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My Tea Time Shelves
Happy Tuesday! I hope you all had a wonderful and memorable Memorial Day. It was very quiet around our home, but we enjoyed it nonetheless.
I am looking forward to sharing My Tea Time Shelves with you today. My shelves are one of my favorite areas in our home. I like to change them out for the seasons and holidays. Most recently I have enjoyed using my thrifted tea cups and saucers all around our home as decor. This is one more way for me to display and share what I love, along with using some vintage items I own.
This is is one more way for me to display and share what I love, along with using some vintage items I own.
Ideas for Decorating with Sand and Shells
Happy Thursday! I am excited to be here with you. I have a few Ideas for Decorating with Sand and Shells, today. I hope you can incorporate them into your home decor.
I told you a few weeks ago how much I like collecting shells. While my son, his wife and their baby were in Bermuda last month, they brought me back some amazing shells and sand. The bottle of sand was found while my son was scuba diving. How cool is that???
I like various shells, their colors and shapes. They each seem to have their own personality, don’t they???
I have many shells of this type, but never one this big. Can you believe the spikes on the bottom one? Crazy.
Bermuda is known for it’s pink sand. I love all the flecks of pink in the bottle.
And then the tiny little shells inside are a perfect touch.
Spring Shelves 2014
Wasn’t I JUST sharing my Christmas decor? And now it’s time for my Spring Shelves 2014. Whew!
But before that, I want to thank so many of you that left me sweet messages after my What Makes Meegan post. Your thoughts, experiences and sweet words melted my heart. Thanks from the bottom of my heart.
Now on to something a little more fun today. Okay. We all know how much I like things that are blue and/or vintage, right? Those are the two items I tried to incorporate in my Spring Shelves this year.
I didn’t buy anything special or new. I decided to shop my house. I had about 5 different ideas set-up, until I finally was happy with this.
How I Found My Style
How I Found My Style??? Have YOU ever thought about that question? I would LOVE to share my answer and results with you.
What would be the driving influence to my decorating style? Growing up around my grandparents and their vintage home filled with antiques, shells and comfort, my style began to be shaped. Entering their home, I felt “at home”. I have longed to create that same feeling in my own home.
Welcome to our home. I like to think of it as vintage beach cottage. Collecting and looking for items to create my Las Vegas condo into a vintage beach cottage has become a hobby and fun pastime for me.
As I shop thrift shops, I am attracted to items and accessories, like these plates that remind me of that feeling I felt in Grandma’s home.
If I find something that I like, but it isn’t quite the color I desire, paint is my favorite way to change up or bring in the vintage look I want. For instance, on my living room book shelves each one of these book ends, planter, and cloche’ were purchased in a brown color. Using turquoise mist paint, I enjoyed painting and sanding them to fit my vintage beach cottage style. Yes, the books are vintage, too.
Keeping Grandma’s vintage brooches in an apothecary jar remind me of fond memories playing dress-up in her home.
May favorite spot in our home would be our bedroom. I am blessed to have my grandparents bedroom set as my own. Using turquoise mist and antique white paint, I made over the whole bedroom set to fit the motif of a vintage beach cottage.
One of my favorite places to visit is the ocean. I could sit there for hours listening to the sounds of the waves crashing, the birds chirping, and people laughing. I collect shells and display them in our home to remind me of my ocean memories.
I like to have lots of white and blue furniture with a touch of dark wood. To me, it looks vintage, inviting, and “cottagey”.
My “girl” print has been in our home for years. And, yes, I painted the frame and the mat to fit my vintage look. Our whole family enjoys this print. We try to imagine what she is thinking and/or how she is feeling. I think she is waiting for someone she is in love with. What are your ideas as to what she is thinking?
My vintage craft cupboard is one of my favorite pieces of furniture. My friend was on her way to the dumpster with it! I know! I snatched it up and began painting it. It was a perfect piece to help me with a vintage beach cottage atmosphere.
Grandma always had watering cans that she REALLY used to take care of her flowers. I like my watering can filled with dried hydrangeas.
My white shelves in our kitchen are a fun focal point. I like to bring out my vintage milk bottles and blue Ball jars for another way to showcase my style.
Finding this vintage buffet was like the “icing on the cake” to finish my vintage beach cottage home in the desert. Yep, you guessed it, I painted it once I got it home. BUT, it has been my most challenging project to date. Finding a color and painting and re-painting it to FINALLY fit in the right space was truly a challenge.
I hope you have enjoyed how I found my style. Through my grandparent’s I learned what I like and what gives me comfort at home.
Have you thought about the question: How I Found My Style? For yourself? It’s a fun and interesting way to think about your taste and design process.
Make it a meaningful Monday
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Spring Inspired Shelf
Happy Tuesday! I am REALLY excited to share my Spring Inspired Shelf today.
I am inspired by other bloggers such as: Craftberry Bush, Dreamy Whites, and Laughing with Angels. I love their photography, their vision and taste.
After browsing through their blogs and using my own components and creativity, I worked to make my Spring Inspired Shelf my very own.
