$129.99
and, of course, it is no surpise that overstock has an identical lamp for nearly $40 less.
kinda eerie how similar the pictures are, no? (even down to the remote control)
$92.99
happy shopping!
happy shopping!
Dec 16, 2011
Dec 14, 2011
my holiday decor this year
welcome to my holiday house!
i was a little late getting my holiday decorations up this year. we always have a real tree, and so we usually wait until the first week in december to buy our tree and put up our decorations...this year, we were still tripping over boxes of books and trying to figure out where everything fits in my office, and so i just barely got up ALL of my decorations.
i really wanted to use more natural elements in my holiday decor this year. throughout my home, i have used fresh greenery, nuts, pinecones, driftwood and branches....mixed in with gold, moss green
and bronze ornaments and lots of mercury glass.
most of my seasonal decorations are put on my vintage-looking buffet, which has been in the dining room of several of our homes, and the living room or entry of others, but is in the great room or our current home.
as you can see, i used a similar configuration for the art as i did in our last home, except i swapped out
the middle piece for my antlers. sorry if the pictures are a little dark....i really need to learn how to use my camera a little better.
:)
the large metal urn is from z gallerie, and the other tall mercury glass vase was purchased at a thrift store for $3. both are filled with branches and pinecones. a fresh garland from costco ties everything together.
a large wooden bowl (found at tj maxxx homes goods) filled is filled with ornaments, pinecones and a few nut and crystal clusters leftover from my front door wreath last year.
the mercury glass finials were purchased on clearance last year at wisteria. the other mercury glass vases and votive have been purchased over the years at pottery barn, tuesday morning, tj maxx, ross and z gallerie.
i bought some chain at the hardware store, and mixed in some crystals from an old chandelier to dress up the antlers.
a few more of the nut clusters, and some pinecones were tucked into the garland.
around the mantle, i used the nut and crystal garland that i made last year for my front door . you can see how to make that by clicking here.
i swagged a faux garland with some pinecones around the mantle, and then added the fresh garland on top...and tucked in some additional greenery and pinecones. the faux garland really helped to give the fresh garland some body, and helped me to adhere the garland to the mantle....i put a tiny nail in each corner of the top of the mantle, and then took a small section of the faux garland and wrapped it around the nail.
the hobnail containers are actually trash cans that i found at a local clearance store for $9 each. they are each holding a miniature evergreen tree....sorry i accidentally didn't capture those in the picture! i just realized that they were "missing" as i was writing this, and i am too lazy to take another picture.
he had a cheap plaid bow around his neck that i replaced with a moss green silk tie.
the tree is adorned with a mismatch of family ornaments. each year my kids get to pick out a new ornament to add to their collection. there are also about 50 frame ornaments, each holding a family picture. we love to look at the pictures and reminisce as we trim the tree.
the tree topper that i gave a makeover last year. to see that post, click here.
the nativity was purchased at walmart, about 10 years ago. one of the wisemen has a "loose" head, that always seems to fall off no matter what we use to glue it with, and the corner of the creche was damaged in one of our moves, but i love that this nativity is the same one that my kids have seen every christmas since they were little...
thanks for joining me!
now that i finally have my house decorated, it's time to get moving on all that shopping!
i am linking to hooking up with house of hepworths
Dec 13, 2011
wrap it up
one of the things i love most about the holidays is seeing beautifully wrapped presents. it doesn't matter if its in a magazine, on tv, or one that i receive or give away... my heart always skips a beat when i see a thoughtfully and artfully wrapped gift.
here are some of my favorites, which all happen to be insanely cheap to do....
these lettered tags would be so easy to make with a cricut or other craft cutter.
tis gift looks so pretty wrapped in fabric and tied with lace. this is a great way to use up and fabric scraps you may have lying around.
i really like the simplicity of the striped ribbon and grasscloth together....and this is another great way to use up wallpaper samples or pieces left over from a project.
aren't these darling? little pinwheels on colored boxes...would be perfect in christmas colors!
ah....martha would be proud! i love how the colors on the paint chip garland look
against the the kraft paper. this is another really affordable technique.
the tutorial for these wax paper flowers is online. i love how it looks paired with the leaves.
and, a no-fail/always great look is to adorn your gift with some fresh greenery. not only does this add a touch of color and fragrance to any gift, it's also free!
this is how i wrapped the gifts for my nieces and nephews last year...it was perfect, since they all needed to be shipped.
if you are looking for more ideas, several of my wrapping ideas have been featured in
Dec 12, 2011
holiday gift guide
happy monday everyone!
i am still in shock that christmas is only 13 days away. aren't you??
today i am over at angie helm interiors with a holiday gift guide...
so, head over there and check out my picks!
all the links are over at angies!
Dec 9, 2011
holli zollinger custom fabrics
i was pretty excited to get a package in the mail earlier this week with two custom fabrics by holli zollinger.
i am honored to have holli as my newest sponsor! you can find her button on the sidebar of my blog, which will directly to her spoonflower store. be sure and check out her blog and website as well.
happy shopping!
holli is an artist and fabric designer who has created hundreds of fabrics, available at spoonflower. i have been a fan of holli's for a while, and when i found out that she offered custom coloring on any of her 370+ fabrics for a $10 fee, i was thrilled.
i had been looking for the prefect fabric to make a pillow for grady's bed for a while...i wanted another hit of orange on his bed, and i wanted the fabric to be geometric but i just couldn't find something that i thought would work. as soon as i realized that i could have holli change the colors on her diamond circles fabric, i knew i had found the prefect solution. i contacted her to have the color changed from blue to orange. the orange is now available in holli's store. you are WELCOME! :)
i also decided to have her customize her pattern called crisscross to be made in a color called "burlap", as it was only available in grey. i plan on using it on the back of the vintage chairs. (yep! i have decided to keep them and redo them!) this customized color is also now available in her store.
she can even change the scale on any of her fabrics, which is another amazing way to customize a fabric. be sure and order a sample of your fabric before you pull the trigger and buy yardage. the backgrounds on many spoonflower fabrics appear to cream, but they are actually white....
the colors on my iPhone picture are a little brighter than the fabrics appear in real life, but the fabrics are a bit "off" from the spoon flower images. i will most likely tea stain my fabrics to tone down the crisp white background.
here is a peek at some of her other fabrics...she has over 370 designs, and they are all really unique and
pretty fabulous! be sure and check out her entire collection here.
pretty fabulous! be sure and check out her entire collection here.
i am honored to have holli as my newest sponsor! you can find her button on the sidebar of my blog, which will directly to her spoonflower store. be sure and check out her blog and website as well.
happy shopping!
Dec 8, 2011
affordable find: mirrored bench
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