Flaunt Your Red Friday

Nancy over at www.southernlady-nancy.blogspot.com is having a Flaunt Your Red Friday and of course I had to join in since I LOVE red stuff! Here are a few red things in my living room that many of you have probably seen before.







Happy Friday and weekend everybody!!!

Nothing Crafty to Show

I still haven't decided what to do about the bulletin board I redid (see previous post). I think I am going to leave the frame black, but may change the fabric out with one that has some white or cream in it to lighten it up. You know I'll post about it when it's done! I haven't been doing much crafty stuff this week. I have been trying to add some more black around so I put a harlequin candleholder on a shelf in my kitchen and added some black and white checked ribbon to the candle and a pitcher. I also finally found a place for this adorable rooster bowl my in-laws gave me a year or two ago. I put it on top of my antique pie safe in my kitchen. I love the colors and what's painted on it, especially the black and white border. Hope y'all have a great day and are having some Springy weather like we are down here in the South!

Not Sure about the Bulletin Board Redo

Well, I repainted and recovered my bulletin board and I'm not sure I like it. Scroll down to Thursday's post to see what it looked like before. I decided to go with the same rooster fabric that is on a valance here in the kitchen above my sink window. I have a lot of white in my kitchen - cabinets, wainscoting, table and chairs, accessories - so I'm not sure how good the black looks. I don't want it to stand out too much. I kind of wish I would have done an animal print or some other really cute fabric. I may have to change it again. What do y'all think?

A Wonderful Saturday

Hubby is out of town, son is with the grandparents, dogs are outside, and I am alone cleaning, rearranging, and just "playing house" ... what a wonderful Saturday!!!

My Next Project

My next project is to recover my kitchen bulletin board with some new fabric. The picture below shows it after I took all the stuff off of it. I was also thinking about painting the window black. It currently has a red and off white ticking fabric on it which is fine, but I am thinking it might be cute in something more whimsical like an animal print or polka dots. Of course, toile or checks is always a good choice too. Hopefully I'll make it to Joanns and Hobby Lobby today to look at the fabric so I can get it done this weekend. Click here if you'd like to see the rest of my kitchen. I am excited because I am meeting 2 friends for lunch today - something I never do! Have a great day everybody!

Shoot Me - I Use Fake Plants!

I did this little arrangement of geraniums yesterday afternoon. I love this harlequin trunk I bought a while back and thought some colorful flowers might look good in it. YES, they are fake, of course - shoot me! Why do I feel like I have to defend my use of fake plants in my house? Do any of you feel that way? I don't have a lot of them, but I do have some and like them. I saw some cute little arrangements in Michaels the other day I want to copy. I love color and this is one more way to bring it in. Hope y'all have a wonderful Wednesday!

Ribbon in a Vase

Cute ribbon in a vase on my craft table - looks good and is useful too!