Monday, July 23, 2012

DIY Lemonade Stand!

Today, I am going to show you how I made a lemonade stand using a $10 thrifted table and some spray paint!



 First things first...

I am thrilled to announce the winner of the fabulous photography package! The lovely Leslie from Filter Printing and Photography, put the names in a bowl, and drew one out.


And the winner is... Wendy Deeds, who said:   

I NEED to win this photo session!! I have never had a professional picture done of my family and my poor 2 1/2 year old isn't in any of our pictures. I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to win!!

 Congratulations Wendy! I know where you live ;) so I will be contacting you.

Remember, even if you didn't win, you can mention, "Restless Risa," when you contact Leslie, and receive $25 off you own photography session! You will never regret having a beautiful family picture taken! You can visit Leslie's blog HERE.

Now for the...

DIY LEMONADE STAND

So, I have been wanting to post photos of my lemonade stand for a while now, and today, I finally am! Yes... I made this in May, and it is now July - I have been a little busy!

Everything you see, EVERYTHING, was from DI, with exception of the apron, which was an old curtain I got at Saver's, and the 1x4 side posts, which I had in my garage already.


 Wanna see how it all started? I got this table for $10, the plaques for $1 and $2 each, and the drawered shelf for $3. I had a vision!


I took the scrolled piece off the back, and spray painted everything.

 

Including the 1x4's from my garage,

 

and the small plaque which I spray painted with chalk paint.

 

 The day I took pictures, it was raining, so I got a few shots in the garage.


Do you like the candy jars? They were all from DI, and I didn't pay more than $1 each. The small ones were $.50. SO CUTE, right? I think they really make the whole thing! Okay, the jug was from Wal-mart, and I made the banner with paper and ribbon I already had... I forgot.


Do you LOVE the apron? Like I mentioned, I made it out of an old curtain I bought from Saver's a long time ago. I love it when I buy something, not knowing why, and then end up using it for something fabulous!


 Here it is in action! Do you like the spelling on the chalkboard? I LOVE IT! 


A lemonade stand wouldn't be a lemonade stand without support from our darling neighbors! We love the Giles kids (and ALL our neighbors)!


See the bar stools? They were $5 each at IKEA, and I got 3 of them!


Moral of the blog post is... 
You should make your kids a lemonade stand!  
They will LOVE it, and it will entertain them for hours! It will be a fun memory, and your kids will think you are awesome! I made the whole thing, start to finish, in one day.

Have a Happy and Creative Day!

Risa

3 comments:

Wendy said...

So cute! They'll get lots of customers for sure.

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Brad Kami and kids said...

As cute in pictures as it was in real life!

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