The Guest Wing

My Mother and Sister

were over this weekend

reading my magazines...

drinking wine

I mean "helping " out

with pre-Easter things

So Mom as she

was taking a well

deserved break from

all the hard work...

was flipping through

one of the magazines 

and she came across

this beautiful porch swing...

She mentioned that she would love 

something similar out back...

but maybe a bit bigger.

Well that got me to thinking...

I think we need a guest room

(don't ask me how I went from porch swing to guest wing)

But fast forward 24 hours and here is the

new and improved glass house...

 

I was able to decorate it with 

items from my stock room..

AKA...cluttered, out of control,

someone may just possible be 

a hoarder of a garage.  

It's been killing me to use these shutters

behind a bed somewhere...

but it would be way to much

color in my house.

However it's perfect in the garden!

 

A sweet little Audubon bird print!

I think the planter needs a few

comfy blankets....

or more books to read

 

 Botanical prints....perfect for a garden guest room

 

Now the question is...

who is brave enough 

to camp outside?

 

 I think I may give it a test try...

well that is if the oak trees 

would ever stop shedding...

AAHHHH CCCHHHHOOO

In defense of Mom and Sis...

they really were here to just 

hang out!

 

The true worker of the day 

was my Dad.

He was here to help 

sweet husband

with a little project!

 

 So here is a little

pre-paint job...pre-new seat covers

look at my...

I mean our new toy!

Meet Betsy...our new to us...

Golf Cart!

She just needs a little love 

and she is gonna be a beauty!

Thanks Dad for helping 

to fix her up!

 

Valentine's Eve

Twas the eve before Valentines

and all through the house...

sweet husband was sleeping

because he had the flu!

The pink and red hearts

were hung all over the house

with care...

in hopes that cupid

soon would be there.

The valentines were signed

and placed into backpacks

with care...

and Mommy....

well she was really hoping

to be tucked into bed for a long

Valentines nap...

Anywhooooo...

you see where my Valentines is headed!

Just praying that no one else in this house gets sick!

 

Thankfully germs can not spread through blog post...

so I thought maybe I would share our little touches 

around the house for Valentines!

 

Front Porch...

The mantle....

one day I swear

I will explain the swans! 

 

 

I finally made one of those pendant

things....

 

The little ones Valentines

for her class....

And only one Valentine required for

the oldest....

guess his special Valentine has braces

and can not have candy...so juice boxes 

is how we roll??????

Really?? A Valentine??

I am either too young for this...

or too tired...

not sure which one...

Either way...

he's happy!

 

 

 Hope you all have a very

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

 

Plate Rack Project and more about those silly angel wings!

I am embarrassed to even say this out loud...

it's been 3 months since i've even typed

my own blog address into the computer!

Do you ever just need a break?

Time to renew your creative juices?

Well that was us over the holidays!

But....the first of this month I saw 

a project that just had to be done!

I needed....had to have...

wanted very, very badly

a plate rack wall in the kitchen.

So like a good, sweet husband 

off to Home Depot he went!

Somebody has a platter hording problem..

not naming names or anything!

 

 

Even I have to admit that the massive size 

of the finished project took me by surprise

 

And since we only rent this house the rack

needed to be removable so that we could

remove it if the owner's didn't want it to stay.

Sweet husband built it as one large piece and 

then attached it to the wall with minimal holes

in the drywall. You should have seen all

of us...kids included trying to hold this 

thing up while he attached it to the wall.

The little bar/appetizer area in the corner

 

This is the view from the kitchen looking into 

the dining area.

Okay...now I need your help

Since we opened up space in

the dining area by putting in the

plate rack...I felt that the round

table in there was now to small.

So I brought in the table we kept

on the porch and replaced the round one.

But we can't decide which one looks best... 

What's your opinion????

 

This one is more oval and farmhouse style,

where as the other one is round with a pedestal.  

Decisions...Decisions!

On another note....

does anyone remember when I made

the angel wings out of cardboard...

way back when?

Click here for previous post

Well for heaven's sake who knew
they'd be so popular...both here
and on Pinterest of all things.

So since i've been getting a few questions about them
I just want everyone to know that I am working on 
a post with a full tutorial on how to make your own.

In the meantime here is a sneak peek at
something similar that we made over the 
holidays....

 

This guy was one of 10...I will tell you all
about my little flock in another post!

Lots of things have happened around
here so stay tuned!

Our Halloween House 2012

As promised here is our 

Halloween House 2012

If you remember last year 

the theme was

Edgar Allen Poe's 

The Raven

(click here & here to look back)

Well this year the theme is.....

The Haunted Mansion!

Don't let the gargoyles fool you

they may look like stone, but we hear

them growl at night.....

And if they don't alert us to your presence 

the calls of the ravens certainly do! 

Pay no mind to the sounds from the bushes...

This ghostly gentlemen greets you at the door...

warning you to turn back!

 

We hired an exterminator...but he must have missed this guy!

Looks like the driver of this buggy has been

stuck in traffic for a few years...

 Turtle shells, eggs and birds nest....

When the moon comes out at night

the raven's eyes glow red!

We hope you have enjoyed your tour of our 

house...

....please make sure to shut the gate on

your way out...we would hate

for any more ghost to find their way in!