Stick Bouquet

Most of my creativity this month has come from some dire urge to fill all my vases. This blog is no different. I had an empty glass vase, well more of a bowl, and decided it needed to be filled. I came up with the idea of a stick bouquet. I've seen it done before, usually in a taller arrangement with less sticks. The funnest part of this craft was getting the supplies. I took my dog on a walk and collected sticks in a bag as I went. Since my dog is a puppy, and a cute one at that, we attracted a lot of kids. My favorite was this cute, kind of chubby girl with a t-shirt too tight and a juice stain on the front... but still totally adorable. While she was holding Polly she asked me "Why do you have a bag of sticks?" I told her I was making a bouquet, except instead of flowers I was using sticks. She looked at me a little weird for a second, but then went back to playing with Polly. All in all this was a fun craft and totally free to make!

Butcher? Baker? I choose Candle Stick Maker!

I bought myself another pair of candle sticks and candles. I think I might be addicted... as I sit here at my computer I can see four pairs of candle holders. (which are not my new ones) But in my defense, I did not own a pair of candle holders that were glass and for thick candles. I'm sure with that case the judge will not find me guilty.
I bought them for our bedroom, but I think I will wait till after the renos to move them in... it'll be more dramatic that way. They are perched in my bathroom for now.

Apples. People have been doing this for years!

I know this is not a new idea by any means. People having been using fruit to decorate probably since Adam and Eve... but I thought I would share my take on this timeless decorative display. Although, I don't know how smart keeping fruit on the window sill is. Luckily it's still pretty cool out and we don't get too much sun through our front windows... so hopefully they'll stay that bright green for a while!

My Summer Aspirations

My husband is a talented 3D artist and apparently is in love with me enough to sit down for an hour and model my hopes and dreams for our bedroom. It was lots of fun actually. We want to make the white cabinets, since we have no closets this storage space would be lovely! We want to do the wallpaper mural idea I posted about a few blogs ago and then paint the other three walls. We also added a cool drum light fixture to model. Modeling was so fun because it was easy to play with different paint colors. We are still in limbo about which we like best... any preferences? Or completely different ideas?

Thank You Junk Drawer!

I was doing a little spring cleaning slash rearranging and decided it was time for a new center piece. The vase in the center used to have a fish in it, but that didn't end well so the vase was not being used. The black rocks and the glass beads were in my junk drawer and so was the candle. A little trip to Urban Barn for the black place mat and coasters and voila.... center piece!

If This Were An Advice Blog....

I'd advise you to go out and buy yourself some flowers. (Or tell your loved ones to buy you some!)
I just had my birthday and so my house has been decked with cheer for the past week.

Spring Time Jewelery

The past few weeks I have felt like primping myself up a bit, putting a little bit of bling on... I blame it on the sun-shiny weather. These are a few etsy finds that have caught my eye. Click on the picture for the link to the seller.

Inspiration From An Unlikely Source

My top five websites I visit are my two email domains, facebook, this blog and the real estate website. I love looking at homes for sale! I like to dream about how I would change and renovate a house. But occasionally I find great ideas from homes that are for sale in winnipeg:



I love the staircase, french doors and the white painted sun room with a gazillion plants. The pictures below are all of kitchens. What a bold move to paint the cabinet yellow, but with the black table and black and white backsplash and photo and red dishes it looks awesome. I like the backsplash in the second photo too. The third kitchen is amazing! I can't believe it's a house in Winnipeg!




These last few picture show the power of painted cabinets. The old dingy brown stain that so many house for sale have just dates the kitchen... honestly, just paint it.
The last picture just cracked me up.... umm where can I get that coffee table?

Happy Easter... My Cheeks Hurt!

The other day me and my friend, Lindsay, got together and decided to participate in a common Easter festivity: painting eggs. I bought a $2 kit from Zellers and a couple cartoons of eggs and we were on the right track. Instead of boiling the eggs we decided to hollow them out. So we pricked them on one side I tried to shake it out. After about 15 minutes and no progress I started boiling water, but Lindsay wasn't giving up. Since I remembered doing this a child, and it wasn't this hard, I thought I'd call mom for some advice. Apparently this is how it works: you poke a whole on either side of the egg and then blow in one side and the egg come out the other. So much easier, although after 7 eggs (one broke) my cheeks started to hurt.
It took me about three hours to create this master piece:
But we had a great time doing it, and lots of scrabled eggs afterwards!

I Need More Walls!

I love decorating walls, it's probably my favorite part of interior design. You maybe have figured this out from my previous posts.
[A little Re-cap... click for the post link]
1. My ceiling
2. Hand made art
3. Paintings and Photos
4. Wall decals

In the past few weeks I have fallen in a deep and ardent love affair with a new type of wall decor. Wallpaper murals! I am so pumped to do this. Since most of the walls in my house are either covered with something already or textured the only option available to me is the bedroom. This is probably perfect since that it the room that has been ignored since we moved in last year.
So here are some examples and options I am considering:










[The first two photos are from www.lelandswallpaper.com and the rest are from www.walldecorshops.com ]

Pretty awesome, eh? It's kind of a commercial look, like something you would find in a hotel lobby or a restaurant, but what a statement in a house! To be honest the picture my heart is set on is not in the photos above. It'll have to remain a mystery till it's up... it's a surprising choice I think.