Living room mantel for spring 2012...And in the evening, twig lights come on from a timer in the Forsythia arrangement.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 Simple It's Party Time @ Northern CottageShow Off Your Cottage Monday @ The house in the...
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Cafe Shelves Tutorial
Happy Hump Day! Over the last couple of months, I've received quite a few e-mails asking how I made the cafe shelves in our kitchen. Sooo, I thought I'd take a moment to I share what I did! Honestly, I can't take any credit for how I made them. I simply followed Traci's(Beneath...
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
aPaulogy ~ Curious Illustration
I met Priya Sebastian for a cup of chai few days back. She suggested we drop by at this quaint place at the edge of Richard's Park in Richard's Town, which houses the work of Bangalore-based illustrator Paul Fernandes.Not knowing what to expect I just followed her obediently into this space, habitually...
Easter Mantel Snippets ...
Greetings, friends !! What a GORGEOUS day it is outside ... I'm off to enjoy it !!But, first, I thought I'd share a few sneaks at our Easter mantel. I'm not quite done, but considering how truly *Spring-like* today feels, I thought I'd share a few of the goodies I've included so far.Spring...
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Map Vignette!
I am so taken with all the uses of maps available for viewing online. If you can think it, it can be done.I had a globe and a table that needed some creativity. They were both picked up at garage sales.BeforeThis is not the exact globe but another one that I have.I used an old Illinois map for the table after painting the table with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. I then wiped stain on the...
Saturday, 25 February 2012
What Is It ...
So, one of the items on my "to do" list this year is to go through my bazillion pictures and either delete them or save them to a thumb drive so that I'm not suffocating my "C" drive anymore!As I was doing so, I came across this picture of our dry bar from Fall 2010 ... notice the warm and darker colors...
Friday, 24 February 2012
Cute cloche!
This is nothing new, just too cute.Everyone has seen these all over the place, at garage sales and thrift stores, etc.They start out life as a cheese holder...Marrying a base of some kind to the wood round and in my case, wooden candle sticks from a garage sale. Painting it with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint because it's so easy to work with...a little distressing and finishing and you...