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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

What I Wore Wednesday


I am joining Lindsey over at The Pleated Poppy and Jewelscapes.  Hop over and check out what everyone is wearing!


Day of Christmas shopping
Boots ~ Target
Jeans ~ TJ Maxx
Tank top ~ Delia
Cardigan ~ Forever 21
Initial necklace ~ Groovy's (local boutique)



Going to see my sister at the salon to get my hair done!
Boots ~ Target
ribbed leggings ~ Target
Dress ~ Forever 21
Necklace and earrings ~ Crystal Beutler




It was actually a little chilly outside, so I added the scarf!
Scarf ~ Groovy's (local boutique)


Going to church.  We were singing Christmas music and I wanted to be festive with red! (excuse the fingerprints on the mirror)
Boots ~ Belks
Red hose ~ Target
Black pencil skirt ~ Target
White ruffle shirt ~ Ann Taylor Loft
Polka dot cardigan ~ Target
Red belt ~ The Limited
Red flower pin ~ Black House Black Market





 Hope you saw something you liked!  Have a blessed day!


Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Christmas Crafts



I love a good Christmas craft!  I was browsing Martha's website and found some really neat and easy crafts to do with the kiddos. When you click on the link above, it will bring you to her website with all the instructions on how to do these beautiful crafts!


I loved this Christmas tree made out of newspaper and glitter!


How easy does this peppermint candy ornament look?







Good ole pipe cleaners!  You could do hundreds of craft ideas out of these guys!  The last 3 above were made out of these.



I love a pretty and unique advent calendar.



I love this Christmas card display.  Very simplistic.



These ornaments are made out of ric rac!


Love, love, love this idea!  Cookie cutters with either scrapbooking paper or photos glued to the back.  Precious!


Pom pom snowman



Little felt mice candy cane covers



Love this pictures glued with beads or leaves.  Pretty much anything you can find around the house.



This button wreath looks super easy!

Sometimes crafts can look pretty intimidating.  But, if you choose one like the button wreath, and just go for it, you will be pleasantly surprised by the outcome.  Good luck crafting!

Monday, December 6, 2010

Family Pictures

My sister, Megan took our family pictures Saturday.  Can I just say, I am so proud of her!!!!  She did such an amazing job!  Go check out her blog I like it I love it, and she talks all about her new camera she just got.  She is in heaven with her new toy!  Our daddy was a photographer, once upon a time, so it's in her genes.  I think she has been bitten by the photo bug! 



I have never laughed so hard at my son, Ethan.  He will turn 10 next week, so he is at that age, I guess, where he has no idea how to smile!  He always has this forced smile, or he looks away from the camera.  So trying to get a good smile out of him was super hard.  But, it will be great to look back and remember this time of hard smiles!  He also was mortified that we were taking pictures outside, where people could drive by and see him!!  After every shot, he would say,"That's it!  I'm done!  No more pictures!  This is embarrassing!"  We were laughing so hard!











Kailey, on the other hand, was loving it!  When Aunt Meg would say, "o.k ready" she would strike a pose every time!  We both wanted to be silly and Aunt Meg caught us in the act.  Megan touched this one up, and I thought it looked really cool!




This was a picture in front of our tree. We really liked Ethan's smile on this one, but it felt too bright and we all looked washed out.


I loved this one!  But, I've got this weird look on my face, and my man looks like he is trying to talk.  But, the kiddos look great! UUGGHHH!!



Kailey, striking her pose!  We have not had a professional picture since (don't gasp when I say this) Ethan was one years old!!  I know, I know, I am a bad momma!  We do the church directory photo every 3 years, and that is it.  And to top that off, I don't even purchase that!  So, I am ecstatic to have these.  Now that Megan has her camera, believe me, we will be taking tons more! So, Christmas cards will be out soon.  I didn't put that picture on here.  I had to save that one.  It turned out really cute!  Hope everyone has blessed start to their week!

