Giving The Living Room A bit Of Autumn Flair

 It's that time of the year.

The days are cooling down

&

thoughts of Autumn fill our

create minds. 

My decorating juices started flowing

after stopping at Ross' and purchasing 

these two burnt orange throw pillows.

I think they look great

on my new navy sofa

and they match well

with the sunflower

quilt I made last year.

Next I went out to 

the shop and got down

my plastic storage box

of autumn decor

and started tweaking 

the living room. 

This beautiful blue glass

pumpkin was a birthday present

from a dear sweet friend. 

 

I like to remind myself

of this . . .

Jesus went to that cross

to save me and to wash away

my sin . . . I didn't deserve it,

but He loved me enough

to do it. 

Have a lovely weekend.

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

A Little Trick From Pinterest

Hi to all my lovely 

blogging friends!

I have to tell you 

how very much I enjoyed 

reading your comments in my last post.

  It confirmed my love of blogging 

and 

the wonderful comradery of blogging sisters.

Today I just want to share

a little DIY trick that 

I discovered on Pinterest.

My living room baseboard

was a skimpy 2 1/4 inch.

By adding a small trim

above it and then 

painting in between 

with the baseboard color

I turned it to a 7 inch

baseboard.

That brown board beside 

the paint brush 

was what I used to space it, 

instead of measuring all the time. 

If you do this on sheetrock 

it will turn out much better

than my painted paneling, 

because you wont have those

tell tale lines. 

Well, that's it 

short and sweet.

Tomorrow is my 81st 

Birthday . . .

and I bought myself 

a new sofa that will be

delivered Wednesday.

The Nazarene Church in 

our town is having a 

yard sale for their 

missionaries, so I called 

them and they came 

and picked up my old couch 😊

hopefully it will help.  

Well, you all know that

you'll be getting 

a picture of my

new one on my next pot.

Until then, have a lovely

week and I hope this 

little DIY trick will 

inspire at least one of you :)

"God Bless You"

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

A Bucket Of Blue Paint

When I get my hands 

on a bucket of paint,

there is no stopping me :)

I tried to find a before 

photo of the mudroom . . .

I thought I had one,

but the bottom (under the coat hooks)

was gray and the top was aqua,

and I had a large farmhouse sign

hanging on the wall.

Those butterflies

are real, they where mounted

many years ago by

my dear friend's grandmother.

Now the gray has turned to white

and the aqua to blue.

I think this change 

looks so crisp & clean.

This is the before photo of

the wall in the kitchen

that goes into the living room.

And this is it now.

I love to change things up

and the cheapest way

is with paint 😏

All of you that have 

followed me for awhile

know that I sometimes

go crazy when I get

my hands on a new

gallon of paint.

Well, that my post for today.

Thank you for stopping by.

If you are a proud American

like I am . . .

Happy 4th 0f July

&

Happy 250th Birthday!

🎈🎉🎈🎉🎈

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Robin Nest & Chandelier

 

Look what I discovered.

I couldn't see in the nest

because I'm a shorty,

but I held my phone up 

over my head and

took this photo.

Do you see the nest,

this robin built it on top of 

the birdhouse.

I guess she wanted a penthouse :)

This  chandelier is one I made for the 

back porch of our old house.

I glued tea cups and saucers

and 

then had battery tea lights inside.

This is what it looked like

when I bought it at 

a thrift store for $10

After removing what I didn't want . . .

I painted it white.

It's been out in 

the shed for years now

& 

some of the tea cups had broken

so I decided to make it over

for my front porch. 

I purchased these at 

the Dollar Tree. 

and this strand of 

solar fairy lights 

on Amazon.

                                                        

                                                       

I just used one strand.

I wrapped the lights around 

each (whatever you call them)

on the chandelier

and down the center pole.

When my little flower pots

where all stuffed 

and hot glued

I added them to the 

fixture. 

Here's the best

night photo that 

I could get with my phone.

☔☔⛅☔☔

 

I hope that this inspires

at lease one of you

to try repurposing 

something.

It's so much fun!

☔☔⛅☔☔

God bless you all.

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Recycled Tea Cups, Saucers and Odd Dishes

 I know that everyone

has seen these glue and dish

projects . . .

they are all over Pinterest.

That is what I did this evening 

and thought I would share. 

Good old E6000 glue.

One for a candle.

An another for a bar of 

heavenly smelling soap.

This soap was a little gift

from a friend 

and I wanted to place it

on something special.

It's what started my whole 

craft project :)

That's my post . . .

short and sweet.

Have a lovely weekend

&

God Bless You All

🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)