Still purging...

My downstairs closet received a
very needed purging...

As a result,
I reunited with this yummy fabric
that I absolutely love...

Just the perfect companion
for a little burlap...

and just enough to cover an old ottoman...

I took it to my space

and somehow I find myself smiling
every time I go back and realize
the ottoman hasn't sold...
I really like how it looks in my house
but I know I can't keep it...




Now, if it doesn't sell...
then...it's different
because at least I tried!
LOL!!



LINKING TO:
FABRIC FUN THURSDAY

Dressed...

to impress!!

Happy Halloween!

"Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story"
~Mason Cooley~

BOTH SOLD!
Thanks, Sue!

The $1.00 Bin

at Michael's surprised me with these cuties...

I not only loved the price
$1.00 each...
SCORE!!!

I also loved the vintage images on them...

and I loved them so much
that I went back the next morning
and found some more...

a whole box of them...

packed and ready to move with us to our new home!
Check the $1.00 Bin...
you never know what you gonna find!

Happy White Wednesday, Ladies!!

S is for....

Sign...

Simple Sign!

Bold and graphic...
So different from what I usually do.
I think my Graphic Design Class inspired me a lot more than I imagined.
I enjoy the change.
I like to be inspired!

White Wednesday

"A self portrait without using a portrait"

48 squares
1.5 in. X 1.5 in. each
No faces allowed.

That was our homework assignment last week.

How to let people know about me,
and what I like?

How to let people know
what inspires me
and what makes me feel alive?


48 squares.

Each one a little piece of my home.
A little piece of the place
where I am what I always wanted to be:

a wife and a mom.

I got those two right...
the rest is only gravy!

"Life is the sum of all your choices"
~Albert Camus~


Now I'm off to enjoy White Wednesday!

Argentinian Passion

Husband was planning a big soccer celebration:

Argentina 2010 Soccer World Champions!

The German Team changed his plans.
Husband still is in "Soccer Suicidal Watch"

I hope he can snap out of it by tonight...

so we can celebrate Argentina's Independence Day.

On July 4th, our homes are dressed in Red, White and Blue.

On July 9th, they wear their best White and Light Blue, the Argentinian colors.

I'm hoping for some good empanadas tonight for a true
Argentinian Celebration!


Yumm!!!

Mirror, mirror...

without a wall...

Which one is the coolest
centerpiece of all?

MINE!

Came home from Country Roads with an old,
beat up to perfection,
chippy mirror...

The idea was to use it to try a new technique,
but I felt in love with it
and since my house has very few walls and they already have enough stuff,
I had to find another place for my new friend...

So here it is, adding a little light to my farm table...

This is the first goodie I bought in over 1 year and that I will actually keep...
how's that for self control??

"It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back"
~Mick Jagger~

White Wednesday...

Is that day of the week when we show our love for everything and anything white.

Today, some shots from my own home and some inspiring words I came across...

"Home is the one place in all this world where hearts are sure of each other.
It is the place of confidence.

It is the place where we tear off that mask of guarded
and suspicious coldness
which the world forces us to wear in self-defense,

and where we pour out the unreserved communications of full and confiding hearts.

It is the spot where expressions of tenderness gush out



without any sensation of awkwardness and without any dread of ridicule"
~Frederick W. Robertson~

If you would like to know how white inspires Kathleen and the White Wednesday Girls,
visit
Faded Charm

White Wednesday

Today was cleaning day.
Top to bottom cleaning.
Dusting.
Moping.
Scrubbing.
Washing.

and all the boring "ings" you can imagine.

Until I came across the empty bird nest my Husband found yesterday in the side yard.

So simple,
so small,
so perfect...

just like the other 2 I already had....

The sweet new addition was the perfect excuse
for a much needed break and a little camera fun...

It was Tuesday after all and I needed my White Wednesday post!

And just like that my entryway got a new vignette...
who could've thought that housework could be so inspiring????

"My second favorite household chore is ironing.
My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint"
~Erma Bombeck~

If you need an excuse to take a break,
visit Kathleen at Faded Charm for more white goodness!