Artsy Fartsy

I have been meaning to create some more pretty art pieces to hang in my 'newish' bedroom. Since art is so expensive to buy, I decided to make my own... 'cause that's how I roll.

I took some of my brother's old canvases and painted the exact wall colour of my bedroom over them (thanks Charles!). I then got some inspiration, because of my bed linens to cover them with wild flowers. Using the colours in my bedroom, I made pretty white, purple and green circles.

... oh and I did that twice and added some plaint 'splotches' for drama!!!

Then I went to my local dollar store and bought some fake flowers and glued them on some of the circles, my favourites are the white and green 'balls'.

So here you have it, hanging above my bed two pretty, flowery masterpieces, and the hot glued balls have not yet fallen on my head!

Oh yeah, one more thing, I needed something in my bathroom for the other wall, I found these lovely art cards at Ikea and frames... so I matted them in white and voila! Fun, don't you think?

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.... in my house

After the renovations we did in our home, I felt it was time to spruce up the old decorations we had for Christmas and make everything pretty and shinny and new.... but since there were no more funds left after the renos, it was a good thing that Dollarama had my favourites.... shinny balls!

Just added a few trees to my centrepiece.

Shinny red balls in my vase...

...in my hurricane lamp...

...hanging from my kitchen window and all from Dollarama, Martha Stewart would be proud... or jealous.

My cutie pie in front of our little tree.

My brother's cutie pie with Australian Santa and Melanie's handy girl guide Christmas craft.

My coffee table centre piece, ribbit!

..more shinny red balls in my kitchen.

...and the little red berries that surround my bowls and mirrors... I love Christmas!

Ikea Dreaming with my Daughter

Today is my little girl's birthday, so I thought I would share with you how my little girl is growing up. I absolutely love Ikea. Since I was a little girl heading off to University (way back in 1986), it's always been a symbol of fresh new beginnings for me. And this time Melanie and I were on a mission to get her a desk chair.... but we made a few stops along the way through the fantasy dreamland of 'pretend' rooms all over the top floor before we had to go to the big warehouse and pick out her pink chair.

This is my little baby pretending that she is in her own apartment- student, studying and loving the white and red... funny thing about the drapes. In my University Bed, I had a duvet cover exactly like those.

This is me pretending to visit my daughter at University and siting on the L part of her coach (don't get this couch-the back is too low).

 This is Melanie pretending to be in her condo, once she graduates and has a real grown up job. Notice the soft drink in this picture too. Relaxing at her big table in her fluffy dining chairs.

 ... and here is the other side of her condo, with the couch and TV of course.

 This is real nice, notice the soft drink again... this could be another condo moment... I love that black and white flower print.... I think it would look nice in my little house.

 Look at this room, full of dots and stripes, bold in deed and the soft drink... of course.

 This would be her room when she's in her condo... we love the LOVE heart with arms! And look Mom... no soft drink!  I just love dreaming at Ikea ... and even better when Melanie comes with me and plays 'imagine if' with me!

Bouclair Home Part 2- For the love of colour and texture

So here is Part 2 of 'Filling my eyes and heart with beautiful things' shopping trip. You know that I love colours and patterns and beautiful things to decorate home. So I just fell in love with all the way they organized the colours and I wanted to buy everything... But instead, I gave it love, as I have learned in the Power CD's- give love to everything you want in your life....

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I gave love to the red and teal section...

...the purple, cranberry and orange section

The cranberry and green section...

The orange and cranberry section...

The luscious eggplant section...

The purple and magenta section...

The green and aqua section...

The aqua and teal section...

The brown, teal and green section .... and then I closed my eyes and gave it all love and saw it in my new home...



Happy Easter...decorations

You know I love to decorate for the Holidays, so I thought I would share with you some of Easter decorations around my house... and on my husband.

Pretty Easter Egg Wreath on our front door.

Cute bunny wall hanging... Happy Easter everyone!

My little bowl with empty colourful plastic eggs and bunnies all around. They won't be empty tomorrow, stay tunned!

And my wonderful husband showing off his sweet Easter Bonnet and his 'sexy and he knows it' glasses.