Vintage Handmade Eggs

So often in life I have a renewed 

appreciation for things

 I never paid much attention to 

when I was younger.

In my young mind, Easter eggs were supposed to be pastel.  

That's the only way they were supposed to be celebrated.

I loved to dye Easter eggs every year.

This is what I remembered when my mom visited me last winter.

She brought with her, as she often does, 

a box of "things"

   to pass on to me if I want them.

This time the things were from my Nana, 

{who passed 5 years ago}.

   In this box was a little bag of "eggs."

 I remembered we had all decorated them together.

Easter Centerpiece and Secret Garden

I spent the weekend enjoying the Spring-time weather.

And treasure hunting!  I found this wonderful cloche 

and it motivated me to do some sprucing up in and out of the house.

Medallion painting--how-to

Medallions are a wonderful way to accent a chandelier 

and create vertical balance in a room.

My friend has a dining room with 20ft ceilings 

and bought a chandelier that was 6ft high by 4 ft wide.
HUGE!

When you want to show off a chandelier that big, 

you really need to have something substantial at the 

point where the fixture is hanging to create a balanced look.

A Purple Garden Haze

My favorite color as a young girl was purple.

I had to have my entire room purple.

I still love purple...especially in my outdoor rooms.

Springtime brings a wonderful purple tapestry to our yard

with Wisteria and Lavender.

Happy St. Patty's Day

Vintage Greetings!

May the "Luck of the Irish"

be a blessing all year!

Number tile trivets

 What do you do with that leftover tile you have from your past remodeling jobs?
Here is an easy way to repurpose them.

National French Onion Soup Day!

Interesting Fact:
Did you know that March 8th is National French Onion Soup Day?

Yep! It is!
It's been raining a lot here lately...and what is better 
on a cold and rainy day than a steaming hot bowl of soup?