White The Other Color.

Good Evening my friends! I hope everyone had a truly blessed weekend. The sadness of the tragedy in Boston still looms large. I continue to pray for the Bostonian s, especially the people who lost love ones. This was a senseless act of violence on innocent people.. I have not posted any thing for a week or two on my blog. I thought I would share with you my updates on our guest bathroom. As most of you know I love the browns, coppers and cream colors. I use them to decorate most rooms in my house. The only room up until now that did not have those colors was my girly area. I decided change out the blues decor to the white you see in the photos. This is so unlike me to not have some color in a room. I apologize for the photographs. As I have said many times before I am not a photographer. But I hope they are sufficient to give you an idea of the changes I made. Please ignore the camera thingie laying on the vanity. I forgot to remove it before I snapped the picture. I was too lazy to take another photograph. This guest room bath is so small. It is virtually impossible to take a full room photo. This is the best I could do. I purchased the white rugs on my shopping trip this weekend to TJ Max. I used this long milk glass piece to store face cloths. My favorite is the scalloped ruffle piece that is serving the purpose of a candle holder. I always decorate the the top of the water tank on the toilet. I don't know if anyone else is weird like me or not. If there is a flat space, something is going on the top. I used a lot of my milk glass collection in this re-do. The flowers on the vase are white, for some reason they look yellow. I purchased the bath set this weekend at TJ Max. The metal container holding the products ties in with the silver faucet and the silver shower curtain hooks. The silver is about the only color in this room.


 I plan to do something different with the vignette on this shelf. I just quickly put it together this weekend. Somehow the corner of the shelf is a little beat up. I plan to touch it up with some paint.

This white lace shower curtain moved from our old house with us. I purchased it from Overstock many years ago. It has held up well over the years. It has always been in the guest bathroom at both houses.
This little shell and rope heart was a yard sale find. I just think it looks so delicate and feminine.

 I purchased the towels from T.J Max this weekend. The little shadow box picture is a yard sale find, many moons ago.

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Happy Easter! Sharing a couple of projects!

Happy Easter my friend! I hope everyone has enjoyed their Holy Day. My hubbie and I had a nice dinner. He cooked a standing rib roast. It was delicious.I fixed sweet potatoes cooked the old fashion farm way. I love how my mother used brown sugar and cooked them until they were almost burned. I have not posted on this blog for about two weeks. I have been battling bronchitis and just had not felt like updating the site. I wanted share some of the projects I have been doing these past two weeks. I hope you enjoy them. Your comments are always welcome. I read each and every one. This old spice rack has been in my storage space for years. I decided to use my oil rubbed bronze and give it a makeover. I added, velvety like scrap book paper to the front door. I used some bling trim to give it a touch of class. I left the old print on the back of the door. I thought it maintained a vintage appeal. I found a canvas print at the Family Dollar. I fell in love at first sight. The colors were my favorite, the coppery browns and greens. And the lone fiddle was the main selling point. I built the rest of the vignette around this print. The gold fiddle was meant to be a Christmas decoration. I altered it in colors drawn from the print.

Its Beginning to Look Like Spring!

Hello sweet friends! I have been a busy beaver this weekend cleaning and decorating. Its the first time in a while now I have had energy to do anything much in the way of decorating. I wanted to share my Spring/Easter decorations with you. I kept the decorations fairly simple and confined it to the dining, family room and kitchen areas. I hope you enjoy. I will post the Entertainment Center and the coffee table decorations tomorrow. I appreciate all my visitors and have appreciated all your comments. I try to make it to everyone's blog that I follow at least once a week. I never fail to be inspired when I go blog surfing. There is so much talent out there it is amazing. Hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week! The Dining Room! I decided to use purple as the color theme for my dining room spring decorations. The large bunny I purchased from Marshall's this past weekend. The smaller bunny was last years Marshall's find. The nest of eggs is a Marshall's find from last Easter season. The tall pillar candle is a yard sale find and the purple glass candle is from Marshall's . I do not have a clue where the large purple egg came from, most likely a yard sale find. The only spring touch I added to this bookcase was one of the little purple Birdhouses I created. Everything else was already in place. Entry Way This trunk is in the entry way of our home. I decided to add some spring touches to the top. Of course you all know I made the peach bird house. Or rather I decorated a AC Moore birdhouse. The candle stick is by Martha Stewart. I found it on clearance at K-Mart several years ago. It makes a perfect elevator for the birdhouse. The plate is a yard sale find. I found the burlap planter at Ross. i just love the chandelier stenciled on the piece. The greenery is part of my stash. The Credenza! The cream and tan color theme was already on the credenza, I just changed the contents of the long basket. I added some shredded brown paper and glittered eggs and placed them and a beaded egg on top of the shredded paper. The beaded egg I made several years ago. I just noticed he is missing a bead, but that is an easy fix. The two plates are from Cracker Barrel. The lamp is a yard sale find. The large bunny came from Ross. I just love the bling on his side. The two small bunnies are from the Dollar Tree. Fireplace Mantle The fireplace mantle I kept simple. I just added the copper colored bunnie. The bunnie I found last year at Kirkland's. s He fits well with the other copper spheres and the copper color in the print. The metal bike is suppose to sit in front of the fireplace. But with the fire going we have to place it to the side. I bought the glitter eggs at Ross. They were 3.99 compared t0 7.99 at Kirklands. The Bar Area I never use my cake plate for its intended purpose but always use it as a cloche. The two little bunnies are a yard sale find a few years ago. I added shredded paper to make it more spring like. These two little bunnies I have had for years. I am sure they came from a yard sale or Goodwill. I placed them on a candle tray and added shredded paper. The apothecary jar is a Old Time Pottery find. I found the lemons at a yard sale. The candle holder to the right is a part of a set of two. I won them at a Silent Auction. The Kitchen Nook I had a black and white theme going on with the kitchen nook. I decided to take off my white roosters and add these sweet little bunnies. I had the little Milk Glass vase and I pulled some spring daises. This bakers rack sort of thing was in bathroom upstairs. It started out in the kitchen , so I decided to put it back in the kitchen. The little Easter chick planter I won from a give away. I had the greenery in my stash of floral supplies. The candle holder to the right is one of the two I won at the silent auction. Oh anilld you can see , I am putting together a jig saw puzzle. I place here when I am not working on it. It did not cross my mind to pull it out of the way until I took the photograph. My brain is still on pause, I think.

