Shabby Bedroom

I just realized I've never blogged about Brynley's room.  Since her middle name is Rose, I have always felt that she's a soft shabby chic kind of girl accented by roses.  And since she's now decided she does not like pink, I'm slowing working on transitioning things to blue or turquoise.  So, here's a few shots of her not much longer pink room.

 Bed:  Land of Nod

Bedding:  Rachel Aswell, Target

Accent pillows are MIA.  I make her make her bed herself and she claims all the pillows are too much work so she actually hides them from me so she doesn't have to put them all on.

I'm also comissioning a painting now to go over her bed.  :)  (that's a really fancy word for I bought a 1/2 off canvas from Hobby Lobby and I've asked a relative who can paint really well to copy a very expensive art piece that I found. :)  It's a big rose basically and yes it's going to be pink.

 I made this framed B piece myself.  I found the wood "B" on ebay and then found a fancy frame at Hobby Lobby and painted it pink.  Just added fabric and ribbon to some wood with the B on top and popped it into the frame.  The Rose knobs are from Anthropology and are the perfect match to this room.



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Fancy Chandelier

I've been looking for the perfect light fixture for Katie's room.  You might remember from and earlier post that everything in the room is Pink/Black and White.  I originally ordered a fancy all black, more traditional looking chandelier only to find out that it had been sold out and I couldn't find it anywhere else.  I was devastated because her sister already had her fancy chandelier and Katie had a terrible looking, cheapest you could find gross ceiling fan.  Not that I have anything against ceiling fans, it just wasn't a very cute ceiling fan.  Not to mention it simply had not glamour.  This room needed some BLING.  So here it is in all it's glory.

Ta da....

These pics do not do it justice at all.  In fact, it is so glamorous that everyone that has walked into the room has said "WOW" that's an incredible light.  I found it on Overstock and even for a great price and looking at just the pics, I never would have chosen it.  But I happened to stumble across a similar light at a booth at a local designer market and fell in love with it.  It was even 1/2 the price of the original light I was trying to order.  Just proof that some things just work out for a reason. :) 



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Valentines Day Cards

I know, you've seen these everywhere in blogger land and I really don't know who to give this credit to, but here's my spin on it and I do love how they turned out.  The girls loved them as well.

I love blogger land.  You guys always have such fun fantastic ideas.  I never fret anymore when parties roll around because I know someone out there will have the perfect idea for me.

Happy getting ready for Valentines day!!

A&J



Audrey Hepburn Sign

I think this project deserves it's own post.

I found this decal quote on etsy and knew I had to have it for the girls playroom.  Since it is Audrey Hepburn I couldn't resist Tiffany's box blue.  I bought a sheet of wood and had it cut to size at the local hardware store.  I did have to make some modifications because the decal wasn't in this square format.  I simply cut it by sentence and placed it where needed.  I also googled the closest color match to the Tiffany's box and found out that the closet match is Behr Sweet Rhapsody.  I was so pleased to find out that it actually is a very close match.  I also added the infamous white ribbon.  At first I debated painting a white line around the edges and hanging it with the white ribbon, but my wall space did not allow for what I wanted exactly.  So I came up with this and I do like it.  It's also removable so if I ever move it to a different wall space I may change it back to the original plan.

It's a perfect accent for the girls playroom.

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Incorporating all those gifts...

Ok, now that Christmas is over, what do you do with all the extra STUFF you thought was a great gift idea, but then didn't give much thought to how it would actually fit in your house.  Luckily I was able to make a few moves in the playroom for these fun new gifts.

Katie got this adorable Disney talking vanity from Santa...

It can't sit in a corner all by itself, so I made this Audery Hepburn sign to go with it.  I tried to make it look like a Tiffany's box.  Decal from Etsy and I googled the actual paint color for a Tiffany' box.  I can save you time and reveal the big secret here..... Behr Sweet Rhapsody.  It's a perfect match and I love it.  I bought extra so I can use this color more.

 Added a few other frames and voila.  Her own vanity corner.  I already know I'll add more to this corner.  I'm loving it.

Since I was taking pics of the playroom, I couldn't help to snap a pic of the kitchen corner just because I really like it.

I found this little shelf at a garage sale and painted it black.  Guess what color it's going to change to now. :)  Anyway, I digress.  I let the girls pick some items out of the pantry that they thought would be fun for their pretend kitchen.  Yes, they are all empty.

This playroom is so much fun to decorate.  It is a challenge because it's one big long room with an odd angled ceiling.  It makes decorating the walls almost impossible.  It's always a work in progress.  But it sure is fun.  Makes me want to post more areas.  I actually have to clean them first.  As you might guess, it's not exactly pristine. 

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Merry Christmas

This years Christmas card.

I'm that person that has to make you smile when you open our card.  Cheesier the better.  So, this year.....I dreamed big...

My BIG ambitions were to stack them.  The little sister sitting on top of big sisters shoulders, lights wrapped around them, and holding a star on top like a Christmas tree.  All the while Big sister holding the reindeer doggy.  Sounds simple right.  Apparently, I dreamed too BIG.  After several failed attempts, we wound up with this.  All sitting SAFELY in a chair.  It still made me smile so I hope it makes you smile too.

On a side note...I wanted to send our card to the shelter where we adopted this cute little reindeer doggy, but my husband thinks they may consider this torture.  :) 



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Free Printable Scripture Word Art

Found this awesome printable here.

I was able to change up the color a bit to match my color theme and use it on my Christmas cards this year!

Love how it turned out!

{Of course you could always just print it as is and frame it to use for your Christmas decorating!}

On the Christmas Card: Papers found here and here. Elements from various kits at my favorite digital scrapbooking shop here.

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Christmas Gift Tags

Below are some gift tags I made for all my packages this year.

Feel free to download here, cut out and enjoy!

{Sized for 8.5 x 11 paper, 300 dpi}

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