tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78970869437327856002024-03-13T23:04:46.370-05:00My So Called Creative LifeThis is a place to catalog my various creative outlets: decorating, crafting, jewelry making, cooking, gardening, entertaining. I hope you enjoy this glimpse into my life.My So Called Creative Life...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280118038502586493noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897086943732785600.post-41800956622256449532010-11-27T08:22:00.000-06:002010-11-27T08:22:43.370-06:00Autumn DecorI've been very pre-occupied with an aging mother-in-law. In and out of hospitals, nursing homes, her own place, now moving this next week to an assisted living (guess who's doing all the packing?).<br />
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Anyway, I thought I should shoot and post my Autumn decor before I switch it out for Christmas. Here goes:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/TPEPliPmKBI/AAAAAAAAALY/xHiblBE3N6k/s1600/autumn+bird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/TPEPliPmKBI/AAAAAAAAALY/xHiblBE3N6k/s320/autumn+bird.jpg" width="239" /></a></div> My belljar needed updating. I recently bought 2 new picks at Michael's. This one had fall leaves and a cute bird. I also bought one for Christmas, you'll see it soon.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/TPEPwt4ew3I/AAAAAAAAALk/QtbHfYV5GOQ/s1600/ceramic+turkey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/TPEPwt4ew3I/AAAAAAAAALk/QtbHfYV5GOQ/s320/ceramic+turkey.jpg" width="239" /></a></div> This is one of my very favorite pieces. I love this ceramic turkey. He used to be on display in my bakery and when it closed, I brought him home.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/TPEQdeQSACI/AAAAAAAAAL8/iJ0D8-RluQI/s1600/papaer+pear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/TPEQdeQSACI/AAAAAAAAAL8/iJ0D8-RluQI/s320/papaer+pear.jpg" width="239" /></a></div> I bought this pear as a joke Halloween costume (it opens and I could say "I'm out of my guord"). I never used it that way. It has always graced my dining buffet in the fall. <br />
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Here is the bedroom after we've finished. We removed 3 layers of wallpapre and painted the walls, ceiling & trim. We changed the positioning of the furniture as well. We went with a French theme.<br />
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Remember the curtains? <br />
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Remember the lampshades?<br />
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(courtesy of <a href="http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/">The Graphics Fairy<span style="color: black;">)</span></a><span style="color: black;"></span>. <br />
<br>My husband and I love it. It is crisp, clean and relaxing. We wake up to a "vacation" in France every morning.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>My So Called Creative Life...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280118038502586493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897086943732785600.post-81080520798421865122010-04-12T19:19:00.004-05:002010-04-19T14:38:11.515-05:00Thrifty Deals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I got some new thrifty deals:<br />
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This frame I got on clearance at Hobby Lobby for $2.90. It was regularly $29.90. It opens , but the glass is missing. It is a bulletin board of sorts, for photos. You use pearl headed pins to post the photos. I am going to paint it black and use it in my newly redone bedroom (it is half done - reveal to come in the next few weeks).<br />
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I had never heard of Hobby Lobby until entering Blog-land. All the blog-ladies kept showing all the cool, cheap things they got there, so I looked them up on the Web. There is not one in the Twin Cities, why, I have no idea. But, there is one in rural MN, so my girlfriend and I went on a road trip. I bought some very cool things there, some on clearance, some not. Some for my new bedroom, some not. You will see them in posts to come.<br />
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This last item I got at Goodwill for $3. I haven't decided what color to paint it, black or white. I haven't decided where to hang it, kitchen or bedroom. I think I'll wait until my bedroom is complete before deciding.<br />
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<h1 class="entry-title"></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>My So Called Creative Life...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280118038502586493noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897086943732785600.post-53548994069215765162010-04-04T01:13:00.003-05:002010-04-04T23:54:03.345-05:00Chairs RecoveredWhen I got married, my parents gave me 4 large arm chairs to use in my dining room. They were covered in army green vinyl with brass tacks all around the edges. They were not pretty. But along with the chairs, my mom gave me some very nice cream colored fabric and I had them redone. They looked great for the first 20 years of our marriage. Lately they've been looking shabby. I found some really beautiful fabric at a thrift store for $3.99. It was enough to redo 2 chairs. The task was daughting to me, so I sent them out to be redone. They look beautiful and we will now be using them in our living room as side chairs. Take a look for yourself!<br />
