Welcome to the 113th Metamorphosis Monday! Greetings! Hope your weekend was fabulous! I had plans to start working on the walls in the office, sanding and patching, sanding and more patching. But Mr. Max had other plans. I couldn't get him to abandon his perch on the desk and I don't think sanding while he's in the room would be such a great idea. Tomorrow, I'll try again and I may have to just lock him … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Table Setting with Shamrock Plates
March 18, 2011 by 30 Comments
While we continue enjoying all the beautiful tablescapes posted for this week's Tablescape Thursday, I have one more fun table to share before this holiday slips away for another year. My friend, Bonnie sent these wonderful pics of a table she created for dinner with some good friends. Don't you love her beautiful breakfast room?! Love those dragonfly chairs! Let's get a closer look at the … [Read more...]
A St. Patrick’s Day Tea Out On the Porch
March 17, 2011 by 60 Comments
Welcome to the 134th Tablescape Thursday! Happy Tablescape Thursday! I hope your day was fabulous and full of lots of bright, beautiful sunshine. Spring is springing up all over my yard. My daffodils are up and they are just beautiful. Since today is St. Patrick's Day, I wanted to share a little teascape I created a couple of years ago with daffodils from my yard. Hope you enjoy! St. Patrick's Day … [Read more...]
Under the Tuscan Sun: Bramasole
March 14, 2011 by 84 Comments
Under the Tuscan Sun Movie House Tour: Tour Bramasole After a wonderful day out playing in the sunshine and searching for a "steal-your-heart" tole chandelier, I came home and pulled out one of my favorite movies, Under the Tuscan Sun, for a little inspiration. I remembered a scene with a lovely antique, tole chandelier. As I watched the movie, I realized this whole movie is really a huge "Before … [Read more...]
Best Online Coupon Websites, Tips for Cutting Costs and Saving Money
March 13, 2011 by 17 Comments
While we continue enjoying all the fabulous tablescapes linked for yesterday's Tablescape Thursday, I thought I'd share some money saving tips for putting food on those tables, plus a whole lot more. I love to save money--who doesn't, right? I guess you sort of figured that out since I refused to pay someone to remove my impossible wallpaper, recently. Then there's all those posts about searching down … [Read more...]
Mixing China Patterns in a Table Setting
March 10, 2011 by 67 Comments
Welcome to the 133rd Tablescape Thursday! It was dark and stormy all day today. Late in the day the rain finally let up and I was able to cut some flowers from the garden. Since it was such a gloomy day, I decided to make my own sunshine. My Delight and Thy Delight by Robert Bridges, a British poet and poet laureate from 1913 to 1930 My delight and thy delight Walking, like two angels … [Read more...]
Sleeping with a Mouse
March 8, 2011 by 105 Comments
Before my recent office move, my blogging headquarters used to be in the dressing room that's just off the master bedroom. Max kitty, my furry shadow, used to lie in my lap whenever he could squeeze his way in. Can I tell you--it's not easy blogging with a 15 lb cat in your lap. :) So, normally I would pull the bench you see in front of the dresser over beside my chair and he would happily curl up with … [Read more...]
Best Wallpaper Remover
March 7, 2011 by 76 Comments
Welcome to the 111th Metamorphosis Monday! Guess what this is. It's the last of the wallpaper! The evil wallpaper is GONE, GONE, GONE! Thanks to this stuff...Safe and Simple. You'll find their website HERE, and in case you're wondering, I'm not being compensated in any way for recommending this product. I'm just sharing the good stuff, when and where I … [Read more...]
Sailboat Napkin Fold
March 6, 2011 by 22 Comments
This napkin fold is a great fold to create with a striped napkin but it will work with any pattern. I used a 20" square, blue and white striped napkin for this tutorial. Hope you enjoy this fun fold. It's a great one for summertime dining. Here's a second way to display this fold for a completely different look: You could even tuck a little surprise … [Read more...]
Beautiful Camellias
March 5, 2011 by 51 Comments
My camellia bush was positively covered in buds before the week-long winter storm hit in January. It made me sad to see them all ruined. This past week we had some warmer than normal temps and once again the camellia is covered in buds...some just beginning to open. Camellias look as if they should have a scent, but they do not...or at least the camellias I've seen do not. They come in quite an array … [Read more...]
