DIY decoupage stool
February 22, 2012
Today I have a special treat for you today. I love painted furniture. But, after unsuccessfully painting a lamp, I retired my furniture painting days and found Kathy. Kathy’s from my hometown Clarksville, TN. After seeing a decoupage project on her blog, I asked if she could do a tutorial for you guys. She came up with this adorable little stool using my Ready, Set, Go fabric. It’s the cutest and I love the look of distressed furniture.
I’m passing the blog post “baton” to Kathy. Hear all about how she made this sweet decoupage stool . . . she even took pictures to accompany her instructions. Read the rest of this entry »
a quilt inspired nursery
February 21, 2012I discovered Lay Baby Lay a couple of months ago and was hooked. Her playful nursery inspiration boards are all centered around clever themes. She finds the most adorable prints, cheerful furniture and builds a room that leaves me wanting to see what she’ll come up with next. I asked her to come up with an nursery inspiration board based on this awesome quilt Melissa made. (Pattern used is Julie’s Dot Party). I thought it would be fun to see how to use this quilt in decorating a nursery or child’s room. Here’s what Joni came up with. Isn’t it cute? And how did she know I love the movie Grease?
(1) ivanhoe light (2) lightning bolt (3) vintage toy car shelf (4) red car print (5) letter p (6) blue plush monster (7) london underground poster (8) wash. heights poster (9) target poster (10) cabs poster (11) street sign (12) love poster (13) white century crib (14) pouf (15) yellow dresser (16) quilt (pattern from Jaybird Quilts) (17) orange rug (18) glider
flashback . . .
February 20, 2012
How many of you still have cassette tapes? I still have records, so it’s safe to say I have a couple of cassette tapes in hiding. These made my day when I found them. They’re ipod/iphone holders! Cool, right? I remember my sister and I making mix tapes as kids. I remember titling them with label stickers just like these holders. These ipod/iphone holders are the best . . . combining the two worlds of cassette tapes and digital music. See more here.
(photos by Brave Moonman)
hello, friday
February 17, 2012
{Each week I share things I’m thankful for. Whether it’s a list, a story or a picture, always at the heart of it is thankfulness. Read more about it here or here}
In a couple of weeks, I’ll be speaking at the Amber Housley Inspired Workshop. It’s going to be a great day full of creative woman. And I can’t wait! In preparation, I was going through some notes, thinking about what I could share during my section and somehow I started to think about regret. Do you have any regrets? I do. It’s a word that leaves me with knots in my belly. Should’ve, would’ve, could’ve. Since I hate knots in my belly, I made a pack with myself some time ago . . . to try to live my life free of regrets. This little word is what fueled me to leave my career in public policy some 7 years ago. It’s what caused me to dare to live another life . . . to take a step of faith. I’m thankful for that little word regret. It helped change the course of my life.
And because it’s the weekend. I want you to do something special. (See picture below).
Have a great weekend!
(Prints by Vapor Qualquer . . . they have awesome prints!)
fabric sighting . . .
February 16, 2012
Cute little coin purses. See more here.
(photo by Heart 2 Handbags)
sneak peek
February 15, 2012
The weather is crazy here in Tennessee. Is it really Winter? It’s in the 60s today, which is really confusing me. I’m thinking we’re in the spring and summer is just around the corner. I have to keep reminding myself that it’s February. Looking at my new watermelon fabric didn’t help. After seeing these prints, it reminded me how much I love watermelon (might even be my favorite fruit). So, I went to the grocery store looking for watermelon. It wasn’t pretty and confirmed that it’s clearly not summer . . . not watermelon season. Oh, well. My watermelon fabric is shipping to stores now. And summer will be here soon enough.
(photos by Ann Kelle)
happy valentine’s day
February 14, 2012
Wishing you oodles and oodles of hugs and kisses today. Have a great day!
(photo by Ann Kelle)
color crush
February 13, 2012
I really don’t have a crush on the color combos red and pink per se. These are things I have a crush on that happen to be either pink or red. (I felt it was important to clarify that.)
Now let’s move on to more important matters . . . the giveaway winners. I had a blast reading your comments. You guys are so funny. For all of you that guessed New Edition, you were correct. They put on a great concert considering they performed with heavy hearts and were missing one member. Mr. Random Generator selected comment number #33 from Mindy.B. . Congratulations, Mindy!
hello, friday
February 10, 2012
{Each week I share things I’m thankful for. Read more about it here or here}
1. my flat iron
2. making it to the gym every day this week
3. using my calendar to schedule work projects, etc.
4. finding a devotional app for my phone
5. sweet potato fries
6. graceful swans
7. tissue paper pom poms
8. wearing a hat on a rainy day
9. the sound of rain
10. listening to music while working
11. the smell of freshly mopped floors
12. my new pantone post cards
13. oversized mugs
14. slipper boots
15. rest
16. getting handwritten letters in the mail
17. homemade soup
18. waking up from a bad dream
19. God’s guidance
20. a girls weekend
(photo by Ann Kelle)
little treat bags
February 9, 2012
I made little gift bags for Valentine’s Day. I filled them with small silly things, like heart erasers, gum balls and fuzzy critter dudes.
The critter dudes must have been pretty excited about the bags because while I was working on the filling the bags, I turned around to find these guys having a little conversation. (I didn’t arrange them like this . . . I’m thinking they must have come to life when I wasn’t looking or something . . . kinda like Toy Story).
(photos by Ann Kelle)
