Thursday, September 29, 2011

Fall Printables

I know some of you may think the printable subway/word art trend is overdone. But...I'm still riding that train and think it's an inexpensive simple way to add some 'umph' to your seasonal home decor.
I've created two fall printables that I am going to share with you all. To snag one for yourself, click on the image, then click again to enlarge it to its highest resolution, right click, and 'save image as' to your photo library. Now you are ready to upload it to your photo lab of choice. I use the photo center at Sam's Club because of pricing. If you decide to use Sam's Club, make sure to turn off the color correction feature before you finalize your order. The printables below are saved in an 8x10 format.
Do me a favor okay? If you use one of these printables, blog about how you displayed it in your home and send me the link to your post. I could even do my very first linky party. :)

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

New Décor

For quite sometime Tom and I have wanted a little something else to hang on the wall that our TV sits against. And I guess this is the week I was ready to pull the trigger on the ideas that were floating around in my head.
Idea #1:
Every time I've shopped at Hobby Lobby in recent months, I've eyed the gold polystone letters for our living room. So, the same day I bought my 50% off glass cloche, I bought a 50% off "S, " "T," and "&" to hang to the left of our TV.
Idea #2:
I received this idea back when we were shopping for bathroom mirrors for our newly remodeled guest bathroom. I came across a quatrefoil shaped mirror at Lowe's and really wanted to use it for the vanity mirror, but the dimensions were wrong. I couldn't stop thinking of the mirror and its gorgeous shape. I brainstormed of ways to incorporate it into our home, and finally decided it would look great in our living room, hung to the right of our TV.

Monday, September 26, 2011

That's Pinteresting

I completed my first Pinterest inspired "project" - pumpkins stacked under a glass cloche.

The Pinterest Version from Chic on a Shoestring Decorating:

I already had the same Southern Living Home Barley Twist Pedestal shown above. But I did not have a glass cloche. I had been wanting one for sometime now, but wouldn't bite the bullet and buy one. I stalked the one shown below on the Hobby Lobby aisle for weeks, and today it went home with me for 50% off. It will be versatile and useful in all seasons, which is my justification. I already had the fall berry garland that I used around the bottom. You can't really tell, but I used some moss underneath the bottom pumpkin for added texture and height. I love it! It's a great fall centerpiece for my island.
I also decided to stick a little lone pumpkin on some moss underneath my small Arthur Court cheese dome/cloche.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Assorted Lovelies

Yoga-ta Get this Blue! from the OPI India collection
Honey Goat Cheese spread atop crispy thin 34º Whole Grain Crackers
Talenti Gelato: Sea Salt Caramel Flavor
The appearance of Autumn at my local market

Monday, September 5, 2011

4-Day Weekend

The past 2 weeks at work have been some of the most stressful work weeks of the whole year. I logged some long hours and sacrificed evenings at home and my whole weekend last week trying to meet a deadline. Fortunately though, I was off from Friday through today and I have thoroughly enjoyed having a 4-day weekend with no set agenda. We've been flexible and free enough to make last minutes plans with friends, see both sides of our family, and enjoy this beautiful weather. I slept in on Friday, got an hour long massage to alleviate some of the back spasms I'd been having (from stress and long hours at a desk), and then went to Tom's new office to check out his digs and take him to lunch.
Tom went to the first OU game of the season on Saturday night and I opted to stay home. I ended up going to my parent's house to hang out for a little bit. While I was there, my mom was making an apple bundt cake for my grandma. While it was baking, the smell of spices and apples filled their house. Welcome fall, my favorite season. The cake was yummy and turned out just as gorgeous as the picture on the front of this month's Southern Living, but I would expect nothing less from my mother. ;)
What a gift this beautiful weather has been, it just makes everything all better. We've had a blast this weekend just riding around in the car together with the sunroof open and windows down.
Gotta go to the grocery store and get ready for another dinner with friends! Happy Labor Day!