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I’ve Got The Monday Blues

December 3, 2012 By Meegan 8 Comments

I’ve got the “Monday Blues” again!! As in weeks past, I know you won’t be disappointed with the blues I am featuring today!!

Okay, let’s get this blue show on the road!!

Rhea is incredible at restoring and refreshing furniture. This chair is no exception:

Before Rhea’s transformation…

After Rhea’s vision and hard work.

Don’t you just LOVE this chair?? Rhea said,”This is a slip covered chair I delivered to my client this week. I loved it so much I didn’t want to deliver it!”

I don’t think I have seen blue that has taken my heart like this in a long time!! Love it!! Thanks for sharing this gorgeous blue Rhea!!

Another gorgeous blue for today is from one of my followers, Alycia. This is her first Christmas as a newlywed! How fun is that?

Alycia wrote: ” We both talked about wanting a Christmas tree this year but it just didn’t seem to be on top of the list so we didn’t worry about it anymore. Then one day while I was at work, (I am a nanny) my nanny family wanted to take me shopping for my birthday present… Which they decided that they wanted to get me a Christmas tree and ornaments!! Marc and I have been blessed by the jobs we have and all the special gifts that come along with them!! Marc and I were fine with the idea of not having a Christmas tree this year, but now it has helped us get more in the Christmas mood as we put our tree up together!!”

“Christmas isn’t about the tree, but it brought my husband and I closer with memories that will last forever!”

Alycia made the bows “all by myself!! I am proud of them!!”

Now is that the sweetest blue story you have heard in a long time?? Thanks Alycia for sharing your blue and your story today!!

As for my blues today, I am loving my sticks with my blue glittery birdhouses!!

When I went out on Black Friday, I saw the cutest glittery birdhouse ornaments at Target. They were $5 a pop. Hmmm…The creative juices started flowing. I needed those birdhouses to live in my sticks!! I went to Joann’s to buy some bird houses. They were $1 each!! I love when that happens!!

Since I was painting wood, I thought I would just use my interior paint, rather than craft paint. I also wanted them to sparkle, so I got out my glitter. And I was ready to go!!

While the paint was wet I sprinkled the glitter over the paint. It worked and stuck like a charm!!

I used every color of blue paint that I own to paint my little bird houses. And you know I own A LOT of BLUE paint!!

Don’t these little blue birdhouses look so happy with snowflakes and icicles??? They are just the right blue touch for our Christmas decorations this year.

The best part about these blues it that they are right next to my computer desk and I get to look at them while I am working on blog posts for you.

There you have it. My “Monday Blues” I love having you visit my blog and on Pinterest, Facebook, Hometalk, Google +, Stumble Upon, Bloglovin’

Meegan’s Christmas Decor Tour

December 1, 2012 By Meegan 17 Comments

Welcome!! I am so excited to give you a small tour of my Christmas decorating today!!

Usually just before Thanksgiving I pull out the Christmas decorations. I try to be creative and decorate differently than I have in the past. This year was no exception. It was a great project for me. I hope you enjoy!!

Your tour begins right now….

We have 3 small trees. This year I placed them in separate rooms. I even flocked 2 of them myself. Easy and they look great!! You can see that I chose colors that reflect my taste and flow with our home style.

This is a view of our kitchen shelves and computer area. Hubby loves the snow globes for the grand kiddos to see and play with. Also in this picture is a book page garland with coffee filters, and my Miss Mustard Seed Knock-off ornament. On the far right is just a glimpse of my sticks I dressed with snow flakes, icicles and birdhouses. I like this picture because too, because you can see the tree and chandelier in our bedroom!!

This is a small peek at all of the decorations throughout our home. The guest bathroom, the living room, our bedroom, and kitchen.

This was my first Nativity. A friend bought it for me during her trip to Italy. It is one of the several Nativities I own. Hubby collects snow globes and I collect Nativities I like this one in the cloche. The worry doll was brought back from our son’s mission in Guatemala.

In this collage, you can see my glittery bird houses (I bought them for a $1-painted and glittered them up to match the colors in our home-easy!!!), my book page garland, more snow globes, and our bedroom tree and decorations.

Our “Elf on the Shelf”. He is actually from the 50s and my mom’s. He has always been a part of Christmas for our family since I was tiny girl.

These are in our TV room, and special to me because my grandma made these ornaments. She is now gone, but I have these to remember her by each Christmas. Don’t you love that cute couple?? That is Hubby and me on our wedding day!!