Friday, December 3, 2010

Kailey's Painted Chest

We got this beautiful piece of furniture from my dear friend Amy.  She gave this to me for helping her build her dream home.  She knows how much I love antiques and she couldn't use this piece anymore and thought we would enjoy it.  I knew it would be perfect in Kailey's room but I really wanted to paint it black!  Gasp!!!  I asked Amy if that was o.k and she said "It's yours sweetie!  Do what you want!"  YES!!! 



It really was in excellent shape.  I didn't do any sanding at all, just primed it with my trusty primer.  I rolled on the black paint and it went on like butter!!!







I love it!  It really goes well with her room now.  We made the transition from little girl room to tween room 2 years ago.  Kailey and I had a lot of fun creating this room. 



I'll have to do a reveal on her room and show you all the fun things we did to make it more "grown up".  Ugh, I hate saying that!!  On that note, everyone have a blessed day!


Thursday, December 2, 2010

Speaking of Mantles

I saved these pics in my inspiration folder and thought you would enjoy browsing!  These are some lovely mantles!






Fireplace Mantle

It's done! Well, I think it's done!  Here is my faux fireplace mantle in our living room.  I took down the plates and large frame to make room for my beloved painting.




Everything is really very simple.  I took some garland and added some lights and a few berry picks.  The ribbon is the old ribbon I used on my Christmas tree for 6 years.  You know how you get tired of something and you just want a change?  That is me in a nutshell!  Anyway, I decided the tree needed new ribbon this year, and I had tons of the old leftover, so I have strategically placed it all over the house!







When I say I adore this painting, that is really an understatement!  My talented father painted this for me 4 years ago, and I will always cherish it!  I saw a painting like this in Paula Deen's home in her magazine one year.  I thought to myself,  my Daddy can paint that in a jiffy for me!  I showed him the picture and he had it done in about two hours!  Man, I wish I got his talent!




I found these stockings at a flea market when the kiddos were toddlers.  I had been looking for stockings made out of old quilts and when I stumbled upon these I fell in love with the colors instantly!  Blue for Ethan and pink for Kailey.  I had their names monogrammed about 3 years ago. 





I am going to point out the sock in the bottom right hand corner.  I will be showing this to my children this afternoon when they get home from school.  Every time I turn around, there are socks everywhere!!!!!!  I don't mean 2 or even 4, but there will be at least 7 or 8 socks randomly scattered in my living room!  I laid down a new law 2 nights ago, and if I find 1 more sock in my living room, the child who's sock it belonged to, would be grounded for the rest of the day.  No t.v, no games, no nothing!!!!  I know your thinking "Oh, but it's Christmas!!!"  Well, this Momma has had it!  A.K.A The Groundinator!!  I know they don't wear that many socks in 1 day, so they must stash them and hide them all over the place.  UUUGGGHHH!!! 
O.k, I feel better.  Thank you for letting me vent!  Hope you like the mantle, and please leave sweet and gushy comments!  I love to hear from my blog friends!!

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

What I Wore Wednesday



Boots ~ Target
Skinny Jeans ~ Ann Taylor Loft
Plaid shirt ~ Old Navy
Tank ~ Ann Taylor Loft
Belt ~ Target
Owl necklace ~ Forever 21
round necklace ~ Crystal Beutler Jewelry
Headband ~ Target
Bracelet ~ Target





My little niece Malone, who I was babysitting, had to get her picture taken too!

Sweater Boots ~ Old Navy
Jeans ~ TJ Maxx
Shirt ~ Old Navy
Houndstooth hat ~ Target
Grey flower pin ~ made by me
Typewriter key necklace ~ Groovy's



Thanksgiving Day outfit

Boots ~ Target
Skinny Jeans ~ Ann Taylor Loft
Tank Top ~ Ann Taylor Loft
Cardigan ~ The Limited
Necklace ~ The Wave
Headband ~ Target



I am dubbed "The Amazon" and my sister, Megan is "The Cute One"

I am linking with Lindsey at The Pleated Poppy