Making Home: daffodils

Today was quite an Addie Day.

I am always in awe of the things that come out of her mouth.

We were at the bank today and she was trying to tell me and the girls working there ( remember , it's a really small town, they all know us ) and we just couldn't get it. You can't bluff her anymore y saying "OK" or "oh really", she knows when you aren't getting it and she gets really frustrated. Because she really does speak very clearly.

What she was telling us about was her Whoopie Cushion ( I know right? but you have to know her Dad ) . I have no idea what brought that up , but it gave the bank girls a chuckle when we finally figured out what she was talking about.

You can check out Addie and her Whoopie Cushion here.

I did a little second hand shopping before I picked Addie up at day care today.

I picked her up a couple pair of jammies and I found a Fisher Price doll house at half price - $3.75!

There was no furniture or people , but I couldn't pass it up .

She has out grown most of the toys we have at our house , so I was thrilled to find it.

Addie has pretty much the same one at home , she calls it her dog house !

She loves to open and close it.

Since we don't have any "people" it became a home for her Sesame Street characters.

Notice Big Bird is going in through the window.

Hello Cookie Monster says Elmo from the patio .

There's Elmo.

It was hilarious to hear her tell Abby to hurry and wash her hands after she went potty !

My Princess is growing up so fast!

We had to wash her new jammies so she could put some on after her bath.

She was super excited about the Sponge Bob ones.

She said , " I LOVE these SO much ! "

Emphasis one those words.

Seriously !

She loved them so much , she let me take her picture while she actually looked at me !

But she insisted My ( Emily ) be in the picture too.

My pretty Princesses.

Lastly, an update on my daffodils from Trader Joe's.

Aren't they opening beautifully?

They are make me feel very "Springy " !

I had a very eventful weekend.

I went to visit my friend Rho ( you know , from Rho's Rants )

She wanted a little help with some decorating dilemmas ,

so she invited me to come shop, craft, drink wine,

drink more wine.....

Well...

we needed the empty wine bottles for one of the "craft projects" she wanted help with.

So , we did what we had to do,

drink wine !

Rho lives in Ankeny.

( for those of you not from Iowa , it's attached to DesMoines )

Now remember , I live in the back of beyond, so this was a trip to the big city !

Big city means , great shopping !

Rho needed accessories for her new house.

Art , pillows, drapes and stuff .... fun stuff !

As Rho's friend Julie said , we needed the jewelry to complete the outfit !

( I love her analogy ! )

We were also on the lookout for a small table for a space by her front door.

Our inspiration for the living room came from a fabulous painting ( on canvas) she received from a

non -profit group she works with called Love takes Root ( they are working right now on building an orphanage in Haiti ).

The colors are so rich and vibrant !

This became the inspiration for the whole living room.

The table we were looking for was to go under this painting.

Our first stop on our shopping expedition was a consignment home decor store called the Attic.

( Just my kind of place !)

She ( and her friend Julie , who has an eye for detail like no other ) found a large painting to go above her couch in exactly the same colors as the other painting !

We were off to a great start!

Second stop - Homemakers , the largest furniture store I have EVER seen !

We found the PERFECT table ( actually a desk in disguise ).

Funny thing is she had looked at the same table when she had been there before but talked her self out of it .

Bad news.... it was on back order !

She will have to wait till April to get it :(

Which was a real bummer , cause this was one room she really wanted to complete this weekend.

More shopping , Gordmans, Kirklands, Target and my personal favorite Trader Joe's!

( OK , Trader Joe's was mostly just for me , but I don't get to the city often ! )

Wait till you see what I got !

Armed with art and pillows , new drapes and stuff , we made our way back to Rho's house to put it all together..

Julie did most of the accessorizing , we just kind watched

Although she showed me a really great trick for hanging pictures with two hooks.

Thank you Julie , you have saved my walls from unnecessary holes!

I have to say , Rho was very happy with the end result !

After supper , Julie left and Rho and I got down to my contribution to her dining room decor.

Her dining room is done in a wine theme ( get why she wanted me to help now , huh?)

Our first project was this

She wants lighted wine bottles along the top of her cabinets.

She wanted to use icicle lights , which I have never used before.

The worked really great , especially when you want them this close together.

The only problem is the cords along the top.

We started this project later in the evening ( and after some wine ) so we couldn't really go out for supplies.

I think some ivy garland and maybe even some grape clusters will hide the cords well.

My next project was this

Funny thing about this project is , we had both found and pinned it on Pinterst.

We were both happy with how this turned out.

As a matter of fact , I loved it so much , I made one for my self when I got home.

I know I have a hurricane vase somewhere, but I can never find things when I need them .

( Project organization must commence soon ! )

Sooo....

I used my trifle bowl.

I love this bowl , but I don't make trifles often,

I think this is a much better use for it.

Then I couldn't find the right size candle to go inside.

( and I have a LOT of candles )

Soooo...again...improvise....

A pint size Mason jar .

Next...add corks.

I have a few...

That's right...

A garbage bag of wine corks!

Now , before anyone thinks they need to organize an intervention,

I did NOT drink all the wine it would take to acquire a garbage bag of wine corks!

I have a good friend , who's parents have friends that own an Italian restaurant, they saved the corks for her and she was kind enough to share with me !

Yah !