Autumn decorating

Happy Tuesday to you all:)

I hope this day finds you well!

 

 

I am sure that all of your brains are thinking

what mine is.....

One more day until I get to start decorating for

Thanksgiving:)

 

 

My mind is racing...

I found myself searching pictures on line

for ideas:

 

 

This picture was found at www.countryliving.com

 

I LOVE how cheap this idea is:)

We can all go outside and take a few cuttings

and put them in a bottle!

 

I LOVE how simple this is:)

 

 

This is from www.etsy.com

Under search type in Thanksgiving decor

 

 

Isn't this beautiful?

This sells on Etsy from

Theimaginativehome shop.

 

This is on etsy

The store is boondockfabrics

 

 

 

These are on Etsy

The store is Shorecrafty.

I have tried to make these and they sure didn't

look like this!

 

 

This is from Etsy

The store name is

Sweetmeas.

This makes me wish I could bake:)

 

 

This is on Etsy

The store name is

Abundanthaven.

 

 

This is on Etsy

The store name is

Eabdesigns.

I LOVE these napkin rings!

They would be super easy to make too:)

 

 

I hope you are inspired to start gathering decor

for Thanksgiving:)

 

 

~Dena:)

 

 

 

 

 

 



Pumpkin carving

Happy Sunday to you all:)

I hope you are staying dry!

Friday night Sammy & I went to her school for a monster bash.

 

 

We woke up to a wet wood floor

in our downstairs bathroom.

It seems the plumbing

Mr. SSH did last weekend

had some problems......

poor Mr. SSH!

 

 

 

 

Today we went to Winco to get our  pumpkins instead

 of the pumpkin patch because we waited too long

and the rain is coming down.

Instead of spending $25 for four pumpkins

we spent $4.35!

 

 

My parents come over every year to assist

in the carving.

 

 

Aren't they cute?

 

 

Another fun carving day:)

 

 

Have you guys carved pumpkins yet?

 

I would love to see pictures:)

 

Have a spectacular rest of your Sunday.

 

 

~Dena:)

 

 

 

Accessorize with Halloween fun:)

Happy Wednesday to you all:)

I hope this night finds you well.

Did you spy the little specs of blue in the sky today?

I did:)

I have decided that all is well if we can at least see blue once a day

even if it is a tiny glimpse:)

Many of you have already seen my fun Halloween

ring & purse,

but I had to share with all because it is

going to make you smile:)

 

 

 

This ring was LOVE at first sight!

 

 

This spider was mine for a whopping $.99.

 

 

This my friends is my cool new Halloween purse:)

 

 

The fam walks very far away from me when I wear this.

It seems they are embarrassed of me.

Well.....

I don't care!

 

She makes me smile:)

 

 

Do you accessorize for Halloween?

 

~Dena:)

 

 

 



I am in purse love

Good Tuesday to you:)

My name is Dena and I am a purseaholic!

Yesterday while shopping at my favorite store

Goodwill, I spied this:

 

 

Be still my heart!

 

 

It was love at first sight.

The best part was the price....

$1.99

SOLD!

 

Does this happen to you also?

You fall instantly madly in love with something?

I'd love to know:)

 

Enjoy your evening

 

~Dena:)

 



Decorating cookies

Happy Monday to you:)

I hope this day finds you well!

I even spied blue skies & the sun today....

YIPPEE!

 

 

This weekend Mr. SSH went to the store to buy

donuts & bananas for breakfast.

Super healthy I know.

Milk was included in this nutritious breakfast:)

He also came home with a kit of sugar cookies

& frosting.

He really knows how to have fun!

 

 

Sam & Dylan hard at work:)

 

 

We decided it was way more fun to decorate them

than to first cook them:)

 

 

Sam put the frosting on so thick we were

sure she would have black teeth & mouth!

 

 

Decorating your own cookie is so much fun:)

I am sure it tastes better too!

 

Do you decorate cookies with your kids?

Such a simple, cheap activity brings big smiles:)

 

 

Enjoy the rest of your Monday

 

 

~Dena:)

 

 

 

 

Bathroom reveal

Happy sunny Wednesday to you:)

I hope you had a chance to get out and

roll in some leaves

and soak up the sun:)

 

 

The bathroom is done!

Mr. SSH worked for over 14 hours

on plumbing issues

and running back and forth to Home Depot.

I am so pleased with how it turned out!

 

 

Rats if I didn't take a before picture!

 

 

Besides changing out the brass for chrome,

I did some de-cluttering.

