O.K. I JUST HAFT TO KINOW

Has the give-a-way for the metal bottle basket been awarded?  Who won?


I have been searching all over, but, I can't even remember who's give-a-way it was!!

UPDATES

I promised to show updated photos of my mantel and table setting. 

 I used bed springs and made ornaments for place settings, I printed some of the Graphics Fairy's Madonna and Jesus prints on sheet music for place mats, only on top of the plates.  The silverware and glasses will be in another location, until we are ready to eat.  The plates are all mismatched and all white.  The centerpiece is an outdoor trellis wrapped with silver twig garland.

 This guy I found at Goodwill a few months ago and I deco-podged with an old Shakespeare book and music paper, then blinged him up.

 A side view of my updated mantel.  I added the aluminum branches and the mercury glass, and decorated the little lights.


Just decorated an atrium.

                                Hope you like!!!      Thanks for stopping by!!
                                                                                                     Rhonda

BONKERS

Let me just say my bloggeroo's, that I am totally and complely
bonkers at this stage of the game.  I am looking around and thinking,
I need to do this, or, I need to finish that!  I am hosting the Christmas
dinner for my family this year, and, although we split between my sister and Mom and myself, the cooking, its still the cleaning and pretty-fying and such
that is making me nuts! 

I have been wanting one of these vintage Christmas trees for a while,

and, I finally bought one off of e-bay.  I have had it up since before Thanksgiving,

as I wanted to make sure all of the pieces were there.  It looks a lot better in person, really!

I have been so absorbed with all neutrals lately, till Iam beginning to think its a sickness.  Yea, thanks ladies, for that! 

I'll be back later with pictures of my table setting, and updated mantel.

Rhonda

Well, It Came, So I Had To Do This...........

And This

And This

                                                        And This

                                  
                                         Also...This

I Have Thanksgiving and Christmas stuff out.  I Just couldn't help it!! 

MERRY THANKSGIVING!!!!

My Perfect Gray

Hey everyone,  I have been very busy lately.  I have painted all of the ugly green thay my renters left, to a what I think is MY perfect gray!!  Look closely at the photos..Dutchboy/Old Driftwood.  I have had a yardsale, trying to eliminate some junk, only to haul most of it to the Goodwill.  Anyhow, here are some pictures....

Can you believe Mr weed had this

ladder at the hunting camp? 

The table I had on lay-a-way.

Stenciled burlap bags.

My perfect gray.

Theres more..I will show you later.  Its been pretty sad around here lately.  A good friend died..Please pray for his family!  Thanks,  Rhonda

To Skrimps or not to Skrimps

Yesterday, my sister and I went to the Gulf Shores Shrimp Festival.  We both have lived round these parts for-ev-a, and have never been.  What bad Southern girls we are! It was hot, but, not as hot as it could have been.  I had just been sick as a dog the day before..(Friday), So I wasn't up for any skrimps...so I opted for a yummy fresh made funnel cake.   I still wasn't feeling too good...but, I was determined to go this year..especially since I had missed all of the Texas and Minnesota stuff.  My youngest son went with us, of course he was not the least bit thrilled to be there..especially after hearing some Buffet style music, so, he decided to thank me for it by vomiting on both of our shoes.  I had sandals on.  He had just ate a McDonalds happy meal, and it didnt make us happy at all.  Shortly there after...we left.  But, at least now I can say that I have been to the Gulf Shores Shrimp Festival!!  They had lots of expensive food and craft items...high dollar craft items...like paintings and stuff.  We left only with a bag full of our own shoes covered with vomitus.  Fun Huh????

JESSE 11 AND JOSH 28/MY BOYS

My Small Attempt.....

At Fall decorating:

I found this iron tea/flower cart on the side of the road..I painted it, it was black.

This is a old Ice cream maker can, filled it with lemons (fake), a twig, and hung my handmade handprint on it.

My front door with a jackolantern wreath I got on clearance for 2.00 last year.

Got this kitty on clearance too!  The basket of fake pumpkins and gourds and old flash cards, inside the foyer under a table. 

This folks sums up my hallo/fall decorations for this year!! 

Rhonda