FELL IN LOVE WITH A PLATE

This past weekend I fell in love with a plate. My hubby and I took a much needed weekend away without girlie girl - hard to believe but the first ever since she has been born. We went to my in laws place in Fenwick Is Delaware. They are lucky enough to be in Florida right now.

On Saturday I snuck away to visit one of my favorite stores The Country House. They have a great catalog and website www.thecountryhouse.com but that is nothing compared to the store, it's a site to see. It's almost visual overload. Should have brought a camera but forgot. I could have bought everything!! I restrained myself but did buy these plates. The Safflower salad plate. My girlfriend convinced me they would be perfect for my kitchen and the shelf I now refer to as "the thorn in my side". We'll she was right. They are perfect. I'll show more pictures of them in use on a future post. They were sold in a set of 4 for $50 - kind of steep for me but man they were worth it. I used 2 on my shelf and put the other 2 throughout the kitchen - I don't know what it is but they complete me!! and def complete my kitchen. Everytime I see them I smile! .

If you are ever in the area of Salisbury MD (near Ocean City Md) The Country House is a must see!

The joys of retail therapy!

BATHROOM CURTAINS * DREAM LIST

Here is my finished bathroom curtain. I think it took longer to get my supplies set up and cleaned up than it did sewing it.

I need one of those wonderful craft rooms/areas you always see in magazines. I know many of you are lucky enough to have one of your own. Mine is a long way away. I planning to set something up in our unfinished, not very cozy basement but I can't see me spending any substantial time down there. For now I will put it on my DREAM LIST!! That list seems to keep growing and growing. Some of the things are attainable and some are truly dreams and will most likely remain that way. Do you have a DREAM LIST?

HOMEMADE SNUGGIES!

I am still getting the hang of this blogging. I tend to go on and ck out all my favorites and then either run out of time to update mine or feel overwhelmed with all the great ideas and pictures that I feel my blog just isn't all that great. We'll I am trying to get over that comparing thing and am going to really start posting. I have a few ideas and that is half the battle.
Here is picture of my hubby and girlie girl. For valentines day I made them their own snuggies. We have all seen that commercial. For some reason it really appeals to men and kids. I have seen it many times and have never experienced any desire to buy one. I can't say the same for hubby and girlie girl. They wanted one and I thought what a great little project. I can't take full credit for it - Sarah at http://www.turnersoncloverlane.com showed one on her blog that she had made.
It took more fabric, money and time than I would have imagined or wanted but it was worth it - they both wore them most of the weekend!