CHRISTMAS IS APPROACHING [VINTAGE WINTER WHITE TREE]

Pin It Now! I hope and pray everyone had an awesome Thanksgiving! I ate way to many carbs! :) But I'm thinking Monday will be a good day to get back on track with a healthy eating plan?!?! Right? RIGHT!
It won't be very long (3 weeks and some change to be exact) til CHRISTMAS! Is it just me or did this year fly by? I mean REALLY FLY BY!?
Well nevertheless, the holidays are here and it's truly my FAVE!!! I am not done with my Christmas decorating but I have managed to get the tree and mantle done....and I love it!
My vintage inspired wintery white tree with pops of soft blue and red...

Still need to get my star topper, but I love it's cottage-like vibe! I may add a tad more blue and red but I usually end up making ornaments so I always leave some spots open on my tree for some add ons!

We all picked out our yearly ornament! Can you tell which one is mine and which one is for the Hubby?

Last years tree with turquoise, red and white that you can see here was one of my favorites ever, but this year I was feeling something a little more simple and soft.

*SIGH* Just makes me smile!

How's your decorations coming along? New scheme this year or sticking with the same?

I'd love to see!

 

Loving the brisk air and warm slipper socks,

TRASH TO TREASURE {T2T} TUESDAY: SOOTHING MUSIC MANTEL & SOMEBODY HAS A BIRTHDAY

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OK...I DID IT AGAIN!

I rearranged the piano/un-mantle for the MILLIONTH TIME in the past month! 

I just CANNOT HELP MYSELF!

I AM JUST INSPIRED BY ALL OF YOU FELLOW BLOGGERS...

and of course, PINTEREST!

I love my SOOTHING MUSIC UN-MANTEL!

On T2T, honestly, almost EVERYTHING in this set up was at one time---TRASH!

The run down:

• Canvas painting-Was an old "blah" painting that I picked up from who knows where.  I just used paint on hand and a little water and blended together blues and oranges.
• White platter-Picked up from a garage sale for $1
• Silver Glass Vase-Was orange but quickly became apart of my experiment with Krylon mirror-like spray paint...I love the result!
• White Deco Balls-You can see the before here! Rustoleum heirloom white spray paint changed those up for the better, I'd say.
• Old wine bottle-Is just that...an old wine bottle...no big explanation for this one.

Whatever is left (which isn't much) has been lingering around the house for a while. 

(Please forgive the bad lighting...As you have read here in my recent blog post, my SLR camera in "under construction", and I lost someone stole my wonderful, 2 month old iphone 4S, therefore, I'm back to using the old phone! )

I have future plans for these "Soothe" letters...Stay tuned!

ON ANOTHER NOTE...

IT'S SOMEBODY'S BIRTHDAY TODAY!

This picture is literally 5 seconds after waking her up...her eyes are still closed! haha!

She is enjoying her birthday present..."Buster", her new baby! She has been BEGGING us to have another baby...maybe "Buster" will get that off her mind for a while

:)

(YES, there is an ulterior motive---Don't Judge me!)

They were treated to "Mickey D's" for a birthday breakfast before school!

Pancakes and chocolate milk...their teachers will LOVE me today!

[Enter sarcasm here]

Amazing how they were ready early enough for this but on any OTHER NORMAL day, they are still dressing and eating in the car on the way to school!

HMMMM? Interesting??

So what's your latest Trash to Treasure project?!

XOXO,



SUNBURST MANTLE:SUMMER LOVIN'

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After a weekend jam-packed with organizing, purging, more organizing and more purging I am so ready for a "VACAY"!

I will be starting the blog series, "Mission Organization", very soon! I have realized that I cannot decorate and design around clutter and an unorganized home so it is time to do what I despise the most and

ORGANIZE!

MAY THE LORD BE WITH ME!

So after this weekend of organizing I have determined that

I AM SO READY TO BE AT THE BEACH!

Is that bad? I mean it is just April!! All I know is the breezy salty air and cool waters are calling my name! Maybe it is really just the calming tranquil sound of crashing waves while the lullaby of the seagulls along with the soothing touch of the warm sun rock me to sleep !

MAYBE THAT'S WHAT I AM CRAVING?!?!

Nevertheless, I am bringing the beach indoors, with subtle elegance, I would say, with this 

Thrifty Sunburst Mantle  

Incorporating my daughters collection of seashells in a thrift store glass dish is a nice touch...

You  know there is never a transformation without a LITTLE bit of spray paint! So I took these old brown deco balls...and painted them white:)

They look sooooo much better!

Also, incorporating my DIY SUNBURST MIRROR-WITH BLING! is the perfect addition of Sunshine and sparkle!

ARE YOU PLANNING A BEACH TRIP?

I am praying to be there ASAP!!

Maybe I will see you there!!

LOVE,

PS... On a side note, my Coffee Table Upcycle was featured over at Serendipity and Spice!

Thanks for the Feature!!!

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