Thinking "Beach..."

Good morning, friends! My alarm went off at 5 am so I could take my son to football practice at 5:30.  School hasn't started yet, but our schedule certainly has!  As the days are racing by, I'm feeling the urge to hold onto summer just a little longer.  Fancy Little Things is posting all things "beach" during August and I'm thrilled to be part of the fun.  Join me over there for this easy peasy beachy candle project.  Everytime I light these, I'm thinking "beach"...

Happy Monday!

Rev Up Your Outdoors {a Fancy Giveaway!}

Anyone else have the urge to play in the dirt?  As we've gotten warmer here in Georgia, I can hear my garden and containers calling me!  This weekend I will be purchasing my first ever tomato plants to have in containers on my back deck... my husband is a great skeptic, but I hope to have some delish red tomatoes to enjoy this summer.

Since I have a graduate this year (Yikes!), I'll be putting a little extra care into my beds and containers.  We'll be hosting some out-of-town company and, of course, an outdoor soiree in her honor. More on that later this month-- once we're ahead of all the interior repairs, of course!  But I've already started my list of annuals and a few transplants, so the wheels are turning.

I was thrilled when Amanda over at Fancy Little Things gave me a heads up about their latest Home and Garden Giveaway:  a Bloomerang Lilac!



Isn't this gorgeous??  Here's some information on this particular plant from Better Homes and Gardens:

"New Bloomerang dwarf lilac covers itself with clusters of purple-pink, sweetly scented blooms in May, and then continues flowering off and on throughout the summer! Reaching just 4 to 5 feet tall, it fits perfectly in foundation plantings or small gardens. Plant several together and create a fragrant hedge."Reblooming lilac blooms from spring and again from mid-summer to frost and does best in full sun.


I did a little digging (no pun intended!) and found a few more features of this variety of lilac online.

• Attacts butterflies (love this!)
  • Best Seller
• • Cut Flower
• • Deer Resistant
• • Fall Interest
• • Fragrant Flowers
• • Landscape Plant
• • Needs Good Drainage

These are just the kind of things I like to know about new plants and I like to keep it simple ~ hence the bullet points!

I've got the perfect corner of my yard for this beauty... how about you?  Head over to Fancy Little Things between now and May 2nd to enter this fabulous giveaway! 

Happy Decorating and Happy Gardening!

Decor...It's Personal {and today it's Fancy}

You’ve probably heard it before, but then you open a glossy shelter magazine.  Crisp and creative home décor leaps off the page at you and the feelings of “why can’t my home look like this” creep in.  Clutter-free coffee tables and kitchen counters, gleaming appliances, fresh flowers on the mantle, and large-scale museum quality art pieces catch your wistful eye.  We all have that feeling sometimes, even when we love our homes. 

Today I'm featured over at Fancy Little Things, so head over there to read more (and show a little love in the comments if you don't mind:))!

Happy Decorating!

Another Great Fancy Little Things Giveaway!

I hope you all had a chance to check out the Projects Giveaway at Fancy Little Things!  If not, click HERE to get on board for a $25 Shutterfly Gift Card and a $25 Craft Kit.

Today is the beginning of FLT's awesome Home and Garden Giveaway, and I'm so pleased to share it with you while you wait for my final Mondays in March giveaway announcement tomorrow.  You know how I LOVE freebies and Fancy Little Things has another goody!!

Here's the details on the Home and Garden Giveaway:

What you can win...the ultimate Home and Garden spruce up!

Custom Frame from Sweet Abby Designs, $34.

Blue glass decorator’s vase, $25.

A set of 4 personalized coasters, $15.

9 handmade magnets, $6.

Roll of twine, $5.

Want in?  Click HERE to enter!  Just curious, what would YOU do with the roll of twine??

Happy Decorating!

Projects, Projects...and Fancy Little Things Giveaway

I keep hoping I'm going to make some headway on the projects that are on my list-- or even in mid-stream!  But then things get busy at home or work and they go on the back burner again.  I'm very much a project person.  I like the feeling of being involved in a project-- whether it's a community service, church group, work, or home project.  And even better is the feeling that comes with successful completion!

With the intent of spurring myself on and holding myself accountable for finishing these projects, here's what's on the list to do:

Love this lamp, but it's getting a more modern shade covered in a fun fabric. :)

This sweet little urn is being made into a small lamp for my family room bookcase. 

My family room bookshelves are getting a nice color on the back-- still debating on which color.  I have 3 to choose from... I'll be polling you, my faithful readers, before I launch this project!

I've had this frame for YEARS... I know, right?  I've got spray paint waiting for this one, but can't decide if I should make it part of a gallery wall or insert burlap covered cork board for a fun message center or jewery organizer.  Again, you'll be polled. :)

Remember my home office desk?  It's actually an old banquet table with great storage underneath.  I've got the new fabrics ready to roll on this one-- just have to find time to clear it off and get busy!

I'm so excited to jump on this one-- my stepson's dresser just waiting for a fresh coat of paint!

How about you?  Any projects lingering?  Maybe this can help you out...

I am thrilled to be partnering with a wonderful new website called Fancy Little Things!  Today they are offering a Too-Good-To-Be-True giveaway for all you crafty girls with projects on your list!

Here's what you can win--

Shutterfly.com gift card, $25.

Craft Kit, $25.

Here is HOW you can win… head over to Fancy Little Things and enter!  Up to 5 entries on this awesome giveaway!
Entries close at Midnight on March 28th

Now go enter and come back tonight when I announce the winner of the Santorini Urn Giveaway! Entries close at 7pm EST.  It's Mondays in March!!

Happy Decorating!