INSTALLED

The granite is here! It took them over 4 hours but it is here and installed and I LOVE IT! My back splash is not done and my cabinets are not updated with pulls and such but the granite is here and I do not know how I lived without it. Also, my sink and faucet are not hooked up yet.

Water Closet???

You know that little room that houses your toilet.....the uhhhh, "water closet". Mine has been ugly and boring for TOO long. So I have been slowly but surely picking up a few thrifty (never cheap) items to spruce it up some. I will take pics when it is all finished. I recently got this shelf from Southern Living at Home (LOVE THAT STUFF) and am ordering this magazine/toilet paper holder soon from a catalog party. Now on to jazzing up the shelf and figuring out a few other unexpected treasures to add to that silly little pointless room. I am thinking a little chandelier would be precious. We'll see.

I got the new bathroom towel hooks for $2.50. That is just a good deal. I made the tassel and the polka dot vase came from Goodwill. I made the little serenity sign from some old scrabble pieces I bought a long time ago at an antique store but did nothing with (another cheap...oh, I mean thrifty, project).

One more thing.....tomorrow is the granite install day!!!!!!!! I am so excited I probably won't be able to sleep. I am a dork like that. Granite really does excite me that much. I just got to say I love my home.

Oh yeah, don't forget the giveaway at Decor to Adore for her 100th post. She is doing a really awesome giveaway. Just post a comment on her page to enter. I can't wait till I get to my 100th post. What a fun tradition.

Another Tassel....am I addicted???

I made several more tassels this weekend for friends and family. I am loving every bit of it. I am sprucing up my bathroom right now and made a new tassel for in there. Do you really need a tassel in the bathroom? I do not think so but why not just do it!

I was so busy this weekend with cookies, kitchen redo, the kiddos, landscaping, and decorating the outside of our home. It was a great weekend. I have several projects to post but it is late tonight so I will post them later this week.

Off to dreamland....to start a birthday party planning week. Jack turns two next week.

Playroom Blues

I am just not happy with the boys playroom. It needs work. BIG TIME! It needs inspiration, color, excitement, or something. I am open to any advice at all. I just am not sure what to do because the walls seem so tall compared to their little furniture. What does anyone elses playroom look like? HELP! Also, our little buddy, Hudson, is at home now and doing well. He is being such a trooper and is as precious as ever in his little camo cast. The cast covers most of his body so he still needs lots of prayers to get through the next 6-8 weeks. What a precious little boy! He is wearing his little Halloween shirt that Jack and Sam got him.

Pretty Pretty Pumpkin

These blog land parties are a lot of fun. Sanctuary Arts is having a Pretty Your Pumpkin Party! I could not help but want to participate. It is making me want to go out and get more pumpkins to pretty. If I have time today I will and then I will post more pics.

I posted pics of these pumpkins earlier but I have had a lot of people ask me how I did them. I just bought or had the fake pumpkins, acrylic paint, glaze, very fine glitter, and glass beads. On the orange one I just put a little khaki glaze over it and then painted with modge podge and sprinkle glitter and the beads. The white pumpkin I just used a brown glaze and did the same thing. The little pumpkin was orange so I painted the whole thing khaki and then used a darker brown glaze. I love the way they turned out! Very cheap project.

I decoupaged these to go in my formal dining room. It fits the decor and I will post pics of how I decorated in there at a later date.

Can't wait to see everyones pretty pumpkins. And hopefully I will get some more pumpkins posted before then end of today. Happy Pumpkin Prettying!

Goodie, Goodie, Counter Tops

I just got the call. My new granite counter tops will be installed on the 14th. Hopefully a new fantastic backsplash to follow the next few days and a two year old birthday party on the 18th with a fantastic new (well almost new) kitchen. We have been in the state of remodel for a few weeks and I cannot wait till it is done. I will post lots of pics when it is finished. Here we are doing demo a few weeks ago. It was ugly.




Also, my heart is so sad today because my friends 10 month old little boy Hudson broke his little femur today. I hope that he is allright and comes through this stronger then ever. My heart is aching for him, his Mommy and Daddy, and his entire famliy. All our prayers are sent your way Hudson.

Prayers for Brittany

I am blessed to be great friends with Brittany. She is such a dependable and true friend to me and we have so much fun together chatting about our families, sharing decorating tips, coming up with crafts, and talking about the world. Her family is so very special to me and they are a blessing to us. I am asking that everyone keep her and her family in your prayers this week. I take comfort in the fact that God will keep her safe and wrap her in His love. The Tanner's love you Britt and we are with you every step of the way!

Our little boys chilling in the turtle!