A Landscaping-Garden Before and After & A Sweet Surprise
Welcome to the 644th Metamorphosis Monday, a blog party sharing fabulous Before and Afters! It's hard to believe that it's been five years since I completed this little landscape makeover for the front of my home. You may remember I had a small Japanese Maple moved from the front area of my home to another spot in the yard. It's doing great in its new spot, I'll have to take a photo sometime soon to share how well it has done in its new … [Continue Reading...]
Favorite Summer Fashions and Memorial Day Sales: Part II
There are so many amazing sales going on right now for Memorial Day weekend, I decided to do a Part II post to share my faves. Brooks Brothers has a great sale going on right now. I just purchased these beautiful madras shorts for my son for his birthday which is just a few days away. They are on sale for almost half price and of course, that excellent Brooks Brothers quality. They are on sale here: Madras Shorts Last year I shared these cute … [Continue Reading...]
Beautiful, Custom-Designed Macarons for Any Celebration or Themed Table Setting
Welcome to the 661st Tablescape Thursday, a blog party sharing beautiful table settings for all occasions! A few weeks back I shared Warren's beautiful spring table setting for Tablescape Thursday. Warren created this table with a peacock theme in mind and these peacock dinner plates were his inspiration. I love the napkin rings he chose for this setting! Warren created another table setting with a different set of peacock china, … [Continue Reading...]
The Best Memorial Day Sales & My Favorite Spring-Summer Fashions
There are so many great Memorial Day sales going on right now for beautiful vacation/resort fashions for summer. I've been checking them all out and today I'm sharing a few of my favorites below from the new spring offerings. I adore this beautiful eyelet shirt that's currently on sale 30% off. There's just something so feminine and beautiful about eyelet. You'll find this shirt on sale here: Beautiful Eyelet Shirt. Totes are usually functional … [Continue Reading...]
5 Ideas, Crafts and Recipes for Your Memorial Day Weekend
The 4th of July is just over a month away. I was thinking today, this would be a great time to work on some patriotic crafts because they could be used for Memorial Day this upcoming weekend and you would be all set for our 4th of July celebrations a month from now. One of the most fun projects I've ever completed was this wood flag. It was easy to make and actually a lot of fun! You'll find step-by-step instructions for making this flag for your … [Continue Reading...]
A Growing Hermes Perfume Atomizer Collection & A Cozy Addition for My Bath
Welcome to the 643rd Metamorphosis Monday, a blog party sharing fabulous Before and Afters! Is there something you love to collect? Maybe you have a beautiful doll collection. Or, if you love handbags as I do, perhaps you have a growing handbag collection. If I were a guy, I think I'd have a big necktie collection. lol I love shopping for ties for my son--both Hermes and Vineyard Vines make really fun ones! These days, I try to avoid starting any new … [Continue Reading...]
My Bookcase Decision and Several Fun Ideas and Tips I’ve Been Meaning to Share
Good Saturday Afternoon! I hope your weekend is going awesome! Today I thought I'd create a quick catch-up post. I have a little folder on my computer that I occasionally drop pictures into when there's something I'd love to share with you that I think you'll find helpful or interesting but perhaps isn't worthy of a full post. Periodically that folder gets a little fat and I know it's time to pull those topics/tips all together into one post. Before I share those … [Continue Reading...]
We’re Having Sweet Watermelon for Dessert!
Welcome to the 660th Tablescape Thursday, a blog party sharing beautiful table settings for all occasions! This has been such a beautiful spring here in Georgia. It's felt like a long, full spring--not one of those springs we sometimes have where we get cool, spring weather for a week and then BAM, it's 85 degrees outside. lol No, this spring has been the perfect spring. I would love it if it was this way every year! Last night was the first night where I was … [Continue Reading...]
All the Perfumes Currently in My Fragrance Collection
Back in November 2015, almost six years ago now, I shared my small perfume collection with you. I love, love, love perfume and with very little trouble, I could easily become a hoarder of all perfumes. lol If I awake in the morning and find I'm in an okay-whatever mood, with just a few sprays of a favorite scent, my day will suddenly feel sooo much better! Perfume has that effect on me, it's definitely a mood changer! Do you find this, as well--or does perfume have … [Continue Reading...]
Would You Do This? A Big Change for the Upstairs Living-Bonus Room!
Welcome to the 642nd Metamorphosis Monday, a blog party sharing fabulous Before and Afters! In Saturday's post, I mentioned that I was contemplating making a pretty big change here in my upstairs living/bonus room. This room is a bright, airy room with four windows: two windows at the end and two dormer windows that face the front of the house. One dormer... The other dormer...(photo taken at … [Continue Reading...]