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Here's some close ups of the fabric:<br />
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EVERYTHING needed to be redone, it was totally 1965 inside. We're talking harvest gold, avocado green, and burnt orange EVERYWHERE! We decided to do the most lived in areas first. But, our bedroom had the most hideous wallpaper. I just couldn't live through a long Minnesota winter with it. We agreed to do a quick fix and paint over the wallpaper. We didn't touch the trim (it was cream, dirty and old, but it was cream). Slowly, but surely we've redone every room in the house. Alas, not our bedroom.<br /><br />Our bedroom has become a dumping ground. It was still not the relaxing haven I longed for. Piles of laundry, school projects, kids toys, half done projects, vacuum cleaners, they all lived in our bedroom. Just look (my husband is horrified that I'm posting these pictures)!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6TgSRYJQZI/AAAAAAAAAGM/jIFnkUmUIUo/s1600-h/bdrm+west+wall.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6TgSRYJQZI/AAAAAAAAAGM/jIFnkUmUIUo/s400/bdrm+west+wall.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450728053532082578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6Tg_oA2tjI/AAAAAAAAAGc/F70uMQQZ1EI/s1600-h/bdrm+south.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6Tg_oA2tjI/AAAAAAAAAGc/F70uMQQZ1EI/s400/bdrm+south.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450728832702527026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6Tg4KyQlOI/AAAAAAAAAGU/XQJBYlxylVY/s1600-h/bdrm+east.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6Tg4KyQlOI/AAAAAAAAAGU/XQJBYlxylVY/s400/bdrm+east.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450728704597595362" border="0" /></a>So after years of living with a "who did it and ran" bedroom, it is getting a makeover. I'm pretty excited! We're going with a French theme. Blue walls, creamy white trim, and black and white accessories. Last weekend we steamed off 3 layers of wallpaper. Thanks to my friend Diane, and her trusty steamer, it wasn't all that bad. I've already been working on a few other things and shopping, of course! I wanted to show off some of it and build excitement for the reveal:<br /><br />I'm gluing toile ribbon around the base of the lampshades I already have.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6Tjoul6P0I/AAAAAAAAAG0/3jEtKRFM-fA/s1600-h/lamo+shade+after.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6Tjoul6P0I/AAAAAAAAAG0/3jEtKRFM-fA/s400/lamo+shade+after.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450731737866452802" border="0" /></a><br />I bought these black tab-topped curtain valances at Target on clearance for $2 each!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6TkTf4XDtI/AAAAAAAAAHc/36Rx6Q-tg-I/s1600-h/tab+top+before.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6TkTf4XDtI/AAAAAAAAAHc/36Rx6Q-tg-I/s400/tab+top+before.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450732472651681490" border="0" /></a><br />I bought some Waverly toile fabric on sale and used No-Sew glue to add a strip to the curtains. Cute, eh?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6TkL4za88I/AAAAAAAAAHU/_xykOzuKmrQ/s1600-h/tab+top+after.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6TkL4za88I/AAAAAAAAAHU/_xykOzuKmrQ/s400/tab+top+after.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450732341902898114" border="0" /></a><br />I read on a few blogs that Big Lots sells curtain rods for $6-8. I haven't been there in years. I went and found these on sale for $5. I was pretty darn happy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6Tj7JSEY_I/AAAAAAAAAHE/rryyHEjpm4M/s1600-h/curtain+rods.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6Tj7JSEY_I/AAAAAAAAAHE/rryyHEjpm4M/s400/curtain+rods.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450732054268634098" border="0" /></a><br />I also bought this black and white poster at Big Lots for $4. It's perfect!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6TkD5clYSI/AAAAAAAAAHM/LuIusqqIkeA/s1600-h/french+poster.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6TkD5clYSI/AAAAAAAAAHM/LuIusqqIkeA/s400/french+poster.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450732204636594466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6Tj7JSEY_I/AAAAAAAAAHE/rryyHEjpm4M/s1600-h/curtain+rods.JPG"><br /></a>This weekend we wash walls and ceiling and prepare for the painting. I can't wait. I'm going to leave you with the desktop wallpaper that has kept me in the mood for the past week:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6TjwPtx_RI/AAAAAAAAAG8/7IUK5olWK_g/s1600-h/french+desk+top.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6TjwPtx_RI/AAAAAAAAAG8/7IUK5olWK_g/s400/french+desk+top.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450731867016920338" border="0" /></a>Salut!<br /></div>My So Called Creative Life...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280118038502586493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897086943732785600.post-23573218638678191772010-03-19T22:52:00.006-05:002010-03-25T13:21:41.009-05:00Dollar Store Frames Redo<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6RHzuo21XI/AAAAAAAAAGE/I29dwjU8tFM/s1600-h/3+frames.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450560403043439986" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S6RHzuo21XI/AAAAAAAAAGE/I29dwjU8tFM/s400/3+frames.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
