Monday, November 28, 2011


Wanna know how to make a dollar store paper ornament go from drab to fab?!?!

USE GLITTER!!!!

Ahhh..... Glitter makes the world such a happy place ;)





Don't get me wrong. This is really pretty just as it is. And it was a BUCK! One whole dollar!
But if you use a tad bit of Mod Podge and a dash, or two or three, of glitter....

SHAZAMMM!!













These are just some sneak peeks of my mantel - still in make over mode -

So what kind of things have you gussied up with a little glitter?!

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

On this day of THANKS, my hope for you is

a chance to have a full belly


A prayerful heart overflowing with gratitude ...



An opportunity to share love with those you love...



A time to rest...



But most of all, my hope for you is to be surrounded in love that lasts a lifetime!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL!!
~~ BE BLESSED ~~

Sunday, November 13, 2011

My Fall Fantasy Picks

My friend Kerry, over at HouseTalkN, has a super fun idea.... a girl version of Fantasy Football with a fun twist!! ~ I would have to agree with her. Fantasy fb can suck it... I mean, let's be honest... statistics are boring. Fantasy is fun! Only a man would think to combine the two! Psh!

If you wanna check her list, which I suggest you do, go here. But here's MY fantasy list: (a to add a little friendly competition... after all that's pretty much what the whole football-statistic-fantasy blah blah is) feel free to play along!! Make your own list! Have fun fantasizing ladies ;)

MY FALL FANTASY PICKS!


MY FANTASY CLOTHING CATEGORY:





MY FANTASY style HOUSE:


Source: bhg.com via Rene on Pinterest



MY FANTASY BACKYARD:





MY FANTASY RUN ROUTE: {{HAHAHA.. Who am I kidding.. I don't run! But since this IS fantasy.. how about this one...
MY FANTASY BODY IF I RAN...






MY FANTASY FAMILY DINNER:






MY FANTASY ENTERTAINMENT:


Source: google.com via Kristy on Pinterest




MY FANTASY DINNER GUEST:

Source: google.com via Kristy on Pinterest





MY FANTASY FOOD:




MY FANTASY DRINK:





MY FANTASY BFF:

Source: instyle.com via LaDan on Pinterest




Feel free to play along by Linking up! .... WHAT ARE YOUR FALL FANTASY PICKS??? : )

Sunday, November 6, 2011

The ECLECTIC process begins...

Like many, well MOST, of you, I am addicted to Pinterest and Houzz! I am drawn to so many different styles, but the one that I keep going back to... the one that calls my name... is a sweet mix of Traditional Vintage Eclectic. I love everything about the old and the classic and the patterns and the pops of color and the sheer organized chaos of it! So as I looked around my house, I asked myself, "Self, if you love eclectic design so much... why in the world does your home not shout it?!" {not to worry. I didn't actually answer my self... well, not audibly anyway} ;)
Don't get me wrong. I have bits and pieces, here and there, of funky unexpected little things (for example.. I have the fun elevator sign at the stairs),



but it never seemed to be "just right".... so here's where I've started to change that. I dipped into my throw pillow stash (I have a sick obsession) and VOILA!!


My living room before.....

(My apologies... I am fully aware at how much my camera sucks!)


And the AFTER....



Can you even believe the luck in ALL my throw pillows working together so harmoniously?!?! I love, love, love it! ♥♥ NOW.... it's really time I get my rear in gear and find a new rug!
Ugh.... it never ends...... which leads me to another thought....

I am seriously considering renaming my blog "IF YOU GIVE KRISTY AN IDEA..." You know, after the book "If you give a mouse a cookie"... Because one thought ALWAYS leads to another... and another... and another.... :D hahaha :D


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