DECORATING WITH THRIFTED FINDS - wine jugs & starfish

DECORATING - Lighting and wall displays are something I enjoy creating. Here are 4 projects that used unconventional items to create amazing looks.

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THE 7-UP CHRISTMAS TREE

 

 

 

 

 

This year I put my Christmas tree in a vintage 7-UP crate. Our tree is a gorgeous faux blue spruce

4 ft tall tree. I bought it years ago from The Bay in downtown Vancouver.

 

Below left you can see the tree is just being set up and started to get decorated.

Below right all the lights are strung and the tree is all trimmed.

 

 

When your family is young and you have children running around the house Christmas is very much

 about them. And this includes decorating for Christmas too. You trim the tree with the kids and each

 ornament you put on the tree brings back memories of past holidays. Once the kids have moved out

 and are setting up their own homes and their own trees it's time to decorate for yourselves. For some

it is a very hard concept but just like anything in life you must teach yourselves to do. 

 

 

Start out with the thought "I get to decorate the way I want"

And try to start early in the season so you have many days and nights to enjoy your hard work.

My house does not get Christmasified in a day, one area gets worked on each day over a week.

As each area starts to glitter with lights it spurs me on to want to do a little more somewhere else in our home.

 

 

 

 

Decorating for yourself to enjoy is just as important as decorating for your family to enjoy.





CHRISTMAS KITCHEN DECOR - decorating my cupboard doors

I find it hard to fit Christmas decorations into my small kitchen so I went looking for inspiration this year. I found wreaths hung on cabinets which I adored but this felt too big for my little space still.

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RUFFLED CHRISTMAS TREE SKIRT - linen and lace (no sew)

This is a ruffled Christmas tree skirt I made from vintage linens.

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MY VERY BEST FRIEND AND THE PATIO - decorating with orange

This is Patrick, my very best friend, one of the few people who actually understands how my mind works. He challenged me to work with the color orange on the patio and it's not been so easy.

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THE CHALLENGE TO WORK WITH ORANGE - patio for patrick

With a bit of extra time on my hands these past few days I have

gotten started on the patio. A dear friend along with George have

 both challenged me to work with orange this time around. Both of

 them know I can't ignore an out right challenge ... buggers!!!

It's just a start so far as I have had a great deal of cleaning from the

 show as well as finalizing the latest Best Buy NSO (new store

 opening) floor plans to get out of the way.

Here's a night shot with some of George's white lights.

This painting was found while yard sailng with my sister last month.

I'm also working on this fun little table for the patio. When I bought

 it is was covered in a hideous brown red paint, which has taken a

 very long time to strip. It is still in it's DURING stage. There is also

 a small glimpse of my solid Amber Alabaster lamp base which

I hope to incorporate into the patio decor.

Sharing this relaxing moment at:

ST. PATTIES DAY - green inspiration pictorial

St. Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17

 because that is the feast day of St. Patrick,

the patron saint of Ireland. It is believed that he

 died on March 17 in the year 461 AD. 

In Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day,

people traditionally wear a small bunch of

 shamrocks on their jackets or caps. Children wear

 orange, white and green badges, and women and

 girls wear green ribbons in their hair.

A leprechaun is a type of fairy in Irish folklore,

 usually taking the form of an old man, clad in a red

 or green coat, who enjoys partaking in mischief.

 The Leprechauns spend all their time busily making

 shoes, and store away all their coins in a hidden pot

 of gold at the end of the rainbow. If ever captured

 by a human, the Leprechaun has the magical power

 to grant three wishes in exchange for their release.

In the color spectrum of the rainbow,

green is a second-order color formed from the

mixing of yellow and blue.

 

In feng shui green means balance

which inturn brings harmony.

 It is versatile and it isn't gender specific

 until we choose it to be. 

 We can find green just about

 anywhere we look, 

Green apples

Green glass

Green limes

Green beds

 Green curtains

Green walls

Green shades

Green chairs

Green doors

My favorite green will always be *HOME* 

*** Interested in finding sources for the inspiration photos used in this post,

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HOLLYWOOD REGENCY - pictorial

Thought I would share some glam

photos to inspire you.

Just love this lamp shade I found over at A BIT OF PARIS 2 U

If I walked anywhere in these I would need a nice chair to rest in after.

This will do the trick!

Thanks for stopping by and see you again soon.

*** Interested in finding sources for the inspiration photos used in this post,

right click the photo and in google image search use the file name listed under properties to search each pic.