Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Hanging plates

One of my favorite home decorating looks is
hanging plates on walls.
To me, it gives a cozy, at home feel to a room-




joyful Christmas plate display

most of these pictures came from Country Home
and Better Homes and Garden
holiday blue and white plate wreath
Don't you agree?
Gotta fly-
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

The Pinterest Obsession

I don't know who in bloggyville
hasn't heard of Pinterest
and I'm sure most of you have touched it somewhere-

A virtual pinboard
Isn't it fun?!!
What a great way to check out what's new in the world-
from design, arts, home decor, diy crafts,
humor, posters, architecture and so on and on and on-
an example of a virtual pinboard




It's my favorite go to now
love to check it out on my phone
when I'm waiting in line at the post office,
sitting in traffic, doctor's waiting rooms and
you can even check it out in the bathroom!!(lol)
It's my new favorite
 and
 I encourage you to check it out!

Gotta fly-


Monday, February 27, 2012

Moulding Loves

I love moulding....
Actually, I am obsessed with it.
I put it in my front hallway last year

but, I really love this kind....

and this...
 
 and this...

board and batten

this dining room



even this




so.....
I'm taking it on and I'll let you know where and when!

Gotta fly-
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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Saturday Favorites

Saturday Favorites
my favorite day of the week
today's creative peeps
 are
 gonna knock your socks off!!

You all know my love of mouldings, right?
Well, Christina from No. 29 Design
took an old out of date look
 and transformed it into this beauty over her mantle-
Love this look-go check out the before
-genius-I tell you!

created this paper rose wreath
My obsessions over paper flowers, rosettes and wreathes
goes way back..
She even has a free template to download for the roses
OMG-I'm doing the happy dance!!
Handmade Paper Flower Wreath
Vivienne over at the V Spot
designed this incredible flowerpot
using a clay pot, some sculpey, glue and paint-
She shows a 6 step tutorial on the fab roses-
This is definitely one that's up my alley
I'm running over to Michael's today!!

Sarah, from Renewed Upon A Dream
created this with a $1 frame, thrift store sheet music,
modge podge and a stencil..
Love the results, don't you?


Brooke over at Start at Home
shows us her first attempt with chalk paint as well as the
planked wall in the background-
I'm overwhelmed by her creativity,aren't you?
Go check her out!!


So, there you have it-
this week's favorites!
Hope you had as much fun as I did!!

Take care, gotta fly-



Thursday, February 23, 2012

Craftgawker fun!

Another bit'o fun from Craftgawker
Word Cloud Art

Have you seen these word clouds?
Amazingly creative
provides hours of fun
with little or no work at all
-my kind of fun!!!-

Tagxedo is the cool site
-word clouds in style
There are so many variations-
far too many to name
but one thing is for sure
they are personalized to a tee
no two are alike
you can make them as personal as you'd like
A collage of unique and personal words
 all about you or you or you-
I made one for my nephew-
(Happy 6th Birthday Brendan!!)
he's a geography wiz so I knew he'd enjoy his favorites
 all wrapped up in the shape
 of the good 'ole USA!!



Take care, gotta fly-

ps:don't want to leave anyone out-lol Happy Bday to my brother Dennis too!
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Sweaters as Home Decor

I know you've seen pillows made from old sweaters-
I've showed you a few in the past
but
have you ever seen an animal head covered in sweater?
How about sweater pillows in flower shapes?
A lampshade made of sweaters?
Sounds abit far fetched, huh?
take a look....

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and this
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and this
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 and finally

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all of these photos were found on
Apartment Therapy
I love the flower sweater pillows, I'd cover an animal head in sweaters
even a sweater lampshade might find its way into my home-
a sweater rug is just an accident waiting to happen!
At least in a house of klutzy peeps!
Thought you'd get a kick out of these too!!

Take care, gotta fly
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

It's Not Perfect


It's not Perfect
but
the Nester thinks it's still beautiful
at least that's what she's partyin' about this week!!
I'm all for that-
nothing in my home is perfect-
  at Bless My Nest
 the good thing is,
I think it's beautiful even when it's far from perfect..
why?
because it's home......
I could go around taking pictures of many things
 but I don't want to bore you-hahaha
 Here is the pretty door, with moulding-
with the pretty spring wreath,
covered with burlap rosettes,birds and pearls...
ahhhhhh, the beauty is amazing....
but, when you open this pretty door
the disaster is waiting
-it's not pretty
so, it doesn't have to be perfect, as you can see!
(I did mention organizing!)
Take care, gotta fly-



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Monday, February 20, 2012

My 2012 word revisited

Back in January,
 I decided that the word "organize"
would be my focus word this year.
I really like the thought of it
but the actual doing of it is another thing.
Working fulltime puts a cramp in my free time
so I'm hoping that during the February school break,
 I will find a pinch of time, here and there,
 to organize a small piece of my life.
wish me luck-
I'm gonna need it!


Take care, gotta fly-

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Weekly Favorites

Can you believe it's already Saturday?
I'm a happy camper and I'll show you why-
Look at these amazing creations...

Britt from Interestosity
created these beauties-
using some inexpensive fabric, a stencil and a bit of paint
she created the fabric and designed the pillows
Love that stencil too!
Visit her for the great tutorial
 and see her creativity at work!!


Jessica, over at Four Generations One Roof
shows us this beauty...
She wanted a window seat and voila!
Over a weekend, with a little help from her friends,
she's got it!
Go check out this fabulous lady-
what a creative soul!!
DIY Window Seat tutorial

Have you met Teresa from Blooming on Bainbridge?
I love reading her blog-
It's always colorful and full of charm
she's adorable to boot!!
Anyone who takes the time to create a banner
 full of colorful scrappy hearts
 has to be a creative gal-
Go check out her blog!

Erica from Erica M Decor
created this Boston subway art.
using Picnik.com and
look what she did with it-
after printing it out, a quick coat of Modge Podge
a clear sheen and voila'
The perfect decor for her home-
go check out her blog!
I loved what I saw this week and hope you did too!
Go visit these creative ladies-
you'll be glad you did!
Take care, gotta fly-
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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Basketweave

                                       So, my newest obsession
 (as I said in an earlier post)
 is crocheting-
 love it..
But, the problem is
 when I crochet
 I can't post on my blog -
 it's a real problem
 but I guess my remedy will be
 to forego abit of sleep.
 Ahhhh, anything for creativity!!!
   I found this scarf pattern on craft gawker



and watched a u tube video as well.
 I'm a visual learner ..
directions on paper makes my mind mush.
 So, I've made 2 so far,
one for my oldest daughter for valentines day
the 1st one is fuschia

and the 2nd is purple



this color is off but the close-up
 shows the stitch up close and personal!

 this one is for my middle cherub !
 My youngest hasn't put in any requests yet!
  I love the pattern
 especially being a basket hoarder lover lol!!
 This basket weave pattern is charming
and I have to admit, not too difficult-
 I'd love to tell you it's brain surgery
 but we all know better!!
 
this is Mattie-
just home from the groomer
thought you'd like to see her fresh and clean!!
I haven't made any sweaters for my pups
 but never say never!!

Well, take care, gotta fly-

linking up to diy feb

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