Friday Randoms

Catching you up on life's happenings lately.....

I've had this gold mirror for several years and I'm shocked I haven't painted it sooner.

I had 2 yards of burlap left over from Audrey's party so I painted a Valentine's banner.

After: really lightens up the entry, don't ya think?

Celebrating my best friends husbands birthday at Blue Sage Studio where we watched the artists create a hand blown bowl that Sam got to take home. Such an awesome idea for a party. Pretty sure that's where we'll be celebrating mine this year.

Happy Birthday Sam!!

Enjoying some time out on the patio with Rachel, Colin and their new puppy Bandit . The girls loved him and we certainly enjoyed spending a day with them!

Dinner @ Pranzo

All dolled up and ready for school

We took an art lesson in Dallas and this is Conor's abstract. He's a Pro!

Making Valentine's boxes for school.

After my Grandmother passed away in 2010, I inherited her china cabinet that I've loved ever since I was little plus a bunch of her serving ware and dishes that she had stored in it. I'm very honored to have these items of hers and can't wait to organize over the weekend and get everything set up.

This is what her china cabinet looked like before.

And here it is after. I finally completed it late last night and I'm soooo proud of her! Isn't she a beaut!! I popped off the back and painted Permission Pink (coral) with a chevron stencil that I printed off of Pinterest and made my own stencil. After seeing this piece, I knew instantly this was my inspiration. The lines aren't perfect, but honestly it doesn't bother me. Spray painted the pulls and knobs with metallic spray paint and sanded the fire out of her. Added a little touch of turquoise and coral on the detailed curves on the hutch and after 2 months she is finally sitting pretty in my living room. I haven't decided if it will go in the dining or not. I kinda like it where it's at for now. But I love playing musical chairs with my furniture and accessories, so who knows.

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Enjoy your weekend.

It's the girls and I all weekend while Conor and Sam head to Denver for a concert. Dinner tonight with some friends at Ludivine, organizing my cabinet with dishes and platters, finishing the Valentines boxes and addressing Valentines cards, neighborhood Valentine's social on Saturday, Affair of the Heart shopping all weekend, and painting some canvas' after the girls hop off to bed.

Busy busy but lovely!! :)

Fall Pin Partay

My friend & neighbor Courtney hosted our Pin Party last week! I'm telling you, I just can't get enough of this stuff. I LOVE making stuff..anything. With friends and wine in hand. Nothin' better!
Courtney and her cute Pumpkins

I loved this one. She used crystal medallions from chandeliers and hot glued them onto her white pumpkin. It will add the perfect amount of glam for her front porch.

My Candy Corns made out of styrofoam cones and yarn. Love em!

Regan made these Santa Cones that are just too cute. I'm making these at our next Christmas Pin Party.

Tiffany made an adorable tin basket that was modged podged with scrap booking paper and paper flowers for her Junior League class.

And Jen painted 3 pumpkins purple and black with a 'trick-or-treat' stenciling. Can't wait to see the finished product!

Happy Pinning!

Dresser Redo

Audrey adopted Conor's old dresser about a year ago. It took me this long to figure out what I wanted to do with it. I knew I wanted it mostly white with the {same color as bed} duck egg blue as an accent color.

::Before::
very sad and needing a little color in its life!

::After::
After searching for coral colored glass knobs for days, I had zero luck finding the right sized screw to make it fit. So I just painted the original with coral craft paint to tie into the throw pillows. It will work for now.

silver vase: a party favor from a friend's wedding
roses: hobby lobby
ceramic heart jewelry holder: my grandmother's (I made sure the girls and myself each got one. She had quite the collection)
birdcage: antique find that I repainted
books: birthday gifts
stencil: hob lob
paint: annie sloan chalk paint in old charter and duck egg blue

Linking up to Thrifty Decor Chick's Before and After party!

Pin Party

Pin Party # 2 took place a couple of weeks ago and it was so fun! I must say I look forward to these parties so much to be able to hang with the girls, make something for our home and eat some yummy food.

Mom & I (& Audrey) made Christmas candle holders out of epsom salt and a glue mixture to give the illusion of snow.

Jenni's Thanksgiving Wreath

Jen K & Regan making more Fall Wreaths

Allison & Jenni with their Halloween Wreaths.

Courtney's Lollipop Tree for her daughter's candy themed birthday party.

Audrey lending a helping hand. Such a great helper!

Popcorn Cake~Recipe found here.

Poppyseed Ham & Cheese Sliders~Recipe found here.

Spinach dip~Recipe found here.

S'mores brownies~Recipe found here.

Potluck Style!!

The finished product!

Mom made her candles out of mason jars. Love em'!

I made mine out of votives.

They produce a nice little glow, but I have to warn you they are messy. It's probably a good idea to seal it with some sort of sealer.

I just marked our next Pin Party on the calendar for October.

I'm so excited and trying to figure out what my next project will be.

Candy Corns

Whimsey Painted Pumpkins

Canvas Nailhead Trim Bulletin Board

Floating Ghost

Maybe make one of these apps....

Corn cakes w/ tomato avocado relish

Baked Portobello Mushroom

It's officially Fall and I'm LOVING every minute of it!!

Linking up to Southern Hospitality's Door Decor Fall Party!

Pin Party

I'm sure you've all heard of Pinterest by now. I'm currently obsessed and in awe of all the amazing ideas I run across.

Here's a run down:

Pinterest~lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes.

Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing pinboards is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.

I had a "Pin" Party last week and invited a few of my creative girlfriends over to create some great stuff that we've found on pinterest...recipes and all.

This is the party pitcher that I made. Recipe found here.
Regan brought over mini cheesecake tarts. Recipe found here.

I made my Skinny Girl Taco Dip. Recipe found here.

::My Pin Project::
Spruce up a lamp shade
This is the start of of Coffee Filter Lamp Shade for Audrey's room.

And here's the finished product. What do you think? It puts out a really pretty glow in the evening and I think it's adorable. One DIY project checked off my list, and MANY others to go.

I didn't get pics of Jen, my mom, or Regan's projects (shame on me) but they turned out great. Mom made pot holders. Jen made Dr. Seuss birthday hats for her son's party. Regan made sandwich bags out of oilcloths. I have to say I have some pretty crafty friends and it's so inspiring. I'm so excited about this. Next up, is our Halloween wreath Pin Party. Can't wait!!

Click here to check out my Pinboards!

Happy Pinning!!

DIY Birthday Balloon Wreath

I'm gearing up for Audrey's 2nd birthday party in less than 2 weeks and had to make this for the front door. It was super easy and a fun way to add a little festive flare to the front door to greet guests.

All you need is a lot of balloons [I believe I used almost 300 multi-colered balloons for this project], floral pins, and a straw wreath.

just start pinning close together.....

The birthday helper tried to blow a few up in the process.

We're going with an Elmo theme this year so the colors are red, blue, green & yellow.

This will be perfect for the years of birthdays to come.