Thanksgiving Friday Fave:)

Thinking ahead to hosting Thanksgiving next weekend, I can't wait to decorate the centerpiece for the day!  And since I have the Friday off before, I'll have time to brainstorm and throw something together...and clean thank goodness! We really need a spring cleaning weekend before this baby grows too much more!!

Anywho, ran across this lady at You, Me and the Kid, who did a beauty of a centerpiece! So cute, take a look!













That's it for me today, Have a great weekend!

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A Flurry of Favorites!

So I'm am just loving all the fall decorating ideas that there was no way I was narrowing it down to one...take a look at all the fun this week!

Mad in Crafts put this on her door!

Over some dollar store craftiness over at The Penny Parlor

Or these fun guys from Life in Rehab for Halloween!!

 Looks like I have a few things on the list for yard sale-ing this week!! Have a great weekend:)

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Friday's Fall Favorite

Continuing with the theme of enjoying the new decor that will come with the season I found a cute and quick project to spruce up an area in the house with fall-ness!

Take a look at this fun project from Emily at Decor Chick!  I am pretty sure I'll be making a stop at Michael's today:) 

Have a great long weekend Canadians!!!


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Friday's Feature:)

As we speak I am sure I am lying on a beach at the lake but \i had to be sure to leave a nice feature for while I'm away....and wow, did I find a good one to leave you!  I can't wait to get into the new place so I can start up some projects again...hard to do when everything is in boxes here:(  Week and a half now!!

Moving on, my feature this week is......Meet Virginia who took some wallpaper and a few mirrors to create a wonderful backdrop for her new tv...which can look pretty boring without her creativity! Here's the great before and after and if you go over and take a look she does an awesome how-to for the whole process!

Enjoy and see you all next week:) 

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Friday...already???

Can you all believe its Friday already?? The weeks are flying by and we are looking at our last free weekend until September...good times! Its amazing how that happens! Well, I still took the time this week amidst our packing to take a look for a fun project that someone was bragging about...and this week I found Allison over at A Glimpse Inside who found a place in her house for some beautiful shutters with the help of her hubby.

Go on over and take a peek at her artwork:)

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FANTASTIC and Fabulous Friday Feature!

...a little late! Internet went down for the weekend but we are up and running! Happy Monday:)

That's right people...I love this project so much it is fantastic as well as fabulous!!! Some people are so much more gutsy with their projects, it amazed me...like this lady! Her kid's play kitchen just wasn't cutting it, so she made her own! And its awesome and pretty and definitely will last longer than the original!

You can thank Cassie over at Primitive and Proper for this awesome transformation! Be sure to take a look at her other stuff to cuz her creativity is just over-flowing!

Take a gander:)

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! I'm off for a weekend of catching up with friends! Lovely:)

~Krista

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New Friend Friday and...A $2000 Wedding???

Happy Friday everyone!   This is the last post I will make live for the next two weeks as tomorrow night I head out to the Netherlands and the house we are staying at has no internet so sadly I will be "off the grid" :)  Although at the same time, it is a wonderful feeling to be completely disconnected and unreachable...only way to really be relaxed I think!  Don't worry though, I pre-published some posts for the next two weeks to give you an idea of what I'm up to and some more little projects I've been working on:)

And now, on to my fave blog of the week!! This week I went for a bit of a change...normally I pick my favorite project that inspired me this week but this site just wowed me as a recent bride myself:)  Take a look at how this lady put together a wedding for under 2000!!!

EXPENDITURES

• Thank You Postcards + Stamps = -$31
• Balloons to Mark Ceremony Street: -$4
• Money Remaining from Lodging: +$110
• Margarita Machine: -$232
• Whole Foods: -$317
• King Soopers's (Food): -$372
• Sam's Club (Food): -$403
• Boxed Wine: -$80
• Beer Kegs: -$140
• Clips for Nametags: -$24
• Photography (extra flickr storage): -$25
• Wedding License: -$10
• Cakes: -$178
• Wooden Sticks for Ceremony Program Fans: -$19
• Wedding Quilt for Ceremony: -$8
• Wedding Favors: -$21
• DJ (iPod): $0
• Photographers (friends): $0
• Bride's Hair (friend): $0
• Bride's Necklace and Shoes (reused): $0
• Groom's Tie (made from old fabric): $0
• Sash for Dress (made from old fabric): $0
• Fabric for Cloth Napkins: -$50
• Tablecloths: -$33
• Stamps to Mail Instructional Dance DVDs to Our Wedding Party: -$6
• Compostable Forks, Spoons, Bowls, and Cups: -$64
• Stamps (Invitations): -$20
• Water Color Paper (Invitations): -$6
• Embroidery Thread: -$2
• Wedding Dress (+Shipping/Handling): -$20
• Domain Name for Website: -$7
• Wedding Books from Library: 0
• Total Spent: $1,962
• Total Remaining: $38

Those who know me and my family know we are thrifty (some mention cheap but that seems a little harsh!!) and both my sister kept our weddings within a reasonable budget; however, this lady....I think she put us to shame...some really awesome ideas like a margarita machine make me want to do my wedding all over again!

That's it for today! Anyone got some good advice for an 8 hour plane ride?? Pass 'em on! :)
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What a Girl can do with Streamers!!!

When I think of streamers I have always thought of tacky decorations pulled out at last minute to throw a bit of color in just about every party I've ever been too...can you relate?  Well, no more!

My featured lady today has changed my view of streamers and made me enthusiastic about the look they can achieve in your decor!  Take a look....

Oh so soft and pretty and if I didn't know, I would not have guessed what it was made of : )  Would you believe this is what happens when you run it through the sewing machine?  Nope, me neither!  And when you think it can't get any better, she teaches you how to make the flower too!

Well, take a look at my fave this week and have a fantastic weekend!  I'll let you know how the show is tomorrow when we celebrate our anniversary at Medieval Times:)
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Another Friday, Another Fabulous Lady!

It is just ridiculous how fast Friday comes! Well, I've have been "blog browsing" for the last day to find my favorite blog post this week, one that wowed me, made me jealous as all get out, over the top amazing,  and was just all around awesome!

And who would that be this week?? Kristine at The Painted Hive for her transformation of these BEAUTIFUL chairs...i love them, so soft and a beautiful spot to sit for some tea and a book! 


















Take a look and love it everyone! And be sure to take a look at the rest of her projects cuz she will wow you!

Have a wonderful friday everyone! I'm headed out to chaperone a sleepover with nine thirteen year olds....crazy? I think so!


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Fabulous Fridays

To celebrate my first Friday of blogging I thought I would start a new tradition of picking my favorite blog post of the week and featuring it here.  So to start it off, because I LOVE a project that can be done quick and easy and still have the effect of tranforming a room, or in this case, a hallway, the feature this week comes from Tidbits from the Tremaynes. 

In the space of a few hours a hallway was taken to a thing of beauty...take a look and love! Can you imagine doing this in your hallway, or anywhere in fact.  I can picture doing the same thing in sort of a garden fence style in a bedroom....that would be adorable.  Can't wait to own a wall to do this to someday:) Sigh...

Happy Friday everyone!
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