Best Projects of 2014

Well hello there friends.  How was your Christmas?  Ours was great.  We have Christmas at our house early and drove down to visit family out of state for Christmas morning.  There are so many toys laying around it's driving me crazy!!  I've enjoyed the break being home with the kids and doing nothing.  I really needed this break.My mom gave me a break yesterday and I decided to pack up the

MY NEW FAVORITE "PRETEND" HOUSE!

i recently fell SOOOOO in love with this house on pinterest!!and i can only imagine what the inside looks like....so here are my thoughts.......COTTAGE AND VINETHIS OLD HOUSEANNE HEPFERMY DESIGN CHICHOME BUNCHDOMINOMERIDALUCY WILLIAMSHOUZZSUZANNE KASLERPINTEREST

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all of my wonderful friends here in the blogging world. I am so lucky for your constant support and encouragement! 2014 has truly been a wonderful and busy year, and although I haven't been able to blog as much as I would have liked the past few months, I wouldn't trade it for the world! May you all be blessed, happy and healthy this holiday season and in the upcoming year.So

This Year's Christmas Decor

This is probably my last Christmas in my little student housing rental. Apartment hunting for my own place begins in the new year! I'm okay staying where I am until June when I graduate, but if something great comes up closer to downtown where I'm now working, I won't say no.  The design direction of my new place is definitely going to be less feminine and more sophisticated. I can't wait for a

Christmas Card Holder

Now that Christmas time is in full effect, the Christmas cards are arriving in the mail.  Instead of stacking them on a table this year, I want to display them in the open.  They're too pretty not to put out for everyone to see.  I hung and tacked a ribbon to the top of the entry closet door.  I wanted to use clothes pins to attach the cards to the ribbon.  Before I did that, I cut pieces of

DIY Ornament Garland

I always drape a faux evergreen garland across the family room mantle.  This year, I was determined to dress it up with leftover ornaments.  This was a super simple project.I started by laying my garland out.  I wrapped a couple pieces of ribbon around it first.  I decided to used gold, silver, and blue just like the tree.  I first attached the silver ornaments.  I attached the ornaments to the

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE HOUSE…AND MORE

I RECENTLY ORDERED THESE GOLD LEAF STICKS AND THREW THEM IN A POTTERY BARN VASE I ALREADY HAD…..INSTANT DRAMA-YAY!!!!!THEN I BOUGHT THESE BATTERY OPERATED LIGHTS AND FAKE MAGNOLIA AT SERENDIP IN NORFOLK….LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM!I INHERITED RUDOLPH FROM THE WORKROOM YESTERDAY….AND HAD NO CLUE HOW MUCH I WOULD LOVE HIM!! ….. THE BAR SUITS HIM WELL!THE NATIVITY SCENE WAS GIVEN TO ME A FEW YEARS AGO-LOVE