This is a picture of one of four necklaces I made for my mom, sister and sister-in-law and gave to them on Christmas Eve. I made Christie one that is amber colored and gold, which I fell in love with but they only had one strand of the amber left and I thought it would look best with Christie's coloring (and it did!) I made the rest of ours this sort of iridescent green and silver color. I can't wait to wear it with something fun.
This is the picture we used for our cards this year, I think it shows their personalities pretty well. Happy Holidays!
Much Love and Joy,
Steve, Brooke, Max, Madeline& Henry
I love the necklaces from the Sundance catalog. I always make necklaces for gifts and forget how pretty simple can be....if I have time before the 24th, my mom, sister and sister-in-law will get something like this for Christmas. Time being the optimal word.
Okay, I am having a little pre-Christmas panic attack. I feel like all I have been doing this last month is shopping, shopping and more shopping and I am still not done! I cannot believe that Christmas is 4 days away and I barely have a voice (from the croup I caught from Max) and I am going to the Dr. tomorrow to be tested for strep, as my throat is still sore and everyone else has had it. Fun stuff.I feel like Henry looks in this picture, although my lips aren't as luscious and pouty looking. ;)
Just before we took pictures Madeline started crying because she wanted her blanckie to be in the picture. So Steve came out to save the day jumping around singing and dancing trying to get her to smile to no avail...until...
...he turned around dropped his pants and mooned them, yes, mooned them. They thought that it was the most shockingly funny thing they had ever seen and well, ...
...it worked! So next time your kids are grouchy just moon'em. Parenting tips from Brooke and Steve. Ha!
Here is a sneak peak at Mimi's room and an old $25 D.I. dresser we painted pale pink and put darling polka-dotted knobs on. Mimi added the bows to her curtain...decorating at such a young age. ;)
paint color on dresser: "milady" Behre (homedepot)
Pink knobs: Anthropologie
(they sell this brand at Hobby Lobby...who knew? Hobby Lobby is the same price, but the difference is that they will have 50% off sales. These knobs were $24 instead of $48.)
This isn't the exact knob on our dresser, but it is the same brand.
Here it is as promised...isn't it pretty? :) My sweet sister-in-law called me this evening to tell me how much she liked the tree and it made my day! Thank you!
Here is a view of the tree in our sun room as you walk in the front door...the yellow wall really isn't that yellow, my camera is just difficult when I am not shooting in actual daylight......oh and that monkey on the couch is Madeline-Belle being a total nerd. Speaking of nerds, the other day Max asked, "mom, does nerd mean that you are cute and funny?" I said yep, that's why I always call my kids nerds. ;)
I have 2 trees in my house, one traditional with the reds and greens and this one, which I have been working on. It is in my sun room, which is also in the process of being painted. It is a citrus tree and was originally my mom's idea. She dried a ton of oranges and grapefruits and thought they were so pretty you could hang them as ornaments. I fell in love with the idea and put it to work. The colors are gorgeous, yellow and coral/burnt orange. So pretty.
So here is a sneak peak at my citrus tree, I am dying to take a picture of it during the day and hope that my camera will do it justice. Stay tuned and I'll get a picture of the entire tree very soon.
I've gotta do a little T.M.I. sometimes. That is what keeps things interesting...why pretend like all is marvelous when we know life throws it's little curve balls here and there? Thank you to those of you who emailed me, you're awesome!!!
Now on to bigger an better things...like projects!!! Yipee! For now, I'm public! :) Until compelled to do otherwise. :)
Finally, we have Internet! Woo-hoo! Now I can post pics of the house and the beginnings of my many DIY /before & after projects.
There are so many in this house, from the 8 - yes - EIGHT!!! 1980's U-G-L-Y ceiling fans to the leaf print counter tops and stark white walls I will be busy for a long time (I am secretly so happy!).
The following is a picture of the linen closet in the hall...the best feature of this linen closet is the bottom drawer, which is actually a laundry shoot. I dare say this was the biggest selling point for Max and Mimi. In fact I found Max trying to go down it the other day, needless to say he got stuck. ;)
before
(I had already replaced the 2 main door handles, they did look like the ones on the drawers...classy)
after
view from the hall
