St Pattys decor! A month Late..lol

Here is what the house looked like for st pattys day and us out celebrating for St Pattys!

Same decor just a little different look in each room and unfortunately shortly after St Patty's Scout destroyed our clover leaf pillow :(

Catchup

I'm sorry I haven't blogged in so long.. things have been a bit crazy around here. I am two classes away from graduation with my Masters. So I have been super busy with that, still teaching full time and trying to keep my house up as well as a social life outside of work. I don't know how some people do it. It never seems to fail that this time of year Nate and I both have something planned every weekend. It never ends and some weekends we are so over booked..not complaining. But we are on Thanksgiving break currently which I am also on break for my masters program! Horrray!!!
But we also have had some big changes in our household.. changes involving rearranging the house of course- we all know I get bored and change things all the time. But Nate and I have also decided to adopt. More on that in another post..
Let's get to the good stuff fall decor because it is coming down as soon as thanksgiving is over and Christmas is up!! Warning there will be lots of pics since I am playing catch up.. First off is the Living room..

Notice the entertainment cabinet.. That is from Simple Matters and is a Welsch Hutch she transformed for me. I adore it.. You also might remember that the couch and arm chair were in a V shape towards the windows. It was just throwing off the room so back in July I moved the arm chair to the corner of the room by the fireplace. It makes the entry so much larger and we put a little mini dresser behind it with closed storage when we finally have a child in the house we can throw all their junk in there.

 By the fireplace I have my vintage wine vessels stuffed with fall leaves. Don't you just love the new ottoman too.. it's a HomeGoods Purchase along with the New Jute pillow (PB knockoff for 1/2 the price). I also added some pine cones to my candle holder.

 

Now onto the kitchen.. On the island I have this pumpkin candleholder..

 I added fall foliage to my Miranda Lambert Wedding Cloche..

 And on the other side of the sink is the chalkboard and fall mums..Mums Live forever if you change their water frequently and they are so inexpensive to have. I love having fresh flowers around the house.

 I also recently purchased this large canvas of  Life Sayings.. I have been meaning to DIY one that I have been seeing allover blog land but lets be real.. I don't have the time or patience to get around to it. I wanted to put it inbetween the two large windows in the kitchen but it barely fit so we moved it over here.. which works perfect because walking down the hall to the bath/garage you see the family calendar..etc that is all black too.

Here is the hallway shoot.. sorry very bright in the kitchen in the mornings.

Now the dining room-- I sold our old mission table on Craiglist..exactly where I got it. And found this beauty thru Jannet from Simple Matters. Ill take pics of it closely later. But it is black which is perfect because you see it when you walk in the house and so is the entry table. It is distressed and has a leaf which is ideal for Thanksgiving..

 In the corner I left my wine wreath, have my new scentsy warmer and my wood carved cross.. it has a nativity scene at the bottom but I think the colors are fall/winter so I leave it out regardless of the season. Oh don't forget the ugly mail dumping basket..lol

 Lastly, the entry way..I added some little wood figures that say Give Thanks and a pumpkin and the chalkboard says "Give Thanks to the Lord"..

 Hope you enjoyed the fall decor.. I promise Ill post pics of the table close up.. I love the claw feet on it. Plus class pics soon. I will also fill you all in on the adoption.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

PS.. I am a much better blogger in summer..lol!

Halloween Decorations

This week was my mom's wedding. So it was a super busy week! Wednesday we went and got our nails done. I introduced mom to shellac nails and she was thrilled. Thursday we got some rain which was wonderful since we are in drought but it made us late for the rehearsal. Friday morning we (Nate, Brigitte & I) made our way to the small town Mom was getting married in and busted our butts getting the church and hall ready for her. Brigitte helped me arrange the church which I can't wait to show you pics...but I only have a few since I was so busy so I will have to upload the professionals later. I also made the bouquets and boutonnieres. Than Brigitte & I went and helped at the hall. It was a great day for mom and I know she was super happy in the end.  Below are pics of the cake table with the bouquets from the wedding. I surprised my mom with a locket with her mom and dad in it and tied them to her bouquet and gave her a catholic bible to carry with it.

This is the sign in table at the church.

My sisters and I were all bridesmaids. Plus my Aunt Barb was maid of honor. Lastly, there is a pic of mom and Shay.. all happy!!

Now on to the halloween decor!! I typically only decorate for Fall, but this year I got the itch to decorate for Halloween too. Allison inspired me with a trip to Ross and her scary bird cage with skulls..lol.  So here is the house in all it's gouhly scariness..shake a little!!

First up is the door way.. still fallish! I decided to keep this traditional. My mums are just now blooming I know they will look awesome in a month!

Our Entryway.. I left the bookwreath because I feel fall is all about textures and I just added Trick Or Treat Smell my Feet to the chalk board. Below on the table everything stayed the same except the EEK sign!!

