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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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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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9:53 AM

Happy Valentine's Day!

This is the final installment of my Valentine's Sampler 2015. I'm playing around with my handmade place card holders/Valentine ornaments in this post, using them in different ways. I made them to be used as place card holders but then realized they could be used as Valentine decorations, as well. …

6:55 PM

Heart-Shaped Floral Arrangement

Still continuing with my Valentine Sampler theme... today I am going to share my heart-shape floral design and the steps it took to make it with you. I've been wanting to do this kind of arrangement for a long time now. Originally, I was going to use only carnations in a very formal pattern but, decided again…

3:33 PM

Valentine Sampler Print

As I continue my Valentine Sampler, I wanted to share a photo of this handmade print with you. It was created by my daughter while attending college and majoring in Art and Early Education. I have always loved the prints she gave me at that time and this one reminded me of star-crossed lovers. You know, like Ro…

11:01 AM

Valentine Sampler Continued

It is yet another snowy day in Massachusetts and although I am trying to be positive about the winter and to focus on love and Valentine's Day, I have to admit I am starting to get some cabin fever! To take away the blues, here is another Valentine photo for my evolving Valentine sampler. "If I …

3:43 PM

Starting a Valentine Sampler

Since it is the dead of winter and Valentine's Day is only a little over a week away, I thought I would share a valentine photo vignette everyday or so, along with a quote about LOVE, before the big day. Winter can be so long. Why not focus on something as beautiful as love? "So, I love you because …

11:44 AM

Hand Tied Flowers

I was going to have lunch with a couple of my girlfriends and wanted to bring a little gift for each one. Nothing big, just a little something. It's January and who doesn't like flowers? This is especially true since these friends were ones I had made through my garden club. I loved the color o…

1:02 PM

Christmas Design at the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City

My husband, Tom, and I decided to finish the holiday season by going to Quebec City on January 1, 2015. We had never been to Quebec before but someone had strongly recommended it to Tom some time ago. So, since we have been wanting to take a road trip for a while, we made reservations at the Chateau Fro…