When I went to my client's home to assemble the drawer memory boxes, I really didn't know what I would want to use to affix the wide variety of items that would create the 3D collages. And when I'm somewhere other than home, I like to bring absolutely everything I may need. I thought I'd show you what was in my bag of tricks on this installation day. Maybe some of these will be new to you:
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I love decorating with "JUNK" all year round, but fall, rusty metal, and primitive wood just seem to go hand in hand.
It all started with a little visit to a Home Goods I hadn't been to before to pick up "a few things". The Eden Prairie location had a lot more decorating items than I'd ever seen at the Plymouth location. And I came across an isle with curtains...quite a few of them.
Labor Day weekend is behind us, the kids are back to school, and the fall festivities have begun. Have you started your fall decorating?
My kiddos are too big for fun themed birthday parties, so guess I have to live vicariously through my sister's chubby-cheeked littles. Mr. Freckles, my baby, is going to be turning 16 soon, and think I'm having kind of an empty nest, emotional kind of summer, especially without the busy-ness of Patina General always hanging over my head. Advice from an old mom to the young moms: Have fun with your kids' birthday parties, because it goes so fast! Their precious little lives should be celebrated! Make it special for them, and make it special for you to remember.
I do love a great distressed piece of furniture, where the years of different paint colors peek out from every edge. But too many distressed pieces in a room can be noise to the eyes. Distressed pieces need to be artfully balanced with pieces that are well...not distressed.
I've added lanterns to my list of decorating staples. I love the warm cozy glow they give to a dark corner or nook in the fall and winter months in our home. I place a battery operated candle (with the timer feature) and every evening the candles set the mood in our home. You don't have to put them away for spring and summer...
We've had a week of April showers here in Minnesota! The fountains and birdbaths are overflowing, the ravine that wraps our property is rushing, and the worms are taking over the driveway! Glad I've got my mini collection of vintage umbrellas handy by the door...I've used them a lot this week!
My love for vintage linens kept me from caving to the idea of upgrading to a king size bed.
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Spring is busting out all over outside. The birds are chirping, the daffodils popping up their leaves and the buds are bursting. I love Spring! My house got the Spring makeover before Easter, and I'm thoroughly enjoying all the bright, happy colors surrounding me! My word for the year is "NEW", and I look at it every time I'm at the kitchen sink, while I ponder and pray over what that word will mean in my life for 2016.
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