The Wicker House

DIY Mini Terrariums & Green Houses

2012-02-26T10:00:00.003-07:00

Hello

Are you all enjoying your weekend?

First I just want to say Thank you to Vila do Artesao for featuring my Driftwood mirror, the one pictured above.

The post is all in Spanish but I'm guessing it's kinda a big deal since it has brought many viewers over to my blog.

Gracias!

So last weekend we went to a local Flea Market.

It was a lot of fun. I'm actually signing up to have my own booth at the next one.

For anyone local, that will be @ Idaho Expo March 24-25

So come check it out!

I'll be sure to blog more about it soon.

While I was at the Flea Market I picked up this cool

Boat Light.

It was a steal at $7

I even love the red paint marks on the top.

One day I will have Jake hang it up for me, probably above my kitchen sink.

But for now I thought I'd turn it into a little plant terrarium, or I guess it's more like a little green house.

You may remember I had already made this
terrarium below using a large jar.
They are so simple to make, just place rocks, dirt and a plant into a jar. You could even add moss and little decorative objects if you'd like. They are also great for teaching kids about growing.

I have them both group together with a bunch of other bottle on top of my shelf in my living room.

On my kitchen window sill I have planted some herb seeds into little tea cups. And then to protect them and help them to grow I placed wine glasses on top that act as green house's.

As you can see, it's working. I have some cute little starter plants growing.

I found these grass haired monsters for the kids.

They have been a lot of fun. You first soak the heads in water and then within weeks the grass hair starts to grow. You can even style the grass hair into pigtails or mohawks.

My boy's are really enjoying taking care of them and watering them often.

I think I will get started on my vegetable seeds for my garden soon.

Have you already started on yours?

Also it's not too late to enter my Shabby Apple Dress Giveaway If you haven't already.

I will be drawing the Winner on Wednesday.

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

Shabby Apple Dress Giveaway!!

2012-02-19T09:25:00.000-07:00

What better way to celebrate Springtime than with a new dress!

Shabby Apple would like to offer one of the readers of this blog a chance to win a fresh-picked Shabby Apple dress!

Are you all already familiar with Shabby Apple?

If not then it's time to get acquainted.

Shabby Apple is an online dress boutique that sells women's dresses, skirts, blouses, little girl's dresses, maternity dresses, jewelry & accessories, swimsuites and more.

Shabby Apple 's dresses are made to flatter all body types. But what I loved most is that they have ginger-friendly colors and patterns designed for carrot tops like myself.

I have so many favorites, but the dress I picked out to giveaway is this one here called,

Da Vinci

I love it because it looks so soft and simple. It's one part sweatshirt, one part puff-sleeved perfection.

It looks easy-wearing and informal with it's drop waist, A-line skirt and kangaroo pockets. Pack it for your next weekend getaway or make it a part of your everyday routine.

(this dress fits generously, so they suggest you order one size smaller than you would from another retailer.)

Ok, so how do you win?

First, to enter to win the Da Vinci dress, follow these rules:

1. Winners must have a U.S. address.

2. "Like" Shabby Apple on Facebook, then come back here and leave a comment on this post telling me you did so.

3. Go to Shabby Apple's website then come back and leave a second comment below letting me know what your favorite item is.

For a 3rd, 4th or 5th chance to enter, you can Tweet, facebook, or share this giveaway on your blog just leave a separate comment for each one.

Each comment will act as an entry.

I will draw a winner on

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

If you would like, you can also follow my Facebook page to keep informed on this giveaway and other Wicker House happenings.

Good Luck!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Valentines Table Set for 2

2012-02-15T10:28:00.000-07:00

Did you all have a Happy Valentines?

I sure did, but not to rub it in to anyone who did not.

Trust me I have had my share of lame valentines day, so I completely understand that not every one enjoys it.

But I can say I have had a Great one ever since I met my Jake.

I woke up yesterday to a trail of paper hearts that ran though out the whole house and at the end was a heart shaped box of chocolate, a little red monkey and a M&M candy fan. I Love my 3 boys so very much.

I then helped out at Liam's school Valentines party and can I just say, I think Kindergartners are the cutest kids ever!!! and boy they sure talk a lot.

And then I came home and set the table so that Jake and I could have a special dinner together.

