Thursday, March 31, 2011

White House Decor Tour part 2

Hello everybody! 

Welcome back to part 2 of the White House Decor Tour!  Here we go with some more pics of my decor! 


Feathers!  I told you in part 1 that I love them!  I have two feather wreaths above my TV with a flower picture in the middle. 



The White House mantel.  My main faves of my mantel are the feather trees and my toile clock. 



A closer look at my feather trees.....ahhh, feathers, I love em! 



The other side of the mantel.....the wicker/wood "balls" are of course, lighted.  :-)



On the fireplace, I love this toile chest!  I love my toile pillow and feather pillow!



In the corner of the living room, I am loving this lighted vase.  It is a requirement, (not really), for lights to be in all trees, greenery, and see through vases in my house. 



In another corner of the living room is this table.  I made this wreath, and of course, it is complete with lights.  I had looked at lots of stores for a square wreath......and all the ones I found were expensive!  So, I just got out my wire, made a sturdy "frame" for the wreath, and wrapped it in green garland and lights, then put it on a stand on the table. 



This shelf is over one of my couches....complete with one of my bird paintings and my initials. 




On to the hallway......crosses :-)


I know that the restroom is not the most exciting thing to be looking at, but I thought I'd include it.  I made the "curtain" that is over the window....I draped/bunched it down the wall using a rubber band around the curtain, and pinned the curtain to the wall with a push pin.  








Of course, there are feathers in the restroom too! 


I hope you enjoyed part 2 of the Decor Tour!  I'll be back with the final installment of the White House Decor Tour.....so stay tuned! 

Have a great day!

Until next time, peace out!

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Whatever Wednesday....The Crazy House!

Happy Hump Day everybody! 

Don't worry, the White House Decor Tour will continue tomorrow, I promise!  :-) 

On to Whatever Wednesday......My parents told me, their camera obsessed child, about a photo op....so I HAD to go check it out. 

Down south, near Kiefer, there is what I  have decided to call a "crazy house".  You turn off of the main road and you see it right away.  This is no normal house, my friends.  It looks like it's a house that's been added on, and added on, to appear as if it's a castle.  And frankly, it does look like a castle.  There are very large pillars at the opening of this grand driveway, a white fence.  And of course, no castle would be complete without a moat.  The crazy house is very stunning with it's large size and multiple color palette. 

Here are the pictures I took, I'll let you be the judge about the crazy house! 


This is the view driving up to the house.....




A little zoom to see more detail of the house.....






Here is the moat and fence I described...

Closer detail of the "pillars" by the driveway....


It was cloudy the day I went to take pictures....but now that I know where it is, I need to go back when everything is in bloom, there are leaves on the trees, and the sun is shining!  

Have a good day!

Until next time, peace out!

Monday, March 28, 2011

White House Decor Tour part 1

Hi everybody!

It's no secret I love to decorate!  I thought I'd do something a little fun and do a little blog "series" of some of the decor of my house. 

I'll start with my kitchen/dining room area.  :-)

This is the top of my refrigerator.  I love me some peacock feathers and black and white toile!  I mean really,  I heart toile.....you will figure that out as the tour goes on, hehe.  


I'm loving this clock!  It's next to my refrigerator.  It was solid black on the outer edges when I bought it, but I thought it needed a little softer look.  So, I just dry brushed some gold paint on it, and ta-da!  Is kind of hard to tell from the picture, but it used to be SOLID black.  The plaque to the right is one that I painted. 



This is my plate rack just below the clock/plaque. 



Crosses and more crosses.  I heart crosses too.  I have A LOT of them in my home.  The large one in the middle is made from wire and rhinestone looking beads, in clear, black and brown-ish.  The small one on the left is wire and black beads.  The small one on the right is made of some rusted wire....very neat.


Feathers and more feathers!  This is a feather wreath I actually bought in the Halloween section at Target, but it's black with a few green feathers in it, therefore, I am leaving it up year round!  It's on the back of the door that leads to my garage. 


