things, hammocks, and fairy lights. Hugger of trees. Seeker of magic among the ordinary. ⁣ ⁣ I haven’t felt beautiful since 3 kids ago. My body paid a hefty price to get them here and I’ve never been the same. But I’d do it all again in a heartbeat. Being their mama is the greatest adventure I have ever had. It’s time to start showing up in the photos and prove it.
    Today was a rough one. My baby girl was fighting s Today was a rough one. My baby girl was fighting some pretty big emotions. The steroid wasn’t playing nice. Thank goodness we get to start weaning her off soon. She’s lonely and wants me right by her side. I love her to the sun & stars, but Mama needs space and a little rest.⁣ ⁣ In an effort to keep her distracted, we tweaked a family recipe to create a lower sodium banana bread. She needs to learn these skills hands on, to know the how and why. As her meds decrease the strictness will relax, but she’ll always need to watch her salt. Salt. In everything. And it’s all so much for a 10 year old to process. She’s tired. I’m tired. But we’ll get there, one day at a time.
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