an irish blessing

May you always be blessed with walls for the wind. A roof for the rain. A warm cup of tea by the fire. Laughter to cheer you. Those you love near you. And all that your heart might desire.

sending everyone happy new year wishes..my goal this year is to clean out my attic...my blogging may be few and far between ..if you could see the shape of my attic you would understand...its close to being a fire hazard !!!

MARTHA ADDICTION

YES...I ADMIT IT ...MY NAME IS AMY AND I AM ADDICTED TO MARTHA STEWART..I RECORD HER SHOW EVERYDAY AND WATCH IT WHEN I GET A CHANCE...WHY .. I DONT KNOW...BUT I DO..ALLEN USUALLY WATCHES WITH ME AND HE IS JUST AMAZED THAT SHE CAN GET AWAY WITH BEING SO RUDE TO ALL HER GUESTS...AND SHE IS...VERY RUDE...SHE IS DEFINITELY AN ALL ABOUT MARTHA KIND OF GIRL..ANYWAY... BELOW ARE A FEW OF THIS YEARS FAVORITE IDEAS....I KNOW I WILL BE MAKING THE PICTURE FRAME CARD HOLDER...AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE... WOOL SOCK GARLAND

FELT CHRISTMAS TREE STOCKING

PICTURE FRAME CHRISTMAS CARD HOLDER...MY FAVORITE

24 DAY COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS SOCK GARLAND...FILLED WITH A CANDY IN EACH SOCK...

fall inspiration

fall is my very favorite time of the year..it makes me want to be at home baking, decorating and just sitting enjoying the cool crisp air...after the long hot summer this has been a welcome change...just thought I would share a few photos to inspire you to fall it up at your house....

BATHROOM BLISS

HOPING THROUGH ALL THE CHAOTIC CONSTRUCTION I HAVE NOT LOST ALL MY BLOGGING FRIENDS.... I AM JUST MISSING IN ACTION AMONG CONSTRUCTION TRASH... HERE ARE THE BEFORE AND AFTERS OF THE BATHROOM THIS WAS IN APRIL DURING THE INITIAL TEAROUT

MORE YUCKY TEAROUT

TILING THE TUB SURROUND...THE ONLY THING SALVAGED IN THE BATH WAS THE BATH TUB.... EVERYTHING ELSE IS NEW AND OR REPURPOSED...

ALLEN GROUTING THE BATHROOM FLOOR...

TILE WORK FINISHED, BEAD BOARD UP. WALLS PAINTED AUTUMN FOG...COMMODE AND SINK SET AND READY FOR USE...

FINISHED.....

DETAILS OF THE SHOWER CURTAIN MCKINSEY HAD MADE...

BATHROOM BLISS... NOW ON TO THE UTILITY ROOM...KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE PROGRESS....

IN ANOTHER WORLD

THIS IS WHERE I HAVE BEEN...IN ANOTHER WORLD...THE LITTLE HOUSE PROJECT WE STARTED IS ABOUT HALF WAY DONE...LITERALLY THE ONLY THING WE HAVE DONE SINCE THE END OF MARCH IS WORK AT OUR REAL JOBS AND WORK AT OUR LITTLE HOUSE...WE HAVE DESPERATELY BEEN TRYING TO MAKE IT HABITABLE FOR MCKINSEY AND WHITNEY...THEY FINALLY SPENT THE NIGHT THERE LAST NIGHT....AND LET ME SAY IT IS STILL ONLY HALF WAY DONE...THEY HAVE A KITCHEN , BEDROOM, LIVING ROOM AND A BATHROOM....THE REST WILL BE DONE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS...WE HAVE ONE BEDROOM, BATH, UTILITY AND FRONT PORCH TO REBUILD...I AM RUNNING OUT OF ENERGY BUT I AM NOT QUITTER SO HERE WE GO...THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE KITCHEN PICTURES BEFORE AND AFTER..ENJOY AND PRAY FOR US TO HAVE PATIENCE AND STRENGTH TO FINISH.....