 

Our Halloween Mantel Rocks!! I got these awesome pillar candles last weekend in Round Top at Gypsy Junk which I will be on HGTV in November.. They were at Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton's Wedding!! I also bought a cloche that was at their wedding!!  So on the mantel I left the awesome pillars with glitter candles, added some glittery black bat garland, BOO sign, Candy Corn in a jar and glitter pumpkins!! Below are some close ups..

 

Than in the dining room I just added candy corn sign that reads Trick or Treat with little bat, cat and witch dangling!!

 Next up the Kitchen.. My Fav Decorations!! First is the glass cloche that was Miranda's at her wedding. I added paper mache skulls in it.. spooky!!

 Second is next to the sink where we have our chalk board that has a ghost saying BOO! & Trick or Treat. Plus don't forget my skull sponge holder!!

 On the windowsill is a sign that reads Eat, Drink and Be Scary!! In glitter which makes it less scary.

On the Island I added this cute cat which reminds me of Bella..lol with her belly reads "Best Witches" "Happy Halloween" "Spooky"..etc. And my glass pumpkin with candy corn which Nate swears he hates but loves.. 

Last up in the living room on the coffee table is another little cat latern with Trick or Treat, Spooky and EEK on her belly! I love them and I can't wait for Fall weather and Halloween!!

Easter & Spring Decor has vomitted itself on our house- Project 14

Look my hibiscus tree is blooming! Yeah!

Well this week was hard to say the least. I am struggling with my emotions still over the baby, it was report card week (stress because I procrastinated on grading major projects), dealt with drama at school with students, and I had huge assignments due in my Master's classes.. on top of that I have a sinus infection/upper respiratory infection so I feel like crud. Nate has been in a tennis tournament for 2 days now and he has bronchitis too. When he went to the Dr. the Dr. found a mass in his right ear so he is seeing a specialist for that. Praying that is nothing. Also my mom was seen this week and they found cancerous and precancerous cells on her face for skin cancer. Cancer and my mother seem to be way too friendly these days.  She is going back to get treated again April 7th. I am taking her to that appt. and my boss gave me holy hell for asking off to take my mother to the dr. I think is ridiculous because by law it is none of her buisness why I am taking off and two she took of more than 6 weeks to be with her father who had cancer (she should understand). She was upset because I was taking off two days prior to the Science Festival-give me a break I am going to be there for the festival.. any how.

Last week I decorated for spring and I meant to share pics but I was soooo busy. So I am gonna share the pics and than go get my oil changed and off to a GF's house for her daughter's spa sleepover bday (I am a relaxation specialist for her bday).

 

If You notice there is a huge stack of papers are on the pool table behind the fireplace.. umm yea that is grading at its worst. Just focus on the spring mantel instead!! Lol

The first pics are with our Eastery E for Embley on the door and our new double door mat by PB.I think I said in a previous post I ordered a blue/green striped rug for our Kitchen eating area and the door mat. I recieved the door mat but my original rug for the kitchen got lost in an UPS warehouse. PB though is replacing it for free and it should be here this week- hence no pics yet. But I love love the PB double door mat. It looks so much better with our double doors- Nate calls it the HUGE rug! Love it! 

In the kitchen I added a springy runner on the table (I bought two of these short runners at Target for summer parties in the gazebo too) I than added some natural bees wax candles in my shabby chic candle holders and a pedestal with eggs and moss. I think it looks awesome.. but bella keeps eating the moss..ugh.
 I didn't change much on the mantel. The mantel scape I added bunny garland, moss bunnies next to the hydrangea vases, and Spring Blocks in front of the Hawaii Map. I feel that it is very springy in a festive way and definately not understated. I wanted some accesories that when I have kids I can place in their rooms, their bath and around the common areas that they would love (think bright colors) just like my mom did when I was little. So I made sure everything was kid friendly.

In the entry way I updated  the chalkboard decorated with feather/egg wreath and egg tree with more word blocks that state "jelly beans, colored eggs, easter bunny" on them. Also by the front door is my yarn wreath with Fancy Chicks on it.

Lastly in the bar area of the dining room, I added a bright green lantern (found at Lowes of all places). I think it looks great for spring and can transition into summer too! I love how all the bright colors transition well. I also added some eggs to my pedastal on the coffee table with my candles.
Hope you enjoy and your house is feeling very springy.

Check out theinspiredroom.net for her springy mantel. I am working on a gallery wall for my stairwell currently that will incorporate our wedding momentos and be able to grow when we have a baby. Young House Love turned me on to shadow box type of frames that can display artwork (until we have a baby it will display 8*10 photos). But I asked for more inspiration and Inspired Room will be doing a gallery linky April 6th. Can't wait. Be sure to look for it!!