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{a little Christmas}

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

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December 6, 2011 No Comments
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an update & acquisitions

I finally read through all of the comments from the announcement post about my upcoming book. Wow…thanks so much.  Getting started is a little overwhelming and all of that encouragement gave me a huge boost.  I had my first photo shoot for the book yesterday and it was also encouraging to me.  As I started staging and snapping photos, I knew it would all come together and ideas and inspiration have been popping up everywhere from casual conversations to a stroll around Lucketts.  I’m obviously going to keep the photos for the book under wraps, so everything is fresh and new when the book is released, but here is a picture of one of the bouquets I put together.  I added the dried lavender to the fresh arrangement after some feedback from my editor and I love how it looks.  I’m going to trying tucking dried lavender in all fresh

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December 4, 2011 29 Comments
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Poinsettias

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

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December 3, 2011 No Comments
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I’m so ready

I love Christmas. I know it’s cliche, but to me, it really is the most wonderful time of the year.   I have always decorated the day after Thanksgiving, but this year it’s going to have to wait a bit.  I have some Halloween and Thanksgiving projects for HGTV.com that I need to get through before I can put up the trees.  And I waited way too long to shop for pumpkins for those projects.  Since I couldn’t find them at a store, I actually knocked on the door of a total stranger in my in-law’s neighborhood and asked if I could buy the pumpkins off her lawn.  The owner of the pumpkins graciously said I could have them, even though I’m sure she thought I was a lunatic…and rightly so.  Some of the girls I’m meeting at the Raleigh flea market tomorrow are going to bring me some as well, so I’ll be set for

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November 26, 2011 29 Comments
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{give thanks}

As I shared yesterday, my ornament trio is available for sale today on Wuslu, so head over there if you’re interested in purchasing some. This year has been one of amazing growth in my life.  I am equally thankful for both the blessings and the trials that have been a part of it.  I hope you and your family have a special day, filled with gratitude, joy and love. And one person has one more thing to be thankful for… Charlotte (aka “scrapbooky”) has won a Silhouette Cameo.  Woohoo!

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November 24, 2011 13 Comments
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ornaments & other things

Can someone stop the ride for just a few days? I think I want to get off.   Boy!  It’s been a crazy few days!  With my Internet being out and packing and traveling and a rush deadline and some other exciting things, I just feel like I’m going a mile a minute.  I can hardly keep up!  It’s nice to know that tomorrow will be a relatively quiet day and it will involve lots of yummy food and hanging out with my family. For those interested in buying my ornaments, I have worked out a way to sell them that will work with everything else I have going on.  Tomorrow, an ornament trio (designed and handmade by me) will be the Wuslu Deal of the Day.  Here are the three that will be in the trio… The clear glass bulb filled with shredded antique sheet music (this one is filled

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November 23, 2011 No Comments
Antiques

{the coverlet}

I received so many questions about the coverlet on my guest bed that I thought I would write a post about it.  This spread is very special to me, because my great-grandmother made it by hand for my grandparents.  It was on this bed (which belonged to another great-grandmother) in my grandparents house for years.   I remember picking at the detail of the “flowers” when I was a child and sleeping under it when I visited them when I was in college.   When this bed and coverlet ended up in the attic, I knew I needed to “save” them and now they are happily paired together again in my guest room.     I don’t know the name of the pattern, but I have seen ones like mine in antique stores, so I know it’s not incredibly uncommon.  I don’t know how long it took to make one of

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November 23, 2011 48 Comments

I’m Marian, a painter, writer, and lover of all things creative. From art and antiques to home projects and everyday life, I share my journey in hopes of inspiring you to embrace your own creativity and make beauty in the spaces you live.

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