The minute I landed at Dear Lillie I knew I had found a kindred spirit in Jennifer. I love her photography, style and her shop.  She’s an all around classy gal with a lovely family and an inspiring blog and business.  I’m really honored to have her as a sponsor and blog buddy.  So, now that I’ve gushed all over her (all true, mind you), I have a treat…     Jennifer is offering up a pair of her Silent Night, Holy Night pillow cases as a giveaway for one lucky reader.   I love the classic, quiet look of them and the scrolly script.  I also like that you can bring some Christmas to your decor and it’s not red and green and snowmen and santas and all in your face. The Dear Lille Shop sells a lot of other goodies including tutus (almost makes me wish I had a

After having a bolt of fabric sitting in my family room since this summer, it was finally time to turn it into what it was meant to be – curtains for my family room.  I don’t enjoy sewing, but I do it because I can make curtains better than ones I can buy at the store (and for a LOT less money.)  If I wanted to purchase long, full curtains that were exactly what I wanted (for all four windows), I would spend hundreds of dollars.  Instead, I spent about $22/panel. I made them the same way I made the panels in my living & dining rooms.  I used the same aesthtic idea as well…use a bold, blue & white fabric to set off everything else and make the room pop.  The fabric is from Fabric.com.  It’s now $8.98/yard, but when I bought it, it was $6.98/yard and I used

It’s that time again! Once a month, I get to scour wholesale catalogs and pick out something that is my very favorite. Wuslu then sends me one and makes it their featured deal of the day. When I spotted this chippy pie safe I knew that was “the pick.”  It reminded me of one I’ve been oogling over at an antique mall, but I never bought it because it was too expensive and pretty rickety.  I love the grass-green color, the authentic-looking chippy paint and the potential…oh, the potential of this piece.  It can sit on a counter or buffet or it can be hung on the wall.  Of course, it would look fabulous in a kitchen or dining room, but I think mine is going to end up in my half bath.  The pop of color and worn finish will look great against the bright white bead board.  Just

Some of you may have seen on the news that we’re expecting quite the snow storm today. In OCTOBER. In PENNSYLVANIA! Now, if you’re in Colorado or somewhere like that, you may be rolling your eyes, becuase you just had a foot of snow and that’s totally normal. But it’s not normal in PA to get 5-9″ of snow in October. I have mixed feelings, because I love snow, but it is putting a cramp in my plans a bit. At least the ground is warm, so the roads won’t be bad. Yesterday was all about photo shoots. I had three on my to-do list…one of them was for HGTV.com and another was for Cottages and Bungalows. Here’s a peek at that one… This may be my favorite shoot for them so far. The farm table from October is a very close second, though. I usually use my dining room for

My blog is a lot of work, but there are some really sweet perks.   My home is my hobby and my business, I have been able to meet some lovely ladies through this community, it’s been great exposure that has brought along amazing opportunities AND I get to test out very cool products.  Enter the Cameo, Silhouette’s newest electronic cutting tool. I knew I wanted to make something custom, so I decided to test it out by putting my logo on a pillow to use in my office (which is a total mess again due to the open house!) I’m going to state right off the bat that I really love this machine.  I have been a Cricut owner for a few years and I always felt so restricted by all of the cartridges (not to mention how expensive they are.)  I was pretty bummed that I couldn’t make anything