Welcome to What Meegan Makes today. I am honored to have been asked by Porch.com for me to share things that make my house a home.
I am excited to share my happy place and…
Things That Make My House A Home
I love these book shelves for many reasons. The first is the colors, blue and white. (And, yes, I painted them myself.)
Good Morning and Happy Thursday! Things are getting back to normal around our house. I am doing laundry, sewing, and cooking for Hubby since I was gone for so long. Now I am back and ready to show you Birds and Birdhouses, My Collection (Maybe an Obsession)
I have always liked birds. Birds and Birdhouses in Home Decor. Wow. While I was thinking about writing this post, I realized just how many birds and birdhouses I have.
Our living room book shelves actually have several hints of birds and bird houses.
We also have a few bird feathers from beach trips in some sand. Great memories.
I LOVE my birdies. There are 21 to be exact. And I like that because we have 21 grandkiddos. Perfect, huh? I like how each bird has it’s own unique look, just like the grandkiddos.
I like birds so much, I make my own bird’s nest from book pages.
My sweet green birdie is one of the first bird purchases I made. I love the various colors on his body.
You may have seen me use my hummingbird nests before. They are sentimental to me, because they were from my mother-in-law. She passed away from cancer 5 1/2 years ago. I will be sharing her hummingbird experience later this month as I celebrate Cancer Awareness.
My large white bird was brown, but somehow it was painted white (hehehe) Doesn’t it blend well with the hummingbird nests?
Another ceramic white bird has perched on top of my favorite candlestick.
In our guest bathroom you will find a colorful pink bird to coordinate with my grandma’s hand made wall decor.
This cutie patutie has found a home right near my vintage bird cage.
I have to tell you a story about this birdcage. I have a 3 year old grand daughter that lives close by. She LOVES the birdcage and the ceramic bird. She worries that the bird is out of his cage, so she will often place inside. I LOVE that.
One day while visiting she asked, “How old is the bird cage?” I said, “About 100 years old.” Her reply was, “OH, as old as you!” Is that too funny, or what?? I have laughed about that for a long time.
The lights on my birdhouse are always lit up when we have visitors.
I have been known to make coordinating bird houses for our Christmas tree.
Lastly, my stenciled birdies reside in my laundry closet, so I can see them everyday.
So you see Birds and Birdhouses, My Collection (Maybe an Obsession) is a fun and creative way to add variety to home decor. You don’t need to have a cottage, farmhouse, or even a traditional home to add birds and birdhouses. They can work anywhere or any space.
Do YOU have birds as decor in your home?
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Happy Thursday! Today is a really fun blogging day. Especially if you like DIYs, Furniture and Decoupage. I have teamed up with 10+ bloggers to share our best decoupage furniture makeovers. I have been working on my Decoupaged Target Bookcase for a few days, and now I get to show you what I came up with.
Happy April First!! Can you believe we are already in April? Me, either. This year is moving so fast. BUT, the good thing about April, Spring is here. Blossoms, flowers, and fresh new life is everywhere you look.
Last week I posted my Spring Inspired Shelf.
The terracotta pot turned vase is so simple and looks perfect for Spring. I would love to show you how quick and easy my terracotta pot turned vase is to make.
What you will need:
1 terracotta pot
1 bag of reindeer moss
1 jar small enough to fit in the pot snug
Fresh cut flowers
I have mentioned before that I do not have a great thumb. BUT, I do love plants and flowers in our home. For me toattain the look of fresh flowers growing in our home I transformed a terracotta pot turned vase.
Using a worn terracotta pot, I placed a mason jar inside the pot. I used a jar small enough that it fit snug at the bottom of the pot and you can’t see it over the top of the pot. I then filled the jar with water. Easy, so far, right?
My next 2 components to use were moss and fresh cut flowers. I wanted moss around the edges of my pot to appear as Spring was popping up on my shelf.
