Shopping Your House

 Sometimes you're just (more than) ready for a change.  It doesn't happen to me that often but when it hits me -- it hits me hard.  

Lately I've been in that kind of mood but because I've been working on projects for clients, I haven't had time to "discover" 
new accessories for myself.  

The solution?   

Shop my house.  

I worked on the mantle and a spot or two in the kitchen myself.  Then my Mom (whose timing is always perfect) came for a visit and she shopped my house for me.  

By moving around some of the accessories already on the armoire in the master bedroom and adding things she found around the house she put 

together a new look for me. 

 The prints had been stacked next to the armoire for months, waiting impatiently to be hung...

I still love the vintage book planter so, of course, it had to stay...

And the sweet little picture of Mr. Lindy had to stay as well...

 

What a handsome little man.  

He still sticks his hands in his pockets just like that.

And believe it or not -- I knew him at this age! 

This birdcage was a Christmas gift. The potted ivy seems to show up all over my house -- I think I could use a dozen of them.

Sometimes a little tweaking is all you need.  

A Mother's touch doesn't hurt either...

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*Blue Cricket Design
*Be Inspired - Room to Inspire

*Power of Paint Party - Domestically Speaking

Savvy Southern Style 
 *Tea Rose Home
*Someday Crafts
Restore Interiors 

Sew Much Ado

Primitive & Proper

My Backyard Eden
A Beach Cottage

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Spring Mantel -- Decorating with (Faux) Spring Twigs

 This simple spring project is seriously one of my favorites.  It's a fun, low-cost, long lasting, big impact kind of project.  

And it's simple -- but, I said that already.

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Since I've been knocking myself out working in the yard this weekend, finding just the right twigs was a snap. (I swear that just came out...)


I liked these the best.

Tiny silk flowers (just $3) left over from another
project worked perfectly.

I'm guessing my glue gun came with a warning against sticking anything up it's barrel but...

Pressing the stem into the joints of the twigs (and holding it there a few seconds) seemed to look the best. 

  
The stem may get soft and melt-y but it will stiffen back up as it cools.

Hot gluing them in place was simple enough.  I kept them sparse for a natural look. 

Adding water to the clear vase adds to the illusion don't you think? 

 I tried them on my desk as well...

So there you have it -- pretty spring twigs that look so real you can almost smell 'em!

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Sheer Slip Cover

I slip covered this metal and vinyl dinette chair in a sheer fabric after spray painting it a bronze color. I wanted the chair to show through.

Normally I would add a tutorial here.  So, it's a first for me when I tell you to forget the how to and skip the tutorial -- DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! 

I thought I'd lose my mind making this simple little slip cover.  How hard could it be?  Well?  Very.

The fabric was a slippery mess -- you'd need a nail gun to hold it in place.  

However, the pillow is still one of my favorite projects.  

You can see that tutorial *here*.

I'm done.  It's off to a client's house.  I never want to see it again. 

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Monogrammed "Suitcase" Pillow

This little hottie is my grandson.  He's seen here modeling a pillow I made for his airplane themed bedroom.  

I won't say what I had to promise to get him to do this for me but I'll just share this little tidbit...he's not cheap.

I used a standard size bed pillow for the insert.  The body measurements were the same as those on the tag of the pillow plus 1/2 inch all the way around for a seam allowance.  

Here's a picture tutorial...

The finished pillow...

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