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  • Nov23

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    Shelter

    Posted in: fall, family, keeping it real, pumpkins, The South

    On this Thanksgiving, I have had a lot to think about.  It’s been a tough year to be honest but I don’t think I have ever enjoyed nesting and preparing for Thanksgiving like i have this year.  My mom helped me clean and decorate today.  Enjoyed having her here so much. I also received an email from a client this morning with this wonderful prayer (scroll down to bottom of Edie’s post to read).

    And i have been decorating today, more than cleaning! or cooking.  What can i say, its what i enjoy. Good thing my father-in-law is bringing the dressing!

    I am hosting Thanksgiving this year and was going to use white plates and not do any of this…and then my mom and Henry took a long nap and i started pulling things out..so fun.  I found the placecards via pinterest!  And the little clothespins are from Olive manna from last year..so glad I remembered i have them…It’s  fun to have a reason to use mini clothespins..we girls are funny that way huh? I love the napkins i scored from World Market…notice my glasses and plates don’t match..just mismatched transferware…i only have a few pieces of Spode Woodlands..oh well.  Oh and there is a stack of books in the corner..just not Faulkner.

    This room isn’t perfect, you will notice all of the silverware isn’t even on the table yet because its not CLEAN!  And hello, there is a PIANO in front of the window because there is not other spot for it in our house! Oh and I want to change the rod in this room so bad..See how easily I can get off course with wants and things i want to do before I am happy with this room or my entire house.  When really I should be thankful for this shelter that God has provided. Thankful for the beautiful music my husband makes on the piano. God gives us Shelter in so many ways, physically and spiritually.  This has been his gift to me this  year and I am just now realizing it I think…Funny how God developed this thought and truth in me today while cleaning and decorating! I am so glad He speaks to me in the midst of daily sillyness like tiny clothes pins and printing placecards! He is pretty cool that way!

    Speaking of frivolous, I bought those black and white ANA tapers ($$) last Feb in Seattle when visiting Emily..glad to finally use them.  I thought they might look a little hallloween with the pumpkins but since there is black in the banner (etsy) and i pulled out the black moustaches from henry’s party so they are black too..with the cotton bolls I think it creates a “Southern Gothic Thanksgiving” at least in my mind..I guess I should stack Faulkner books everywhere too!  ha!

    Anyway, most bloggers post photos of food today i guess but not me…actually i need to get back to the kitchen… But please do go read the prayer on Edie’s blog and think on Shelter…my sweet boy always uses that word in prayer and its been on my mind, and has brought me to Psalm 91 today. Thanks Edie, thanks Deb Grabein, thanks Drew Mathis… thank you Jesus. And thank you readers if you were able to stay with me as i jumped around from decorating and faulkner to the Lord.  I know its all random..I am sure I will get lots of unsubscribes but I don’t care, my heart is full and I wanted to share…the Lord is good and his love endureth forever!

    Happy Thanksgiving…Love, Holly

    Oh and check back on friday..i will have some Black Friday shopping links and chatter!

     

  • Nov20

    6 Comments

    Grateful + lovely

    Posted in: book pages, fall, pumpkins


    Am i the ONLY person on the planet still loving the feel and look of fall decorations and NOT ready for Christmas?? I thought not. there are so many lovely fall things to decorate with..why rush on to the next thing? we do NOT have to feel PRESSURED to begin this holiday rat race..let’s enjoy what is left of fall, BE GRATEFUL and enjoy the last moments of sanity before the crazy begins.

    My husband likes to read books, i like to tear them up. Seriously, i would never hurt a real book..just one already damaged..you know, one that needs recycling. I love the way book print looks with, well anything. Last year i attempted to decoupage a pumpkin with book pages..CRAZY..i am sure some of you could do it but it was not my craft. NO wonder the one i saw HERE was $49!

    BUT my bookpage placecards shown above were obviously much easier..much more my speed..just a gift tag punch from Michaels, hole punch, twine and little pumpkin (write the name on or use stickers) and it was cute..especially atop a brown transferware plate.


    check out this fab wreath featured on Apartment therapy last week..brown or orange ribbon to hang it with this week and next and then red satin til Christmas..easy baby..that is the way to go! she used a $1 store romance novel to tear up for her pages.not sure how i feel about that..i sort of feel like it should be a good book if i am going to go to that much work to make a wreath out of it and have it as a centerpiece in my home..but then again it would just be wrong to tear up a good book…oh the tension!

    or you could use your bookpages to make flowers like my friends at Leftovers did..


    bottom line..We dont have to get consumed with Christmas “stuff” yet (unless you enjoy it and then go for it of course..i have been listening to my Wintersong cd for a long time i must admit), but the next week i am really going to try to relax and enjoy thanksgiving..and Be thankful.

    {note: rather funny..as i am typing this, my 5 year old is sitting on the front step watching the city workers “install” a Christmas wreath decoration on “our” streetlight}

  • Sep22

    8 Comments

    Polka dot pumpkins

    Posted in: Projects, pumpkins


    [note: this post is a rerun from a post on my private blog from last fall..thought i would share here, stay tuned for the giveaway later today and upcoming post on kitchens (i dont just work on nurseries yall!) and more updates..and please note, this "research" on prices was from last year, who knows what pumpkin prices will be this year...how about leaving in comments what kind of prices you are finding in your area??!!!]

    Forget oil and gas…what is up with the price of PUMPKINS??? (or “puh-kins” as Drew says) We have three fruit stands in my little town..one was $10-11 for a medium/large pumpkin and basically .79-.89 cents per pound on everything else..and NINETY NINE CENTS for ONE of those little tiny pumpkins..nuts! One of the other fruit stands had the same big pumpkins for $6.99 each and I bought TWELVE of the tiny white pumpkins for $2+..that is better!(at the local grocery store they are 8 in a bag for $5.99 (I think) that seems soo high)..THE BEST fruit stand (and the last one i went to of course) had a wonderful variety and the CHEAPEST prices..

    everything was roughly .59 cents a lb..nearly half from the other places..but their tiny pumpkins wer 2 for a $1, not so good..so interesting to compare..then yesterday at Home Depot they had medium size pumpkins for $4.97..of course i would rather buy them from the local fruit stand and pay more than from a chain (especially the stand that buys peas and watermelons from my father in law) BUT not at $10-11 each..that place was nuts!

    I love all of the interesting varieties..like the one in the picture above..it almost looks striped..i also love ones with bumps and warts..and the variety called “fairy” and “ghost”…. my “assistant” and I added dots to some (of course there are great instruction/examples on how to do the dots the “right way” in various shelter mags and online BUT we just freehanded and it is not perfect but thats ok and its done;)..we went a little overboard but had fun..my next project is to decoupage pumpkins with book pages..i saw this on a metal pumpkin in a store for $45..now that is crazy!

    If you live near Houston and travel hwy 6 or 290, email me and I will tell you where to find the best!

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