Vintage Book Pages Guest Bath....

(Before picture)

So tonight I had a plan...I waited until my husband took Ty to the movies and Ridge went to bed. I then ran out to the garage (with monitor) in a dash and piled up the following items: old books, spray glue, scissors, staple gun and bubble wrap strips. I first measured the walls and then cut my bubble wrap in strips.  I then sprayed the bubble wrap with spray glue and stacked the old vintage book pages across. Finally, I placed the bubble wrap with vintage pages on my wall and stapled the ends...

When Joe and Ty returned from the movies, I was done.

Old vintage book pages really made this room look so much better and

I promise if I can do this, anybody can do this!

(After pictures)

Wine and Cheese Table Display...

Had a wonderful Wine and Cheese Party with a group of Special Friends this past weekend and wanted to share some of the table display with you...have a beautiful week!

Daydreaming....

Daydreaming...thinking of a few things that I just love...old chippy paint, black and white, old pictures, a comfy chair in a corner,candlesticks,crystals, sconces, birds, old mirrors and beveled glass...just to name a few!

New Drapes...

Ivory Raw Silk with wrinkle pleats.....I absolutely love my new drapes in the living room. They are the perfect color to just blend with the look I have and match the furniture perfectly. OK, so I took these drapes to my MIL and she made some precious little swags for the breakfast room. Can't wait to show you how they turned out and since we have an open floor plan, they are just what we needed in there.

Ty Allen's Bedroom...

 

Ty Allen loves to go fishing and hunting with his daddy so we did his room in a cabin/lodge theme! We used fishing lures, fake mounted animals on the walls and a bear skin! We also had his bathroom furniture made from a designer at Canton who used old doors! Now, if we can just get him in his own bed every night before the new baby gets here!

A collage of our home and a little Inspiration...

My MIL came over on this morning to plant my bday present. She planted 3 Limelight Hydrangeas and I am so excited because her flowers are always just Amazingly Beautiful! (click here to see her hydrangeas) I tried to help but at 34 weeks PG, there is only so much bending over you can do but don't worry my little man, Ty Allen pulled out his shovel and helped her dig! As she arrived, she brought her camera and took a few pics around the house (she is a great photographer) which inspired me to do a collage of Things I love. Although alot of these pics are from around our home, some are also just a few I have in my Inspiration file...Enjoy!
By the way, she really got some great shots of Ty Allen's room which is a cabin theme so I will posting it soon....

Memories of "Our lil' Cabin"

The Cabin...what great memories! My husband Joe's parents built the cabin as an original shop that Mary, my MIL worked out of for years! When they decided to build, they passed it down to Joe and he and I made it into a little cabin in the woods home! We were just talking about it last night which brought me to pull out pictures so that we could remember exactly what it was like! At the time, we did not have any children so we were somewhat saddened by some of the pics with our little Yorkie,Sadie and big cat on the front porch who have both since past. We do although have lots of great memories of taking a very well-built shop with so much character and making it "our home." We will always cherish these memories and miss this neat little cabin. With an open floor-plan, some of my favorite things were,the large screened-in back porch, spiral staircase to loft upstairs, claw foot tub, large ceilings with white-washed pine, a corner stand-up fireplace stove, built-in stained glass window,knotty-pine cabinets and one of my favorites, the open air vent painted red across the ceiling! When we decided to start our own family, we sold the cabin due to the size but will always cherish the memories of our Lil cabin in the woods!

Sunset...

What a beautiful sunset we had this evening!

Let Freedom Ring...

Preparation for the 4th is in full force and I was so excited to find these precious

Let Freedom Ring Tussie Mussie cones

at one of my favorite etsy stores, Paper Eclectics.

They look so cute hanging from the chandelier in the breakfast room & I just can't wait to take more pics as we prepare for our 2nd annual 4th of July Party!

Valentine Chandelier

My Mother-N-Law at Framed and Tagged made me these adorable sheet music cones. I then added the Cute Little Heart Valentine Tags that I purchased from JaneSays Etsy store,check it out- she has lots of fun stuff! A little red filler was added and then I placed them on the chandelier in the breakfast room with brown ribbon.....so ROMANTIC.
Happy Valentine's Day to you and your LOVED ONES!

Home Sweet Home

After a 6 day business trip away from my family and a 5 hour plane ride back into East Texas, I was Mentally & Physically Exhausted. Needless to say....as I pulled through our driveway home, I jumped out of the car looking for my husband and son who had not yet arrived home. I then decided to walk to the gate and meet them so I headed down the drive.....As I started walking,I began to get tears in my eyes! I took a deep breath in and raised both of my hands. I then out loud started THANKING GOD FOR ALL THAT HE HAS BLESSED ME WITH! I was thanking him for the beauty of the trees,the birds, the beautiful blue skies & the ponds beautiful view! I was thanking him for my son and my husband and other gracious family and friends! Our Health and our jobs. The list went on and on.....

I guess when you love something and are away from it for a few days, it's always in your heart...

but it sure felt good getting "hugs & kisses" when they arrived home!

Thank your God for HUGS & KISSES!

HOME,SWEET HOME!