Next, I sprayed the moss with water so it would be pliable. I placed the moss around the edges of my pot and in-between the jar. I like the look of a little moss hanging over the sides, too.
I then put my fresh cut flowers in the water-filled jar.
I now have fresh flowers “growing” in our home with my terracotta pot turned vase. Easy peasy and a new fresh look for my terracotta pot.
Thanks for popping in today. For more Spring ideas look here.
I hope you have been inspired and will make your our Spring themed shelf or terracotta pot.
Make it a terrific Tuesday!
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.
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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!!
Hello Hello!! Christmas is just days away and nine bloggers and I have a beautiful and creative Christmas Tour of Homes for you. Thanks to Rachel from Like a Saturday for putting it altogether! To see the full tour schedule and to link up on December 20th, visit Rachel at Like a Saturday.
If you are coming from Kayla’s blog Home Coming-WELCOME!! I am so happy to have you here!!
Today, I am thrilled to share our Christmas Trees with a Christmas Tree Home Tour. I LOVE Christmas trees. But our 950 sq foot condo is too tiny for the size tree I want, so I have 4 little trees that bring the Christmas feeling into our home.
Each tree is unique and adds to the feel and look of our home.
This first tree is in our living room window.
It is filled with vintage “Shiny Brites”, snowflakes and icicles.
I used a glitter and crystal filled garland to lay around the tree as well.
The tree sits in my fleur box, along with the natural and glittered spheres from Pier One.
This white ornament is special because it was sent from one of my blog readers!! Isn’t she sweet??
My next tree resides in our bedroom. The colors are blue (one of my fave colors), silver and gold, with crystals scattered throughout.
With more vintage gold “Shiny Brites”, I was able to get the look and feel I wanted for our bedroom.
The bedroom tree sits in a barn wood box. and surrounded with burlap.
You can see the cracks in some of the glass ornaments, showing the wear and age on them.
“Merry Christmas” adorns the top of the tree, as a reminder of the true meaning of Christmas.
One of my Christmas trees is also in the living room, sitting in a vintage reproduction sleigh. I decorated the tree with a pine cone garland that I made last year.
The Santa and toys were crocheted by my grandma. Since she has passed on, they hold special meaning to me each year when I pull them out of the box.
Doesn’t Santa look excited to deliver toys on Christmas Eve??
Last, but certainly not least, is my DIY Flocked Tree in a Terracotta pot. Having it sit right by my vintage birdhouse is a perfect place for my bird ornaments.
My Christmas Tree Home Tour has been so fun to share with you. Each one makes me smile every time I see them and especially when they are lit up. Be sure to also see my WHOLE Christmas Home Tour.
Thanks SO much for coming over for the Christmas Tour of Homes! I KNOW you will enjoy each and every home as much as I have.
Your next stop on the tour will be with Gracie from Kitchen Table Art, tomorrow morning!! You will not be disappointed.
Make it a Christmas Home Tour kind of day! And, Merry Christmas.
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I’ve Got The Monday Blues For A Little Christmas Shelf and I am excited to share it with you today! You KNOW that I LOVE blue, right? I have a shelf that I thrifted, refreshed and now it hangs in our “office”. I decided to add a little Christmas cheer by adding a few things I already own.
You may also know how much I like to use empty frames to decorate our home. This shelf is no exception. Staggering 4 of my favorite frames I began to set up my shelf.
I bought tiny birdhouses at Jo-Ann and painted them with some of my favorite blues and whites last year. While the paint was still wet, I sprinkled iridescent glitter on each one. SO EASY!
I made the light blue tulle wreath for our son’s wedding from an embroidery hoop. EASY!! I found the “let it snow” sign in the dollar section at Target. (Gotta love the dollar section, right?)
I also made the small blue/green frame with the flower. I found the brooch at Hobby Lobby. I enjoy using this frame all year long. I really like the addition of the glitter and how each birdhouse shimmers in the light.
