Summertime Changes...A lamp shade makeover!

I am always ITCHING to change things around the house or move furniture.....It keeps things interesting!!....I'm not sure why I am like this, luckily my Hubby puts up with it and on many occasions he'll jump in and moves things around with me.......Thanks Hubby!!.....If you are reading this, odds are, you share my curse need to move things around and change things up a bit.......Well, I have had that "move furniture around and make some changes" ITCH, going on BIG TIME!.......I guess you could call it, my "it's summer time and I need a change"....ITCH! Whoa, how many times did I just use "itch".....way too many!!

Want to see what I have been changing?

It all started with this lamp I got last fall at a thrift store...the price was very much in my budget!
 It was $3.99 but  it needed a shade with some pizzaz!

 

Even though, I love the vintage style of this lamp, I had a hard time finding a home for it.....It sat in my closet for the last several months, until yesterday....I bought a self adhesive lamp shade and decided to make a shade for it. I used some leftover fabric from my buffet lamp shades I made for my dining room last fall.

Here is the finished project...A new lamp shade for my thrift store lamp...

Remember that "itch" for change I talked about earlier.......Well, it led to adding some red knobs to to my buffet.......after all, the lamp needed a new HOME!!!

 

then moving the buffet to entry.....

So what are you changing.....for summertime?

 I'll be sharing this @ Coastal Charm

Restore Interiors

It is Blackberry season in Texas....YUM, YUM!

There are a few things here in Texas that I can NOT live without.......Yes, you are looking at one of those "can't live without things", delicious BLACKBERRIES! Several years ago, I planted a thorn less variety that is a BIG producer....I guess the Texas heat is good for something....HAHA!

Little Vine and I picked some today....(my day off of work)...yeah!

Using the blackberries we picked from the yard, we made this....."Blackberry Galette"....It is delish and easy pleazey....This is the recipe I followed from the blog For the Love of Cooking 

Here are the ingredients you will need....

2 cups of fruit..I used blackberries

2 tbsp. of sugar

2 tbsp. of cornstarch

one pie crust

1 beaten egg

raw sugar to sprinkle 

Stir into fruit the cornstarch and sugar. Place pie crust on cookie sheet or stone baking dish...Add fruit mixture to center and then fold up edges. Brush with beaten egg and then sprinkle raw sugar on edges of pie crust.

Bake @ 350 for 40 to 45 minutes.

Here it is topped with cool whip and ready to eat!

Do you have any fruit or veggie you are growing, that you are looking forward to?

It's been a while.....months actually!

HELLO, shelter/decor blogging world, it's been awhile!.....In fact, it's been 5 months since I last posted......I would love to reveal all MY many "completed" projects to you BUT there are NONE......Several months ago, I started back to work and of course I thought I would be able to keep "everything" going......the house, the kids, the job, the blog.....NOT A CHANCE! I told myself every week...."next week" you will post on your blog, answer that email, finish that project.....weeks turned into months....Well, you get the picture......So here I am, thinking  

 .....HOPING, after several months of adjustment, maybe, just maybe.....I CAN blog again!

So in my first post after 5 months of absence.....I would like to share with you what I learned over the last few months......

Join me at PRIMITIVE and PROPER today!

Good Morning!

I hope you join me over at...


I'll be guest posting for Cassie today, her blog always inspires me and I am honored she invited me to fill in for her.....Thanks Cassie!
I am so excited to show you my 1st Furniture Makeover of  2012....You will be surprised, I did NOT use paint for this one.....Instead, I used these little puppies, found at your local hardware store....After using them, my mind is spinning on what else I can do with these! HAHA, yes, friends that is my attempt at humor...Sorry!


Hope you come by for a visit and say hello!

Our Family Get-Away, plus my "thrifty" Driftwood decor!

WOW! Feels like I have been gone awhile......My Christmas blogging break has been nice, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying the New Year!

After Christmas, our family left the Big D for a cabin in the mountains of Arkansas.....As you can see, I spent most of my time relaxing with my boots resting on the fire pit.....Son # 3, kept the fire going for MOM!

The two college boys came too! 

We hiked, skipped rocks and enjoy the great outdoors.

I picked up some driftwood along the riverbed....

I have already found a way to use some of that "free" driftwood...

I hope you all have a wonderful New Year!

Another tradition for us....Christmas Books!

Good Morning Friends! I wanted to thank Jennifer at Jennifer Rizzo ...She included my home tour in her highlights this week on her wonderful blog.....Thanks, Jennifer!.....I hope your Christmas plans are rolling on.....Our plans have collided with the "flu bug"....."Little Vine" has been sick which means I have been up to my eye balls in more laundry, temperature taking, and the "MOM, I need you now" routine!......I am sure you know that ROUTINE!!.....

Before I take my Christmas blogging break.....I wanted to share one more of our Christmas Traditions.....Last week, I shared our "No Molasses" Gingerbread Men Cookies....a Christmas tradition at our house....Here is a confession, I have made two more batches since I posted the recipe.....We really love them! 

 Another Christmas Tradition for us is reading the same Christmas Books year after year.....When I first moved to Texas, I picked up this "tradition" from a very dear friend of mine, Jana.....Every year,  Jana would buy a new book for her kids to read.....Her collection was amazing!

Here is my collection, not as amazing as Jana's but still one of our families most cherished traditions.

Every year, I store the books away, then when we put up the Christmas Tree, I bring them out for us to read. My kids look forward to this each year.
You may want my list of books....so I'll share.
Polar Express
The Tale of Three Trees
The Littlest Angel
Cajun Night before Christmas
Mary's Treasure Box
How the Grinch Stole Christmas

I hope you are enjoying your Christmas Traditions.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Thanks for coming by!

You can find me @ Hyphen Interiors today, I'll be guest posting.

Hello, hope your day turns out wonderful...You can find me at Hyphen Interiors today....

As many of you know, Kristy is moving and I am happy to be guest posting for her....I'll be sharing a little something I picked up last week.....

Vintage antlers.

My daughter thinks these antlers are the bomb, she keeps putting them on her head..She's a "goof ball", like her brother.....Obviously, it runs in our family!

Join me at Kristy's blog to see what I did with them.

Have a great day and thanks for coming by!