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Home is where life is lived. This is where I love to show my creativity and individuality. Let’s make our homes as beautiful, interesting and comfy as they can be.
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Celebrating holidays throughout the year brings joy to life. Bringing this joy to you by sharing ideas and visual concepts through this blog makes me happy!
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FLORAL DESIGN

Floral design is my art form. I love the look, the smell and feel of flowers and love mixing and matching flowers into gorgeous arrangements. I want to share all things flowers with you.
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Christmas Decorating Ideas and Vignettes from Seasons Past

Hey, all! Thanksgiving is approaching and I am thinking of getting out the Christmas boxes from the attic and starting to decorate the house...

How I Decorated the Sitting Room for Fall

Hi everyone! I thought I would share my fall-decorated sitting room with you all today before I moved onto Thanksgiving and/or Christmas....

How I Decorated the Family Room for Fall

Hi there! Try as I might I wanted to share a video of my fall family room with you today but, computer woes and technical ineptitude on my part...

Flower Pop-Up Shop Tomorrow!

Hey, all! I have been working on flower arrangements all day because I am hosting another pop-up shop tomorrow in my flower cart. I am...

Dreaming of a New Shed

Hey, all!! How's it going? I seem to be on a nostalgia tour lately. A few weeks ago, I shared some old floral creations of mine with you...

Showing posts from May, 2015

9:13 PM

Changing It Up for Summer

During the winter I seemed to decorate in monochromatic tones. It seemed soothing to have rooms decorated in winter whites and heavier colors such as reds and earth tones. However, now with summer approaching, I feel it's time for lighter, more vibrant color. The winter whites are getting old. Of course, you ca…

9:20 AM

Happy Memorial Day!

Hi Everyone! Happy Memorial Day! I am busy with Memorial Day activities so, I am just checking in to say "hi". I wanted to thank all the Vets out there for their service. Thank you for your sacrifice. I also want to wish all of you a very happy holiday and hope you have great times with your friends and…

3:22 PM

Designing Your Garden

It's May and time to really get working in the garden. Of course, gardening is something you can honestly do all year round if you put your mind to it! However, since it's the middle of May, I needed to really get going! I am getting into the midst of it right now and I thought I'd show you how I go ab…

9:28 PM

Lilac and Queen Anne's Lace Arrangement

The lilacs in my yard suddenly bloomed yesterday. They are so fragrant that I wanted to bring some into the house. Lilacs always bring me back to my childhood. My grandparents had a great hedge of substantial lilacs at the end of their dirt driveway and I especially loved visiting them during lilac blooming seas…

12:39 PM

Discovering the Meaning of the Tussie-Mussie

In celebration of Mother's Day! I was going to visit my mother a few weeks ago and wanted to bring a "little something" to her. So, I decided to make her a tussie-mussie. Originally my understanding of a tussie-mussie was that it was a small nosegay bouquet tied with ribbon. However, after doing som…

8:32 AM

Tutorial for Tissue Paper Flowers

Here is my tutorial for making the tissue paper flowers I used in my Celebrating Cinco de Mayo post: First, start with 6-8 pieces of tissue paper. Line the papers together, fully aligned on top of each other. Starting on one side, fold back an approximate 1" flap of paper. Go back and forth accordi…