Decorating, Tablescaping, Before and Afters, Thrifty Finds, and Gardening
What a day! Earlier today I was downstairs minding my own business, working on a tablescape for Tablescape Thursday. I came upstairs to look online to see if I could find a napkin fold in a particular shape I was thinking of using. Instead, I found a big ole UGLY Bluehost page where the Between Naps on the Porch blog is supposed to be. Not good! Apparently, the domain name came up for renewal and … [Read more...]
If you subscribe to the Between Naps on the Porch newsletter, Postcards from the Porch, you know I always highlight a couple of books I'm reading that week at the end of each newsletter. Sometimes the books are recent finds, other times they are books I've had for a years and have pulled back off the shelf to enjoy again. A few months ago I ordered the book, Forgotten Bookmarks, a book Amazon … [Read more...]
Mario Buatta, I'll marry you! And you only have to ask once! You'll have to watch the first of the two videos at the end of this post for that statement to make sense. :) For years I have had a big, big crush on Mario Buatta. Unfortunately, it's a case of unrequited love...he has no idea. ~~~SIGH~~~ Not only is Mario Buatta amazingly talented and one of my all time favorite designers, he's very much … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 224th Metamorphosis Monday! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. This was one of those weekends where I had a long list of things I really wanted to get done but Mother Nature had other plans. It rained "monsoon style" all day long on Saturday, but being the determined, crazy woman that I am, I dragged the tall urns from the deck onto the porch and replanted those as I had planned. … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 220th Metamorphosis Monday! A while back I took you on a little tour of my home town. It was around Christmastime and the homes were decorated for the holidays. This house has always been one of my faves. It reminds me a little of the home in the movie, Father of the Bride. (You can tour that movie house here: Father of the Bride Movie House Tour) When I used this picture in a … [Read more...]
Hooky Day! This post is going up a bit late because I took a little time off today to play. I'm blaming it all on my friend, Marie. ;) Today we had a "girls day out." It started with a yummy lunch at a local cafe, then we headed out to shop some of our fave haunts. I didn't buy anything (yet) but I found a table umbrella for my seating area out on the deck that I'm pretty sure I'm going to … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 217th Metamorphosis Monday! This week for Met Monday, I'm sharing a crafty Before and After. I made a quick pass through Pottery Barn a few nights ago and spied some cute starfish napkin rings. It's kind of hard to see in this pic I snagged from the PB site here, but the ring part of the napkin ring is covered in jute yarn. I couldn't tell what the yarn was wrapped around while in … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 215th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? I hope it's warmer where you are than it has been here. I know, I know...it's still February. I just have a bad case of either cabin fever or spring fever...I'm not sure which. Maybe both! Postcards from the Porch Thank you so much for all the lovely e-mails and the sweet comments you've sent/left about the first mailing of the … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 214th Metamorphosis Monday! I have a fun and exciting little metamorphosis to share this week for Metamorphosis Monday. For a while I've been thinking about putting together a newsletter to send out each week to those Dearhearts who would enjoy receiving a little something extra from time to time. I finally decided it was time to quit thinking about it and just do it. Every … [Read more...]
I don't know when I first fell in love with decorating in blue and white, I just know I passionately love it. We're talking, a-big-kiss-right-on-the-mouth, love it! I think it may have started when I found this Ralph Lauren comforter set for my guest room. I love flow blue transferware and have collected a few pieces over the years, so I guess the bedding reminded me of beautiful flow blue … [Read more...]
