I’m still working on my Christmas decor, but here is what I’m up to in my family room…   It’s a bit more casual than the living and dining rooms, but it still has a predominantly blue and green color scheme.  I swapped out the brown and cream, though, for red and white, so it’s a bit more playful.             We ripped out our fireplace recently to make way for a flat screen TV, so we hung our stockings on a pair of shutters that flank a window.        I haven’t gotten much done the past couple of days, because we have been watching my boy’s Christmas plays and spending some time with my parents, but we’re getting down to business tomorrow.  My mom and I are going to knock out a big shopping list, my dad is going to put drywall over a doorway and

I’m finally getting around to some Christmas stuff for this year.  First of all, I cleared most of the Christmas decorations out of my room at Lucketts when I moved and I had some things left over to sell.  I just listed five of my hand glittered “Christmas” banners in my Etsy shop, so head over there if you’re interested in purchasing one.         Second, you may have noticed the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Holiday Basket giveaways around the blog world.  I won’t be hosting one here, but several of my peers and friends are hosting them.  Snoop around so you don’t miss out.  Here is some more information about it… “To spread some holiday cheer and celebrate the Annie Sloan American Tour, we are excited to announce this wonderful giveaway. See how you can enter to win one the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Holiday Baskets given away by over

I am totally wiped out.  I’ve been up really late the past couple of nights and worked very hard both days.  The first night I stayed awake because I was struggling to write.  The second night I stayed awake because the words were flowing so well that I didn’t want to stop!  It’s funny how that works.  Yesterday I moved my room at Lucketts and did some shopping and today I did the photo shoot for the cover of my book.  You wouldn’t think that would be too involved, but I assure you it was an all day process.  I had to clean, rearrange furniture and accessories, set a table, make floral arrangements, fix lighting, snap pictures, change lenses, edit the photos, e-mail them for feedback, tweak the styling, take more pictures change lenses again, edit the photos…and on like that all day.  I am doing all of the photography for