I am constantly looking at my Spring inspired shelf. There is so much to see.
Each angle brings a whole new perspective. The stick with the nest is a real hummingbird’s nest.
Stacking my tea cups and saucers on my wooden pedestal adds depth and height. Love the marking and detail on the wood, don’t you? Moss also gives a feel of refreshed life.
My bird and moss filled terracotta pot has not been aged by me in anyway, other than using it year after year. The cracks and the patina add to the character of the whole shelf look.
Oh, I really like the bird house. I like the dark, weathered wood and a little bit more moss. Did you see the bird feathers???
Another pot I have had for years. No need to prime or age it myself. The flowers are real. Don’t they look great with moss surrounding them? (I will share my secret with you later this week on how I did this)
Above the shelf hang a small portion of my tea cup and saucer collection. The red cups were hand made and painted by my Grandma. The cup with painted flowers hanging lowest on the left was also made by her. Again, I love the look of fresh green moss for a Spring look.
Did you see the real birds nest in the highest cup? It’s a hummbird’s nest. So sweet.
The saucers were both thrift finds. Aren’t they so pretty?
Here is a closer look at the tea cups. Grandma would smile about this look. She would probably say, “Well, would you look at that Sugar-pie.”
The creamer has a fresh rose and leaves to fill it.
I used one of my vintage bottles as a vase and to add height. Going with the moss theme, I thought it would look good with a little in the vase as well. To keep my flowers fresh, I use these tips.
Spring has sprung in our home over the last week. The leaves are popping out of the branches. The grass looks even greener. And my Spring inspired shelf is set for the season.
I am so happy to have you stop by during your busy life to visit my blog. I read every comment. They always make me smile.
Make it a terrific Tuesday.
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The Monday Blues-Mid-Winter Shelves
Happy Monday!! I’ve got the Monday Blues for my Mid-Winter Shelves today. I always love the blues. My kitchen shelves are one area that I like to change for every season in our home. Plus, if you know me at all, you KNOW I always enjoy sharing my blues. I am excited to share the Monday Blues today.
I also shared my Mid-Winter shelves on From My Front Porch To Yours yesterday. Pamela asked me to share “how I found my style”. It was a REAL honor to be a part of her blog. Please Pamela a visit and give her some blogging love. She would be so happy I sent you. Besides that-she has a fabulous blog!!
I am still out of town with lots of packing behind us. Whew! We are almost ready to make our trek across the country. I hope you are following me on Instagram and my FB Page. I am posting pictures and places of interest all along my trip. The hashtag is: travelingwithmeegan. It’s a lot of fun traveling with my daughter and her 4 children all the way to Georgia from Utah. We actually hit the road early Tuesday morning. Follow along as we see this gorgeous country!!
Now onto the Monday Blues Mid-Winter Shelves.
My Mid-Winter Shelves are filled with some of my favorite jars. Most of them are vintage and original Ball Jars. I also have 3 vintage milk bottles that help balance the shelves.
Hubby is the one that likes to collect milk bottles. The milk bottle with orange printing is from a local dairy where we grew up in Southern California, Foothill Dairy. So that is personal and nostalgic for us. The ball jar with twine wrapped around the top is a thrift find that I found for $1. Awesome sauce-right?
The scale on top is from my Grandma’s kitchen. Yes, she actually used it. I am happy to own it and have it in my own kitchen now. I made my own Farmer’s Market sign. My mom was so sweet to give me the 3 hook-lid Ball jars. (She knows me well.)
The jar on the far right was given to me by Hubby about 30 years ago. I didn’t even realize how much I liked vintage jars or bottles then. But have kept it in our home ever since. He knows me well, too (insert smile).
One last look at my Mid-Winter Shelves for today. Pretty soon it will be time to set them up for Spring. Time to get my creative juices going again, right?
Thanks for joining me today for the Monday Blues-Mid-Winter Shelves. Do you have Mid-Winter decor in your home, too? I hope you have been inspired, and enjoyed today’s post.
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Make it a blue Monday!
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Welcome to The Valentines Tour
Welcome to The Valentines Tour!!
Yay!! It’s the Valentines Tour with lots of ideas and inspiration from 14 bloggers! It’s MY turn today, and I am excited to have you here. If you are here for the first time, here is a BIG WELCOME! And if you are recent visitor, I am SO happy to have you here again!!
Today, as part of the Valentines Tour I thought I would share my Valentines Shelves with you.
These shelves are in our kitchen and are a focal point in our home. Each shelf has meaningful items on it. I liked using red, white, and a little Tiffany blue for contrast.
On the top shelf you will find a book of poetry book titled “The Rubaiat of Omar Khayyan”. This book was used by Hubby’s Grandpa while he was courting his future wife. How sweet is that??? They would sit in her “parlor” and he would read poetry to her by candlelight. Such a sweet story.
The Book Page Valentine Art was on my blog yesterday if you are interested in making your own. I love using vintage book pages for any occasion. The Tiffany blue vases and jar are from a wedding I helped with last year. My white candles are tied with red rick rack for a small touch of red.