I first brought in my red and white table runner that I won from Robin at Happy at home. The white lantern is from Home Goods.

And the Heart shaped slate coasters are from Sam at The Nest, which I also won. I sure love a good giveaway.... which I will be having one of my own soon, so stay tuned.

By the way you can also purchase these coasters at

The Nest Etsy Store.

Jake and I dined on stake and potatoes and then ice cream sundaes for dessert.

It was all Delish!

Thanks for stopping by,

XOXO

Emily

Freshening up the Living Room

2012-02-06T11:00:00.000-07:00

A little while ago, while my husband, Jake was in Las Vegas for his annual guys weekend, I decided to "Girlify" our living room.

It wasn't really intentional, It just sort of happened on it's own. I first brought in some of Jake's Grandpas paintings and then decided to play up on the color a bit. Yes, I said Color. It's a new thing for me.

And because my Jake is such a good sport and so supportive, he told me it looked nice. I'm sure he also knows that it will be switched around again in a month or two.

What is so funny is that my last post was all about dark and masculine rooms. I was totally inspired by them and wanted to bring that into my home, and here I have done the Complete Opposite.

My Room is now Bright Colorful and kinda Girly!

It sure is nice to come in from the gloomy outdoors to a bright, sunny, happy room.

It feels like a early Spring pre-view.

Hello Abby!

I've also freshened up my shelves.

I brought in some bottles, twigs and butterflies.

I found this white wire basket at the thrift store recently. I had planed to spray paint it silver, but then decided I liked it white for now. It's Perfect for holding all of my many decorating magazines.

Linking up to this Refreshing Party today over at Jennifer Rizzo. Come see her beautiful living room as well as many others. Just click on the pictures to stop by.

also linking up here:

Feeling Moody

2012-01-24T17:53:00.000-07:00

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I am usually naturally drawn to Light and Airy Spaces, But I've notice lately that my mood has switched over to the Dark Side a bit.

I've been pinning a lot of Dark Masculine and Rustic rooms lately.

Here's a few Examples:

Not all of these rooms are necessarily dark, but they do all have a masculine and industrial look to them, by using natural elements such as; Wicker, Wood, Leather, Burlap, and Metal.

(The Look reminds me of Restoration Hardware a bit).

But What I really love is when this look is paired with White. It brings in a more softer feeling.

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I'm not about to go paint all of my walls black, but I would like to incorporate more or these Natural Elements and the Mood of these Rooms into my home a bit.

like these cool masculine pillows. The log side table is neat too.

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And I like all of the black and wood paired together here:

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Or anything from this store here:

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What do you all think of this look?

So I just wanted to mention that I was surprised at all the comments I received on my last post about Picnik closing. I see that you are all just as devastated as I am. I will be researching to find a good replacement for Picnik and I promise to share with you what I come up with. Hope you will do the same.

Don't worry your pretty little heads, We Will get through this.

Emily

What? Picnik is Closing!!

2012-01-21T14:13:00.000-07:00

Every once in a while I get the comment, "your pictures look like they should be in a magazine." I'm not sure if people are just saying it to be nice or what but either way that has got to be my most favorite comment ever!

But the truth is it has nothing to do with my picture taking skills. I don't have a big fancy camera, I use a Canon Power Shot SX IS digital camera. It's actually Picnik that make my pictures come to life.

For any of you who may not know what Picnik is, it is a website that lets you upload and edit your pictures for free. Or for a small fee of 24.99/year you can upgrade to get even more features.

I have been using picnik ever since I started this blog in April of 2010. Every Single Picture on my blog has been edited using Picnik.

Here is an example of one of my first pictures posted on this blog:

Obviously the picture on the left is the before ( for some reason my pictures are always slanted. Straighting them out is always the first thing I do). The Picture on the Right is from the Magic of Picnik

Ok So now is the sad part, I may have to hold back some tears while I type this.

I woke up this morning to a e-mail from Picnik announcing that it will be closing on April 19, 2012 so that they can focus on even awesomer things...Whatever that means.

They are processing Full refunds to all of their customers, even to those on their very last day, Which is Way Cool of them.

They are also making their Full website, including the premium upgrade, FREE to everyone from now until they close.

