Healing

I'm not going to lie ~ it felt good to unplug just a bit. Much as I love and appreciate you all, I just haven't had anything good to share the past week. The kids and I circled the wagons. My oldest son travelled to the funeral with his dad, read a poem, read scripture from some font of strength for the 2000 people that gathered to mourn sweet Kaely Camacho.  I watched him become a man this week. I loved on my own 13 year old, who's … [Read more...]

A Short Break…

Dear friends, My heart is heavy and concentrated on my children this week, as we mourn the loss of one of their sweet cousins. When they gather again this summer, this heart will be one young person smaller. One man's choice to get behind the wheel while intoxicated has changed this family forever. Last week I posted about my "faceless angel" painting.  That painting has a face to me now.  One with blue eyes and blonde hair and a … [Read more...]

Looky What I Found… {Faceless Angels}

Today seems like a great day to share one of my favorite new acquisitions.   I picked this painting up in a little shop in Montgomery, Alabama while visiting a dear friend a couple of months ago.  The artist is Donnie Sasser and he calls this one of his "Faceless Angel" paintings.  There were many to choose from, but I loved the scale of this one. Ha ha, I've actually moved it (during a recent "tweaking" session), but … [Read more...]

Going Green…

Hi gang! I'm posting over at Fancy Little Things today about easy "green" decorating... here's a hint:  check your pantry or your grocery store circulars. :) Pop over and say hello! How about some Thursday eye candy for you?   Source: tumblr.com via Heidi on Pinterest   Ahhhh.  Have a great day, everyone! … [Read more...]

Goodwill Chair + Chalk Paint

So excited to share this little furniture makeover with you!  Remember this chair I scored at Goodwill for $1.50? Sorry for the blurry iPhone picture, but you get the gist, right? Well, after some tlc, Annie Sloan Old White and clear wax... Isn't she a cutie now?  All decked out in her Old Time Pottery fabric and chalk paint? A little distressing, some waxing... I have to say, the lipstick on this pig did the … [Read more...]

Shopping on Saturday {Thrifty Finds}

Hi everyone!  Hoping you had a marvelous Easter weekend with family and friends, and maybe a little time for relaxing. :) We celebrated my girl's 19th birthday in addition to Easter, so it was a busy one for us, but a joyous one for sure.  I did slip out for a bit on Saturday while she was lunching with friends and made a quick run through Queen of Hearts Antiques.  I still had a little birthday money burning a hole in my pocket and I had my … [Read more...]

Good Friday To You {This ‘n That}

Easter is upon us, friends!  I love what this holiday symbolizes: hope, new life, new beginnings. My dining room table is covered in supplies for various projects in the planning stages (can you say "crafter's ADD?"), so I did not do an Easter tablescape this year.  Well, that and I've been obsessed with getting my kitchen finished up.  Last year I pulled this one together quite simply, so you can read all about it HERE. Someday I'll be … [Read more...]

Passing It On…

Hi gang!  Today I'm posting over at Fancy Little Things about "green decorating" so I hope you'll pop over and say hello! Remember this? Well, I bundled with love the second canvas from KariAnne... And sent it across the country to a gal who has blessed me immeasurably in the past year. I "met" her almost exactly a year ago when she won a Willow House giveaway on my blog.  We struck up an online friendship and she invited me … [Read more...]