Hope your day is going great! It's been gorgeous here...in the 70's, so I've been spending some time out of the porch enjoying the fall colors. I know the cold is coming so I'm trying to fully enjoy these last warm days of fall. A while back I posted a tour of the house in the movie, It's Complicated, starring Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin. (That movie house tour is available … [Read more...]
Decorate with Wreaths Inside
November 11, 2011 by 44 Comments
Although Thanksgiving is still two weeks away, I'm already thinking about Christmas. I have even started decorating a little inside. I want to start early this year so I can really enjoy the holiday season in full. There have just been too many years in the past where I felt I had just put the decorations up when it was time to take them back down. One of my favorite things to decorate inside with at … [Read more...]
Christmas Dollhouse
November 9, 2011 by 40 Comments
Hello dear friends! How's your day going so far? I was hard at work yesterday and I'm one tired puppy this evening as I write this. The leaves are just beginning to fall off the trees in the backyard and every afternoon for an hour or so the sun has been streaming in so brightly, I can't really view the monitor or work at my computer. During the spring and summer months, it's not a problem. So, I … [Read more...]
Dreaming of Beautiful Beds
November 8, 2011 by 44 Comments
A few months ago I went through a stack of old magazines I've been saving, some for several years. I tore out the pages I really loved and recycled the rest. This evening I was looking through them and noticed many were of beautiful beds. More fuel for my blue and white addiction. This is truly a timeless look that will never go out of style. from publication: Beautiful Bedrooms, 2001 I love the … [Read more...]
Make a Pincushion Tutorial
November 7, 2011 by 36 Comments
Welcome to the 146th Metamorphosis Monday! Greetings! How has your weekend been? I hope you've had a fabulous one! I spent Saturday down in Macon, Georgia with my sister and niece at the Christmas Made in the South Fair. Mark Ballard was there and it was so good to stop by and chat with him a bit. Did anyone else go to Christmas Made in the South? It was packed with folks as you can see in this pic … [Read more...]
October 2011: A Look in the Rear-View Mirror and Answering a Few of Your Questions
November 4, 2011 by 8 Comments
October 2011: A Look in the Rear-view Mirror: Each month I share links to the prior month's posts, in case you missed one or just wish to revisit a particular post. To read any post below, click on the link found in the title of that post. Hope you enjoy this "look in the rear-view mirror." October was a fun month, for sure! We kicked off last month with a "Look in the Rear-view Mirror" … [Read more...]
Fall Dining on the Porch: Celebrating the Russet Shades of Autumn
November 3, 2011 by 59 Comments
Welcome to the 167th Tablescape Thursday! It was a gorgeous day here so I spent some time playing outside on the porch. The leaves are changing and the fall colors are spectacular. I brought those colors to my table setting for Tablescape Thursday. I shopped the house and snagged a floral arrangement from the family room for my fall tablescape. I liked it, but ultimately I changed it out … [Read more...]
Front Porch Decorated for Halloween
November 1, 2011 by 40 Comments
Wow, what a fun night! I love, love, love Halloween. I have so many wonderful memories from my childhood of trick-or-treating with friends, so Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. I decorated the porch pretty simply for Halloween this year. I covered the front door with the "creepy cloth" used as a tablecloth in THIS previous Halloween tablescape. (You can see the door minus the … [Read more...]
Repairing String Lights on the Pergola
October 31, 2011 by 57 Comments
Welcome to the 145th Metamorphosis Monday! A few years ago I purchased some outdoor string lighting from Hobby Lobby. It was perfect for my deck(s) because it was white and the decks are painted white. I spent several hours one afternoon, running it around the top of the pergola to the right of the screened-in porch and under the arm rail of the deck to the left of the porch. Within the year, … [Read more...]
Halloween Table and Mantel…Spooky!
October 29, 2011 by 44 Comments
Happy Weekend! Are you making final preparations for all the goblins and ghouls who will soon be knocking on your door? I'll be heading out today to buy candy. Then I'll be trying hard to not eat it all by Monday! What's your tactic for not digging into the candy and eating it before Halloween arrives? Some folks purposely buy stuff they don't like, but where's the fun in that? lol My friend, Bonnie, … [Read more...]
