Before and After - Window Treatments

This was the last job I did in Atlanta. I was sewing the day before the movers came when I should have been cleaning my basement. Oh well, it all turned out fine and these windows turned out beautifully.

Now here is the after

Sorry about the photos. These were shot with my phone, befor I got my new cannon.

I'm joining THe Shabby Chic Cottage for Transformation Thursday today.

Baby Love

We made a quick trip to Atlanta last weekend to see this cutie!

Her cousins thought she was pretty cute.

Hudson didn't want to give her up. It was a fast and furious trip, but we needed to see her before she moved north to NJ in 2 weeks. She was worth the 12 hours spent in the car. So sad we won't be able to see her often. Congratulations Becca and Dwayne! She is too precious.

Getting Ready for Guests

I started to get the guestroom ready last week in case we had some last minute guests. We are still living amongst the boxes here, so I wanted one room that was semi ready. It's a good thing I was proactive because Saturday my brother-in-law and sister-in-law stopped in on their way home from Orlando to spent the day and night with us. We had a great time, and I wasn't stressed about the boxes because I knew they had a nice place to stay.








This is still a work in progress, but I think it's a good start. I plan to make an upholstered headboard for this bed in the near future.



I attached some realy pretty trim to these ready made panels.





I know I sew custom window treatments, but this is a rental and I don't want to spend alot of time and money on things that may not fit the windows if we have to move in another year. I will do some custom windows in this house, but where it has the most impact. I may make a cornice, but I want to do the headboard first.






My son's Hemnes dresser from Ikea is now in this room. The 2 youngest boys are sharing a room so that we have a guest room. Both of their dressers will not fit, so I'm getting them one bigger dresser. There will be more on that when I show their room. I'm going to slipcover this chair with a pretty paisley from this post and also try my hand at copying the nightstand in that post too.


I don't have any before shots because it was an empty room with builder cream walls. Use your imagination for that;)

I'm linking up at Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday

Happy Birthday to me!

Last Saturday was my birthday. I turned 40. Whoa that's old! I remember when my mom and dad turned 40 and and thinking it was old. Oh well, life goes on, 40 is the new 30 they say. I did have a really nice day. My sweet husband got me one of these.




I have no idea how to use it properly. I'll be scouring blogs and the Internet trying to learn all I can. We ended the day at the beach.



It feels like we on vacation living here in Jacksonville. So far I love it. I just need to get this house put together. I have been a slacker the last couple of days. I have lots of projects and ideas that I'll be featuring. Hopefully I'll be joining some linky parties and someone will actually read this blog!

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Saying Goodbye is Hard to Do.

Well we said goodbye to Atlanta and hello to Jacksonville. The movers came and packed all our stuff and loaded it onto the truck.




It's strange seeing all of your belongings loaded like that. They were so fast. It took me months to get organized and they came and boxed it all up in about 6 hours. We get everything delivered tomorrow. Then the real work begins. Where am I going to put everything? We have 894 boxes/items on that truck. Oh my, it's going to be a busy summer!

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Time is Running Out!

I am still alive, but barely! I am moving in 9 days. Goodbyes are horrible. I am sad to be leaving here after 12 years. I am trying to say goodbye to all my friends. Today some of my friends took me out for lunch. We went here-




It was so YUM! They have the BEST muffins. When I walked into the restaurant, this was sitting on the table



My friends are so sweet. Isn't it so nice? It's vinyl on a large floor tile. I love it and have the perfect spot in our new house.

We have been trying to do a few Atlanta things, so last weekend we went to the Sun Dial restaurant to celebrate my husbands 40th birthday. The restaurant makes one revolution every hour and you get 360 degree views of the city. The boys thought it was cool.




Here they are in our booth.




The restaurant is at the top of the tallest hotel in the western hemisphere. Here the boys are in the lobby of the hotel. We had a great time.
I'm not sure I'll blog again until we move. My Internet is being turned off this weekend. I will be blogging more regularly as I make our new rental house into something fabulous!!

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So Cute Nightstand and Pulled Muscles

I had an interesting morning. My allergies have been bothering me. I wake up every morning and sneeze. Not just one little sneeze but multiple sneezes in a row. This morning was no different. On the 5th sneeze pain shot through my back and I screamed. My boys looked up from their cereal and asked what happened. I replied saying I think I pulled a muscle in my back. They were perplexed since I was only sneezing. But yes folks, a sneeze brought me to my knees. Who does that happen to? People have been giggling about it all day. It is kind of humorous, but still painful. I really didn't want to clean out my closet today anyway, or go to the gym. I'll just have to take it easy for a few days.

On another note, yesterday I was out and about and stumbled on this cute little nightstand that would be perfect for my new guest room.



It had all the colors I was looking for and matched the main fabric perfectly.




I had to have it until I saw the price.


It was a bit much. I think I'm going to have to make my own. Now the search begins for a second hand piece to paint. I don't just want a plain top either. My creative juices are flowing, so stay tuned.
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