So our upstairs carpeting was completed today. Yay! While I was milling about the house waiting for them to finish, I started tinkering with some of my cloches and other glass pieces. Since all of our holiday goodies are packed away now, I was shopping the house for quick ways to update. This is how my faux mantel looked for the holidays. And here it is now. Less cluttered and more simple. Blue and white...
Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! Believe it or not, our decorations are down and already packed away. We're gearing up for some much-needed home improvements and can't spare a moment. I was able to get a few items done and added to my Etsy shop before the madness ensues. Tags, tags and more tags! French ones. Religious ones. And yes, even Valentine's Day ones. That's all I've been able to get to. The hubby...
Taking a few days off from blogging and wanted to wish all of my bloggy friends a very merry Christmas! Jeanine ...
I don't know about you but Goodwill's been a bust for me lately. With Christmas right around the corner, I've been trying to avoid the stores and work with what I have lying around the house. I've been saving these bottles (mostly salsa ones!) for a few weeks now. Yesterday, I decided to embellish them. I broke out some French book paper, lace, baker's twine and some charms. I got busy gluing and wrapping and...
Truth be told, we don't do a lot for New Year's Eve. I, for one, do not like being on the roads when there are a lot of people out drinking. We usually stay in as a family and eat all sorts of goodies as the night goes on. This year, our boys asked if they could stay up late with us. How can I say no? We have some festive hats and horns from...
If you've flipped through a recent Pottery Barn catalog, you've probably seen where they cover a wall with vintage book paper. I love that look and would be ecstatic to do something like that in our house, but I don't think my husband would go for it. Plan B: give a vintage chalkboard a similar look. This is the chalkboard before. Pretty ugly, no? I bought it a couple of years ago with the intention...
