Redesign Time

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!!  Poor Mookie is home sick.  I just put the finishing touches on my Holiday decorating for today.  Decorated the house and dining room and finished everyones valentine goodies bags.  Can't wait for family to get home tonight for dinner.  I have amazing lasagne, garlic bread, and salad planned along with a six layer red velvet cake to finish up the evening.  YUM YUM!  Here are some pics of the decor:

On Sunday we went out to Deception Pass Park to hunt for Heart Rocks,  we only found one.  However we did get lots of great pictures and taught Alison how to skip rocks.

Many hugs and kisses today to all my family...love you guys!

 

Decorating Project

While walking through the dollar store the other day, I came upon these wonderful treat bags.  Then it hit me...project time.

Here are the supplies:

 Treat bag(of your choice of design), candles(mine are battery op), tape and scissors.

 
Step1:  cut bottom of bag off and make a cut down the center back of bag

Step2:  wrap bag around candle(cut off any extra overlap) and tape together.

Step3:  Cut top edge even with top of candle

 All done.  How easy was that?  Aren't they awesome!!  I love them.  You could also wrap votives or clear vases for a great table centerpiece.  Yah! my fall decorating is underway.

 

Also whipped up a batch of gluten free zuchini bread.  One loaf is already gone.  YUM!!

 

 

Teresa

Feeling Crafty

In addition to all the other things I have my hands into these days, I spent some time this week crafting some of my halloween goodies for the dining room display.  These were some of my inspiration photos:

 
 
 And here are my newest crafty creations:

Creepy candles

The creepy candles are made with strips of cheese cloth, torn and tired to the candle sticks.  I made two of these and plan to add some of the detail to my hanging light.  The vintage garland was made with vintage prints from Printmaster, printed on glossy photo paper.  I applied the photos to black cardstock pennants.  Glued on silver pipe cleaners around the photos and glittered the edges of the cardstock.  I punched holes in the corners to attach with black yarn, then attached the pre-tied bows.  

AND...the crafting continues as I recreate these next:

 
Stay tuned!!!!

Teresa 
 
  
  
 
 

 

It's Fall!

Fall is my favorite season of the year.  I have been eagerly awaiting the first week in October to break out the pumpkins and fall flowers to get the house ready to relax and enjoy the changing colors out side.  I have always been a bit over the top for all seasons so it's no surprise that my family has come to expect an all out house transformation.  Furniture is turned to address the fireplace.  Cocoa mugs set out for easy access.  Pumpkins, candles, decor, and flowers everywhere. 

So yesterday I started the chore of taking all the beachy decor down and packing it up until after Christmas.  All the surfaces were cleaned off and dusted.  The hutch is bare along with everything else.  When the family got home they were is confusion mode wondering where everything was.  I got down the four (I know it's crazy) totes of fall decor (mostly flowers and pumpkins) and fished out all my fall vases, candle holders, copper pots, and baskets.  Now I consider any thing that is green, tan, brown, red, orange, purple, or black, fair game for fall decor. I pretty much just go through my inventory of goodies and pull anything that will go.  Including art work and linens.  I don't usually use these colors too much in my day to day decorating cause...well I'm beachy...more blues, white, aqua.  So fall is extra special cause we are surrounded with all these warm earthy colors until Christmas.

Tomorrow I'll post all my before and after photos.  Hope something inspires you in your fall decorating this season.

Teresa

Pentecost Sunday

Wow!  what a busy week.  Last Sunday was Pentecost Sunday and I have some beautiful photos to share.  Also in the "new' is the --Mookie&Me-- line of funky and fun aprons which will be launching on June 1st.  Stay tuned!!!!  We are finishing up samples and will be sharing those photos soon.

Here are the photos from Sunday.  Hope you enjoy!

            

These were displayed on the back wall of the church.  Red and orange made a great pop after the calm white of Easter.  Lots of glads, hydrangea, and peony's were used plus some orange lantern flowers...don't know the name but I loved them when I saw them.

    

Here you can see the whole alter and back.  The roses up front were for all our Mommy's.  Since Mother's Day fell on the same day this year.  The flowers on the alter I used bird of paradise, glads, peony's, and hydrangea.

This week I will be transforming the church once again to celebrate First Communion.  I'll have those up next week.  Have a great week.

Teresa

Easter Vigil/Easter Morning

    

The Easter Vigil is tonight and the chapel is all ready.  For the Easter Celebration, we choose calla lilies, easter lilies, hydrangeas, peony's, apple blossoms, palms, and a few tulips.   I made the banners this week using white satin and gold lame.  I first adhered heat & bond to the gold lame, traced the letters and then ironed everything in place.  The large colons were made with cement forms purchased from Home Depot.  I painted them white and covered them with the white satin.  The flowers are sitting in large urns that just happen to fit perfectly. Lucky me!  The cross flowers were attached by wiring floral foam to the center of the cross and building the flower arrangement from there. In front of the alter I added some spring color to the mix for added interest.

      

At the sides of the chapel we brought in two flowering trees and filled the base with beautiful hydrangeas.  Finally, in the back of the chapel, I displayed the white roses from Holy Thursday at the welcome table.

      

Happy Easter Everyone!