Showing posts with label PINspirations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PINspirations. Show all posts

Friday, April 5, 2013

It's Sunshine Award Season

The always lovely, always humorous and always interesting, Anna at The Silent Isle was sweet enough to include me in her nominations for the Sunshine Award!
“The Sunshine Award is an award given by bloggers to other bloggers. The receivers of the Sunshine Award are bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogsphere.”


I love this little guy! He makes me smile. ^  I have to admit...  I'm amazed that, despite my gramatical errors and consistent misuse of all sorts of punctuation, I still somehow managed to make the list. ;)  Thanks, Anna!  

Oh, but with that... *insert curtsey and cliche two-handed trophy shake* ...there's a catch. The award requires that I tell 7 facts about myself and then nominate 7 others! Ooooooh I'm so excited!

The question is- What don't you already know about me?

Well...
I figure I'll start where I'm most familier...   food! ;)

1. I absolutely LOVE strawberry shortcake...  and I don't mean the silly little cartoon girl,  I'm taking about the deliriously deliciousness kind.  I'm not sure if it's the strawberries I love, or just the mountains of whip-cream that I eat while preparing said dessert, but my mouth is watering right now just thinking about it! 
2. I'm loving the show White Collar! Less because of the plot and more because of the suave suits that character, Neal Caffrey wears, I'm just sayin'...he's not too bad to look at.  ;)

3. Despite being "known" as a relatively put-together and somewhat stylish woman... I seriously hate getting ready everyday.  Mornings are the bane of my existence, which tends to put a damper on my daily routine. ;)  

Along with morning issues, I hate having to do my hair on a daily basis. I mean really. It's not going to do what I want to... plus, by not doing it,  I could avoid arm cramps from blowdrying and 2nd degree burns from my flat-iron of doom!  Oh... and lets not get started on clothes fitting properly.  Why do I buy these things, seriously.   ha!

4.  Let's see... most of you probably knows this one - but I'm going to say it anyway...

I love Autumn! Seriously. It always carries the best colors, the prettiest views and crisp-est air.  I always find my favorite clothes in the fall and I love all the lead up to the hoiday season.  I mean really... between allergies, frozen toes and sticky summer skin, I could do away with other seasons, I think.  

Oh, oh, and "autumn" candle scents almost never smell like weeds or cinnamon crazy or pine trees  -like other seasons do.   Autumn smells typically revolve around harvest and thanksgiving- which means food- which means caramel and cake and brulee and pie and warm cookies- which means this girl is a very happy one!

5.  If I could have a lifetime supply of something I think it might be new white socks. How glorious would it be to have your piggies in brand new socks each time you put on sneakers?! They won't stretch out, they won't get holes, you won't have to have a sock hunt in your laundry basket or washing machine AND they'll always be just as soft and squishy as ever! ahhh!


6. I'm slightly obsessive- complusive. I simply can not leave my house without straightening up the couch and living room first.  I have to straighten the pillows, shift the cushions, fold the throw blanket or lay it in a perfect way and put away anything that doesn't 'belong' in the living room away before walking out that front door.

Truly, If I don't straighten everything up, I feel angsty and uneasy. Kind of like feeling you get when you know you've forgotten something important, like the stove is on and could burn down your house -except I feel like that if my couch has a wrinkle. Utterly ridiculous, I know.   

Also, I often write notes or lists over and over and over again until I 'feel' as though my handwriting is uniform and everything is in logical order. The computer saves me a lot of time and aggrivation. 

7. you probably know this too... but I truly think that piglets are the cutest animals on the planet- right next to baby elephants.  Seriously... the way they prance around adn snort and those ugly little noses make them oooh so adorable!  I die. Everytime. My typical response to seeing a picture or video... tears. 
 See, I'm tearing up right now!

And now, without further ado…

I follow quite a few fantastic blogs that I obviously find inspirational or hysterical (I love those kind) but since I'm limited to just 7... I thought I would pick a few ‘seasoned’ bloggers and some 'diamonds in the rough' that may be a bit newer to the blogsphere... but incredible nonetheless! 

You should follow their journeys too as they encourage others, speak truth into lives, get a little crafty and well... just make us laugh! <3

 Sarah at Life and Grace
Whitney at Navybeans 
April at Chronically Hopeful 
Lauren at Traded Dreams
Jess at Get Busy Living
Darla at My Crazy Life

April Showers

PINspiration: 

 April Showers…





Bring May Flowers




Love Sweet Rain Boots with Bows, A Bright Pop of Color, a Cozy Cardigan and Soft White Blouse. 
Happy Spring!


This song is sure to put a smile on your face this Friday... Go Do- Jonsi

Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit; let the earth cause them both to sprout; I the Lord have created it. 

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Front Door

 PINspiration:  
Our New Front Door

After endless Pinteresting and deliberation between my husband, mother-in-law, and myself, we finally decided to paint our door! I finally decided to create something pretty and personalized to hang as well!

Soon after being married my husband notified me of his hatred for wreaths. haha. (How one can "hate" wreaths, I have no idea) ...but needless to say,  I've been avoiding putting anything up for quite some time now. I can't seem to find anything in the store that's door-worthy and non-wreath-like... 

But thanks to Pinterest and some A.C. Moore adventures,  I created this... 
YAY!

Teresa and I went to A.C. Moore, found some big wooded letters (they were a little over $3.00 ea.), a small wooden 'n', some sale ribbon from the "Halloween" stockpile at the front register (I think it looks rather cute and classic...and not Halloween-y at all), a single wooden stake (like you'd use for a yard-sale sign), some spray-paint and fishing line (thanks to Home Depot and Teresa's collection of random items)... and that's it.

We just painted the wood items, glued them together with Gorilla Glue (That's some serious stuff), tightly tied the ribbon around the top of the stake, threaded some fishing line around the back (to hang on the nail at the top of our door), and looped the ribbon around several times to make a bow!

Easy-peasy and relatively fast thanks to fast drying paint and glue!
I was just so pleased with my little self that I HAD to share my very first Pinterest craft project and the things that originally inspired me...


This is what I was originally thinking... (painted door and simply but contrasting wreath)


These are my cute (and more neutral) Pinspirtation door hangers...

  
and THIS is the finished product. 
I think it turned out quite nicely, don't you?!

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Autumn is Here

PINspiration: 

Autumn is Here 






 


I'm just so excited.... I can't even handle it! 
Sweater weather is on it's way!
Autumn leaves, warm sun, crisp air, spiced cider and amazing scents.

oh heavens

I LOVE AUTUMN.
Thank you God for such a lovely season.

A lovely song for a lovely season.
Click to Listen

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Pop of Red




PINspiration: 






  


A little color psychology for you…


Did you know:
The color RED can…
Increase enthusiasm, stimulate energy, draw the eye, encourage action and confidence and create a sense of protection from fears and anxiety.

The color RED is most associated with…
Love, Warmth, Comfort and Beauty.



I think a little pop of RED can look incredibly classy, sassy and fun. 

It just makes me feel a bit better overall when I'm not feeling so fabulous.
<3
And that's my little bit of PINspiration for this week.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Bright

PINspiration: 

 Bright Colors



Bright Creatures


 
Bright Skies

Bright Faces and Flowers

Bright Buildings 

...and Clothing

and most importantly:
Bright Spirits

Summer is nearing it's end... so I'm thinking Bright Thoughts and Singing Bright Tunes until we bring in the Fall. 

AND one of my favorite Bright spirit kind of songs: 

CLICK ON ME :)


May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit, you may abound in hope 
-Romans 15:13