I bought these 3 frames at the dollar store. They are PLASTIC gold frames, but so shiny and I love the detail. I put a piece of whiteboard in one. I put a piece of cork board in another. In the third, I covered a piece of sheet metal with material and hung all three over my desk. Thrifty, functional and beautiful...oh YES I AM, but I was talking about the frames!<br />
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I am linking up to: <br><a href="http://mycottagecharm.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy124/flosflorum/DSCN0243-2.jpg" /></a> and <a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net" target="_blank"> <img border="0" alt="The Shabby Chic Cottage" src="http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb119/tightwadtips/SCCbutton3.jpg"/></a><br/>My So Called Creative Life...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280118038502586493noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897086943732785600.post-43614544531284351762010-03-13T10:07:00.007-06:002010-03-25T13:38:24.550-05:00Vanity Stool Recovered!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5u4rzA23II/AAAAAAAAAF8/tWDWOCbP6ng/s1600-h/v+stool+2+after.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5u4rzA23II/AAAAAAAAAF8/tWDWOCbP6ng/s400/v+stool+2+after.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448151236802436226" border="0" /></a>Here is the $10 Craig's list vanity stool after I recovered it. It looks so cute and my 16 year old daughter is in love with it (Score!). I used a pillow sham I bought at Goodwill for $1.25 for the fabric. YeeHaw! Truly frugal! I love it!<!-- Begin Blog Hop --> I'm joining Susan for <a href="http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Met Monday</a> and <a href="http://www.lbratina.blogspot.com/">Tales from Bloggeritaville</a>.<br />
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I found it on Craig's list. My daughter inherited her Grandmother's vanity and it did not have a stool. I'll shine this one up, recover the bench and it will be perfect! Stay tuned for the redo!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5WEndFJ8TI/AAAAAAAAAE8/LKnpk3H-fqE/s1600-h/v+stool+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5WEndFJ8TI/AAAAAAAAAE8/LKnpk3H-fqE/s400/v+stool+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446405137730498866" border="0" /></a>My So Called Creative Life...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280118038502586493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897086943732785600.post-19474527921886006922010-03-05T12:03:00.011-06:002010-03-07T23:33:54.660-06:00More thrifty living room decor<div style="text-align: center;">As I said before, when I repainted my living room, I found (wouldn't you know...) I needed some new decor. I am very frugal, I rarely pay full price for anything. I'll show you how cheap I can be.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5FKGH2nJSI/AAAAAAAAAEI/j2-_KwccgOM/s1600-h/living+rm+dresser.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5FKGH2nJSI/AAAAAAAAAEI/j2-_KwccgOM/s400/living+rm+dresser.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445214893515416866" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This dresser came from my husband's family. I just love the color. I changed out the drawer pulls when it became mine. Orange is a new color for me to use in decor, but I'm loving it. It is bright, cheerful and fresh.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5FJUv8LP0I/AAAAAAAAAEA/S5PzSYvksgE/s1600-h/paisley+runner.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5FJUv8LP0I/AAAAAAAAAEA/S5PzSYvksgE/s400/paisley+runner.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445214045282713410" border="0" /></a><br /></div>This is the fabric of the runner on the dresser. I got it on clearance for $2 at Pier 1. I'm a sucker for anything cream and green, but I really liked the orange in this. I went back a week later and got another one for $1!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5FJNmzwUyI/AAAAAAAAAD4/MInHZSq44M8/s1600-h/orchid.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5FJNmzwUyI/AAAAAAAAAD4/MInHZSq44M8/s400/orchid.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445213922572391202" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also bought this a Pier 1 on clearance, $3.50. It went so nicely with the runner. I've always wanted an orchid, but was afraid I'd kill it. I think this one almost looks real. I am now a content orchid owner!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5FJGrWAVkI/AAAAAAAAADw/_QKLov1rtoI/s1600-h/wrought+iron+candle+holder.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5FJGrWAVkI/AAAAAAAAADw/_QKLov1rtoI/s400/wrought+iron+candle+holder.