Happy "Hump" Day!

I've decided to paint the living room. I'm tossing a certain look around and I'm 95% sure of the color I want on the walls. I've been searching the web and all my favorite blogs for ideas and colors. Rene' @ cottage and vine had a link called My Colortopia Answering a few simple questions narrows the choices of what fits your personality. Unfortunately for me I like all of the answers! At long last I stumbled across a photo that I think will work perfectly for our home. At this point I think this is the color. I even found a new area rug that will go perfect, on sale at Home Depot, along with the ceiling paint I'll need ( Behr ) Can this day get any better? Now I need to make that decision and go for it! So here's a picture of the room...I even have the reds to throw in!

Don't you just love this room? I'm so excited! Painting a room can make such big changes and it's a spring kind of thing to do! Carpe' Diem, Raylene

Garland!

After a busy week-end spent with my wonderful family, Monday is my catch-up-day! I wanted to post a few photos of quick projects I finished last week.  The banner garland was a free printable from Karen @ http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com. I printed it off on artist sketch paper ( or you could use card stock) cut a template from post cards and used that to make the "banner garland." A $1 pack of clothespins from the local dollar store has sooo many uses!

I gussied up some lamp shades with garland fancy trim. 

I also used the clothespins to hold the trim to the lampshades until it dried. (Reminder to myself...buy more clothespins!) One last photo ( or 2) to show you how blessed and lucky I am! 

I'm sure that the girls will not be too pleased! But I must brag about how beautiful my girls and my grandchildren are! I had to sneak one pic of John in there, after all, he's the Grandpa! Psst...we have a new baby on the way! Until next time, carpe' diem, Raylene

Daily Thought

Everyday I receive Real Simple Magazine's daily thought....this was today's and I thought I would share! If you would like to see more, go to  http://www.realsimple.com  If your not familiar with the magazine, check it out!  Happy Tuesday everyone...carpe' diem, Raylene

 

Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself.”

― Harriet Nelson