Introducing.....

ME! ;)
Hello readers!
My name is Mama D and I am a military wife of 5 years (this coming Nov.). We are currently stationed in Germany, where I just happened to give birth to my beautiful daughter, M. As of today, M is a week shy of being 16 months. Or for those who don't like to hear it in months (like the hubs, C), she's 1.

I'm not gonna lie.... this blog will most likely be about her, and the craziness she's brought to our lives, but it will also be about everyday life as a military spouse, a crazed crafter, a fake fashionista, and a wannabe chef.

So to start, today I'm going to give you peek at a little project I completed a few weeks ago.
I've wanted to small table and chairs for M, to go in our living room. But I was hoping to find something that would go with our somewhat darker colored wood, and earthy toned decor. Easy enugh to find, right? So wrong...... I forgot that when it comes to childrens things they are all 'kid' themed. Who knew?  Anyways, on a random Thursday morning I packed a lunch for M and I, and set off to go thrift store shopping in France. *sigh* I love living in Germany!
Anyways, found this great little piece, originally from Ikea (unfortunately it only came with one chair, but you can't complain when being thrifty!):

So, once we were home and M was all napped, we headed to Toom, the German equivalent to Home Depot, and bought some stain and wall paper. In this whole project, finding stain was the hardest part. Try explaining to a man who speaks little to no English, that you want to darken some wood, but what you need isn't exactly paint. He had no idea what 'stain' meant. In my excitement over the project I forgot to google translate the word before heading out.

Anyways, after many descriptions, I got what I needed and headed home to start.

I put on 2 coats of the stain and let it dry for a full day. Then I mod podged the wall paper onto the table top and seat of the chair, this part took a little. It of time bc I did t want any air bubbles, so I did little by little and went over it with a CD case when I was done. Let that dry for a full day. Then I went over the wall paper with a coat of mod podge, the and the next day a 2nd coat. 

Finally, here's the finished project:

Yay! I love it! 

What has been your favorite thrifty DIY project?