Treasure Box

A very good friend of mine

asked me to make

a treasure box for

the children who come into

the Doctor's office where

she works....

I had so much fun working on it

maybe I should make more

and see just how creative I can get

there are so many different ways

to embellish treasure boxes

Here is the finished product...

Who can guess how I made the "beach"?

The lock is made from an old dresser handle that sweet husband

reworked to fit a key.

The deep blue sea.....with jewels scattered on the bottom

Thanks Debbie for the honor of allowing me to make this

and the faith you had in me!

Valentine's Day Menus

I love Valentine's Day...

that should come as no surprise

because as you have probably caught on

by now....every holiday that is coming up

IS my FAVORITE holiday!

Since it's that time to start getting

my hearts in a row....thought I

would share our Valentine's Day Menus

with you...and maybe give you some ideas for

your own Valentine's Day

We set the table the night before...once the

kids have gone to bed.  That way

it's all ready for the morning rush.

Breakfast is heart shaped pancakes

with orange juice spritzers...

even if you are in a hurry

you can microwave frozen pancakes

and cut them out with a cookie cutter.

Lunch is usually spent at work for

sweet husband and school for the kids...

so it's heart shaped PB&J sandwiches

with a special dessert treat of some sort.

Dinner is where we go all out....

hopefully at breakfast there was no syrup mishaps

so the table is still good to go....if not than we just

throw on a new table cloth and keep going!

Valentine's Dinner

Menu

French Bread with Heart Shaped Butter Pats

Fresh Baby Greens with Strawberry Hearts

Individual Beef Wellingtons

Twice Baked Potatoes

Red Velvet Cake
or
Torta Divina

Sparkling Cider
and
Champagne

The menu looks impressive doesn't it...

SSSHHHH....don't tell anyone

it's super easy and you make everything

ahead of time!

When it's time for dinner you take the

beef wellingtons out of the fridge and

bake them and reheat the potatoes

plate the salads and you are done!

Happy
February the 1st!!!!
Can you believe how fast January went?

* If you would like the recipes....just email me

pineappleroom@aol.com

and I will forward them to you!

Lights....Tampa....George

Well today it's back to reality...

we are home from a wonderful

time in Tampa!

The hotel was gorgeous...

I took a couple of pictures to show you...

These were my favorite chandeliers...

they hung in the lobby

Isn't it beautiful...I may have to add shells to

my chandeliers now!

And these were hanging in the Tommy Bahama store..

they also had great big pineapple lanterns hanging

outside of the hotel...but I forgot to take their picture.

My girlfriend Sondra and I loved

 all the white coral that was everywhere...

We had a great time with our friends....

and of course I had a great time seeing my

favorite cowboy in the whole wide world.....

Mr. George Strait!

He sure puts on one heck of a show!

I even threatend to try and sneak backstage...

and can you believe sweet husband even

offered to post my bail money if I did.

He is so good to me...

I'm sure he wasn't worried...

I would never be crazy enough

to try such a thing....Darn!

Time to unpack and then catch up

on all the new blog post I missed

while I was away!

Happy Monday

y'all

Dining Room Shelves

After weeks of staring at

empty shelves....

not knowing what to

put up there....

and thinking maybe

I should just take them down

the thrifting gods gave me

the inspiration....

I came across these corbels at our

local Habitat For Humanity Restore...

for only $3 dollars a piece!

Definitely the deal of the day

This was the shelves

BEFORE

This is

AFTER

Now i'm happy!



Slipcovered Chair

Having a very small budget to redo a room

 can make you do crazy things...

For instance it can make you think

you are a seamstress and that you can just

 whip up a slipcover for a chair

Here is a picture of the moment I realized

I was NOT a seamstress and I just

might be in big trouble with this project



Okay...let me start from the beginning

We are in the process of redoing our daughter's bedroom.

One of the things she asked for was a "fluffy" white chair

This is the one she wanted...

Can't say she doesn't have good taste...

yes I would love this chair too!

However this 900 dollar chair from

Pottery Barn is out of the question.

So off to craigslist I went and found this chair for $25

Perfect size, great price, well made and

 the legs are the right color

I attempted to make a pattern with left over wrapping paper...

it helped a little bit when it came time to cut the fabric.