So if you have never tried it out - Do it now while you still can.

I just can't imagine my life with out Picnik. Awe the memories of sitting on the computer, drinking a huge mug of coffee and listening to my Emily's playlist while editing pictures for hours and hours.

I think that the only way I'll ever get over Picnik is if I can replace it with another awesome photo editing software. I don't even know what is out there, Photoshop? what version?

What do you all use?

Any Suggestions? I need one that is not too complicated. Thanks!

Good Bye Picnik! It sure was fun while it lasted.

Love Always,

Emily

Decorating with Straw Hats { Part 2 }

2012-01-17T13:57:00.000-07:00

If you follow this blog regularly than you should know exactly what this post is all about. But if not, you can catch up in this post here which is all about decorating with straw hats. You'll also find lots of great inspirational pictures.

I LOVE straw hats because they remind me of my Grandma Nora who has recently passed away. I did a little contribute about her in this post here.

Well I'm pleased to say that I did get my Grandmas straw hats. I feel very blessed to have them and I will Cherish them forever. They will always remind me of her and the kind of person she was,
Hardworking, Healthy and Happy.

My favorite hat is the one to the far left with the red edge. My brother had found it in my grandma's potato pit. He says he thinks it's the one she wore most, and probably had hung it up down there for the last time.

As you can see, I have brought my collection of straw hats into my bedroom.

They are hanging from a piece of salvaged wood above my bed.

Although It's hard to see from the pictures, the bed sheets are a Navy and White stripe. I recently saw them at Target (Cotton Jersey set in a bag) for $24.99. They had my name all over them, so I just had to have them. If you haven't noticed I have this thing for a Navy and White Stripe. And to prove it, I brought in a few pillow cases and a rug from around the house and took a picture. Plus I'm sure you can find a lot more Navy and White stripes hanging in my closet.

I love it!

In closing, I thought I'd re-share this picture of my Grandma Nora wearing one of her Straw hats.

{ I Love you and miss you so much}.

Thanks for Stopping by,

Emily

A Cute Way to Display Dish Towels

2012-01-10T17:25:00.000-07:00

I found this picture on ........... You Guest it, Pinterest!! Where else do you find such fabulous pictures, Right? I so love Pinterest.

Anyway, I thought this was such a cute way to display dish towels.

So I tried to sort of copy it.

Here is my version. I wish I had more cute and vintage dish towels. Mine all get used and are pretty dingy and gross, but I did find a few good ones, including the cute bird ones I got for Christmas.

I think I may find them to be pretty convenient sitting right there. In just a quick reach I can clean up what ever mess comes my way. And maybe think twice before grabbing a paper towel..... I said maybe, because I really hate laundry.

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

Out with the Old - In with the New

2012-01-04T15:14:00.000-07:00

I realize I haven't blogged since before Christmas. I've wanted to, but have just been so crazy busy lately that I haven't had a second to spare. But I just can't hold out any longer. I was starting to get Blog Withdrawls!
Not Good!

One of the reasons I've been so busy is because I have this habit of starting my Spring Cleaning early. The Moment I come home from being away for Christmas, I start going to town. I first find a spot for all of my new gifts and then I start organizing every nook and cranny of my home.

It goes with my theory:

{ for every New item you bring into your home, You need to get rid of something old }

So when putting away new clothes, it turns into cleaning out my closet and drawers. When putting away my boy's new toys, I first get rid of some that they don't play with anymore.... and be very discrete about it!

etc. etc. etc.

It's a lot of work but it feels so good to get rid of stuff. I have boxes in the garage, I'm still deciding if I want to donate it all or hold on to it for a big spring yard sale.

I still have a lot of work to do, but I've made a lot of progress. Plus, I've also been busy taking down all of my Christmas decorations, which I also organize first. Every year I end up with new decorations, so I also get rid of some of the old ones before I put it all away. I'm sure this may be hard for some people to do, we tend to want to hold on to those Christmas memories.

I'm sure I'll be posting more about all of my organizing but first I thought I'd share some of my Christmas Presents. I got a lot of great thoughtful gifts this year and thought I'd share a few favorites.

First I got these beautiful bird printed flour sack Towels. I love them. They are really big, I could and may even turn them into throw pillows.

