SUMMER, SHELLS, & SUCCULENTS

Well, about a month later than I wanted, I finally got around to "summerizing" some of my accessories.  Sometimes there are benefits to procrastinating... I came across some succulents at a local hardware store that were 75% off for the end of season plant clearance.  I've been wanting to try some out since they're all the rage in the blogworld.  So far so good!  I do think it's funny how they are so obviously growing toward the light.  I'm having to turn my containers around occasionally so they'll even out. Tiny little baby one-   This tray sits on the end of my kitchen counter.  See the darling new little owl vase that  Bonnie at Uncommon tipped us off to?  $2.50 in the Target Dollar Spot, and it also comes in brown, black, and lime green!  My Target was just putting them out a few days ago, so they should still have some. (To my owl-loving sister Sarah...there may or may not be one in your stocking at Chri......

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CLASSIC ACCESSORIES {READER'S DIGEST BOOKS}

Last weekend I spent an entire day with my sister shopping at thrift stores.  I've had my eye out for some vintage Reader's Digest books for a while, and I hit the jackpot!   All of these plus a few more books were purchased for less than $7.   You may even have this hot decor item hiding in a closet or your garage.   Everything old is new again! The covers of the older books are beautifully designed. Wouldn't these be great inspiration for a line of fabrics? A few more images of Reader's Digest books making a fashionable statement in decor... via Natty by Design Linking up with The Shabby Nest Southern Hospitality Uncommon Savvy Southern Style My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia ...

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Random Friday

I've had several snippets I wanted to share with you all, but nothing that merited a whole blog post, so I thought I'd throw it at you all at once today! Last week I raided my closet and found a few old maxi dresses to remake. One was strapless (a pain to wear) and the other had the little triangles on top (not flattering on anyone!). I made a quick straight cut just under the bodice (obviously not even a very neat cut!), turned down the waist and stitched, and added elastic.  Quick maxi skirt! I also followed this tutorial  that I found on Pinterest to make a cute maxi dress for Emily. I used a $3 t-shirt from Old Navy and about $7 worth of fabric from Hobby Lobby. She loves it and wants more! And, I used  Julie's suggestion to make a simple skirt for myself-I even bought the same fabric!  Here's the skirt on Julie- Isn't she adorable?  I didn't even bother taking a photo of mine!  I paired it with my red patent wedges and ......

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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY from our home to yours! ...

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My Pantry

Good Monday Morning!  I hope you had a great weekend and we're so excited about the holiday week around here! I don't think I've ever shown you my pantry.  When we remodeled our kitchen about 2 years ago, I decided the pantry needed a facelift, too.  Inspired by Shelley's amazing pantry, I set out to reorganize and add a little fun to the shelves.  She did a huge amount of work on the back wall of her pantry, but I knew my wall would never be seen when the food was back in, so I opted to do a little accent on the front of the shelves. After clearing everything out, and filling a few trash bags of nearly empty boxes, stale crackers, and junk, I freshened up the white paint on the shelves.  Then, I painted the front lip of the shelves green. I decided I wanted a quick and easy accent, so I bought several rolls of jumbo rick-rack trim from Hobby Lobby and-you guessed it-hot glued it to the front of the shelves.  I only needed a dot of g......

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