Rediscovered Rooms - A Little Style Can Go A Long Way

Decorating for Christmas

I love decorating for the holidays. Especially when I'm doing it for my own home. This year I had no plans for the two mantles, and these pictures show the results of my free-form creative approach. So different from anything I've done at home before. But I love them! You can do this too. Simply be willing to yield to whatever creative urge strikes your fancy. Have fun!

"Happiness: The Tribute 21 Plate Challenge"

The winning plate designs are as fashionable as they are charitable and a portion of the proceeds will go to the UNESCO/Tribute 21 DREAM Center Fund, a cause which provides underprivileged children with the opportunities they need for creative expression.

I've got the blogging blues...

Whoever told me that setting up a blog would be easy is out of her mind! I guess she wanted the "Bare Minimum Blog" without all the bells and whistles! I find a way to justify my complaints. I say "I'm a designer and everything on my blog has to look absolutely perfect"! That translates to a load of trouble ahead for me. I know better, trust me. The last time I tried to create my own website my husband didn't see me come out of my office for several months! And then I ended up hiring a professional to create a new one.

This time it's going to be different. So what if my posts aren't in the precise typefont I ordered with my "add-on Typekit" that I spent lots of extra money on. They'll still read the same, won't they. No, I don't think they will. I'll know they were supposed to be in Bickham Script Pro!

How is it that other bloggers don't seem to have such problems? Oh, they're probably settling for less. They must not be too concerned with whether their type appears to recede into the background, or scream for attention like I want mine to! Funny thing though. Their blogs are busier than mine. And I guess that's really the main point behind blogging, isn't it? Probably have to settle for less just like the rest - and keep everything Arial Narrow...

 

The other day I created a custom floral arrangement for a client using mostly items from my own floral stash. At least they look "like real". Everything I found at the local craft and decor retailers looked like bad silk or cheap plastics. I'm really glad I saved all the flowers and greenery I bought from Pottery Barn about 10 years ago when they were known for having great decor items. I knew some day they would come in handy!