Wednesday, September 21, 2011

:::SOME INSPIRATION FOR YOU:::

I am always  amazed by the creativity I see on etsy.  So many talented people out there and so many unique things to use for your home that are decorative or practical.

Check out this chalkboards.  I think they are totally cool and have never seen anything like it before.  They are chalkboard tablets.  

source:  Peg and Awl on etsy


No more searching for scrap paper or buying writing tablets or post-its.   I think these are really unique and functional.

You can purchase them from Peg and Awl on etsy at the link below.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/73939756/trio-of-chalkboard-tablets

Go check out Lil Boo Blue's chalkboard tags tutorial.  She is doing a great series on getting organized.
http://www.lilblueboo.com/2011/08/chalkboard-tags-a-tutorial.html

Christmas will be here before we know it and I am getting ready to make my own cards this year.  I love to stamp and have a wonderful Christmas set I intend to use.  I also will be making some clay tags as well.  I just love the simplicity of these and all the wonderful creative ways to use them.   Pop on over to
B & B's nest and check out her tutorial on how to make clay tags.  Here is a sample of some of her clay tags



http://www.bandbsnestinteriors.com/2011/08/transformation-tuesday-clay-tags.html

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Monday, September 19, 2011

::CABBAGES AND ROSES::

I am beyond excited that Cabbages and Roses have collaborated with MODA and will be selling a  quilting line of fabric here in the good ole US of A !   What's even more exciting is that the Fat Quarter Shop already has it in stock. You can check it out at the link below.  The new line is called Northcote Range.

http://www.fatquartershop.com/Northcote-Range-Cabbages-and-Roses-Moda-Fabrics.asp?Store_Id=499&T=1

I have adored their fabrics for a couple of years now, but never have been able to purchase any yardage.  I love the beautiful, airy flower prints and the lovely striped fabrics.  Their fabrics caught my eye because they have a wonderful cottage feel to them. 

This blue and white collection is just lovely.  I love  how they mix it with the stripes on this bedding.  So pretty.

Cabbages and Roses

Their photographic styling is just as yummy as their fabrics.


Cabbages and Roses


check the MODA website,  or call 800-527-9447 or send an email to service@unitednotions.com for stockists.
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Monday, September 12, 2011

:::READ ANY GOOD LITERATURE LATELY???::::

When I was younger I was an avid reader.  I read everything and always had a book in my hand.  I was even known to be so engrossed in a book  that I would try and read at the dinner table...or worse yet ..the bathroom!  Ha, I know, it sounds silly.

As I grew older and married and had children, magazines became my reading source.  I only had short spans of time to read and novels weren't it.  Now that my children are older, I make it a habit to read at least one novel a year.  The novel I pick usually gets read when we are on vacation.

This year were traveling to PA to help a friend celebrate her 50th birthday and I asked the hubs to pick me up a magazine before we got on the plane.  Yeah, I know, some reading habits are hard to break.  Anyhow, he came back with a book.  A book that had 527 pages.  I was like, "What's this?  I asked you to get me a magazine."  He said, " I saw this and remembered you said you wanted to see it, but I thought you might like to read the book first."  Know what book I am talking about?

If you guessed......

You were right if you guessed  THE HELP.  The hubs picked a winner of a book. It was just like being a teenager all over again.  I took this book every where.  I read it all the way to PA.  Two planes and a layover.  I read it on my free time while we were in PA and then I read it all week and two planes and a layover on the way back.  Great book!  Did you know that the the woman who wrote the book is a first time author? 

An added bonus for me was actually being able to meet someone from the movie.  On my second leg back to New Orleans, I sat by a woman and her husband.  She saw that I was reading the book and asked if I was enjoying it.  I said, "Yes, I am.  I am half way through the book.  I want to read it all before I see the movie."  She shared with me that she actually worked on the movie in the costuming department and said that they used vintage clothing and that some of the stuff was so old, that it was falling apart.   She said the movie was pretty true to the book...and she was right for the most part.

So, if you are looking for a good read or a good movie to see check out THE HELP!  I am giving the book and the movie two thumbs up.

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Sunday, September 11, 2011

:::MAY WE NEVER FORGET::::













09/11/01
May we never forget those men and women who lost their lives on that terrible day.
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