And then Liam made me this calendar in kindergarten, which I Love Love! I already have it filled up with birthdays and holidays for this coming year.

What girl doesn't love Jewelry and Gift Cards, Right!

This was an Awesome Gift to get. It was from my Sister as a White Elephant gift.

She put together this All Natural Cleaning basket, which included homemade surface cleaner with a instruction card of how to make it. She also put together a list of other home made natural cleaner recipes. I'll have to remember this one for next year, could make great neighbor gifts.

Jake's grandpa is an artist and he painted us this beautiful blue morning glory painting.

We are getting quite the collection from him. I'm thinking of grouping them all together and displaying them on my fireplace this spring.

I got tons of new Clothes. Here is one of my favorites. My Mother in Law buys me the cutest clothes, All of my friends and sisters are always so jealous!

This gift from my mom is really sweet. Of course is was packaged up all pretty ...well at least it was before I tried to wrap it all back up.

She had put together these jars full of spices. There's a nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and vanilla sugar (that she says took weeks to make). They go into this cute wire carrier.

The picture is of my Great Grandparents, it's actually a card that opens up with a little geneology and information on my Great Grandmother.

On the back of the card is a pocket that holds a Cherished family recipe. The recipe calls for some of the spices I now have in bulk.

Beautiful!

Thank you everyone for my lovely gifts!

And then as I'm taking down my Christmas Decorations, and organizing the heck out of my home. I decided to re arrange the living room.

so I moved the couch from in front of the fireplace, back to the other side of the room.

It was fun to have it there for a change, but it definitely looks better now.

Do you think I have a Throw Pillow Problem?

I think you can never have too many pillows.

Abby has claimed her new spot.

And Then I switched up my shelves. Took out the Christmas and brought in a more springy look.

I made me a little Terrarium out of a big jar and a plant I had.

ok, now back to organizing!

I want to thank everyone who has stopped by from All free holiday crafts who is featuring my Christmas Card Gift Boxes.

Happy New Year!

a Holiday Baking Disaster & a Plan B

2011-12-22T10:42:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I did a little Holiday Baking for my Neighbors.

A While back I found these cookies on Pinterest from here. They looked so cute and festive and way easy. So I decided that was what I would make for my neighbors this year.

And then Jake was having some major cravings for Chocolate Popcorn, so I had planned to whip some of that up too.

I went to the grocery store and bought all the ingredients. And I was looking forward to a fun day of baking.

I even found me a little helper

Seriously, what little boy wouldn't enjoy hammering some Candy Canes.

He took his job very serious.

(when making these, remember to double bag your candy canes, then wrap a towel around the bags).

Then they should look pretty like this.

You can melt your chocolate in the microwave or a double boiler. But this is what I do; Put a small amount of water in a saucepan, and bring it to a low boil. Put the chocolate in a metal bowl and lay it on top of the saucepan.

Stirring constantly.

So far so good....And then it's time to dip in the Oreo cookies. (By the way I have always had difficulties when I've tried to dip anything into chocolate).

So they ended up looking like this.

Ba Ha Ha! What a Freak'n Hot Mess!

First the cookies kept breaking. Then they just weren't covering right. I tried spoons, forks, tongs...Nothing was helping.

I like to compare mine to the picture on Pinterest. I'm guessing she has a few secrets she wasn't sharing.

So I gave up on the cookies and moved on to the chocolate popcorn.

Which I burned the first bag, forgot to listen to the pops. I'm pretty sure at this point I was busy licking the chocolate spoon.

Anyway, I made more popcorn, melted some dark chocolate, mixed it all together, then tasted it.

Ewww! Looked at the package. UNSWEETENED!

Googled what to do when you have accidentally bought unsweetened chocolate. You would think add sugar, right,? Nope, milk!

So I added some milk, But that only made it into a thick frosting like mixture.

Tossed it!

And then we come to Plan B

Mix all remaining ingredients together!

Success!

So the final recipe goes like this:

White and Dark Chocolate Covered Popcorn with Oreos

Pop 2 bags of microwave popcorn, Place in a large bowl.

Crush up 6 Oreo cookies, add to popcorn.

Melt 1 package of dark chocolate chips (Sweetened), Pour over popcorn.

