Laura's Vacation 2015

I've been MIA the past few weeks so I'm trying my best to get back into the swing of things this week! 2 weeks ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to go on a vacation to Myrtle Beach with my family. It was so nice getting to stay in one house with my husband, my parents, siblings and their spouses and my nieces and nephews for the week. I was hoping to get away to go shopping in the local antique and thrift stores but we were having so much fun as a family I never got away to go picking. 

The weather was wonderful. We got a few rain showers during the week but they didn't stick around for long. 

We feasted on yummy crab legs and other delicious foods during the week at various restaurants. The dinner pictured above is from Captain George's. It was my fav! We also took turns cooking some dinners at our beach house. 

We played miniature golf one night and walked around several of the area shopping venues. The picture above was taken at Barefoot Landing, which is a nice shopping area and has tons of restaurants and shops.

I had heard of the tv show, Myrtle Manor so we went to find the trailer park that it had been filmed at while we where in Myrtle Beach. Even though I hadn't ever watch the show, it was neat to go exploring where it was filmed. 

On our last night there me and my husband took a walk on the beach and the fireworks were amazing that were being shot off. It was a good ending to a perfect week.

We had such a fun, relaxing time none of us wanted to leave. Most of our time was spent just hanging out at the beach or pool and  spending time together as a family. It definitely flew by too fast! It was nice creating lasting memories with my loved ones. 

A second look behind the scenes....

As we continue to celebrate our 1 month anniversary week, we also continue our glimpse into the lives of the faces behind Homespun and Redone.

Hey y'all! I'm Kelli, the other face behind Homespun and Redone, and I would like to welcome you to my backyard. I live with my husband on the lake at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. For me, one of the most beautiful and peaceful places on earth to live. I love it here!
 

 

I have been crafting and sewing since I was a little girl, something passed down to me by my sweet little Mama and Grandmothers (God rest their souls). Each of them showed me how to do something different, and the love to create has grown from there.
 

Grandma

Granny

 

 

 

 

Mama

For the past 20+ years I have worked in the medical billing field, recently moving into remote medical billing allowing me to work from home. This has allowed me to spend more time crafting, sewing, repurposing, and other things I love. Like an afternoon boat ride or swim!

 

 

I am so excited to be a part of Homespun and Redone with my friend Laura. We have many new projects in the works, and cannot wait to share them all with you as we continue this incredible journey.
 

 

Kelli

A look behind the scenes....

To kick off the 1 month anniversary week of Homespun and Redone, we want to give you a glimpse into the life of the faces behind our blog!

Hey y'all! I'm Laura. And that in the background is my pride and joy, my baby, my Kawasaki Teryx Side by Side. I'm a work-aholic but going 4-wheeling in the beautiful mountains around the south is one of my favorite hobbies!

I even drag race and do sled pulls from time to time!

I live with my husband and two dog babies in beautiful East Tennessee at the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. My whole family lives here, it's a wonderful place to grow up! I would never dream of leaving here well.... unless I scored a beach house! Ha!

About a year ago, me and my aunt started taking an upholstery class through our local school system. I fell in love with it! That's one of the ways the blog came into fruition with my friend Kelli. We both wanted a platform to share our passion of repurposing discarded furniture to the public and to give inspiring tutorials! Here is the link to my Mamaw's Rocking Chair Redo! 

Some other random things about me, for one I'm obsessed with owls! I think I really have a problem! Anytime I see owl fabric at the fabric store I usually buy it. I have little owls tucked all over my house on display. This is my owl mug that I scored a few months ago! So cute!!

I have been doing bible journaling for a few months now. I'm a visual and creative person. So I love being able to illustrate what I read in my journaling bible. I pick up tape, stickers, pens, and scrapbooking supplies whenever I find them on sale to add to my collection.

When I'm not working, 4-wheeling, hanging out with family/friends or working on repurposing projects I love to take sight seeing trips around our area. This picture is from Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountains.

And last but especially not least, I like to do all these things with my favorite man, my husband, Michael by my side!

Laura

Welcome friends to the Homespun and Redone opening blog post!

 

We are Laura and Kelli, a pair of innovative friends out to decorate the world one stitch or brush stroke at a time. Our blog is all about handmade and repurposed items and our journey with each creation.

Being creative and inventive is what keeps us going. Shopping yard sales, thrift stores, and flea markets is our style of retail therapy, and roadside finds equal pure bliss.

Here is a sneak peak of different projects we will be spotlighting over the next few months. Also, if you see one of our projects you can't live without just shoot us an email, as many of our creations are for sale!

 We hope you enjoy and follow along on our homespun and redone adventure.