The new brick was wet, so it appears darker than the house, but it is the same brick.We decided that we needed a hobby garage (One bay for me to do my furniture projects in and one bay for hubby to have some kind of hobby car in.) and asked our builder friend (who is totally awesome) to build it for us. We also thought we would get a big fat 'NO' from him because he usually only builds large...
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Sunday, 8 January 2012
Winter Whites
Around my house...Silver tray, white berry wreath, mica flakes, wire bed spring, nest, glass bird, chicken wire clocheNOTE: You should be able to click on most of the pictures to enlarge to see further details.These parties I love to link up to or check out my Blog Parties tabParty Time @ It's So Very CheriMetamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps On The PorchMotivate Me Monday @ Keeping It...
Saturday, 7 January 2012
Spread'n the LOVE!
Christmas(?) ... what Christmas?! That was *ages* ago! LOL. And, now that it's over, it's time to spread the l-o-v-e around our humble abode! I've never been one to decorate for Valentine's, BUT, this year, I just wasn't ready to take down the tree from our kitchen...
Friday, 6 January 2012
Check Mark!
who knew that my hutch would be so much fun to decorate and I change it a lot. Here is its look for winter with my new Royal Stafford checked plates and Fitz and Floyd snowman plates!I hand painted the pitcher at a local pottery place. And the checked spoon is a bookmark that I made from an old flattened spoon, hand painted and bowed.So that's another check mark off my list for 2012!N...
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
My NIGHT Winter 2012 Mantel
You've gotten to view and dissect my Winter 2012 Mantel HERE. Now you get to see what I view every evening. Enjoy...All the candles lit!With just the center timer lights on.A winter wonderland!NOTE: You should be able to click on most of the pictures to enlarge to see further details.These parties I love to link up to or check out my Blog Parties tabParty Time @ It's So Very Ch...
Monday, 2 January 2012
The House of MG, Ahmedabad.
Our journey to the colourful state of Gujarat began with Ahmedabad. Having read so much about the architecture, the heritage and the people we chose a place which would be a gateway to all these. The House of MG in short for The House of Mangaldas Giridhardas is a heritage mansion built in 1924 and...
My Winter 2012 Mantel
As promised, here is a picture overload of My Winter 2012 Mantel.First, I need you to know that it is challenging to decorate my mantel because it is over 8 1/2 feet long and is 5 1/2 feet high. The height makes it difficult because, one is viewing the mantel in an upward fashion vs. straight on. The sheer size of the mantel makes it hard to decorate because I have to fill the space with...