Lay out on to Wax paper.

Now pop another 2 bags of popcorn, Place in a large bowl.

Crush up 6 Oreo cookies, add to popcorn.

Melt 1 Package of White Chocolate chips, Pour over Popcorn.

Lay out onto Wax Paper.

now Mix both white and dark popcorn together.

Eat/Share/Enjoy!

This is a no fail recipe, I am not holding out any special tips or secrets on you.

Time to package!

I found these cute Popcorn bags at the dollar store.

I filled the bags half way full with the popcorn.

Then folded over the tops of the bags and hole punched.

Tied up with string, a tag and on some I added my homemade cardboard flowers.

I made the flowers out of paper towel rolls and blogged about it here in my last post about gift wrapping.

I spray painted these ones silver.

I came across the tags last year. They are just a free printable you can find here. There are a few other cute ones too.

I was happy with the way they all turned out.

And it was also so good to get out of the house to deliver them.

After being cooped up for hours, totally Chocolate Waisted! Seriously, I may not eat anymore chocolate until valentines day.

And Then......

After all that, I was on Pinterest last night and found this:

My blessed life used Almond bark instead of chocolate, and has a few helpful tips.

I just may need to give them another shot.

I'm sure this will be my last post before Christmas.

So I want to wish you all and your families a

Very Merry Christmas!

Gift Wrapping

2011-12-18T16:07:00.000-07:00

It's exactly One week until Christmas! Are you all ready? I am mostly, just some baking and wrapping is all I have left to do.

I really enjoy wrapping presents....just not so much when it's late at night on Christmas Eve. So I'm trying to get most of it wrapped early.

My Christmas tree looks even more Cheery with gifts under it.

This year I made these Cardboard flowers to add to my gifts.

I'm sure you have all seen these a bunch lately. I first saw them here on pinterest. They were made for Christmas tree ornaments.

And then recently I found them again here on Morning T blog. I loved how she used them on her gifts.

They were super easy to make. You just cut up a toilet paper or paper towel roll into 1/2 inch sections, then hot glue it into the shape of a flower.. or star. You can also paint them and add glitter, which I may still do on some of them, but I kinda like them brown, there is kinda a woodsy look to them.

I think they look adorable tied up on my gifts.

I created a little Gift Wrapping Station

here with my basket. It's nice to have everything organized and at hand.

I have also come across a ton of Free Tag Printables on Pinterest. I've just printed off a few of them, but if you look around you'll be able to find even more.
You can find these ones that are shown below Here and Here. Then all you do is print them off onto card stock, cut them out and add them to your gifts.

I've also made some sticker tags by stamping my cute Christmas stamps on to a sheet of mailing labels .

{These are fun for the kids to make too}.

Another tag I made are these simple reindeer ones. I found this wrapping paper last year that I just loved. Then all I did was cut out some of the reindeer and glued them onto cardboard tags.

I also like to add small branches from my pinetree to my gifts.

But My Very Favorite Present under the tree is this one here.

Liam wrapped it for his little bro Jaxon. He came up with the idea of writing on the paper all by himself. It's a great idea, I think I may have to copy him on that one. Try a little subway art, or write a little message.

Happy Wrapping!

My Holiday Home Video Tour

2011-12-12T14:59:00.000-07:00

Hello and Welcome to

My Holiday Home Video Tour

I thought it might be fun to do it Video Style

(It's only 2 minutes long)

To Watch Video in Full Screen click here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vDKn_nu4Oo&list=FLD_oSLFMPbDxCEP_T5wHnog&feature=mh_lolz

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!

Yarn Decorations

2011-12-12T11:15:00.000-07:00

In my Last Post I shared my Christmas Tree with you. Thank you all for your sweet comments about it.

I also had said that I was going to post how I made my Yarn Ball Ornaments, So here we go!

I originally was going to make them to sell in my etsy store, But I loved them so much that I wanted to keep them all for myself ( a problem I keep running into) So instead of selling them, I'll just show you how you can make your own.

Start off with a Large plastic bulb ornament. I found mine at the dollar store, and they only cost.....1 Dollar!!! ha ha that joke never gets old.

Trim off the tag string, it will only get in the way.

