it's all about the hospitable home
My hubby rarely sits on the sofa and watches T.V.
Once he sits, he is usually sleeping in less than a minute.
However; one evening he wanted to see an event in the Olympics,
so he sat next to me and stated, “I can’t see the T.V. . . . the orchid is too tall!’
I then decided that A Quick Change Vignette was in order.
I also have a Giveaway for you today . . . details are at the end of the post.
Do you gain inspiration from something special that is gifted to you?
I do. My inspiration was gifted to me from my Sweetie for my birthday.
She is a great artist and she is just now starting to draw flowers
using her Copic markers. She loves drawing people/caricatures.
The flower she drew for me was her first. I was honored.
So for today, it’s Floral Friday – Inspiration From A Special Card.
Well, I took the advice of many of my readers and I am starting Floral Friday!
As I stated previously, I love making floral arrangements because the results
are simply smile makers!
So today, I bring you the first Floral Friday – A Jewel Box Arrangement.
I cannot leave enough alone. I was rearranging my pretties on my coffee table
and I decided to grab my antique bread basket that I found in France
and fill it with pretties.
A floral arrangement of sorts of many pretties with a wide variety of colors,
faux and natural elements, all to make a French antique basket of great textures.
I love beautiful home decor books.
I came across this book, “Beautiful” by Mark D. Sikes
while reading a review on it by the lovely ladies of Design Chic.
I ordered this book right away and was totally immersed in the magnificent
rooms and decor featured in his book.
While reading this book, I came across a vignette on a skirted table
that I knew I could somewhat replicate on a budget, by actually shopping the house.
So I began to collect those items and I created
a vignette inspired by a Beautiful book, my High Low project.
Do your vignettes tell a story?
Mine always seem like they do.
Whenever I gather things to place on a table or a surface/area I am styling,
I think of each piece and the story behind it.
Whether it be a memory of a friend, a place that I traveled to, or a shopping experience
with friends or family. There is always a story. Stories of fun times and
sometimes bittersweet, because that particular memory is that of a person who is longer with us.
During my travels last month, I had the pleasure of making an overnight stop
on our way home ( in-between trips) and visit our friends
who live on St. Simon’s Island. As soon as we arrived, we were treated to lunch
and a visit with their beautiful grandchildren and daughter in law.
After lunch, the grands headed back home and JoAnn and I hit the roads and went shopping,
The guys took the bikes and biked on the beaches of Jekyll Island.
While the guys got their exercise from biking, we get ours by running . . . . .
in and out of shops!!! My kind of exercise!
It was on my shopping adventure with JoAnn that I saw something. . . .
Something I Could Not Pass Up!!!
You probably heard the saying that opposites attract?
Like the characters in the movie, Lady and the Tramp,
or Marilyn Monroe and Joe Dimaggio.
Well what about exquisite Waterford
and a wonderful piece of vintage chippiness?
It’s like jewelry . . . step back, take a look and eliminate at least one item
of accessories . . . one piece of jewelry, maybe nix the scarf.
This past weekend, I did this, but with items on a shelf or table
and in one case, something sitting on the floor.
I kept walking by the sofa table and it bothered me.
I knew it just wasn’t just right.
This is what it looked like AFTER I made the adjustment.
I think it was George Bernard Shaw that said,
“Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery,
it is the sincerest form of learning.”
And that is what I did today . . . learn . . . from some of the best.
I did it again . . . I took a magazine cover and I tweaked it for a summer vignette.
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