I am here to share the latest BIG trend in Home Decor....French-Western style....... Back in the day when Miss Kitty leaned over the bar so Marshall Dillon could look at her ruffles I was an almost tween who avidly watched my latest crushes... even in black and white.... And sometimes...IN LIVING COLOR.... a big term … [Read more...]
Adios and Au Revoir! (French-Western?)
Christmas Decor
Today our Home For The Holidays Linky Party is continuing. Link up at the end of the post and show us what you've been doing! Today I'm sharing my foyer decor. Hopefully soon, I'll have enough pictures to give you a little tour of our Christmas home. I have to wait until the oldest gets home from boot camp tomorrow and decorates the tree … [Read more...]
O Christmas Tree
I'm alerting you to this post because there is a Christmas tree party going on and I'm using an old post for my contribution. Why? because this post was a special one involving our oldest son decorating the Christmas tree for the first time. This year, that son is coming home from boot camp and I decided to let him decorate the tree … [Read more...]
Shabby Pink Tree Tutorial
The Home For The Holidays Linky Party is STILL going on! Today it's Christmas Crafts/DIY and we've had LOTS of entries! Click on 'Linky Party' above or scroll to the bottom and click on the hostess' name and you'll be magically whisked off to Christmas CraftLand!!I I'm cheating a bit here because I made this Shabby Pink Tree tree last … [Read more...]
Using MMS Milk Paint
I have a confession to make. Even though I am a VENDOR for MMS Milk Paint, I've been slow to get busy using it..... It's embarrassing! Anyway, I actually have begun breaking out some of the stock so I can use it myself. Today I finished a wall hutch....which I want to keep.... But.... I AM having a sale this weekend here at the house and I … [Read more...]
Fall Table Centerpiece
I promised to show you some more areas of the living room getting the Fall treatment. You've seen the mantel already. Here is the arrangement I did for the coffee table. A centerpiece is not too hard as long as the right elements are included. In this case Fall colors, rustic pieces and....what else, a pumpkin..... I found this rustic box when … [Read more...]
Fall Decorating with Bittersweet
I ordered some bittersweet vine last week and it arrived yesterday. I have to say the order did not have long vines but I adapted and made lots of arrangements in jars instead! I don't know if it will root in the water but I hope so. I don't know if it will even grow here but I'd sure like to give it a try! I'm still puttering around here … [Read more...]
Summer Starfish Door Decor
I don't want to step on anyone's toes here because I can tell LOTS of people like wreaths. I am not a big fan of wreaths although I do use them occasionally. Maybe I got sick of them during the wreath craze of the 1980's. I used this one on my door this Spring. I like it because of several reasons..... it was made for me by my husband who … [Read more...]