Yesterday for our Tablescape Thursday, I shared a Valentine's Day table setting with a sweet, romantic easy-to-make centerpiece. I had been plotting thinking for some time about creating a willowy little "tree" with the River Birch branches I'm always picking up from my front yard. I decided to decorate my little birch tree with hearts so I checked several places online. During my search I came … [Read more...]
Table Setting with Music & Mercury-Glass Heart Tree
February 9, 2012 by 107 Comments
Welcome to the 180th Tablescape Thursday! Valentine's Day is just a few days away. Did you forward your Valentine's Day cards to the Valentine, Texas Post Master to have them postmarked with their famous stamp? Such a cute idea! We've been having spring-like weather for weeks here in Georgia. Even the daffodils are in full bloom. The porch was calling, begging me to come out and play. … [Read more...]
Yummy Iced Coffee Recipe
February 8, 2012 by 37 Comments
I'm not a big coffee drinker, which is too bad now that I think about it. It sure would have come in handy back in my college days when I had to occasionally pull an all-nighter to finish writing a paper. When I do drink coffee, it's always iced coffee. Actually, when I make iced coffee, it's end up being more like a milkshake that happens to be coffee flavored. I adore milk and can easily go through … [Read more...]
10 Fabulous Before and Afters
February 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Welcome to the 159th Metamorphosis Monday! I was so inspired by the wonderful tutorials, renovations and "Before and Afters" linked up for last week's Metamorphosis Monday, I decided to highlight some of my faves for this Met Monday. Pssst: There's a fun little metamorphosis at the end of this post...one I captured with my camera phone in a parking lot recently. It made me laugh out loud when I saw … [Read more...]
20+ Products I Can’t Live Without
February 3, 2012 by 117 Comments
I've been working on this post in my head for months. Every time I do or use something here in my home that I love or can't do without, I have thought about this post. It isn't written to endorse any particular brand, although that's invariably going to happen just because sometimes it's a particular brand that does the job just the way I want it done. If I really prefer that brand, I'll mention it in … [Read more...]
Dining in the Conservatory
February 2, 2012 by 48 Comments
Welcome to the 179th Tablescape Thursday! Greetings! For this Tablescape Thursday, we've been invited to dine in the Conservatory. Doesn't that sound wonderful? Hope you have your passport handy because we'll be traveling to Switzerland this evening for dinner in Cornelia's beautiful home. Come on in...Cornelia has everything ready. Notice the gorgeous inlay around the apron of the … [Read more...]
Clearing Out the Computer Graveyard
January 31, 2012 by 42 Comments
What do you do with your old computer when you purchase a new one? When I began working from home and decided to purchase a workhorse "desktop" computer, my still functioning laptop became the downstairs/kitchen/screened-in porch computer. It's a handy place to quickly check e-mail, moderate blog comments or pull up the latest movie releases before heading out the door on a Friday night. Back in the … [Read more...]
9 Tips for Better Blog Photos
January 28, 2012 by 102 Comments
Over the past year I've gotten a lot of emails/comments asking if I would share some information about taking photographs for blogs. I've been a bit reluctant to write this post because I'm totally an amateur in every sense of the word when it comes to the subject of photography. But I'm happy to share what I have learned. Just please keep in mind, I'm still learning, too. I'm writing this post as if … [Read more...]
Children’s Party Table for Movie Night
January 26, 2012 by 84 Comments
Welcome to the 178th Tablescape Thursday! I'm not exactly sure where this tablescape came from. One minute I was using a gift certificate to purchase napkins for a Valentine's Day table setting, and the next thing I knew, I was off to the movies. I think the shift may have had something to do with stumbling across these cute popcorn containers for $1 each at Dollar Tree. For the … [Read more...]
Pottery Barn Bedford Office Additions
January 23, 2012 by 133 Comments
Welcome to the 157th Metamorphosis Monday! Happy Metamorphosis Monday! Thank you for all the supportive comments and e-mails I received about changing the start of our Met Monday party to Monday morning and our Tablescape Thursday party to Thursday morning. You guys are awesome! I'm so excited to share some fun tweaks and additions I've made in the office this week. (You can follow the full … [Read more...]
