HOW TO PAINT A MONOGRAMMED LAMPSHADE

A big thanks to all my wonderful readers who voted for my lampshade at the LAMPS.COM LAMPSHADE CHALLENGE... I won! Yea!!!!

And I could not have done it without your votes!!! 

Now, how about making one for yourself? Here's a step by step  diy so you can make your very own version...

THE SCOOP #118

Thanks for joining us this week for our party.... We had so many great entries last week. So much inspiration!

Are you ready to party? I sure hope so! Let's go...

NO SEW FLOWER TOTE DIY

Don't you love tote bags? I sure do!!! I can't get enough of them.

I made this fun, sassy tote and didn't sew one stitch!

I like it so much I'm using it as a summer purse!

How about you... are you ready to make a flower tote?  Here's how...

THE PROVERBIAL WOMAN ON MOTHER'S DAY

Let's look at the woman of Proverbs 31 and see if you might know her!

Here is how she might look today...

BERRY CRISP IN A JAR... EASY, MAKE-AHEAD DESSERT!

This is a must-try dessert! Believe me... just go ahead and make it. You can thank me later!

And what makes this dessert even more fabulous, other than the taste and that it is in a jar, is that the components of this dessert can be made ahead!

Just keep everything in the freezer and when you want a fabulous dessert... you have it!

I could not wait to finish taking pictures so I could dig in!!!! And it was scrumptious!

Let's get started and make this yummy dessert...

ONE LAST TIME... I NEED YOUR VOTE!

THIS IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE FOR MY LAMPSHADE!!!

Would you please take a minute and go over to LAMPS.COM and vote!

I could really use your vote!!! I think there are so many wonderful lampshades to choose from and this is probably a very tight race!

So EVERY vote counts today!

Head over to lamps.com by clicking HERE

Thanks so much!!!

BOTANICALS IN THE LIVING ROOM

The living room is within a month of being finished! Finally!!!!

I have a big hutch on the side of the room not seen that needs to be painted and loved and sanded and waxed and stenciled! I can't wait to get my hands on that project!

My most recent project was very small compared to the one ahead of me... I added 3 botanical pictures to my living room ...

HOW TO AGE GALVANIZED METAL

Recently I bought an Olive Basket from Walmart... yes, Walmart!

Actually, I bought 2. They were only $9.88... a steal considering the real deal can cost well over $100.00.

The Walmart olive basket really is a great substitute, but it did not have the same "aged appeal" as authentic ones.

Not to worry... I have an easy-peasy DIY for aging galvanized metal.

Here's how the olive basket looked before...

THE SCOOP #117

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to THE SCOOP!

I need your help! I'm part of a group of bloggers that were given a plain white drum shade and asked to decorate it any way we wanted.

Now that we have done that... you can vote for the lampshade of your choice... but please vote for me!!!

I need every vote... the competition is stiff!

Here's my finished lampshade...

SUCCULENTS... CARE OF A TRENDY PLANT

The hottest plants in the greenhouse this spring and summer are succulents!

The are riding the tide of trendy and finding themselves not only potted on patios but elevated to indoor home decor status!

I'm bringing them indoors too! I love their plump little leaves and odd shapes. And I found several little galvanized containers to repot them in!

Here's just a few tips for caring for succulents if you are loving these sweet, funny, desert plants...

ON THE MENU WEEK OF MAY 4, 2014

As many of you know I am eating lo-carb these days. Or I should say.... eating lo-carb again. During my long illness, I ate whatever! I had too much going on and too little energy to worry about carb intake. But now that I am feeling pretty good again, I am back on track.

I get e-mails asking how I can eat lo-carb when my recipes have carbs in them. I cook for my family... or Bobby and me and not just myself.

Each daily dinner has lots of choices for me. It usually means cutting out pretty much all the starches, the desserts and some high carb fruits and veggies. But, believe me there is certainly enough for me to eat!

I'd like to drop the 30 pounds I put on white being laid up for 5 months!!! And do it in short order! I'm back in the pool and that really helps too!

Now here's what's ON THE MENU...

FREE PRINTABLE CHALKBOARD SCRIPTURE ART

Do you have a life verse? A verse in the bible that sums up the desire of your heart for your life?

I do... it's Colossians 1:10.

I've made my life verse into Chalkboard Art and I'm sharing with you!

You can make a printable copy by clicking HERE. 

Happy Sunday!

FAMILY ROOM CHAIR REVEAL

 It all started because Bobby thought I needed a recliner to put my feet up. I was not going to have an ugly, bulky recliner in my family room. But, I went to look at them under duress! 

Recliners have come a l-o-n-g way baby! Yes, this is a recliner! Wow, Lazy Boy sure has a lot of great and very chic recliners!

I fell in love with this wonderful houndstooth fabric! It's bold and classic... yet very modern!

So I paired a stylish recliner model together with an updated houndstooth to make this ultra comfy and dapper chair!

And I have YOU to thank for it...

SHARING "WISDOM" BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN OF A CERTAIN AGE!

What does it mean to be a woman of  a "certain age"?

Mature, seasoned, settled, mellowed by decades... maybe. But I have my own take on age and aging!

Today I am over at AROUND THE TABLE for a very saucy interview!

Most of you have never seen me in this light... very personal... even discussing what sexy means to me... SHOCK!

Stop over and visit LESLIE as she asks me some very interesting questions about being a woman and being of a "certain age"!

LAMPS.COM DIY LAMPSHADE CHALLENGE~ I NEED YOUR VOTE!

I love a good challenge! How about you?

LAMPS.COM asked me to participate in their

DIY LAMPSHADE CHALLENGE!

Whoo Hoo!

They gave me a white drum lampshade and asked me to do something with it. So I did...

And now I need your vote!!!