Hey everybody! So sorry I missed the fabulous Friday post last week, I was enjoying a state holiday and relaxing with my husband. Anyways, I'm back this week and I'm excited to share some fabulous treasures I found on etsy! My favorite season is coming up in just over a month so that was inspiration for this post. Autumn! I love the colors, and the smells, and everything that fall brings with it. So here are some etsy finds that are getting me even more excited for fall to be here. Enjoy!
Friday, July 30, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Fabulous Summer Beach House
Check out this way cute beach house that is featured on House Beautiful this month. I love how bold the colors are. It is just so much fun and reminds me of everything that I love about summer. One thing that I really love about this house is that they painted all of the walls white and then added really bold colors and prints. It makes everything looks so clean and crisp and reminds me of what a beach house is supposed to feel like.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Fabulous Organizing Friday!
This next week will find me deep cleaning and organizing my house and my shed in preparation for a yard sale I'm having on Saturday. In my personal opinion there is just something so rewarding about cleaning and organizing. Your house just feels so nice when you're done and I always feel so good about myself when I look at everything I've accomplished. So this week I decided to share some of the fun tips about organizing that I found ! Enjoy! 
Find a way that works best for you to organize your media area. The family room always seems to be the messiest in my house because so much goes on in there. Have labeled baskets for games, cords, gaming systems or toys. That way clean up is a breeze and everyone knows where to find exactly what they're looking for. Also if you have bookshelves, limit yourself to what will fit on the shelf. Your shelves start to look cluttered when you stack on top of books or movies and in front of them.
Create an entryway, whether at your front or back door that is functional and decorative. If you can't find a bench like this one or don't have room, then try hanging decorative hooks and a shelf. That way they won't take up valuable floor space, but you'll still have somewhere to organize coats, hats and bags. 
Label a stack-able bin for recyclable items. Not only does this keep everything organized, it takes up much less space in your garage or pantry then if you were to have individual bins.
I hope these few simple ideas will inspire you to get organized! The best thing to remember though is that it has to work for you in order for you to keep using it, so tweak these ideas to work best in your house or come up with your own. I'd love to hear what works best for you!
Find a way that works best for you to organize your media area. The family room always seems to be the messiest in my house because so much goes on in there. Have labeled baskets for games, cords, gaming systems or toys. That way clean up is a breeze and everyone knows where to find exactly what they're looking for. Also if you have bookshelves, limit yourself to what will fit on the shelf. Your shelves start to look cluttered when you stack on top of books or movies and in front of them.Create an entryway, whether at your front or back door that is functional and decorative. If you can't find a bench like this one or don't have room, then try hanging decorative hooks and a shelf. That way they won't take up valuable floor space, but you'll still have somewhere to organize coats, hats and bags. Label a stack-able bin for recyclable items. Not only does this keep everything organized, it takes up much less space in your garage or pantry then if you were to have individual bins.
I hope these few simple ideas will inspire you to get organized! The best thing to remember though is that it has to work for you in order for you to keep using it, so tweak these ideas to work best in your house or come up with your own. I'd love to hear what works best for you!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Fabulous Indepence Friday
Happy Independence day everyone! I just feel like red, white, and blue decorations lend themselves to this month and what better to celebrate than our independence. So in honor of this weekend, here are some fabulous finds I found that you can incorporate into your celebrations. Happy 4th of July!
To make this adorable and unique floral centerpiece just use a foam floral ball and poke carnations in to cover the entire surface except the bottom, then fill a dish with water and set your ball of flowers inside. They should last up to a week like this.
What a cute idea for a summer picnic! To get this look you simply need paper flag fans and then place them on the top of the place settings. What an easy and inexpensive way to decorate. Plus, if you or your guests get to hot, you all have your own personal fan.
If you don't have an actual striped tablecloth then you can always find some fun striped fabric and drape it over a white tablecloth. I also thought it was really fun the direction that they laid the fabric, just added something different from what you would normally see.
To make this adorable and unique floral centerpiece just use a foam floral ball and poke carnations in to cover the entire surface except the bottom, then fill a dish with water and set your ball of flowers inside. They should last up to a week like this.
What a cute idea for a summer picnic! To get this look you simply need paper flag fans and then place them on the top of the place settings. What an easy and inexpensive way to decorate. Plus, if you or your guests get to hot, you all have your own personal fan.If you don't have an actual striped tablecloth then you can always find some fun striped fabric and drape it over a white tablecloth. I also thought it was really fun the direction that they laid the fabric, just added something different from what you would normally see.[photos courtesy of Country Living]
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Sugar!
I have a friend in my neighborhood who has a personalized cake and cookie business named "Sugar". I was just checking out her blog and found out that she is doing a birthday giveaway! I was so excited and I knew I had to share with all of you! Be sure to head on over and check it out to see how you can get entered. Here are some of my favorites from her work, there were too many to just choose one! 
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