my practical journal
I want to get to know you and I want you to get to know me. I have a girl dog and her name is Murphy. Which is confusing, to some people. It's kinda like a boy name. She's a labradoodle, that nobody wanted. She hasn't always looked this gorgeous. These are my grandsons, and my son Justin helped them create a gingerbread train. I love … [Read more...]
One simple natural element, oh the possibilities! The idea started with a magazine copy cat challenge. More about that at the end. Spring And I thought, why stop there. I wanted to show how you can reuse the nest for each season. Summer By combining the starfish, nest and white dishes, you have a summer look. Same place card (a … [Read more...]
A few changes to bring in the spirit of Halloween! There's nothing like a noisy lightening storm to spookify the night. And nothing scares me more than a spider (except a snake)! Pumpkins aren't the only ones sporting a spooky smile these days. How about a stroll through the graveyard? Shadows can play with your mind, sometimes I'm … [Read more...]
I won a couple things and wanted to share them with you. I won a canvas print over at Linda's Coastal Charm from UPrinting: UPrinting did a great job and they are fast! It took me several months to decide on a picture. Luckily, I had until December 31st to claim my prize. It only took them a couple of days to ship, I'm glad … [Read more...]
Even though I love red and it's different degrees of depth, I've wanted to lighten things up. I have these items, similar in texture and color. One Southern Living ($2.99) from Goodwill. The others from some overly priced home decor store made of stone or something of the sort. Around the internet, I saw where others are painting more than … [Read more...]
I won a give away at Linda's Coastal Charm. It's a 16" x 20" rolled canvas from UPrinting. That was back in August and I finally decided on the photo! I was in Tennessee last week visiting my grandsons and my daughter and son-in-law. Here's the photo that I decided to use! I placed my order today and I can't wait to get it! I … [Read more...]
in my home town. (Actually in my weekend home town of Dadeville Alabama!) When I saw that Centsational Girl was hosting a party about favorite things in our town, I knew what I was going to share. Our favorite place is Lake Martin Alabama. Talk about reFreshing! Spend some time here and you'll never want to leave! (Details of sign … [Read more...]
I have a difficult time finding art that I like. Or that I think goes with my style. So most of the time I just use photos... Sunset from our balcony at Lake Martin It just makes me feel good to walk by a picture that I've taken and remember a person or a place that I love. I also use family members... Other than my … [Read more...]
Click here: ~There's a Magazine Copy Cat Party~On Friday, July 1st, over at Debbie's-DebbiedoosBloggingandBlabbing~ I'll be joining, you should too. At least go check it out to see what everyone's doing! Copy Cat, oh I meant to say inspiration. I find inspiration everywhere. Whether it's what someone's wearing, a decorated space or one of … [Read more...]
We don't have big birthday celebrations, but because we were going to be at the lake... and we needed to eat anyway, I thought why not make it special. Mr. reFresh has a birthday on Flag day, June 14. Here's how we celebrated: I took a lot of pictures. But I'll only show you 200 of them! (not really) Fun stuff!Chicken … [Read more...]
