I found two of these Christmas ornaments at our local thrift store before Christmas for only 50¢. I knew I was planning on a fun winter themed mantel, so here is your tease...Christmas ornamentI made a pattern from the Christmas paper to the songbook pageNow my Christmas ornament is a winter Songbird! Coming soon, My Winter Mantel!!NOTE: You should be able to click on most of...
Thursday, 29 December 2011
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
An Affair with Paint!

As I'm still dismantling Christmas, I see that lots of folks are sharing their fun project(s) they conquered this past year. So, I thought I'd do the same! Let's just call this the "Year of Paint!"I'll keep my babbling to a minimum so that the *tons* (sorry) of pictures can speak...
Tuesday, 27 December 2011
hers~ a design book on feminine style
I was asked if I would like to review the new book, "hers" on designing spaces with a feminine touch, written by Jacqueline deMontravel. Jacqueline is also the editor of Romantic Homes magazine, so I knew I would be in for a treat! My decorating style is definitely romantic...
Monday, 26 December 2011
Happy New Year!

I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday! Do you have wrapping paper and empty boxes everywhere? Are you stuffed from this past weekend's fabulous meals? We are, for sure! Jax is busy playing with all of his new "goods," and John and I are cleaning up (yuck).Are you...
Christmas 2011 Family scrapbook
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through our house, I was getting ready to host our family party.Before most of the gang arrived, I took a few minutes to snap pics of the house with my iPhone. The kitchen chandelier had icicles and snow flakes hanging from it's wire frame,a...