SHE'S KIND OF A BIG DEAL

As you might know, I live in Oklahoma City and have grown up here.  You may not know that Hobby Lobby's corporate offices are based here, so while many of you are just now getting stores in your area, I've been shopping at Hobby Lobby since I was a girl (like for over 30 years!).  I am SO happy to support such a wonderful Christian company, founded by a stellar family that puts their beliefs into practice every day.  In fact, last year our Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma received a $2 million designated gift from Hobby Lobby . This gift was specifically for the purchase a children's camp, Cross Timbers , at a new location for us. This is the very camp my daughter and I just went to a few weeks ago.  So, that's a lot of background about Hobby Lobby, but just so you know I will always happily promote Hobby Lobby any way I can and proudly stand behind their company.   Now, about a year and a half ago my sister got a job at the HL corporate office.  She ha...

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THE EMERALD LETTER

Today I have a couldn't-be-easier project for you!  I've sort-of moved away from having a wreath on my front door, for whatever reason, it's just been bare for a while.  So, when I saw this project, I knew exactly what I wanted to do to liven up the porch.   I totally copied was inspired by Mrs. Devore's monogram door hanging , chevron ribbon and all.  I'm sure I've told you this before, but I just love every project that she does!  Remember?  I featured her amazing Cozy Coupe Cupcake Car here.   I've had my eye on this burlap ribbon at Hobby Lobby for a while, and was glad to throw some in my cart for this project.  They have tons of new burlap ribbon with fun designs on it, have you seen them?  Lots of colors too! I wanted a large letter and didn't find an option in the size and font I wanted at Hobby Lobby, so I picked up a giant cardboard letter at JoAnn's, for about $6 with a coupon.  After a quick spray paint job, I ...

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FRIDAY FAVORITES (5)

Hooray for Friday!  We don't have any major plans for the weekend...just the way I like it.  Here's a few things that caught my eye this week. Did you see this  Teen Playhouse/Poolhouse  at Finding Home?  Absolutely dreamy.  Those are some lucky girls to have a space like that just for them! My Home Depot had some new Fiddle Leaf Figs in about a month ago.  It's a little bigger than the one I bought around Christmas, and since I've been able to keep that one alive I thought I'd try another one also.  I hope he's happy here and grows up big and strong. A few days ago I came across this  green leopard chair  that Jesse redid.  Oh. My.  If you've read my blog for any time at all you know how much I love it.  Visit Scout and Nimble for some beautiful eye candy...Jesse's eye for color and style is blowing me away! Apparently, I have a thing for chairs today, because I want to show you my friend Lisa's chair from Shine Your Li...

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LANTERNS IN THE KITCHEN

Finally, I've had a chance to photograph the big project that I've teased you about, then went on trip after trip before having the time to post about them.   This project was waiting in the wings (a.k.a. the garage) for a long time.  I purchased these about 8 months ago at our Habitat for Humanity ReStore.  They were brand new in the box so they had several, but they were dated by their bright, shiny, brassy finish. However, with their classic shape, large size and $50 price tag I knew I had found some winners.  I took the measurements and went home to consider them.  I wasn't sure on the size, so I made a very crude mock-up with some posterboard to get an idea of what they might be like over the island.      It's may be hard to tell from the photos, but these lanterns are LARGE.  They are about 18" wide and the main lantern portion (not the chain) is 30" tall.  We decided to hang them a little high just to have plenty of head clearan...

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A GUEST POST AND A BABY SHOWER

I'm SO excited to be over at Brittany Makes today participating in her   Summer VIP Guest Blogger Series !  If you're visiting from Brittany's site, Welcome!  I'm so glad you're here. Brittany got married a week and a half ago and invited me and some other friends to guest post while she is away on her 2 week (lucky duck!) honeymoon in Europe.  I'm crazy about all of Brittany's projects, and featured her DIY poufs as one of my Friday Favorites a few weeks ago.   I hope you'll join me at Brittany Makes  today and spend some time looking around.  I know you'll find lots of ideas you'll love! * * * * * * * * * *  In other news, I wanted to share a few images from the Baby Shower I hosted over the weekend.  We were celebrating the upcoming birth of a sweet little baby girl, and her Mama couldn't be prettier! There were several hostesses to help with the party, so they did most of the work, and one of them made t...

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I DID WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE {CHIANG MAI DRAGON}

I couldn't let it go.  As hard as I worked on them and as much as I liked the back of my dining room chairs, I couldn't stop thinking about the Chiang Mai Dragon fabric.  So, for Mother's Day and our Anniversary (and it probably needs to carry over to my birthday too!), I received 2 yards of this gloriously colorful bright fabric.  A very kind designer friend offered to order it for me at her price, but it was still crazy expensive.  Thus, several occasions worth of gifts!  And I wouldn't trade it for anything!  If you're new here, this is what they looked like before.  Pretty, colorful, bold and good, but I compromised and didn't use what I REALLY wanted.  How about a complete before, during, after and really after? I did actually have someone else upholster the backs this time because I thought they would look more professional. But when I realized she did it exactly the way I did them originally, I wish I would have just done the...

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MY "WELCOME HOME" FROM CAMP

Remember how I left you last Friday with the words " I'll be at Children's Camp with Emily until Sunday evening, and will finally have some time next week to photograph some GREAT projects I've finished up!"?  Well, I should have never opened my mouth... This is what I came home from camp to. Saturday afternoon while at camp I got a call and text from my husband that simply said "Call me."  Uh-oh.  When we got connected the conversation started out with "We're fine BUT..." and I knew something was wrong. Long story short, we had been having some issues with the toilet in the kids' bathroom, and Saturday morning he and my son worked to replace and fix what needed to be done.  Not a big deal, they had done that kind of work before and felt confident about it.  So, they got the job done, did other things and relaxed for a few hours around the house, and then left on an errand (to pick something up across town for me). ...

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FRIDAY FAVORITES {4}

Happy Friday Friends!  Ready for the next installment of a few of my favorites? I'd really like to have a couple of poufs.  However, they are so expensive!  So, when I came across this tutorial by Brittany I thought it was brilliant.  Her instructions are easy to follow and make this a totally doable project!    DIY Poufs by Brittany Makes I am crazy about all of the star and polka dot wall accents floating around blog-land.   The Nester made her own to spice up her laundry room ceiling (that fab light fixture isn't hurting anything either!).  I'm looking for just the right place in my home where I could try this out too. Star decals from  The Nester Are you watching the current season of HGTV Star (formerly Design Star)? We don't subscribe to cable, but I'm keeping up by watching online after the fact.  I'm a little behind, so don't spoil anything for me!  I have been going back and watching past seasons, though.  Here's the ...

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THREE CHANGES...

Why has this summer been so busy?  Has it been that way for everyone?  I guess it might have something to do with having a child who is now involved in church youth group activities, so all of those on top of our regular camps, VBS, family events and vacation have brought a little havoc on the projects I've accomplished!  I've always heard it and never believed it, but you all with babies...this is the easiest you'll ever have it!  It only gets busier as they get bigger! So, there are three little things that I've done lately.  Since adding the peacock blue dresser in the living room, right across an open space from the green china cabinet in the dining room , I've been trying to tone down a few other pieces to quiet them a little and let the colorful furniture pieces be the stars. First up, the coffee table.  If you've been around here for a while, you'll remember that I bought it last summer at the thrift store and left it alone except for cle...

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