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445213803530704450" border="0" /></a><br />I've had this wrought iron candle holder for years. Because of it's heaviness, I use it inside in the winter and put it outside in the garden in the summer. I got it at a thrift store, I know it was under $5.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5FJAZP3nnI/AAAAAAAAADo/TU7-7XlgY28/s1600-h/oranges.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5FJAZP3nnI/AAAAAAAAADo/TU7-7XlgY28/s400/oranges.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445213695593913970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Aha! Oranges! They were $.50 for a the bag of them on clearance at Hancock Fabrics. Aren't they awesome? I think they look pretty real as well. The wrought iron bowl was on clearance for $7 at the local grocery store in the floral department. I had been coveting <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90110061">this silver one</a> from IKEA for so long, but this one went better with my decor so I won by waiting!<br /></div></div>My So Called Creative Life...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280118038502586493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897086943732785600.post-37984055230261300992010-03-05T11:49:00.006-06:002010-03-07T23:36:15.175-06:00Spring Curtains!<div style="text-align: center;">I know, I know...I just made those red, gold & black curtains for the kitchen, but they were a bit heavy and dark for Spring. I went back to my old pastel curtains.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5FGzpXneUI/AAAAAAAAADQ/D1B_uRVc_Ho/s1600-h/spring+sink+curtains.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5FGzpXneUI/AAAAAAAAADQ/D1B_uRVc_Ho/s400/spring+sink+curtains.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445211277559822658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5FG7dPme1I/AAAAAAAAADY/2G7zThnOWcI/s1600-h/spring+back+curtains.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5FG7dPme1I/AAAAAAAAADY/2G7zThnOWcI/s400/spring+back+curtains.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445211411743931218" border="0" /></a>I like them so much better with the Spring decor. They are actually tablecloths that I got on clearnace years ago at Kohls. I just draped the fabric over the curtain rods. Shhhh!<br /></div>My So Called Creative Life...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280118038502586493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897086943732785600.post-39763071736653338092010-03-04T15:42:00.011-06:002010-04-04T23:15:45.263-05:00I love clearance!<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
I did a little shopping yesterday. I got this plate for $.99 at Pier 1! It will be hanging on my kitchen wall someday.<br />
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I got this rooster hook at Hancock Fabrics for $2.50! Perfect for over the sink in the kitchen!<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5ApnpSdnVI/AAAAAAAAACw/EhAvyPkW14Q/s1600-h/rooster+hook.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444897710565858642" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5ApnpSdnVI/AAAAAAAAACw/EhAvyPkW14Q/s400/rooster+hook.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
I got this lamp and it's shade at 2 different thrift stores: $1 each! Isn't the shade darling?<br />
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I changed the paint color in my livingroom from terra cotta to tan. I am still coming up with new decor to match.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5AuPSwzakI/AAAAAAAAADA/VoPQmEuaDcg/s1600-h/tan+accessories.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444902789760379458" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5AuPSwzakI/AAAAAAAAADA/VoPQmEuaDcg/s400/tan+accessories.JPG" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
I added a vase (Beautiful blown glass, a gift from my sister Suzie) and a candle ($5 at The Thymes yearly clearance sale)<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5AuVP2SVgI/AAAAAAAAADI/zc859kBqV6I/s1600-h/with+bunny.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444902892057286146" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5AuVP2SVgI/AAAAAAAAADI/zc859kBqV6I/s400/with+bunny.JPG" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
It is now living on top of my TV cabinet with my pretty Easter bunny (I hate the antenna).<br />
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Don't you just love a great deal?</div>My So Called Creative Life...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280118038502586493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897086943732785600.post-43975476551668595372010-03-04T13:08:00.008-06:002010-03-07T23:36:38.673-06:00Starting to decorate for Spring!<div style="text-align: center;">Aren't these the cutest little chicks you've ever seen?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5AGyH0qaCI/AAAAAAAAACI/A9vS53RY5JM/s1600-h/Chicks.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5AGyH0qaCI/AAAAAAAAACI/A9vS53RY5JM/s400/Chicks.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444859407654086690" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I redid the decor on my display shelf as well. I collect a bunch of old pottery: the vase is McCoy, the plates are Franciscan Wildflower pattern, the houses are American copies of Majolica style.