It's a Pumpkin Spice kind of

day; my little one has been enamored with Disney movies lately so I actually had some free time here and there so I finally got to work on my Thanksgiving Day centerpiece.

A bit shabby, a bit vintage, and oh sooo glittery (is that a word?)

Can you smell the pumpkin spice coffee? yummmm......

With our selling the house, I've been regulated to the kitchen counter and boxes to work out of. A 60% off paper mache pumpkin from Hobby Lobby was transformed with vintage book paper, and walnut ink stain and LOTS of Modge Podge.

Before:


After:






Here is a full shot of the pumpkin:

The tag says 'give thanks' which and the little wooden piece shaped like a house came as a freebie from the lovely Kim who I just ordered some other wood from also. Please check out her website. The paper roses were from the wedding isle and I lightly stained them and glittered them; the wood acorns I did the same stain and glittered their tops; the chenille trim and vintage velvet trim are a lovely shade of taupe and are pinned with a vintage rhinestone earring in lovely shades of bronze.

Hope you love this as much as I do!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Talk soon, Kris

What wonders to be found...

on a stunning fall day in Greenville. It was absolutely gorgeous, 70's and the most spectacular tree colors I've seen since I've moved South. I love, love, love this time of year.

Isn't this reindeer lovely! I wish I could get the palest shade of pink to show up. It just wouldn't work with my camera skills or lack thereof! I think she must be from the 40's-50's based on the rhinestone's and gilding.

My other purchase is this sweet tiny creamer--LOVE! I think she is from the 40's also.

I got this tablecloth a month or so ago to put on my formal dining room table for the house showings. This goes beautifully with the cream, pale green, and pink color scheme.
I got this from an Etsy Seller.

I bought a few other things but haven't photographed them yet. Well, it's time for a movie with the family. I got 'Up' at Target yesterday. We are having to watch every Disney and Pixar movie ever made! LOL!

I hope everyone is having a good weekend,

talk soon, Kris

She turned 2!

I can't believe my little one is 2 and boy have we moved into those throw down tantrums! whoooo..they can be quite the scene--dramatic actress in the making here in the Pare' house hold :)

As you can see Disney reigns in the DVD section of the videos and our love of the week was Nemo! Dory the fish fell over from the heat in the top pic!

Check out my PINK princess shoes:



See :)



LOL! Pink is our favorite color--we'll see once we move into our new house.

Have a great weekend!

This just puts a smile on!

Gotta find some fun in this hectic life! Check it out here :)

Where have I been?

Mending your heart takes some time. Although, the past few days the rumble of creative spirit is working itself back in my soul.

Have you seen that Joli Paquet is back up for the Holidays? I'm also taking Lisa Pace's All Hallow's Eve online class. Lots of cute ideas! I'm really tending toward Black and White this year. Check out my new banner. Devyn picked out the ghost at Target. I just love those little pumpkins and found some in white/cream color!

Spending lots of time with my little one; here are just a few clips.

Saturday afternoon trying on every hair bow in her closet. She looks so cute with pony tails and bows but she just won't leave them in so we play dress up :)

Next:

We are off to visit our play doh and make strings of stars. I have to admit fitting on one of those little chairs your bum is sore after 30mins!!

So I hope you are enjoying Fall. Right now I'm trying to sell my house and let me tell you, it stinks. Letting strangers in your house, lowball offers, keeping the darn place clean with a 2 year old, 2 gigantic dogs, and a husband...umph...

I told him that we need to sell this baby this weekend, after 2 weeks on the market I'm ready for it to be over! The promise is that we've had 2 offers and lots of showings!

Once we move, I will have my craft studio space!!! We found a house we like, needs some TLC and updating but LOTS of space! Lots of trees! and has neighborhood amenities, pool, tennis courts, pond, nature trail, and playground for the kids.

Off to watch some football and eat my specialty chicken I bake in the oven. Hope you are having a good weekend, ours is soggy and will be ALL week. Can't complain since we haven't had rain in over a month.

xo Kris