Decorative Pillow

I am so proud to announce that what would have cost me about $40 each to purchase...I made with materials I had at home and some other items I had to purchase in order to complete the project.

I am really happy with the outcome of it. It goes so well with the green pillow that we purchased at Big Lots a few weeks ago. The hubby is a wonderful inspiration, he always gets these great ideas that gets the creative juices flowing, then I make his vision a reality. What a team!

I'm off to make the 2nd pillow now. I am already dreaming up the 1 pillow that I will make for the center to bring it all together. Let's see what happens.

Turned these 2 ribbons into 1.

Don't you just love the glittery ribbons?

Here it is completed with the exception of the center pillow.

Pub Table Centerpiece

After a couple of family gatherings we've been saving up some wine bottles. I've had this idea in mind to create a centerpiece for the dining room table that consists of 3 wine bottles, all of different shapes and sizes. I want to color it in the same peacock color scheme we are using. I wanted each bottle to be unique from one another, but to stand out with bold colors.

First I started off by peeling off the labels on the wine bottles.

Next, I used my glue gun to create patterns on my bottles.

For example, on one I made lines, on another I made dots in columns all the way down. Create your own pattern, make it as fun or plain as possible. 

Before: Plain Wine Bottles

After: With Patterns

I let the glue dry. Then, I took them outside for painting. I made my husband do it actually...didn't want to ruin the new manicure ;)

Once they dry, I will put them on the table to show you.

Until next time!

Decorating the New Place

Finally! Our last piece of furniture was delivered today. I am excited about decorating my new place and making it cozy with less decorations but the wow factor obviously in place.

I've been working on a lot of DIY's around the house to try and make the most of furniture and decorations we already had rather than giving them away or donating them. For example, this is a table that was given to me so I upcycled it by painting it and adding the glass to it, which it didn't have.

Before: Bronze Metal Table

After: Black Metal Table

Here it is pieced with my new dining room set.

On the empty wall I found an idea of what I want to do with a few canvases to make one big picture. I think my husband and I are going to attempt to paint our own...

Isn't it gorgeous? Wow! Blows my mind!

Last week we got our leather sectional, which I am currently trying to find decorative pillows for. I am looking for some solid colors and some decorative peacock pillows to go in front of the solid ones. I also need to change my pillar candles since I am no longer going to decorate in the red and burnt oranges I had planned to do.

My new leather sectional

I have all of these ideas in my mind of what I want to do with my new decor. I want to use all of the peacock colors to decorate between my living room and dining room.

I went shopping this weekend at Pier 1 Imports and found a bunch of new items that have the peacock colors. For one thing they had this peacock diffuser, which I loved. HOWEVER...I did not want to pay $30 for it!

So I decided that I was going to make my own (cost me about $5 or less to make)....and here it is...voila!

Much nicer I'd have to say, especially for the value. I purchased the glass and the diffuser reeds at Wal-mart. The rest of the items I had on hand.

This is what I want to do to create the centerpiece of the dining room table with wine bottles of different heights. The one on the lobster is one of the bottles I have, along with a few others to start this project with. Maybe this weekend I will get a head start. I'm planning on painting them different colors, but of course with the peacock palette colors we are using.

Off to bed I go...this little head of mine has way too many ideas and I'm going to save them for the weekend. Nite nite!

Moving

Wow I have been out of the loop for a while now. I would say this has been the longest week ever!

At least I can surely say that 2012 is turning out to be a great year thus far. On January 9th we moved into our new place.

We've been blessed with being able to purchase furniture for our new home. Chris and I decided that with our move this year we were going to buy a new dining room set and a new living room set. So we found a brown leather sectional at City Furniture and the pub table I've been wanting for years now at Rooms to Go.

Our new leather sectional

Pub table

The princess bed my daughter wants.

I love our new place. The commute to work is an added bonus. Let's just say that I work where I live. I am a Property Manager to a brand new community that is still being built. The apartments come with many wonderful features that we are now enjoying like granite counter tops, washer and dryer inside the units, alarm systems, water is included, etc.

Since this is a new construction I have been without internet/cable/home phone for about a week now. Comcast has taken their sweet time entering the addresses in the system. I've had to put DVD's on for the kids just to keep them from going insane, or driving me insane.

I am finally able to blog about it because after fighting with them to get us up and running ... today they decided to do it! Woo hoo. Just in time for my birthday.

Well, off I go...have to go celebrate my birthday weekend. I told you many wonderful things for this new year! :)