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| Cool graphics....I wish more manufacturers understood the importance of them! |
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| These were found on a bottom shelf at Trader Joe's this morning...I think this little box of tissue is utterly charming! |
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| My only regret is that I only bought one box....guess I'll have to go back soon and stock up....:) |
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| While I've been pretty much flat on my back for the last 3 days with some unknown "ickiness" (no, please, don't feel sorry for me, we all have to take our turn at being sick, right?) I've been dreaming of my new kitchen, visualizing it all. Let's see how good you are...can you spot the "distractions" in the above photo, you know the ones that hopefully will draw your eye to something interesting rather than something....well....ugly? Let me help you out... #1 big white frame with "found" relatives (to distract from vent hood~hmm, maybe it just calls more attention to it?) #2 vintage silver tray (to distract from the fact that walls aren't even painted) #3 re-purposed tool caddy with wallpaper for holding utensils (to distract from the fact that my range is an ugly dinosaur) #4 cute black dishdrainer with fun plates in it (to distract from my hideous stainless sink and really ugly faucet) This is fun right, kinda like "Where's Waldo?" And really, all of it is there to distract the eye from our super ugly oak cabinets, which I can't wait to paint a lovely cream color. |
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| I know that most of this isn't horrid, I'm just tired of living with a kitchen I don't love. It functions well and thankfully has a great layout. My dream kitchen will have black walnut countertops, cream cabs with bin pulls and cute knobs, a cool new stainless range/oven, subway tile backspash, new lighting including undercabinet, and a new floor (yet to be determined). As soon as I feel better I'm going to be testing paint colors on my cabs (and even a new stain or two). Can't wait.......in the meantime..... |
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| Do you like my "new" family? I can guarantee this, my dh is going to HATE them! :) |
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| So my laundry room has been dismal for quite some time. It needed some organizational help. The "storage" basket above is one that I almost got rid of....but I decided to keep it and added some crochet trim for interest. I made the towel above also because I always seem to get wet hands in the laundry room and towels come in handy. The jar with old clothespins may or may not stay where it is. |
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| I've had this shelf forever and decided to feature my clock collection for awhile...the child's bloomers were purchased at an antique mall. |
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| This interesting item was also purchased at the same antique mall, I'm not sure what it was for but it's ancient. The pillowcover has always been on the window. We're lucky to have a door leading outside in our laundry room, it gives great natural light. |
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| My attempt at humor...had to have some sort of vintage picture that relates to laundry, right? |
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| This is an old doll's slip that I've hung over a vintage mirror. |
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| More old linens hanging on hooks. I've had this shelf forever too. It comes in handy in this small room for clothes that need to be hung dry. |
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| Lavendar bunch....best smell ever! I can't remember where I found the cute embroidered bed caddy but it's fun to tuck things in there. |
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| My dh bought me this black iron shelf unit and it holds a lot of my "stuff". |
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| I originally had put my fabric softener in a different bottle but this one works out better because it has an easier screw top. |
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| This pink bag holds my fabric dryer sheets. |
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| I purchased this basket at World Market and added the ruffle to it myself..... |
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| Interesting knobs and another lavendar sachet..... So there you have it, next I need to organize the cabinets above my washer and dryer, and change the light fixture in this small room, oh and paint it too. Guess I'm not quite finished yet after all....:) |
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| So crowns aren't new to this crafty, creative blog world...... |
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| But I've never attempted to make one.....until now..thanks to.... |
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| My sweet friend Amy, at Mittens....she makes beautiful crowns for her doll heads. And if I'm honest, which I am, I'll admit that I was just a little bit jealous of them. I had a doll who has a "bad hair day" every day. She needed some help...so with Amy's inspiration I made my first crown ever. I think "Ruby" is happy now, and feels that she has finally "arrived". Now.....about her little friend in the background...hmmmm |
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| Just a quick little post today....I'm linking up to Brag Monday on the graphics fairy |
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| Yesterday I worked on updating my laundry room (with dh's help). Feels so good to do this, finally. |
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| One change that made a big impact was switching out some ugly containers with some pretty ones. I had this old bottle for quite some time and by using a pretty label from the graphics fairy was able to put something presentable on my new shelf! It just took a few minutes but I'd rather look at something pretty when I'm doing my laundry than...well, dirty laundry! Be back soon with the complete makeover...... |
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| So once again I was a lucky girl....winning a stunning necklace from Shari |
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| It's just beautiful. Very large and substantial, one you can't ignore...I love jewelry like that, don't you? |
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| Every detail is just wonderful.....and check out her gift presentation in the first photo. It comes with in a gift bag with her label on the front and a beautiful letter. And a tag. You will feel so special receiving something beautiful from Shari....do yourself a favor and go check out her website, then you can link to her Etsy shop....beautiful. Thank you so much Shari, I just love this necklace so much, you have so much talent! |
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| Merry Christmas friends.....thanks so much for visiting my blog this past year. I appreciate each and every one of you and hope you all have a fantastic 2011! |
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| I know, I know, I said I wasn't going to post again until after Christmas, but it's become a bad habit!! I couldn't resist sharing the ornaments that take pride of place on our tree....I get wistful every single year when I unwrap them. Our dd made all of these at school as gifts for us...my Mom didn't save any of our ornaments that we made (that I remember anyway)...maybe it was because we were a military family and moved so often that she "cleaned out" every time so we wouldn't accumlate so much? I don't know and unfortunately she's not here to ask...( My dd feels such pride that we put these on the tree every year....they make our tree unique and special. That's why I love seeing other people's trees and hearing their stories about their "special" ornaments....isn't it fun? |
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| Wishing you all the happiest of holidays! I'll be back after Christmas, but for now I think things are gonna get a little crazy around here so I'm off to tend to my family and festive goings-on. I do hope you all have time to carve out some space for yourself to enjoy the season..:) See you right back here after Christmas! |
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| I'm linking up with Debra over at CommonGround today with her Vintage Inspiration Friday. |
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| This is a vignette in a corner of my living room that is surrounded by windows. The little deer are plastic and last year I used silver glass glitter on them...now they're so much prettier! And they seem to like their new home...:) |
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| These glittered houses were purchased at Home Goods last year (or was it the year before?) and they came with the frosty trees already attached... |
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| The rest of the trees are ones I bleached last year....didn't care for the bright green. So even though most items aren't "vintage" except for the deer, at least the whole vignette has a vintage vibe to it......hop on over to Debra's and check out everyone else's stunning decor, won't you? |
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| These are my new candles, listed today on my Etsy. I'm starting to panic a bit....no Christmas shopping to speak of. Better get in gear, huh? Most of my gifts will be handmade this year with the exception of my 10yo dd....I'm good but I just haven't figured out how to make those darn video games yet! How is your shopping and crafting coming along...better than mine I hope...:). |
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| These sit on my foyer table...I love the old chalkware statues and the lovely candle was a gift.....it looks fabulous when lit! |
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| I love my snowmen and snowwomen, part Christmas and part Winter, I can leave them up until Valentines day! (Does that make me lazy?) |
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| I found a bunch of these signs last year after Christmas so I saved major $$$$, I was happy...:) |
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| A sweet Etsy find.....very old and very pretty. |
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| My favorite Christmas scent...it's called 'Cathedral' and it's "heavenly". It pretty much sums up Christmas for me. |
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| Just had to incorporate some old books into my display... Have you started decorating yet? |