The bottom shelf is also filled with more vases from the wedding and a frame.
The doilies are held by clothes pins decorated with pre-made roses that I found at Michaels. I also found the little pom pom strand also at Michaels. The doilies are actually a wedding gift from my grandma. She crochoted each one especially for me, her oldest grand daughter. So they are sentimental to me.
We had a sweet friend take photos of Hubby and me. I LOVE how he is holding me. It was a romantic day when we took those pictures. We didn’t plan on it that way, but it was nice to look in each other’s eyes and truly feel how much we love each other.
I made the wire hearts last year and knew I needed them again for these Valentines shelves.
Adding a little more red, I tied each vase with red rick rack. I felt lucky enough to find “Sense and Sensibility“ at the thrift store for a $1. Perfect addition for the Valentine shelves, don’t you think???
I also made the Red Polka Dot Bunting. It’s easy and so fun to hang in your home to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
And, one last angle of my Valentine shelves.
Our family came for a visit this weekend, and they loved the stories about each piece on each shelf. To me, that is what is is all about. The story behind an item, the hands that held or made it, or even read by candlelight.
And, what about the love that was behind reading poetry to court your future wife, the love that the vases saw at a wedding, the unplanned romantic date taking pictures, the doilies made by loving hands, and of course, the picture of my sweet Hubby and me.
That’s what Valentine’s Day is ALL about, isn’t it??
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Fourteen bloggers sharing their best RED and Valentine Ideas. Don’t miss out!! Pure inspiration for 4 days!!
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Monday, February 3rd:
Tuesday, February 4th:
Wednesday, February 5th:
Thursday, February 6th:
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Simply The Best of 2013-What Meegan Makes
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I hope you have been enjoying Simply The BEST of 2013!! Now it is my turn to share Simply The Best of 2013-What Meegan Makes. What Meegan Makes started on Dec 27, 2011. Yep, it has been 2 full years of posts, creativity, amazing followers, and lots of fun friendships. Thanks so much for joining me on this journey of What Meegan Makes. It was a very slow start. I was doing blogging all on my own until about a year ago. I “met” some amazing bloggers that invited me to their “groups” and “troops” to help spread the word about my blog. I am SO grateful from them. (There are too many to mention) I am a blessed woman, without a doubt.
I am looking forward to a new year full of ideas, inspiration and a new look. Hopefully, my blog will continue to be a place of inspiration, recipes, thrifting, and wonderful thoughts for you to visit each day. I also hope to make the blog more accessible for all of my readers and followers. It will be a fabulous year!!
Below is the full run down and schedule for Simply THE BEST:
Sunday December 29th:
Monday December 30th:
Tuesday December 31st:
CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL DO-IT-YOURSELFER
With that being said let’s see Simple the BEST of 2013-What Meegan Makes…
Hang Decorative Plates With Hot Glue and Paper Clips
22 Ways To Use Barn Wood Boxes
$10 Thrifted and Painted Chairs
Quick and Easy Gift for Mother’s Day
Epsom Salt Christmas Jars (This post had my all time high hits in one day!)
Butter Lemon Snow Drops (This post was actually picked up by Pillsbury, and used on their site here. Woot woot!)
For some fun What Meegan Makes trivia: these last 2 posts below are clicked on EVERYDAY!! Even though they are from 2012. Cool, huh???
Dyeing Coffee Filters with Food Coloring
There you have it!! Simply the BEST from What Meegan Makes 2013. Thanks for letting me share the highlights from my blog in 2013. May there be many, many more posts to bring light to your days!!
Make it a Happy New Year!!
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Change It Up For The New Year
While putting away our Christmas I decided it would be fun to change it up for the new year! I felt the creative juices flowing to move things around and get a new look for the new year. Do you do the same thing? I like moving the furniture around and bringing in a Winter feel to our home. Even though it can still be pretty warm around here.
I like to start with the shelves in my kitchen as a focal point. I used some of what I had from my Christmas shelves and my Epsom Salt Jars.
Instead of keeping with all natural colors, I thought it would be fun to add some gold. My Mom gave me lots and lots of pecans.
I also used them on my Anthro Inspired Pecan and Pine Cone Garland.
I used Krylon Metallic Indoor Gold to paint my pecans. Don’t they look ready for a new year???
Using the jars from my Epsom Salts, I partially filled my jars with salt and my newly painted pecans.
I love that I even have a small gold stick to add to my jar, too. I also removed all of the Christmas ornaments from each jar, giving the shelves a more winter feel, rather than Christmas.
Easy peasy! I bought the small crystallized wreath from HL (at 50 % off, of course). The wooden stump candle holders were also used on my Christmas Shelves.
I have a whole new look for the shelves to change it up for the new year. All it took was some rearranging and a little spray paint. I love when that happens!! Now I have Winter shelves and a new look for our home.
Make it a marvelous Monday and change it up somewhere in your home to welcome in the new year!!
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