Easter Egg Roundup

I'm staying in Easter mode today with this Easter egg roundup! If you missed the Spring/Easter Wreath roundup I did a few days ago, you can go here to check it out.  So... let's get to it!
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Easter egg grass design from Better Homes and Gardens~

Better Homes and Gardens

Watercolor eggs from Alisa Burke~

Alisa Burke

Doodle eggs, again,  by Alisa Burke (both designs were so cute I couldn't choose one!)~ 

Alisa Burke

Decoupage eggs from Dizzy Maiden~ 

Dizzy Maiden

Leaf print eggs from Family Fun~ 

Family Fun

Rubber banded and dyed eggs from Real Simple~ 

Real Simple

Fabric Easter eggs from Retro Mama~ 

Retro-Mama

Sweet little eggs from Stylizimo...not sure if this is done with paint or marker - I'm sure either would work~

Stylizimo

Silhouette stenciled Easter eggs from The Shopping Mama~ 

The Shopping Mama

Oh, and did I mention it's Friday? Can I get a Ya-to-the-Hoo?!?!?!? YAHOOOOOOO!!!! Have a great weekend!

Tootles,

Sarah

Spring/Easter Wreath Roundup

Hi all! Well, now that St. Patrick's Day is behind us it's time to start thinking Easter/Spring! I've rounded up some wreaths that caught my eye while I was looking for inspiration. Take a look ~
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 According to Laura at Top This Top That, this is the easiest burlap wreath you'll ever make~

Top This Top That

An elegant tea stained coffee filter wreath from Design Dining and Diapers~

Design Dining and Diapers

Check out this recycled spring wreath from Cheap Crafty Mama.  See the flowers?  Those are recycled cans!

This wreath from Corner House just screams spring with its fresh colors~

Corner House

A fun, non-traditional rectangular shaped wreath from Delightfully Noted~

Delightfully Noted

I love, LOVE this chocolate bunny wreath from The Baker's Daughter~

The Baker's Daughter

Nothing says spring like moss, eggs, and burlap. A sweet simple wreath from Butterfly Above~

Butterfly Above

Such a fresh look with the eggs and grass from A Diamond in the Stuff~

A Diamond in the Stuff

Love the fuzzy little chicks used to make this wreath from Design Editor~

Design Editor

A sweet bunny wreath from Everblooming Original~

Everblooming Originals

Could this wreath from Fake-it Frugal be any cuter? I think not! It's inspired by Mr. McGregor's vegetable garden from the story 'Peter Rabbit.' The veggies are made from coffee filters~ 

Fake it Frugal

I love the message on this 'Hybrid' wreath from Rhonna Designs~ 

Rhonna Designs

I am constantly amazed by all the creativity and talent that can be found here in bloggy land and on Etsy!  Which one is your favorite?

Tootles,
Sarah

I heart tufting...

I was going through some of my Pinterest boards looking for some inspiration and noticed a common theme in the pins on my 'Spaces I Love' board.  I'm thinking I may need to start a board titled 'I Love Tufting!'  Here is some tufted eye candy for you ~

Jenny at Little Green Notebook has the smartest DIY tufted headboard idea ever! You can check that out here.  I plan on trying her tutorial in our bedroom....my never ending to do list just got longer.

If price and practicality were not an issue I would love to have a velvet Chesterfield style sofa in a fun color similar to this ~

I'm just not sure that three kids and two dogs could co-exist with velvet. The way our dogs shed, I'd spend all day with the lint roller! So, the next best thing for me would be this leather 'Chesterfield-esque' couch from Home Decorators. The price is great and any wear and tear from the kids and dogs will just add - I'll call it 'patina' - to the leather ~

 

What about you?  Have you noticed a common thread running through your decorating boards that you weren't really aware of until you looked back through them?  More importantly, is anyone else as semi-obsessed with tufting as I am?

Hope your week has gotten off to a great start!

Tootles,

Sarah

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Kitchen Dreaming

I'm getting closer and closer to finally pulling the trigger on a kitchen makeover that I've been wanting to get started on. I have so many visions of what it will look like dancing happily through my mind. Then I stop and reality sets in. Washing the walls, pulling out the appliances, filling nail holes, painting the cabinetry...it all just seems so daunting. The hardest part of any project, for me anyway, is just getting started. Once I'm rolling, look out! So this is the goal - by the end of February I will have a well thought out plan and will have at least started  this project.  There.  It's out there.  There's no turning back, I have to do it now.


Here are a few of my inspiration kitchens.  You can see the direction I'm going....

House and Home

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House and Home

House and Home

I love the white cabinetry paired with wood, whether it's on the floor or on the counter tops, or maybe even both.  There's sort of a vintage vibe with just a tiny bit of industrial thrown in.  Ok, I'm actually starting to get a little excited about this now.  Let the planning begin!

Hope you're having a wonderful week!  I actually got to have a nice dinner out with my Mom tonight.  Just the two of us. It was so nice and we definitely need to do it more often!

Tootles,

faux bois

Doesn't that sound so fancy? .... faux bois .... Kinda fun to say too!  Anyway, this is the faux bois rug I put in Isaac's room.   It's Martha Stewart for Home Decorators.

You can see a little bit of it in this view of the room.

I like that it's graphic but still subtle, and I think it will work well with any other pattern or color that I may bring into the room.  This diy faux bois painted chest of drawers at MarthaStewart.com has me inspired to try this technique on a little chest of mine that has been patiently waiting in my basement for some love.

Here are a few more faux bois products that have caught my eye ~

pillow from Z Gallerie

hurricane from Z Gallerie

planters from MarthaStewart.com

notebook from rockscissorpaper.com

Kate over at Centsational Girl has a great tutorial for some diy faux bois vases.  Looks quick and easy, check it out!

So, what do you think?  Are you a fan of the "false wood" look? 

Have a super day!
Tootles,