Then I started to pin the fabric pieces together....

and that's when I realized I have no idea

 how to make the corners meet correctly. 

The arms on the chair are curved going up to the top.

At this point I need help....

so I go get sweet husband

 and between the two of

 us we are able to piece it all together. 

While he starts sewing the slipcover...

yes he can sew better than me!

(he's going to kill me for telling you this)

I start making the box pleats

Finally after two days of cutting, pinning and sewing

and a few comments from sweet husband

about making him work in a sweat shop

this is the outcome...

Not bad for our first attempt

If I am ever crazy enough to do this again

the only thing I would do different is

make the box pleats a bit shorter...

other than that I think it's perfect!

It made for one very happy little girl...

and  a very happy dad who saved

$845 dollars!

Last night she informed me she would

 like the butterfly mobile from Pottery Barn Kids...

Looks like i'm off to Michael's for another project!

Bella Treasures

Last week I had the honor of being asked by

 Londen at Sixty-Fifth Avenue

to share 15 fascinating things about myself.

Now I would like to pass this honor along

to someone who is very dear to me...

Kerri 

at

Bella Treasures 

I would have never started blogging if it wasn't for her

telling me to give it a try.

For 10 years now I have been blessed to have her as my (very best) friend

She is so very creative and talented

And I can always count on her to have the perfect solution

to whatever problem I have going on...

be it a party planning, crafting, or decorating issue!

Head on over to

Bella Treasures

and see what she is up to today!

15 Fascinating Things....

I feel very honored to have been tagged to share
15 fascinating things about myself
by one of my very favorite bloggers

Londen

at

Sixty-Fifth Avenue

she never fails to inspire me with her beautiful home and projects

And she always has a kind word to share
with me on the things I do.

I honestly never realized when I started blogging that I would

get an opportunity to meet so many
wonderful, smart, kind and creative

women and men. 

Okay now on to the 15 fascinating things you might
not know about me...and I use the word fascinating very loosely
...cause i'm not sure just how

fascinating you might find them....but here it goes

No. 1

The house we live in is a rental, I know can you believe it...all the things I do to this poor house and it's not even ours! But we love the area and the home and hope that one day the landlord will want to sell it 

No. 2

Sweet husband and I meet when we were 18.We married 3 years after that and this year we will celebrate our 13 year Anniversary

No. 3

My love of white comes from these beautiful white curtains that my Aunt had in her home when I was growing up, they were so pretty blowing in the breeze and the fresh clean smell from the curtains and the breeze left such a memory.

No. 4

I do believe I could be a full blown hypochondriac if sweet husband would allow it.

No.5

One day I WILL have a Tea Room. I figure if I say it enough than it will come true

No.6

I am horrible at returning phone calls.

No. 7

I have lived in the following places: Atlanta, Georgia; Jacksonville, Florida; Savannah, Georgia;

Ocala, Florida; West Palm Beach, Florida and Charleston, South Carolina. 

No. 8

I stunk at school. 

No. 9

I almost never have a plan when I start to make something...a vision yes...how to do it not so much! 

No. 10

Growing up I loved to play name that song on the radio with my Dad.  I still love games that involve naming the lyrics, song or artist. 

No. 11

Which I guess is why I always have music on.  I didn't realize that until a friend pointed it out to me one day when I didn't have it on, she wondered why!  If i'm decorating I usually have on Yo-Yo-Ma, Dinner time is most likely Chris Botti or Michael Buble, Cleaning is anything country.  Any other time you can bet it's Jimmy Buffett...because I am a Parrothead!
No. 12
My ideal home would be an old southern plantation on lots of acres with animals and an orchard.
No. 13
Husband and I once camped out overnight to buy tickets for a George Strait concert.  That was almost 15 years ago.  This month I will get the opportunity to see him in concert again...AND I AM SO EXCITED!
No. 14
My favorite show of all time is Designing Women
No. 15
I most certainly do not have a Green Thumb! 

If you made it this far...i'm really impressed. 

I guess I should add a No. 16...I talk to much!

OPPS

Since i've already bent your ear too much as it is

I'm going to share with you who I am tagging on my next post

But here's a hint