https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r 1. Take a Before Picture 2. Come back later and show us your AFTER! 3. Be sure to make the Title of your post your name. We can't wait to see all the projects that get accomplished! en-us 2020-04-20 13:37:12 UTC 2026-04-01 17:06:30 UTC hello@padlet.com emmamanndalynn https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/517512028 I started this painting project almost 2 years ago!! I got to a place I couldn't reach and stopped because my husband was out of town and didn't want me to break my neck while he was gone...]]> 2020-04-20 13:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/517512028 jonovskk https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/520772520 I thought I'd use the bit of extra time that I have to up my crochet game. The throw pictured below is the most challenging pattern I've ever attempted. I'm making it for my nephew and his bride - their wedding is scheduled for mid-July but may not happen as planned.]]> 2020-04-21 16:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/520772520 jonovskk https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/520785020 This is what is looks like today: ]]> 2020-04-21 16:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/520785020 dnoertker https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/521125493 The before was taken a few years ago during a heavy rain.
Full disclosure-we paid someone to get rid of the brush, but the grass won't grow before this before and after is over.

]]> 2020-04-21 18:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/521125493 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/521905654 We moved into our house in 2017. With 4 teenagers in the house all playing sports, we hadn't had time to paint. Our ceiling fan light also stopped working so we needed to paint and replace the light fixture. ]]> 2020-04-22 04:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/521905654 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/521911129 We painted the morning room a light sage green and replaced the light fixture with this farmhouse light fixture. I feel so fancy and "put together" now.  LOL]]> 2020-04-22 04:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/521911129 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/523063991 I have every intention of redoing the landscaping in front of our house as soon as it stops raining around here. These bushes are all over grown. ]]> 2020-04-22 13:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/523063991 tracys1 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/528716332 Trying to get myself back into creating music. Haven't really done it in years, so I figured this would be a good time to give it another go! ]]> 2020-04-24 15:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/528716332 emmamanndalynn https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560034727 2020-05-08 15:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560034727 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560127115 Before: My grandpa gifted me this Amish table and chairs when I graduated from college. I want to keep it forever but now I don’t like the color of the wood. Refinishing the set has been on my to do list for years!!]]> 2020-05-08 15:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560127115 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560226019
This project will not be complete for a few more weeks. When it is complete we will have a pool and deck. It's been a lot of work but when it is completed we will be able to enjoy and create memories. We will also have a since of satisfaction seeing the fruits of our labor and as a parent it helps me to teach my children the value of hard work and knowledge of construction, and how math and science plays a big role in our day to day life. We also had to save a nest of chipmunks along the way. We saved 4 of 6.]]> 2020-05-08 16:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560226019 dehnerh https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560326177 I finally have time to clean the garage. When we moved here in September the lady before left a treasure trove of junk including 20 year old cardboard all over the floor, shelves filled with broken flower pots and tattered curtains filled with bug nests. 3 days, 8 garbage bags, and 5 big creepy spiders later it is complete! ]]> 2020-05-08 17:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560326177 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560352419 Jenny Frith - my daughter is a senior and we've been doing lots of creative things around the house to keep her mind off of not getting to have a normal senior year...so we painted this triangle wall in her bathroom!]]> 2020-05-08 17:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560352419 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560446500 After: chalk paint w/dark antiquing wax with java gel stain for the tabletop and seats! Love how it turned out!]]> 2020-05-08 18:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560446500 helmersa1 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560562553 So happy the back area of our lawn finally looks nice! It had over grown honeysuckle, vines, and thorn bushes. I cut it back and removed a dead tree that fell over last year. I did have a little help as you can see.]]> 2020-05-08 19:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560562553 helmersa1 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560590074 Hard to see from the picture, but it shows a BIG difference to me!]]> 2020-05-08 19:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560590074 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560821822 Fixing the swamp in the backyard. 96 linear feet of drain pipe installed, 8 tons of gravel shoveled, trench 2 ft x 2 ft x 96 ft, and a whole lot of digging. My back will never be the same! 4 legged supervisors included. ]]> 2020-05-08 22:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/560821822 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/567760177 In honor of the late Jerry Stiller, this song is called "Festivus". ]]> 2020-05-12 14:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/567760177 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/568327216 I didn’t get a true before, this is after demo.  This was a cedar closet in the hallway on the 2nd floor. Turning it into a laundry room. ]]> 2020-05-12 18:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/568327216 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/568336306 Building a Playset for Calvin. 79 pages of directions and about a thousand screws. ]]> 2020-05-12 18:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/568336306 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/572437255 I got most of my planting and outside gardening done yesterday. Was way to excited to stop and take before of everything,  but we saw MAJOR transformations just about everywhere. Here are my big driveway planters. I had already started on the back one.]]> 2020-05-14 12:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/572437255 https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/572440927 I filled and leveled the topsoil, leveled the pots and then out purple fountain grass in the middle (grows to be about 3-4 feet tall) and then planted two supertunia (they get to be huge) vista bubblegums on either side of both. ]]> 2020-05-14 12:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamanndalynn/kzlut2j3nz4q82r/wish/572440927