Have a Great Weekend!

This weekend my plans include to complete just one piece of furniture patiently waiting in my garage! I know my husband will appreciate it.

I'm Getting in the Mood...

Creating this festive piece has gotten me in the mood today. I'm not playing the music yet, but maybe I'll think about doing some shopping, decorating....
How about you? Are you in the Christmas mood yet?

I'm not one to do much before Thanksgiving because I like to enjoy that one too. We LOVE Thanksgiving food and this year we're thinking about going into the city (NYC that is) for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. We always watch it on TV but I would love to take the kids in to see it in person. I know it's going to be crazy, but that's ok. Have you been? I'd love to hear about it.

Click HERE for more info on creating your own Holiday cones like the ones shown in the pic above.
Click HERE to visit more Holiday Inspiration at Melissa's blog The Inspired Room.

It's a Tassel Party

It's So Very Cheri is hosting a tassel party today. Here are a sample of some of mine. I love making these little pieces of art!

This is my newest one...

Using silk blossoms, metal findings and crystals...
Decoupage and german glass glitter...
Hand painted, my favorite ones to work on...
More with rose blossoms and metal filagree...
Hand painted...
Hand painted and chandelier crystals...

Tassels make the best gifts especially for those who have "everything". Hope I've inspired you to create some of your own special tassels. I also sell my little creations on my website or etsy shop. I don't have many available right now as they sell pretty quickly but I'm working hard on making some more so check back if you "need" a tassel of your own!

Don't forget to stop by the Tassel Show and Tell party for more inspiration!

My Favorite Tea!

Sweet Coconut Thai - Chai Tea... Love it! And when I went over to the Celestial site I found this one - Chocolate Caramel Enchantment Chai - I have never seen this one in my supermarket - the search begins!

So, I'm enjoying my Chai by the fire - that I'm actually supposed to be tending to. My honey started it for me before he went to do the nightly sports and dance driving because I don't start fires and I'm not to good at keeping them going either - mostly because I forget - I'm easily distracted.

Isn't this a pretty fireplace? It's not mine, I found it on the Country Living site. Mine isn't as pretty, it has one of those black stove inserts - but it sure keeps the house warm!

Anyway, speaking of the "Comforts of Home", it happens to be the theme for tomorrow's shopping event at Make Mine Pink. Maybe I'll even mark down some of my products for this so very fun weekly event. See my listings HERE on Friday! Or late tonight...but that's a secret...

Embossed Wallpaper

I love this stuff. I bought this huge roll years ago and I'm still not tired of creating with it! That's unusual for me.


It's such a pretty and simple background between glass for a sepia or black and white photo. I'd love to do a collection of these on a wall.

Here is the shape I use to make my holiday cones (to be added to my shop this week)...filled with creamy white glittered hydrangeas, and fastened with an old white button from grandma's collection (yes, I'm still creating with them- I still have cookie tins full!)




Don't forget to visit some more White Wednesday pics at Kathleen's Faded Charm Cottage.

This post is also participating in Kimba's DIY day - click on the graphic for more do-it-yourself ideas!

Let it be a Handmade Holiday

I love what the girls at Frenchie and Flea are doing.

They will be promoting a Handmade Holiday season by featuring Etsy artists and vintage sellers.

I also pledge to buy Handmade or Vintage this Holiday Season.

Don't you agree it makes the Holidays that much more special?

I also pledge to create new and exciting Holiday decor for sale in my Etsy shop and website - I've got lots of ideas in my sketchbook and in the works.

When at the gift show this year, I wasn't inspired to order any of the Holiday Decor the vendors were offering.

Hope I can keep up with production!

Click on the graphic below to meet some new sellers the girls will be introducing beginning Monday...

Oh yea, there are giveaways involved too!

I'm excited!

Happy Halloween!

The last couple of days have been a whirlwind of parades, parties, trick-or-treating and add to that 3 soccer games today! The house is now quiet, the kids are all sugared up and I am done for the day. But before I shut down the computer for the night, I wanted to share these really cute and really quick and easy Halloween snacks that I made for a party.

I got the recipes for the Monster Fingers and HERE and HERE from the Family Fun website.

And the spiders are just chocolate munchkins with chow mein noodles for legs and a little icing for the eyes.

Hope you had a great Halloween!

White Wednesday...Inspiring Rooms

I just grabbed these photos from my inspiration folder for my "White" obsession.

They came from a Swedish site... skonahem.

Visit Faded Charm Cottage for more "White Wednesday".