Monday, 20 February 2012

Winners of my GiveAway!

I have selected the winners of my giveaways in celebration of my 1000 followers!I appreciate those that entered.Through Random.org, my winners were selected as follows:For the pillow: Anne that said, I follow on GFC and Linky friends. I am in LOVE with the pillow. The colors are fantastic! For the kitty tassel: Strawberries and Sweet Love said, Congrats on your 1000 followers! Id love to...

Sunday, 19 February 2012

I'm taking a stand!

I may love, love, love your blog, but if you have word verification that has become harder to read, that needs to be retyped just to get my comment though, I just can't do it anymore. Does that mean I am getting poor eye site? I have new glasses. Am I getting cranky in my older age, maybe. So I want all the blogs I visit that have word verification turned on to know that even though I don't...

Friday, 17 February 2012

Beaded Spoon Tassels

A new twist on what to do with old silver spoons.I made Painted, Beaded, Tassel Decor out of them.They are fun and unique.This is not a tutorialbut instead, the processthat I went through to get to the final product.First, I took an old silver spoon (I find these for pennies at garage sales and thrift stores)...I drilled tiny holes around the edge of the spoon and painted it (them)...

Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Diaper Motorcycle!

I had an appointment with my chiropractor on Valentine's Day...Right when I walked in, one of the office ladies told me that their other office lady had just given birth to a baby boy! This is her first and she had been at the hospital for 23 hours!Finally, little 8 pound Johnny was here and both are doing well.Then, the office lady told me that they were going to have a diaper shower and...

Monday, 13 February 2012

Sunday, 12 February 2012

New Red Toile Valances

I finally made my new valances and they came out pretty good, if I don't say so myself.Did you know that I adore Toile...any Toile?But before we look at them further, let's review...In the kitchen window, I made these valances that seem very popular with my blog viewers. I made up this design and just 'winged it' as I went along.I love the look of these with the rod and rings....

Saturday, 11 February 2012

The DEETS of The Master Bedroom Mini-Makeover

Happy Saturday, friends!Thanks so much for your thoughtful comments about our "refreshed, yet not done" master bedroom ... I truly, truly appreciate each and every note you shared!  As promised, I'm sharing the details of elements I used for our mini-makeover:And, I apologize in advance because,...