A full view of my branches with the snow flakes, icicles and glittery bird houses.

A closer look at the bedroom tree,chandelier, and Nativity.

My grandpa’s croquet box filled with snowflakes, candles, and bulbs. The Christmas pillow was made by niece Denise. The sleigh filled with my grandma’s homemade toys, was a gift from my dad.

I love this picture of our kitchen shelves and snow globes.

I thought you might like to see just a couple more Nativities that I own. The bells were a gift from my grandma the first year we were married. They always find a place in the Christmas decor.

This pedestal is behind my kitchen sink. The gingerbread family was made by my niece Denise. (Yes, that is real cinnamon on them!!) The Christmas village adorned my grandparents fireplace mantel every year when I was a child. I love that my grand kiddos get to see it, too!!

A vignette with my ornament knock-off.

Our book shelf in the living room shows off all the Nativities. I especially love the white Nativity in our bedroom. Here is another view of the kitchen.

I gathered all of my angels on a pedestal to be raised above another Nativity.

My view from the kitchen to the living room.

Our guest bathroom. The birdhouse has got the be one of my favorite gifts from my father. I love how this room is filled with Christmas lights for our visitors, like you!!

Thanks for taking my Christmas Decor Tour today. It was fun having you here!! I love having you visit my blog and on Pinterest, Facebook, Hometalk, Google +, Stumble Upon, Bloglovin’, and LinkedIn!! Come back again soon!!

Make it a Super Saturday! Enjoy your family and all the good you have in your life!!

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My Christmas Coffee Table Love

November 29, 2012 By Meegan 19 Comments

Hello Hello!! How are you doing this fine Thursday?? I am doing just fantastic-I hope you are, too!!

I have been working lots on our Christmas decorations and reorganizing our home. That’s why today I want to show off my coffee table!! I am just so, so, so, so excited about this and how the living room is coming together for Christmas!!

As you enter our living room this is how you are greeted:

If you remember I worked on the coffee table and am having do much fun dressing her up for the holidays and seasons. I had fun also dressing up my branches and my window-but that is for another post coming very soon!!

I am just too excited for you to see my coffee table. Yep, she was only 10 bucks, and it is a blast to keep her ready for every season.

Doesn’t she just look so pretty with grandpa’s croquet box. (Another accessory I love to decorate for the seasons)

I decided to fill Grandpa’s box with white and gold snow flakes, blue bulbs, jars, a few sprigs of greenery, candles, a left over branch, and book page cones. I am just loving this look!!

I added some jars filled with candy for our visitors. They are labeled with my chalkboards.

Using clothes pins I hung a few icicles and a “Be Merry” chalkboard to the croquet box. This is another one of my fave looks about this table.

A closer look at the book page cones, and snow flakes, along with the other elements in the box. They all work together so well.

On the bottom I filled these painted jars with icicles and a few snowflakes. Again, another love!!

I have had so much fun sharing part of our Christmas decorating with you! I hope you leave inspired to create something new and unique for your home. If you do, please leave a comment and let me know about it!!

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Make it a terrific Thursday!! Be sure to see the good in everyone!!

My 2012 Christmas Shelves

November 28, 2012 By Meegan 7 Comments

Yay!! It is Wednesday and time to share My 2012 Christmas Shelves!! If you are following me, you know that I posted my shelves from last year a few days ago. Okay, before I show you the shelves, I need to tell you: These shelves haunted me!! I had all of my decorations laid out ready to go, and I had no vision, no creativity whatsoever!! The shelves were empty for 4 days. They would just stare at me, saying,”Well, what are you going to do with me?” Ugh! Finally after trial and error, I finally was pleased with them-I hope you are, too!

First off, I knew I wanted a Nativity to be displayed. The Nativity was Hubby’s mom’s. I feel honored to own it.

I like the look of the burlap for some added texture. I am liking the rustic feel of both shelves. That is why I chose these particular icicles. Icicles are something I have a weakness for. I can not resist a good icicle!!

The top shelf had me puzzled. It started out with a crystilized wreath. Sort of like this branch. I received the “Tis The Season” from our oldest daughter one year. The thought goes so well with the Nativity. I borrowed the frame and the moss wreath from our TV Room. AND, don’t you just love the twig ball?? This was a gift from my mom’s husband. He saw it and said, “Meegan needs this!” He was right!!

This is a view from our living room. The shelves look great along with the snow globes, don’t you think?? I mentioned before that Hubby loves snow globes. Well, here they are!! I will show you more and up close in another post in December.