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decorating

Frame Find - Final Result

Here they are! Aren't the photos I ordered from mimi charmante beautiful!  They are titled belle paris and french flowers.  I love them!  I so wish we had fresh flower markets where I live that stocked flowers of such beauty! The colors work so well with the frames! Back from the framing store!  It took me forever to pick out a mat.  There...

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decorating

Frame Find

  Here is a pair of frames that I recently picked up for a song! At 70% off they ended up costing $7.95 for the large and $7.42 for the small. I really liked the worn looking finish.  I like the stapes showing.   I just had to look past this ... and this.  Just not my style.  The floral prints were printed out...

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Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park: Dale Chihuly Exhibit

Before leaving Grand Rapids we made a visit to The Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park.  We went to see a special exhibit called Dale Chihuly:  A New Eden.  This exhibit was installed as a part of the gardens 15th anniversary. Now that's a greenhouse! Look closely.  Do you see the colored grouping of large circles hanging from the ceiling.  It looks like...

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wedding

A Wedding

This is my cousin Shane and his beautiful bride Katie! I wish you could see the ruffles that ran down the one side of Katie's dress.  So pretty! They were married last weekend  in Grand Rapids - the weather - a hot, hot, hot Michigan day!  The ceremony was outdoors and Reeds Lake was the backdrop.  So peaceful!    Off to the reception.  It...

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fun fashion find

A Little More Birthday

I know I always enjoy seeing what other people gather or find interesting along the way ...  I enjoy seeing how people live and what they like.Maybe I'm a smidgen nosy - I think that's part of why I sometimes enjoy a little reality television ...Mixed in with an abundance of home decorating shows and home magazines ... I will never tire of seeing...

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gifts

Made with True Thoughtfulness and Love

I celebrated a birthday last week ... Just look at the treasure that I received. Noah worked hard and created this fantastic book just for me!  He said it would be o.k. if I shared just a few pages with all of you.  He had told me he was working on something for my birthday. He would wake up early and head to...

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