happy monday dear ones!  how was your weekend?  ours was a bit rainy but still great fun.  i spent all day saturday curled up reading the backyard homestead, and it was wonderful, i highly recommend it!  then yesterday i went for a long run w/ my mom-in-law (can’t hardly move today!) and watched the time traveler’s wife last night.  have you seen it?  yes, i cried.

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i wanted to thank everyone so much for taking the time to take my survey!  i’ve gone through and read every entry and have some wonderful new ideas.  each of your opinions really do matter to me, and i so enjoyed reading everything each of you had to say.  do you want to know some facts about yourself?

*59% of you are between the ages of 25 and 34

*97% of you are female

*about 90% of you live in the u.s. but collectively, you represent countries all around the world including mexico, canada, ireland, france, sweden, germany, thailand, austrailia, and the netherlands! (did i miss anyone?)

some of you will be happy to know that by an overwhelming response, i’ll be keeping the full name, going home to roost.  and after reading all that you had to say, i agree, the full name has a lot of meaning to it, so it sticks!

also, i will share that i’m working on a bit of redesign (yay!)- but i know some of you are a bit averse to change so i want you to know that i completely understand!  i have felt pretty funny before when i opened a daily read to all of the sudden find nothing familiar there.  but, i’m going to ask you to join me  during the process and hopefully it will be a change that’s exciting and comfortable for all of us.  most importantly, we’re only talking design here! just remember, it will always be the same ‘ol me sitting here with you, and so the look may change, but i never will!

ok, you all have had many many great points of advice and i’ll be working to implement as many of them as i can (please be patient with me, as these things can take a good long while!).

some things that just made me laugh:

-”include more porn for traffic. JUST KIDDING! ;)”

-”More Toaster!! :D” (i agree!)

-”i like to be able to see the person in their blog. this catches my attention and makes me read their story. i am not actually talking about a pic but being able to “see” the person by their story.” (ok, this didn’t make me laugh but it DID make me feel like i was an avatar! my favorite movie of ALL TIME!)

oh and by the way, the winner is…..

congratulations julie!  i’ll be emailing you shortly. :)

xoxo! bonnie

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when we moved to our new house, we really looked for ways to improve the place without spending tons of money.  since we were working on a tight budget, we decided to keep the existing cabinets, and do what we could do spruce ‘em up.  replacing cabinet knobs is an easy way to do this, but even knobs can cost a pretty penny, so we decided to make our own!

wooden knobs cost a fraction of the price of designer knobs and with a little know-how can easily be transformed into something unique.

what you’ll need:

- plain wooden knobs (mine are natural woodcraft knobs)

- a small paint sample of the color you would like the knobs to be (lowe’s offers any paint color in 8oz samples)

- white spray paint (available at your local hardware store)

- 3m all purpose sanding sponge

the how to:

spray paint your knobs all white.  it’s helpful to go ahead and start the screw on the back of the knob so you have something to hold on to.   it’s also helpful to have something to stick the screw into to allow the knob to dry (i used a block of foam).

*once dry, paint the top coat color on with a brush, i used color #A64-2 called ‘sweet pea’ by valspar.

*once both layers are fully dry (usually after sitting over night) take the sand sponge and rough up the edges and center.  all of them will be a little different- which creates a cohesive yet eclectic vintage look.

easy breezy, right? :)

well i’m signing off for the day, it’s raining so i’m going stay in and start planning my garden for this summer, yay!  i also wanted to remind you that this weekend is the last chance you’ll have to take the roost survey and enter the giveaway!  i’ll be collecting all the data this weekend and will announce the winner on monday, good luck!

last chance to:

(don’t forget! make sure to leave a comment on this post to be entered in the giveaway!)

what are you doing this weekend?  love! bonnie

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hi everyone!  we’re kicking off this week with a survey and a giveaway! your opinions really mean a lot to me, so i want hear them and get your feedback!  the survey is ten questions long and takes about 5 minutes.  and, it’s completely anonymous, so i want you to be brutally honest (i promise, i can handle it!).

let me know you took the survey by leaving a comment on this post, so i can enter you into the contest! there will be one randomly drawn winner that will receive $50 roost bucks to be used at any three of my etsy shops: home to roost, the kitchen roost or old renewed.  plus! a 30 minute phone chat with me! but, don’t worry, if you’re shy (like me) it’s totally optional.  but if you have questions for me or want to review your etsy shop or blog, or just want to shoot the breeze, here’s your chance!

click above to take the survey!

don’t forget- to be entered in the contest, you must leave a comment on this post!

thank you thank you thank you! XxoOoXoO, bonnie

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