Simplify the holiday

Every year, I get all a twitter about the approaching holiday season

Nothing makes me happier-

All the fun,

 all the family

all the activities,

the traditions,

the joy

and

 the crazy!!

But, I get tired.

I have to admit

 that I'm not 25 anymore

(I can't believe that either, can you?)

So, this year will be different

All the fun,

the family,

the activities,

 the traditions,

 the joy

 and

 only a little crazy!!

My word for this holiday season is

 Simplify

You heard me right?

I mean it

I will sit more to enjoy more..

No 7 trees will go up this year!

My one tree will be beautiful-

I will decorate the daylights out of it

  and I will Love it!

So you heard it here first

One tree!

There I said it-

Omg and I mean it!

Can't wait to share it-

And I can't wait to sit back
 and enjoy all of yours!

SIMPLIFY THE SEASON

  That's my goal for 2011!

Well, take care, gotta fly- Claire

Christmasfying my wreath!

Last year, I made my favorite coffee filter wreath-

like everyone else in bloggyville!!

!

I loved it so much,

I have kept it up all year-

Now that the holidays are upon us,

I decided to dress it up abit

and add a little holiday cheer!

I made a poinsettia flower

with leftover embossed wallpaper-

glued it together-added some berry balls-

threw a festive red plaid ribbon on it

and

voila'!!

A pretty Christmas wreath

 for no moola!!

So cute-

love to reuse and recycle-

makes me feel green

 to begin this holiday season-lol!!!

Take care, gotta fly- Claire

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving

 to you and yours!

Thankfulness

 Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year-

family time,

traditions-

extended family get togethers

yummy food

laughter

football

crisp air

crisp turkey

but

the most important thing is

truly

being thankful...

I am so very thankful everyday..

and it's really all about family

Although we have lost

some of our most special family members

over the years-

the wonderful memories stay with us forever-

and

although sadness of missing them is always there-

we know that our family remains a special place to be-

always and forever!

Wishing all of you a thankful and family filled season-

Take care, gotta fly -Claire

New desk chair, again...

This past summer I scored an adorable chair with a rush seat-

I loved it-

especially for the price-

So, I decided I would use it as a desk chair in my kitchen-

After a week, I knew it needed a kick-

so it went from a natural wood,
 to a match with the kitchen hutch-
(sorry my pic flew into bloggyspace!)

I loved it even more...

Fast forward 2 months...

sadly, the chair did not fare well-

turned out

it was uncomfortable,

unfortunately,

so-

back to Club GW

to locate a new chair

and that I did-

for a cool .99cents!!

Can you believe it?

Wiped off the grime,

painted it white

and

recovered the seat

 with a $6 remnant

 from JoAnn's-

The result..

brand new(to me!)

comfy desk chair for

$6.99!!

Well, take care, gotta fly- Claire

Favorites from this week!

With my recent computer glitch,
I was unable to showcase
my favorites from last week-


Aimee from The Twigg Studio

 created this amazing rosette wreath

using none other than newspapers-

The roses actually look fluffy!

Check out her amazing tutorial!!

Sherri from Rufflesnraspberries

created this  "oolala" french inspired table

Oolala I love it!!

                               Mimi, from blue roof cabin

designed this plate rack cabinet -

you've got to check out her tutorial!

Penny from Flea Market Makeovers

created this chic

frenchy chandelier with an

old brass light and rooster teapot-

A big wow!!

I lost a few more

of my favorites

 when my computer died-

hope to find them soon!

Hope you enjoy these fab projects!!

Take care, gotta fly- Claire

Up, Up and Away!

So, we leave tomorrow



we haven't been away in a few years-

we are excited!!

We're going to visit him-

and the rest of the gang!!


I've got a few posts ready to go and I'll miss you all
but I'll be back-
back in plenty of time for all the holiday cheer!

So take care, gotta fly (literally-lol)- Claire


 

GW table redo

This table was one of my many finds

this summer from the Club GW outlet-

It was painted already

 but the grime was in its creases-

(if you know what I mean!)

I gave it a quick spray of white satin

and she sat in my garage until now-

She looked like the perfect candidate

for my new chalk paint

(Annie Sloan that is!)

Her lovely shaped legs and

her carved shoulders were aching

for a painting!

and that's what she got....

The first coat of Pure White went on as smooth as butter-

Greek Blue was slathered on next-

what a color!!

It was finished off with Paris Grey-wow!

Now, the fun began-

The sanding and sanding and sanding

You were telling the truth about it-

It sands off very easily,

distressing in all the right places...

Did you see my little surprise?

I just couldn't resist!!

Well, take care, gotta fly- Claire 

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A big mess!

Sorry about my last post-

My laptop took a nosedive mid post

so today I got to shop for a new one-

It's shocking to me what these computer wizzes have to say-

A laptop won't last more than 3-4 years...

What???????

It was going to cost me more to get it fixed than to buy a new one-

Let me just say-

there is something awfully wrong with this-

Are they made of cardboard?

Crazy world we live in!

Just sayin'....

Gotta fly- Claire



The new kitchen look!

I've been dying to paint my kitchen set-

love the round table-
love the look of the chairs-
(well, not really but...)

 just not their weight-

-way too heavy-

So, as I've shown you before,

I've been scoring some great chairs at Club GW-

I was going to paint them white

 because the table blended into the floor

which also blended into the chairs-

one big blending-

I painted the table-2 coats worth

each chair also got 2-

when I was done-

I realized it wasn't doing it for me-

Blah

My whole plan changed

and

today I repainted the table

 and six chairs

 the same color as the hutch

No more blah-

LOVE IT

Have you ever made a mistake with color

and been so bummed

 because of the time you ( wasted) spent?

The chairs from Club GW-
before....during...after...

But, I'm a happy camper now!

The fabric I recovered the chairs with,

 match the trim on the curtains-

Love the new color-

it really perks up the space

and

perks me up too!

The best laid plans don't always pan out
but, I must say in this case-
love the new found plan!!

Take care, gotta fly - Claire