Domestic Bliss - They loaded up the wagon and they moved it to Gwinnett...

When Michael moved in with me, neither one of us had much furniture. The logical thing to do was to hit IKEA to buy a bed, 2 bookcases, a dining room table, bar, sofa, coffee table, side tables, floating shelves, tv table, computer table, and a host of small stuff. We always knew it would be transitional furniture as we gathered 'old stuff' together.

Michael and Tyler are headed back to Atlanta today, and Michael is supposed to return mid to late week. Packed up with them is our tv, the tv table, and the small bookcase that Tyler will use in his room. In return, he will buy us a small tv that we will keep in the bedroom. As most of you know, this house is much smaller than the one we just left, the one that easily held ours and my parents households together. Moving these pieces has allowed a few of the 'we don't really have room for this' furniture to be moved upstairs into our bedroom. They're pieces we love and are happy to have in what will become our sanctuary once again.

A couple of photos taken in our last bedroom for reference...





That coffee table is in gnarly shape so it is going to be taken apart and possibly stored to be salvaged into something else at a later point.

My jewelry will go back to this display, with a little different flair.



In other news, the stencil came in a couple of weeks ago. I love it, but we've decided there are too many angles and turns in the bedroom walls to make it anything less than hell to apply. I'm going to use it in the dining room and do a freehand design in the bedroom.

Bon Weekend.

We had a pretty hectic day today, so I was unable make this post until late. I decided to google 'bon weekend' and then look at the images. I found this delightful photo!


{ Jimbaran Beach, Bali, Indonesia by Flickr member DanielKHC. }

I'm getting my virtual table ready at Poppytalk Handmade tomorrow and will post the info when it goes live, which will be Monday. I also have another exciting piece of news to share, but I'm waiting for everything to be finalized before announcing anything!

Bon weekend!

A way to say 'Thank You'.

I'm very excited that I had a customer return for a second purchase the other day. I have been thinking about ways to thank customers for repeated business, even my friends! One was to make something small, like a pin, and drop it in the box. I decided to go with a gift certificate instead. It can be given to a friend or family member and I have written the Esty member name on the back to be referenced for discount.



I hope this will be adequate in expressing my appreciation.

Treasury

I love waking up in the morning to an email telling me I've been featured in a Etsy Treasury. Thank you Prisha, I'm honored to have been included!



Charleston Esty Treasury >>

Backyard Scrabble

I love Scrabble® and I can't think of a better use of a small patch of yard than this. Ok, maybe a chess board. Once again, Pinterest has brightened my day. It also reminds me to subscribe to Sunset in my reader. My mother has been reading the magazine since I was a child and I love it!


{ Photo credit: SFGate via Sunset Magazine }

Lyssomanes viridis - Magnolia Green Jumper

This tiny {leg expanse wasn't wider than a dime} electric green guy was on the porch door yesterday. I've never seen anything like it before. Michael snapped the best shot he could, while all the time it was trying to jump at him. A friend helped identify it as Lyssomanes viridis - Magnolia Green Jumper. In the southeastern US it is one of the most easily recognized jumping spider, with it's neon green body and large orange 'cap'. She's an amazing photographer and said she would do 'unmentionable things' to get her hands on one. I'm trying to relocate it. ;)



More on the Magnolia Green Jumper. >>

Poppytalk Handmade!

Hooray! I learned yesterday that my shop has been selected to participate in Poppytalk's Handmade Marketplace!!! It runs from August 2 - August 27. Look for this graphic to show up in the right column {and a post} when the new market goes live.



Thank you Poppytalk!

Domestic Bliss - Beat the Heat

Another day of scorching heat made me look back at our summer tablescape from last year. I must confess that my mother did most of this scene and I find it very soothing when I look at the photos.



The tile floors in the kitchen|dinning room|bar made it the most comfortable area in the {old} house last year.

Bon Weekend

Yowzers it's been hot here this summer! We've been under several heat advisories and today is no exception. There's not much escaping it so why not revel in it? I'm going to pretend I'm in Greece today...


{ cavo tagoo on mykonos, greece via style-files.com }

Custom wrist cuff.

I just finished this and I'm waiting to see if I can meet with the buyer tonight for a final fitting. This is a wrist cuff made from vinyl and backed with remnant upholstery fabric, leftover from a project we did for my mother. All cuffs with vinyl bands are backed with fabric. It is detailed with Swarovski rhinestones and closes with two heavy duty snaps. It is a recreation of a piece she saw at the Lowcountry Artist Market while it was on hold for someone else. It sold and I told her I could recreate the look.


{ Click on image to enlarge. }