Lavender Topiaries

I am wondering if it is even POSSIBLE to keep my lavender topiaries ALIVE this winter? I seem to be able to kill plants quite easily no matter the season! Green thumb? NOPE! not here! Do I keep them inside or out? Do I prune them down? ANY help would be GREATLY appreciated! 

In The Livingroom Today

our 6x6 cupboard

my beautiful daughter with lady bug tattoos!

sipping on a tea looking at my Romantic Prairie Style book

no one seems to know where the other childs chair is....we were all too lazy to look for it!

Curbside Find gets a Second Chance

REPURPOSED, REUSED, RELOVED

Out for a drive one day, my husband and I passed this chair on the side of the road. I forgot to take a real BEFORE photo so the paint and trim removal is all me. I had hosed it off & washed it and let it dry outside for a few days before bringing it in to get started.

I painted it with Old White ASCP, distressed it with a sanding block and then added both clear and dark AS waxes. I then got out the upholstery stapler and recovered the seat with a burlap potato sack. I added plain burlap tot he backrest and actually STENCILED on the lettering with Graphite ASCP to match the seat.  

I also recovered the back of the chair with a nice burlap potato sack that had pretty lettering. I then hot glued some extra lengths of burlap to make a piping type edge as well. Not bad for a curbside find!

The Value of a Moment

Last year as I watched the kids waiting for the bus, I noticed my daughter was in her own little world just dancing away. She looked so beautiful! As I watched her gracefully twirling around, the bright morning sun was shining on her- I couldn't let that moment slip by without trying to snap a photo of it and I'm so glad I did. Unfortunately, as time goes by we seem to forget important details and most importantly  how a moment 'made us feel'  -but if you're lucky enough to catch it in a pic it actually helps you remember the feeling you had 'at that moment'. #oneofmymommymoments

Our Family

Comforts of Home

medicine cabinet

my trip to A Day in the Country Show & Sale

goodies from Kim Davies/ tatteredandtorn

 Willow

My T

stenciled 5 minute cushions

the wingback I slipcovered-that tested my sanity!

another dilemma! what to do with this headboard!?

my 'office' area