Side Table/ Conservatory Vignette

I'm still in the process of finding spots for some of my decor pieces. I don't have near as much space to display things as I did at the other house, so I'm thinking "rotation" might be the answer. My husband bought me this little table top "conservatory" several years ago, and it's always fun to change it out for the seasons. I had it on my hearth in the living room before, now it's taking it's turn on the little "entry hall" dresser that I use for a side table.

The Spring Forecast is Green

One of the things I loved most about having a shop space or antique mall booth was the styling and designing. I always had plans for each new Holiday and Season rearranging furniture and displays. That part was something I truly enjoyed, and I've really missed those days that I could bring in some new items and then just "play". Taking a color scheme and expanding on it with prints, dishes, linens, and accessories was and still is, one of the best ways for me to get my creativity and inspiration flowing.

Share Your Style #1

I know we've all been looking forward to this inaugural edition of Share Your Style. Sherry has been busy putting it all together behind the scene; wow, what a job to coordinate it all. I'm looking forward to seeing what you've been creating lately, and I hope you're ready to share it with all of us here. I know the individual hosting blogs will be making each week's party special and "their own". I'll be picking my own feature each week, so I hope you'll come by and join in on all the inspiration and fun. Thanks so much for turning out, I'm thrilled to see you here!

Now, to hand it over to Sherry from No Minimalist Here,

 this first week's host!

The Botanical Window Returns

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that we started going through some of the many boxes we have in storage marked "PRINTS". We only made it through about half of the boxes before we called it an afternoon. We grabbed several prints that I thought I could use and brought the rest out of our storage space and into the main area of the lower level family room area. They're still wrapped in bubble and shrink wrap, waiting for me to figure out where they might go.

Poor Hubbs, he's the one that had the brunt of wrapping and boxing them all up. He did a great job, so good,  that it's hard to see through all that green cellophane to tell exactly what you're looking at. But one box that I knew I wanted to get into was extra long, and I was pretty sure this was inside!

Objects of Affection

Wishing you a Valentine's Day filled with love and happiness...

images from Inspirational Home

Share Your Style

I'm so excited (think the Pointer Sisters circa 1982) to finally get to share something with you that has been in the works since the start of the year! Sherry from No Minimalist Here is the organizer of this fun new Link Party, that will be starting next week. It will open on Wednesday Evening at 6 P.M. Central Time, and will be hosted by Eight individual blogs.

YEP, you heard me...

8 Blogs!

Moss Covered Heart: How-To

I can't tell you how long I've wanted to make one of these. Working with moss can be messy to say the least, but I had found a paper mache form in the shape of a heart at Michael's, so I thought I might as well dive in. literally. I didn't want to run around town looking for supplies, so I hoped that I had everything that I needed in my stash. (I was a little short on moss since I'd used a bunch on another recent project). Yesterday I shared my inspiration for a Moss Covered Heart for Valentine's Day that will go into Spring and Summer.