Archives for October 2011

I’ve had my eye on this brownish gray linen damask for over a year now and couldn’t decide whether or not to get it. I wanted to use it in the breakfast nook but it would have clashed with the apple green damask wallpaper in there and the thoughts of tearing it down wasn’t appealing so I decided  against the fabric.

I put them in the family room where they go great with the burlap and linen cushions that are already in there. 

Have a great week,

and whether you are sewing challenged or not hope you give this a try!

Blessings!

I’ll be partying with these ladies this week:

Coastal Charm
Savvy Southern Style
French Country Cottage

Better late than never I always say…
Well it’s taken me a couple of tries but I’ve finally finished my fall mantel.

Have you ever tried to decorate something, a room or maybe a vignette and even though all the elements were great the finished product just didn’t sit right with you?

That’s what happened with my first mantel.

It was just not coming together.

I started adding things and taking away others, and then it looked worse.

 I learned a valuable lesson.

Start from scratch.

When things aren’t coming together the way you like,

take away everything and start with a clean slate.

Start bringing back the elements you absolutely love/need and build from there.

In my case, I really wanted the woody elements of the birch logs and candle holders so that’s what I started with and since it’s fall the pumpkins were a must have as well.
I wanted to mix some color  in so I added the dried blue hydrangeas.
I also added my little decoupaged pumpkin to break up the whiteness of all the pumpkins.
Adding candle light to anything brings a lovely glow and a festive touch.
(The tutorial for the birch log is here and it’s probably best to use those little battery operated tea lights instead of the ones I have here, much safer!)

So this is what I came up with.

It has all  my favorite elements and goes well with the rest of the space.

Thanks for dropping by and allowing me to share my mantel saga with you!

And please don’t think that I’m ignoring you all, for some reason blogger is not letting me post my comments on your blogs! I’m able to post on only a few blogs, still trying to work this out.

I’m still here, lurking around! Lol.

Blessings

Will be linking up with:

Hooked on Houses
Feathered Nest Fridays
The Shabby Creek Cottage
Chic on a Shoestring Decorating

Well I guess you could say I’ve been MIA, away or just plain gone but…I’m baack!
Sometimes we just need to take a break from things, even those that bring us joy.
Thanks to all who have dropped a line to ask how I was doing, it was so thoughtful!

It’s hard to believe that the end of October will mark my one year anniversary of this ole blog.

It has been such a journey!

My very first posting was called “a few of my favourite things from around the house” and one of my favourite things were my white pumpkins,  they’re still one of my favourites! 

Fake ones, real ones, little ones or large, they add so much to the fall/harvest season.

As you can see, they go with any color! Lol.

Stay tuned,

I’ll be sharing some more pumpkins on my fall mantel and another little project I’ve been working on for the fall season.

Blessings!