Ikea

Went to Ikea the other day with a friend,
and came home with some fun things.
I found this bedspread which will be fun to add to my collection of bed linens!
I like to have different things so I can switch it up fairly often.
I also found the lovely white throw at the end of the bed.
It's really great for summer since it's very sheer and airy,

I tried to get a close up so you can see the way it's made, all scrunched up! :)
(Gabriel wanted "Woody" to be in the picture)

I also found this little metal tree,

My plan is to hang some fun things on it, not sure what yet though...
And then I finally got around to buying this...

I had seen them in the Ikea catalog months ago and have been wanting to get one ever sense!
It is actually for the bathroom but I don't have a lot of counter space in my kitchen and decided it was the perfect fruit holder!
I got some other things too but just haven't taken pictures since they are fairly mundane...
lol, well, enjoy!

bored

Wishing my bed looked somewhat more like this one...
only with some more colors thrown in. Wishing my whole house could be "springy"! alas it takes time which I really don't have right now. at least not for home shopping...
well, just thought I'd share.

When someone knows you....

This is a picture of some pages i've been tearing out of magazines.

(If you can't tell, I like white dishes.)

I do this fairly often and have files and books full of ideas for my home.
I learned it from my mom. :)
Well, yesterday my sister came to visit, she brought a gift from my mom to me.
This is what it is....

I love it when someone knows you so well they know what you like!
Thanks mom! I love you :)

while my husband was deployed he bought me this broach. it is a real piece of a tree dipped in silver. it looked rather christmasy to me so i decided to make this shadow box it's home until those moments when i want to wear it. i like being able to look at and enjoy it this way. :)

just a few thoughts today,
i redid my little metal thing on the wall,
i feel like it needs more, maybe some red berry sprigs?
or curled sheet music? lol!
it's simple but i like it.
and this is my little silver reindeer, he makes me feel peaceful.
he just looks so free and joyful,
so i thought i'd share him with you!
and finally some verses of a passage we read at bible study today...

Love one another with brotherly affection.
Outdo one another in showing honor.
Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,
serve the Lord.
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
-Romans 12:10-13

little houses in the snow

a wreath of music and stars a little tree and my current obsession with curled strips of sheet music. it's all over my house. i enjoy the contrast of the green and cream.
and finally, my tv cabinet doors filled with paper snowflakes!
well, that's the newest in my christmas decor,
hope you enjoy it!

it's beginning to look like christmas in my house. sadly having grown up with snow and cold winters it doesn't feel much like christmas most days here in san diego. but i am trying to make my home warm and festive. this is our first year we will be at our own home since getting married. i was excited to get all my stuff out because there was a couple years of decorations that we hadn't used yet!
when i was ten i started to collect nutcrackers, i now have 12 of them. all different sizes and some uniquely themed. like the cowboy, i also have some snow men and a robin hood. :) well, just thought i'd do a little post on my christmas favorites. hope you're enjoying the season! God Bless!

fall decor

some fall decor for you (heather) i had fun getting to decorate this year for fall, it's not much but makes the house feel warmer and cozier. i stole the cabinet door idea from my sister in law, but then added the leaves. it looks so much better than all the cds and dvds stored behind it. :) the wreath was a Micheal's buy, i added the leaves, and such. all the little pictures are pics of houses, so i covered some chip board letters in black glass glitter and spelled out home. the garland of leaves is hanging on a metal wall decoration, which i found on an old bed frame out in the middle of no where while four wheeling with my husband. but because of the fact that is was previously attached to a bed it has eight little squares to help screw it down. the top four i was able to cover with the leaves but the ones on the bottom were harder to hide. so wallah! i made some letters that spell fall! :) they aren't done super well, it did it in an afternoon and just wanted to get it done, but it's better than looking at the little squares and wondering what they are there for? :) anyway, there you go heather, hope you enjoyed it. ;)