Done Me Some Creating!

Good Evening my friends! I been doing some creating these past few weeks. It seems I am into altering items more than my sewing lately. The sewing uses so much of my energy, it is much easier to set at my craft table and work on a project. I went shopping at AC Moore and bought some of their little one dollar birdhouses. I used scrap book paper, glitter and modge podge, and hot glue to alter these items. The embellishments I had in my stash already. I will use these somewhere in my spring decorating vignettes. My general time for decorating for spring is the first week in March. I have been admiring all the spring decorating in blog land. I have gleaned so many ideas. It amazes me how talented people are in blog land. Hope you enjoy my little houses.

My Girly Piece of Heaven

Good Evening my blogging friend! As most of you know my house is more traditional style than anything else. I do have three rooms in my home that is girly. One is the upstairs bath, I will share that with you at a later date. The guest room is also very feminine. Tonight I wanted to share my little girly piece of heaven. The photos are of the loft area upstairs. My craft room is located to the right of the loft just as you come up the stairs. The bathroom is to the left. We have two storage areas up there as well. One is a huge unfinished room that is meant to be a bonus room. Some day we intend to make it just that bonus room/guest room. There is a smaller storage room up there as well. I need to get iso into both rooms and get rid of some major junk. It is just so easy to put stuff in those rooms.You know out of sight out of mind. Well anyway after saying all that. I hope you enjoy the photos of my girly girl room. I painted and glittered l little birdhouse. I used a wooden dowl and made to platform out of styro foam. I painted a canvas pink and found an image on the internet and printed. I attached the print to card stock to it more sturdy. I then attached the card stock and print to the canvas. I put some Wild Orchid Craft rose trim around the edge of the print e to frame it out. I added the rest of the flowers and bows and pearls to make it more girly. If you recognize your print, let me know I will give you credit. I printed it off a free graphics site.

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Vignettes in the Family Room

Hello Friends! My oh my it seems its been forever ago since I have posted a new post on my blog. But today I thought I would share a few of the vignettes I have in my family room. I generally stick to the jewel or earth tones in this room. I hope every one had a blessed week! Hope you enjoy! Fire place Mantle! I found the large picture hanging above the fire place at Kirkland's. It was on clearance for a steal! The candlesticks are yard sale finds, I have had them for years. The orbs on the candlesticks are from Ross. I added the two little candle votive's for some sparkle appeal. The two transferware plates I found at a yard sale several years ago. I needed some femininity to this masculine display , so I added the two little hydrangea planters.

Entertainment Center I did a happy dance when I found this large carved wood bowl at Goodwill. I have been looking for one for a long time. The other two pieces on the entertainment center are from Kirkland's.

Credenza I started this vignette with my burlap table runner. Then I added the basket and lined it with a lace doily. Inside the basket, I placed two burlap sachets that were meant for Christmas and a brown Christmas ornament. I know Christmas is over but I needed some sparkle in this display. The plate is a English country scene, and I just thought it was pretty addition. At the left of the basket I added a bird that I found at Tuesday Morning. I added the bottle with feathers. Then I placed a tall skinny lamp at the end of the credenza. As you can see I kept with a sandy color theme here. That is with the exception of the mirror above,and it painted oil rubbed bronze. Please disregar the rose print sitting beside the credenza. I forgot to remove it before I took the photo. It is going upstairs in storage,I will pull it out again one day and use it. I tend to change things a lot in the house. I get bored fast! LOL

Full View of the Fire Place.

Tweaking the Kitchen Nook

Good Afternoon my friends! I have not updated my blog in a while. I have had plenty to blog about but no energy to post. I continue to struggle with my health issues. I am looking forward to a better year. I look forward to a year of tweaking and creating and making my home into a warm and inviting place to be. I hope you enjoy the photos of my kitchen nook. Kitchen Table I needed a change in my kitchen. I had the red gingham curtains in there for two years that we have lived here. I decided to utilize some things I had on hand to make a mini redo in my kitchen nook. I bought the black and white waverly table cloth at TJ Maxx several months ago. I had the lace table topper for many years. It was most likely a yard sale find. The white rooster butter dish and gravy boat was on clearance at Sears. I had the black bowl and decided to place a red candle. Instead of so much red in the kitchen, I thought just little pops with the black and white would be nice.

Please don't laugh or think I am cheap, I am just thrifty. I made these curtains from two twin size Dan River Bed Sheets. They are of very high quality. I lined them with another set of bed sheets that were not as high of quality. Both the Dan Rivers sheets and the other set of sheets were brand new in their packages. I found both sets of sheets at a yard sale for 50 cents. The trim I found also at a yard sale for 50 cents. I made these over Christmas Holidays. I took that whole week off, so I got a lot of sewing done that week. We did not have any guest for the Christmas Holiday.