BUNGALOW # 2

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LITTLE BUNGALOW HERE'S THE STORY...IT WAS A BIG MONEY PIT..MAJOR FOUNDATION PROBLEMS AND MAJOR PLUMBING PROBLEMS SO WE VENTURED ON AND HAVE NOW FOUND BUNGALOW # 2...ONLY 1/4 MONEY PIT...NOT QUITE THE CURB APPEAL OF THE FIRST ONE BUT IN A WHOLE LOT BETTER SHAPE AND IN A LITTLE NICER NEIGHBORHOOD...ROXANNE , IT IS STILL IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND PLEASE COME SEE THE BEFORE AND GIVE US INSPIRATION...WE ARE HOPING TO CLOSE ON THIS HOUSE THIS WEEK AND START WORK THIS WEEKEND.... DONT JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER...LOVELY MINT GREEN SIDING ...WE WILL TRIM BUSHES ..LANDSCAPE ...TEAR OFF GLASSED IN FRONT PORCH AND OPEN FRONT PORCH BACK UP..THINKING OF BLACK SHUTTERS...MAYBE...NEW ROOF WILL BE DARK GRAY...ANYONE GOT ANY OTHER IDEAS ????

LIVING ROOM...HARDWOOD FLOORS IN GREAT SHAPE...CUTE BUILT IN CABINETS...NOT MUCH BUT PAINT THERE

KITCHEN...THE ONLY THING STAYING ARE THE CABINEST...ALL NEW APPPLIANCES COMING...BLACK GRANITE ON COUNTER TOPS...PAINT CABINETS..NEW TILE FLOORS...ALLEN WILL GET HIS TOOLS OUT AND BUILD A LITTLE MORE CABINETS AND STORAGE AND MATCH WHATS THERE...BEAD BOARD WAINSCOTTING ..HARDWARE ..LIGHTS THATS ABOUT IT...

HALL BATHROOM ...TEAR OUT ALL BUT THE TUB...WHITE TILE GOING AROUND THE TUB...PEDASTAL SINK AND NEW POTTY...BEAD BOARD WAINSCOTTING...BLACK AND WHITE TILE FLOOR...THATS ABOUT IT...WE HAVE OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US FOR ABOUT 8 WEEKS...RENTERS WILL BE MOVING IN THE HOUSE JUNE 1....OH MY CAN WE DO IT?? ARE WE CRAZY ...SO MAY BE ABSENT FROM THE BLOGGING WORLD FOR A WHILE...WILL TRY TO UPDATE ALONG THE WAY....

MY LITTLE BUNGALOW

for several years Allen and I have been wanting to flip a house...buy a house cheap cheap cheap and fix it up and sell for more more more....well an opportunity came up and we finally bit the bullet...we made an offer...offer was accepted...pending the inspection... inspection is tomorrow...so everyone keep your fingers crossed it is not the money pit and that is why we got it cheap cheap cheap....so with that said most of you who know me know that I have had many sleepless nights dreaming about what I can do with my little bungalow....Roxanne , you will be excited to know it is in your neighborhood so you will have to do a little drive by and send your dreams my way...so here is a little preview of the exterior....just remember I have an excellent imagination and design sense so the best is yet to come....

Pillow Talk

the last couple of weeks I have been really in the mood to be creative...I really want to remake my beds...I have posted in the past months I am tired of color and trying to neutralize my house...so last weekend I headed to
dallas and Mckinsey and I and her friend Holly and baby Kate hit the fabric stores....we shopped and shopped and got overwhelmed and more overwhelmed and finally bought a few pieces of fabric .... now the trick is to get the motivation to crank up the old sewing machine...so the pictures serve as my inspiration ...I am hoping to have a very productive weekend...whats your plan???

pictures borrowed from country living magazine and better homes and garden magazine...

SWEET DREAMS

after a couple of hours of playing hard...the energizer bunny wore himself out...crashed ...burned...done...finished...thats it...out like a light...sweet dreams to my little buddy...