Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Coming together...

Don't you love it when things start to "come together"?   You look around your house at the blank walls, the windows that need curtains, the spaces that need just the right touch....you've spent hours perusing magazines and blogs and library books for ideas that will inspire you.....spent countless amounts of time shopping at yard sales, thrift shops, antique shops and favorite little stores looking for those special items that you know will convey your style....

It seems like it takes forever, you want everything to look "just so" and you want it NOW!!!

Then one day you look around and exhale a little as you realize your house is starting to look like a home...not just any home...but YOUR HOME....and it's so nice....really it is.















Sure, you see things that need fine tuning, I mean those windows still have no curtains, and the living room needs some TLC and personalization and you'd like to add this and that here and there...and you've still not found a decent garbage can... but all in all, you can kinda sit back and enjoy how things are finally coming together....

And maybe, just maybe you can relax for just enough time to enjoy a little treat for all your hard work!




Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Creative bug bite

Hello,

Have you ever had a moment or two where your brain just amazes you and gives you some really neat ideas?

Well, this past weekend I was lucky enough to shop at Anthropologie; which is one of my all times besties...anyway, they had these napkins that looked like they had coffee cup stains on them.  Not for everyone, I know...

I have a linen table cloth that is getting kinda stained up from an adorable husband, and I really don't want to toss it just because of those little splatter marks, I like what I like...you know?  So, the creative bug bite has swollen my crafty side and this is what I am thinking...







I think you get the picture.

All I need is a couple items....I can find some at Michael's, craft book stores, and at home.

I can't wait!!!!

Promise to post a picture when it's done!!!

See ya!

Shelly