More crosses.....this is my entry way.  The picture in the middle is a little angel.  Ya know, cause that's what my Momma calls me :-).



Small corner shelf in my dining room.....and of course, tan/black toile and leopard pictures.  I made both of these frames, just took the frames, and put scrapbook paper in them, and there you go.  



I LOVE this "globe" thing that's on top of my corner shelf.  Don't know exactly what it's called, but I love it. 


Crosses on the corner shelf....I told you, I heart crosses!



More feathers (on the corner shelf)



These are a some of  my few pieces of Japan Ware (as I think it is called, I could totally be wrong).  My Momma collects it.  The biscuit barrel on the left was my Mom's and she gave it to me.  The fruit/basket weave pitcher I purchased at a flea market.  It also has matching cups/glasses (not pictured).  But I like my Japan Ware!  The picture frame has the official Choctaw Rolls (containing Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes), roll numbers of my great-grandmother.


This tray is in the center of my dining room table.  My dining room isn't really a dining room, it's more of a nook, I would say.  Anyway, I made all of the glass ware.....not technically, but constructed them from Dollar Tree items.  I got the idea from this blog.  They're not exactly like the ones in the blog, but they're all Dollar Tree bowls/vases and the ones with the tan bases are candlesticks I had and spray painted.  


I think my little feather balls look so cute in this jar! :-)


This is the top of my curio cabinet.  More crosses, as you can see, hehe. 
Some greenery, a picture of the fam and a toile tile are on display here. 
(Sorry for the flash in the picture)


Here is a my curio cabinet.  The top shelf has lots of angels, the second shelf has a lot of Native American "stuff", the third shelf has some more Japan Ware, and the bottom contains Japan Ware and collectibles from grandparents past.  I really love it that I have a few pieces that were part of them and were in their homes.

Next to the cabinet is a tree with lights.  I love me some lights too!  All of the White House trees have been outfitted with new, economical LED lights.  There are two peacock-ish birds that live in this tree, can you see them? 


In my curio cabinet, are my Friends of the Feather collection.  You used to could purchase them at Hallmark, and there was a local Indian (Native American) store that carried them, but I believe they're no longer being made.  Behind the little figures is a Frankhoma Pottery trivet with the Cherokee alphabet.....(even tho I'm Chickasaw, ha).  I think this came from one of my grandparent's house.

I hope you enjoyed this leg of the White House Decor Tour!  There will be more to come, I promise, so stay tuned!   

Until next time, peace out!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Whatever Wednesday...."I Dream In Jewelry"

It's no secret, I HEART JEWELRY!  I saw this in my In Style magazine and about had a fit.....this phrase totally describes me to a "T".....,"I Dream In Jewelry"! 

I would rather leave the house without make up than without jewelry. 

Earrings are the very minimum that I must be wearing.  On a casual day, earrings, watch, maybe a bracelet and a necklace.  By necklace I mean a small pendant on a chain.  On a go to work day, a "statement" necklace, bracelet, watch, and of course, earrings.  By "statement" necklace I mean, like with beads, a big pendant, etc etc. 

So, I used some of the older and broken jewelry that I had, and don't wear any more, to decorate a frame.  I used an old watch, some beads, earrings, and pendants.  Here is the final product!  I just love how it turned out! 











Here's hoping you dream in jewelry too, ha!

Until next time, peace out!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Deep Thoughts.....

I've always loved little "sayings". 

You know those little tidbits of wisdom that you come across that get you to thinking.....some are happy, sad, intelligent, deep, or religious.  Like you see on a greeting card, a poster, a billboard and on and on.  These are a few that I came across, and I thought I'd share! 

I saw "Everything Happens For A Reason" and "You Are My Greatest Earthly Blessing" in a little boutique and snapped a pic with my phone.

The other two quotes are on my refrigerator.  :)


One more that I don't have a picture of.  My Aunt Noo said it to me several years back.....

."Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a GIFT."  Love that one!  

I hope these sayings made you smile and think happy thoughts!

Until next time, peace out!