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5AHGcfX3GI/AAAAAAAAACQ/XsxsRm411SY/s1600-h/shelf.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5AHGcfX3GI/AAAAAAAAACQ/XsxsRm411SY/s400/shelf.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444859756799319138" border="0" /></a><br />Here are close ups of the Majolica houses. Aren't they cute? I inherited them from my Grandmother. The rabbits are sweet too aren't they?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5AJQJVRKpI/AAAAAAAAACY/4yjdEi2nX6I/s1600-h/houses.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5AJQJVRKpI/AAAAAAAAACY/4yjdEi2nX6I/s400/houses.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444862122478611090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5AJWKWvQuI/AAAAAAAAACg/53_Yt7-6uO0/s1600-h/houses2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S5AJWKWvQuI/AAAAAAAAACg/53_Yt7-6uO0/s400/houses2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444862225832428258" border="0" /></a><br />I am so happy Spring is on it's way. I am hoping this decorating will make it come sooner!<br /></div>My So Called Creative Life...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280118038502586493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897086943732785600.post-25028229284960197032010-02-21T02:38:00.018-06:002010-02-21T22:24:32.621-06:00Valentine's decorMy kitchen decor had gotten stale. I was inspired by another blog to change the color combination in there from pastels to red and black and gold. Between Christmas and New Years, I made some new curtains for the room.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4H_dMZBe6I/AAAAAAAAAAs/M3osBQO_Psw/s1600-h/curtains.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4H_dMZBe6I/AAAAAAAAAAs/M3osBQO_Psw/s320/curtains.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440910701847739298" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I have some display shelves in my kitchen that has had the same stuff on it for years. I've been acquiring some new "stuff" to make a new display. I am pretty frugal, so most of it came from thrift stores, but I did purchase a few things to round out the new color scheme.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4H-R0RHMVI/AAAAAAAAAAc/mWa__qjC_uM/s1600-h/shelves.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4H-R0RHMVI/AAAAAAAAAAc/mWa__qjC_uM/s320/shelves.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440909406881919314" border="0" /></a>Like this rooster plate.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4H-dIZSC9I/AAAAAAAAAAk/TswTgRtlCzA/s1600-h/chicken+plate.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4H-dIZSC9I/AAAAAAAAAAk/TswTgRtlCzA/s320/chicken+plate.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440909601263455186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and this heart on my door.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4IBycohy9I/AAAAAAAAABM/p7-q25BGsaY/s1600-h/heart+on+door.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4IBycohy9I/AAAAAAAAABM/p7-q25BGsaY/s320/heart+on+door.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440913266008247250" border="0" /></a><br />I added to the decor with a few more things from the thrift shops...<br />like this cute coffee cup<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4IA1q0DZOI/AAAAAAAAAA0/Ur5cT5uNPcU/s1600-h/mocha.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4IA1q0DZOI/AAAAAAAAAA0/Ur5cT5uNPcU/s320/mocha.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440912221842662626" border="0" /></a><br />and this rug...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4IBBdUyl5I/AAAAAAAAAA8/zNbqHEvfmxY/s1600-h/chef+rug.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4IBBdUyl5I/AAAAAAAAAA8/zNbqHEvfmxY/s320/chef+rug.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440912424380307346" border="0" /></a><br />and these plates...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4IBZD1GOyI/AAAAAAAAABE/gQ5UcvWnND0/s1600-h/hanging+plates.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4IBZD1GOyI/AAAAAAAAABE/gQ5UcvWnND0/s320/hanging+plates.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440912829853350690" border="0" /></a>and this picture that <a href="http://www.gigglesart.com/">my sister painted</a>, she made the frame too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4ICjNip9cI/AAAAAAAAABc/w9YItA-_aE0/s1600-h/Robyn%27s+art.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4ICjNip9cI/AAAAAAAAABc/w9YItA-_aE0/s400/Robyn%27s+art.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440914103770674626" border="0" /></a><br />Then Valentine's Day hit and I bought some fun red things on clearance at IKEA. I felt that all the red looked so great and cheerful!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4H9Noi_yTI/AAAAAAAAAAM/u4GZQFsmpnk/s1600-h/P1010008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FGFm4ve_Bww/S4H9Noi_yTI/AAAAAAAAAAM/u4GZQFsmpnk/s320/P1010008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440908235504601394" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Valentine's Day!<br /></div></div>My So Called Creative Life...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280118038502586493noreply@blogger.com0