Joke's On Me!

This year, I wanted to keep our Christmas mantel simple.  Ha Ha ... *who* am I kidding?! Meet our new buddy, "Buck."  He's the reason my thoughts of simplicity went right out the Christmas window!  He's a Virgo ... likes long walks through the snow covered forest ... annnd,...

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Happy Weekend

Leaving you all with this beautiful picture of bedroom designed by Derrell Parker and photographed by KuDa Photography.Image Source: Click HereHave a very happy weekend and stay creative friends...

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Abandoned Tables Made New Again!

I have been beating the weather clock, so to speak! Colder weather is upon us here in Illinois and I have been trying to get any larger pieces of furniture painted, out in the new hobby garage, since it is not heated.I received four oak tables that needed an update. A sofa table, an oval coffee table and two matching side end tables. They were dirty, abandoned and crying out for some love...

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Meet Lacey!

See why I call this bookcase 'Lacey'? It has really pretty cut-outs that make it look that way to me. The bookcase came to my door looking like this... I loved the lines of this piece and knew what I was going to do with it. But first, I need to remind you about this previous bookcase...See the before where someone had painted it and it was pink on the inside. I found out...

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Movie Time!

Raise your hand if you're still full from yesterday!  I hope all of you enjoyed a Happy Thanksgiving! I wanted to share one of my favorite trees that I just finished decorating for a client.  It's in a room (the "study") where a sweet family likes to unwind, play video games and watch...

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Thanksgiving!!!

"To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do".Image Source: Click HereHappy Thanksgiving to all my blog readers and friends in ...

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Why I like shopping at Jabong

There are hundred and thousand of  merits of internet but the biggest one is online shopping. I prefer online shopping because you can easily avoid crowd while you shop and during festivals and special occasions, the crowd can really give you a bad headache, forcing you to make hurried purchases...

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Blessings

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Another MacKenzie-Childs look!

If you are a Courtly Check MacKenzie-Childs lover, then you are really going to like this!Initially, I painted this tiny lamp...  I painted it to resemble one of MacKenzie-Childs' pieces.  Then one day, the on and off switch broke and after fixing it, It broke again.I have been making these cloches from old wood rounds and the glass cheese cloches that you see everywhere...(I made...

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Almost Time!

Is Thanksgiving really only *4* days away?!  Do you have your elastic waistband pants ready to go?  I sure do!I'm also ready to start sharing Christmas decor ... like our dining room buffet, which is *almost* done: I've also enjoyed decorating Christmas trees for a few clients ...     look...

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Festive Glow This Year

Sharing with all my wonderful blog readers and friends festive joy and happiness in and around my home this Diwali. As 67% of my audiences are from other countries I have provided links to some words to make them understand the meaning and significance of the words I used. Lets enter  my haven...............Rangoli...

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