before and after basics: making silver leaf less stuffy
....hey y'all...remember that horse paint by number that I found? I was in a little predicament about the frame as you will remember....so today on design sponge you can see how I made the frame super spiffy {spiffy is the word of the day!} with some silver leaf!
xo
12 bucks...
.....was all it cost to make my front doors happy this year....
....they are so plastic tacky....and so spiffy great all at the same time...
....do you dare defy me?....bring it!
xo
yay for greenville....
...David and Rachel put together this awesome city guide of our sweet Greenville! Woot woot! Thanks guys for the Knack love , and for a super great tour of G'ville!! I'm so proud!
xo
I have plans for these...
....while searching for goods to include in a special holiday gift guide for Design Sponge, {I will let you know when it is up!}, I found these fantastic plastic animals that are hand painted by the sweetest girl in Italy! I could not use them in the gift guide because they were not recycled...which was my theme....BUT I will be using a collection of them to style some shots for the book!
...they are right up my alley: quirky, colorful, and full of personality! Check them out in the good machinery etsy shop.
Hope today is peachy...yeah, I'm going with peachy because it is frigid here today! Peachiness is needed all around!
xo
meet the knack ornamentals...
...I was hit with a wave of fresh inspiration for my knack ornaments this year, and am really excited about the finished product! I cut and bent metal bed spring parts until they were right where I wanted them...and then I finished them off with a little gray paint and brown powder glitter for a distressed effect.{of course!}
There are a couple different options for these ornamentals:
1. without a button magnet
2. with a button magnet- {red flower button is my personal button} buttons will vary
3. ribbon tied around the middle as pictured in the second photo. I have one in turquoise, and one in chocolate brown
I have a limited number of these due to their recycled nature....15 to be exact, so if you would like one visit the etsy shop! Edit: They are going fast...
How many of you have all of your Christmas shopping done already?! I am not done yet, but have gotten several names checked off my list...fa la la la la! Now to start on the wrapping! I have a plan for my wrappings this year...I hope it all goes down like I see it in my head!...
Hope your Thanksgiving was nice and relaxing...and that you all have a fantastic Monday!
xo
Happy Thanksgiving!
...these photos by traci french are so perfect I can't stand it, and I felt like they were the perfect way to say Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
I hope it is a great day of spending time with loved ones and dwelling on all of the many blessings that we enjoy each and every day!
..love to all...
..see you monday...
..see you monday...
xo
from australia with love...
....I love the blog world for so many reasons, it would take forever to list them all....so I will focus on just a couple things today like friendship and generosity. I have had the privilege of "meeting" so many of you, and emailing on a weekly basis. I enjoy getting to know each and everyone of you that emails and cherish true connections and relationships.
...one such girl that I have gotten to know over the past few months is marie nicole. although she is all the way over in Australia, it has not stopped us from several long email chats and finding that we have several things in common! It has been fun to get to know this sweet lady, and discover her beautiful business. talk about someone who knows how to create AND photograph her work....wowsa! she's got skillz....be sure to stop by her etsy shop....
.... you can imagine my sheer joy when I got to the studio and found this little beauty waiting for me in the mailbox? yeah....I totally did the happy dance...
thank you again, miss marie nicole....it is super fly!
xo