And one last look at my Little Christmas Shelf. While I am working on blog posts, I can look up and it makes me smile to see a little Christmas Cheer.
What do you have in your office for some Christmas Cheer?
I’ve Got The Monday Blues For A Little Christmas Shelf, do you, too???
Thanks for stopping by today and making my day a little brighter…
Happy First Day of October!! It’s time for What Meegan Makes Fall Tour and I am inviting you along!! I can hardly wait to share my Fall Tour with you. I mixed old and new projects, fresh and fake pumpkins, along with some ideas I can’t resist sharing with you on the What Meegan Makes Fall Tour.
So, whatta you say??? Let’s get this tour on the road!!
Welcome to our Fall Home…
AS you know, I LOVE my book shelves. They are definitely a focal point in our home. I have enjoyed adding some Fall decor to the book shelves and the whole house.
Pine cones and colored marbles in a vessel make me smile. I get the touch of blue I like with the rustic and natural look of the pine cone.
Even a shoe mold needs a little Fall, too. Don’t you think???
Using some blue jars, I am able to add rustic elements for a Fall feel and look.
I LOVE my Gather Banner. It finishes off with such a good feel of soft feathers and again the rustic look with pine cones.
The artichokes are real. They are dried and add a little more variety of color for my Fall look. Filling my gold vase with more blue and turquoise marbles adds color and texture.
Pine cones atop my candle sticks along with a thrifted bottle are a perfect addition the the top of the book shelves. The water can was a gift from hubby. He likes the galvanized look as much as I do. The cloche is a thrift find. Pine cones seem to be one of the main elements in our home, don’t they?
Adding more blue bottles, my bling pumpkin, and more pine cones finish off the whole look of the book shelves.
The chest my grandpa made is topped with blues, greens, oranges, and reds. Don’t you just love the insulator colors???
This cute owl was a great find at Target. He looks cute on a candle holder. Just perfect for the chest, right?
Sitting on my $15 coffee table, I couldn’t have my Fall tour without my book page pumpkin. As you can tell, I like adding the blue marbles and pine cones just about everywhere.
This jar is one of my favorites in the house right now! I had a strand of berries, wadded it up and literally crammed it into the jar. And it looks crazy good!!
Any chance I get, I use my little bird bath. I love filling it with glass drawer pulls, vintage keys, and a ceramic birdie.
Moving towards the kitchen you will see my Grandpa’s croquet box filled with various flowers, leaves and berries. This croquet box is an all-time fave of my readers. I have fun using my creativity to fill it for each season and holiday.
And now we have the kitchen shelves. Since I don’t have a mantel, I love to use these as my mantel. I can honestly say, this is my favorite part of our home right now.
Mixing fake and real pumpkins, with an acorn squash or two, a few berries, more pine cones, and a wreath, I am in Fall Heaven!
The shutter was a thrift find. I brought it home and made it vintage looking. It is the ideal way to top off the shelves.
Can you see why this is my favorite spot??
The acorn squash sets atop a thrifted candle holder. It looks like it was made for it doesn’t it??
Thanks for joining me on What Meegan Makes fall Tour! It has been a treat to have you here and share just a bit of my idea of what Fall feels like to me.
It is always a pleasure to have you here! What are your favorite decorations and colors for this Fall??? I would love to hear all about it.
Thanks, again for visiting What Meegan Makes Fall Tour. I hope you come back again soon.
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Oh my!! Fall is upon us. The skies are filled with clouds and the weather is cooling down (well, a little). I thought it would be fun to share with you Six Easy Fall Decor Ideas.
Last year I chose to decorate my bookshelves and my kitchen shelves as a focal point. I decided to use traditional Fall colors in my living room and my bookshelf. Then I gathered blues, browns and whites on my kitchen shelves for a whole different look. Using 2 different colors and styles, you can see how easy, simple and creative Fall decor can be.
My first choice is going with all whites, browns and a touch of blue (you know how I love blue!)
