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

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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

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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 tutorial

but instead, the process

that 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)

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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

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Happy Valentine's Day!

I adore my blogging fans and followers. You show me so much love!

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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.

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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, not only am I sharing the same pictures as my last post, BUT, I'm also sharing a little video (don't laugh)! Please forgive the sound quality (that's what happens when you spill hot tea on your keyboard) and that, apparently, I have two black eyes ... yikes!

I know, I know ... you're still laughing at my big hair crazy self, aren't you?  LOL ... I am, too!

Okay, back to the *deets* ...

The paint products I used are:

Walls: BM White Sand
Trey: BM Palladian Blue
Ceiling: BM Ballet White

The white down comforter and matching duvet are from IKEA (last summer), and, the "Dream" pillow is from SteinMart.  The bedskirt is made from budget-friendly dropcloth!

The nightstands used to have the same finish as the bed, but, AS Old White chalk paint took over and, voila:

At the foot of the bed is the bench that normally sits in our dining room.  It used to have a cherry stain, but, last Spring, I painted it BM White Dove, followed by distressing/glazing/waxing.  I also recovered the seat in burlap:

The mirrored chest used to be in our sitting room. Isn't it fun to *shop* your own home for *fer-ee* ?! And, the slipcovers on the parson chairs are from SureFit (on sale):

The window treatments were made by me (*cough*) ... and, like I said in my video, I'm a cheater when it comes to decorating! Let's just say that there were a lot of straight pins involved in making these! Adding metal scrollies in between the curtain rod and top of your window is a fun way to fill in a bit:

As for the dresser ... this used to be on the wall where the armoire is now ... it's amazing what a big difference a little change can make! (The "Always Kiss Me Goodnight" sign is from my fave, Home Goods.)

The lamps *used* be red with flowers on them. Last year, I painted them Stratton Blue, but then, recently, added a coat of AS Duck Egg Blue. Such an easy way to make a fun change (and, yes, look at my cutie patootie who is about to turn six ... where does the time go?):

The pink wreath layered over the mirror above our bed is a recent 40% off (yippee) purchase from Michael's.  I love adding a soft, contrasting pop of color to our spaces:

As for the little blue plate above the amoire, if you're *really* lucky (NOT), I'll post a video on how I made it.  LOL

That's all for now, friends ... thanks again so very much for all of your thoughtful comments.

Happy decorating and have a fabulous day!

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