Monday, March 30, 2015

Easter Preparations at our house

 Easter is the prettiest holiday as far as decorating goes.   It's pastel colors are those I use in my home interiors so it  makes it easy and fun to decorate.  Just a few touches and it feels like the Easter bunny is about to walk through the door.  A whimsical egg garland is strung across the mantel with a few vintage style  Easter bunnies parade across the top for an Easter parade.   Tobey and Dillon hang out with me whenever I am decorating...
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Friday, March 27, 2015

Make a Party Tablecloth for any occasion

A custom tablecloth! \ This is just the best idea!   Throwing a baby shower, a graduation party or Easter dinner?  How about whipping up a fun tablecloth  with a drop cloth from your local big box Home center,  a stencil or two and some fabulous Chalk Paint®?    My shop assistant Julia gets started with some English Yellow Chalk Paint  and a large stencil.  She rolled on the paint quickly, placing the stencil  in a random fashion.  As...
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Monday, March 23, 2015

Our California Trip to Wine Country and a Lavender Farm

 We couldn't wait to get away from the record breaking brutality of Boston's non-stop winter weather.  How could we say no to an  invitation by friends to join them at a vacation home in the Santa Ynez Valley? I am not familiar with California, so after the invitation I boned up on the different counties.  We were headed to Santa Barbara County which is North of Los Angeles, but South of San Fran.  Got the general idea of our location?  In Santa Barbara we...
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