 

 

 

 

I shopped around my house for decor.

 

 

I LOVE my new mirror!

It is Pottery Barn and I found it on

Craigslist for $70.

 

 

I LOVE how big my new sink is.

 

 

I got the new light fixture from

Habitat for Humanity Re-Store for $2!

The light covers are from Goodwill.

 

 

 

 

What do you think?

 

I am truly blessed to have such a handy, handsome husband!

 

 

Enjoy the rest of your day!

 

 

~Dena:)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pillow love.

Happy wet Monday to you:)

I hope you are enjoying our change in weather.

I am unsure how I feel about it.

It is fun to go to bed at night with the

pitter patter of rain on my windows.

It is fun to watch the leaves fly off of the trees.

It is fun to be cozy inside and watch it rain.

It is fun when your 3rd grader is soaked to the bone

from soccer in the rain and he thinks the rain was fun.

 

 

It is not fun to put real shoes on.

I am rebelling and still in my flip flops:)

It is not fun when you have to walk out to a soggy,

muddy field to get your 3rd grader from practice.

It is not fun when you forget a coat and umbrella.

 

What are your thoughts on the rain?

 

 

I just had the best girls weekend get together

at the beach.

This group of girls range in age from 43 - 73.

We have three of us in our 40's

three of us in our 50's

one in our 60's

and one in our 70's.

The wisdom I gain each and every time I

get together with these wonderful girls is priceless!

We spent a lot of time shopping and I really only found

one treasure to bring home.

We stopped at the Blue Heron Cheese farm in Tillamook

for lunch.

They  have wonderful food, wine and lots and lots of fun

treasures to lure you in.

As many of you know, I am quite fond of  pillows.

I found this pillow and couldn't leave it in the store:

 

 

This is an ode to my amazing husband, Mr. SSH.

He spent over eight hours this weekend trying to

put my powder room sink in. 

It still isn't done!

He is wonderful!

I LOVE this saying:)

 

 

I hope you are well!

 

 

~Dena:)

 



A quick fix.

Happy sunny Tuesday:)

Can you believe how amazing the weather

has been in Oregon?

I feel blessed daily!

 

 

A few days ago I found this at Goodwill:

 

 

I really liked the sign the way it was

but it just doesn't go with what I have

got going on at my house.

 

 

Soooooooooo.......

 

 

I got out the spray paint.

 

 

I have gotten so much use out of the

burlap ribbon.

I LOVE how it looks.

I already had the little wooden sign, driftwood & shell.

 

 

I hung it in my downstairs bathroom.

One of my little cherubs dropped the glass soap jar

into my sink and now there is a nice crack/hole in it. 

 I used this opportunity to

buy a new sink:)

Of course I used this opportunity to change the brass

for chrome:)

Mr. SSH is none too happy that this is taking place.....

Good thing he loves me:)

I can't wait to show you all of the changes!

 

 

I hope you are well.

 

 

~Dena:)

 

 

 



The making of a light.

Happy sunny Monday to you:)

I hope you are well!

Last Friday I picked this up at a garage sale:

 

 

I thought I would love it hung up.

Turns out it looked too girly.

I know right?

Is there such a thing as too girly?

In this case....

YES:)

 

 

I took out the bulb & wiring & attached it to a plain linen lamp.

 

 

I like this much better.

 

 

I have never made a light before:)

The fun thing is I could change the look of it

by changing the shade.

 

 

Have you made a light fixture before?

 

 

Sleep well!

 

 

~Dena:)

 

 

 



Treasures found.

Happy sunny Friday to you:)

Have you noticed the leaves blowing about?

Have you enjoyed the crunching of the leaves beneath your feet?

We have been sooooo blessed with this amazing weather!

I hope you are able to enjoy it.

 

Today I got to go to a few garage sales with a good friend.

I found some fun, funky stuff!

 

 

I found this fun form that my kids say looks like a mummy.

 

 

It is perfect with the witch hat on top:)

 

 

You know me and my pillows....

I can never have enough:)

 

 

I found this old candle holder too.

 

 

 

I love it with the candles:)

 

 

I have always wanted one of these flags!

 

 

I have always been too cheap to pay $12 for one.

This one was $2.

LOVE IT!

 

 

This is a hanging lamp.

I am not sure what this will look like when I am done with it.

I need Mr. SSH help with some of my ideas:)

I can't wait to show you what I decide to do with it.

 

 

I hope your Friday is amazing!

 

 

~Dena:)