Then add a big glob of hot glue. Lay your yarn onto it and start wrapping! I wrap until the big glob is covered and then add another big glob in another spot.
Wrap. Wrap. Wrap.
Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

I also used a glue stick to push the yarn down into the glue.... BTW you will need lots of glue sticks for this project.

I also found that it helped to hold the bulb in my lap.... But note, wear an old T-shirt because you will get hot glue on it. I learned the hard way the first time I made one.

They look kinda pretty with a little of the gold coming through, so you could just stop half way through if you'd like, Otherwise Keep Wrapping! And Wrap until the bulb is completely covered. Then cut your yarn, tuck the end in and glue.

The last step is to tie on a hook. I found that if you put a dab of hot glue on the end of the yarn you are able to feed it through the top easier.
Now hang it on your tree and Enjoy!

I also had this Large red bulb in my box of decorations, that I decided to cover as well.

So this is also a great way to give new life to some old ornaments you may already have.

I covered it in red yarn this time, but I did find that the hot glue was more noticeable on the red yarn, so I didn't use as much glue on the top layer.

I just love the way they turned out.

I think they are fun and bring in some Coziness!

I didn't just stop there with the yarn. I kept going! I tied up my coat closet door with it!

And with just a few clothespins I'm able to hang up all of my Christmas cards.

I've received a few more cards since I took these pictures, and I have to say the more cards I add, the cuter it looks.

And then I'm using the yarn to wrap up my Christmas gifts. Yarn is really inexpensive. A roll goes a long way. It's re-usable. And such a better idea then Plastic ribbon.

Give it a try.

Happy Yarning!

Want to see a Billion more Holiday Crafts?

click Here. And join in if you'd like!

My Christmas Tree

2011-12-10T18:35:00.000-07:00

This is my Christmas Tree this year.

I try to switch it up differently every year. I don't go out and buy all new ornaments,

But I do bring in a few new ones and rotate the old ones.

And I think every year it does have a different feel to it.

My favorite ornaments this year are these Yarn Ball ones that I've made. They just look so cozy on my tree. I'll be posting a tutorial on how I made them soon, so stay tuned!

And here is my tree at night, all pretty and sparkly!

I do however need to get going on my wrapping, so imagine a bunch of brown paper boxes tied up in red bows underneath.

And here are just a few more of my favorite ornaments. I made the glass ball ones last year, read more about them here, and then the white pinecones were just from wal-mart's after Christmas sale, the best time to buy ornaments don't y'all agree?

Let's Party:

My Cheery Little Christmas Display

2011-12-09T12:57:00.000-07:00

Here is another Little Christmas Display around my home.

Again, Just something simple yet Cheery.

I've just used a few Christmas Decorations from years past.

But, I've also tried a few new ideas too.

Like I filled my white Wicker lantern with Pinecones and Holly Berries

The pictures of the boys in the snow are just a few favorites from last winter. We sure got a lot of snow last year, I really Wish to see some here soon. To me, it just feels more chirstmasy when there is snow on the ground.

The red ornaments usually go on the tree, but I've decided to play around with them this year, putting them here and there.

I still have some more Christmas decorating to show you, and I will soon.

I'm also really enjoying seeing everybody else Christmas decorating here in blog land. There are some really great and inspiring ideas out there.

I'm linking up here:

My Holiday Home

2011-12-08T10:14:00.000-07:00

I sure have fun decorating my house for the Holiday Season. This year I was going for a Winter Cottage look. I tried to keep it simple and natural. I think the only thing New this year is the red snowy birdhouse I found on sale at hobby lobby.

find out more about my vintage skis in this post here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope you are all enjoying this Wonderful Time of Year.

link Party's I'm attending:

All Natural Christmas Table

2011-12-05T11:26:00.000-07:00

The Lettered Cottage is hosting a Tablescapes for Christmas Link Party today. It is part of a series of fun Link Party's going on all month. It sounded like a lot of fun, and of course I wanted to join in, so I pulled together this All Natural Christmas Tablescape in my kitchen.

I started out by laying down a piece of burlap. Then I added my collapsible plate caddy (from this post here). Then I cut some branches off of my pine tree from my backyard, put them in a vase full of rocks and water, then placed it into this white bucket from Ikea.

Added a few other natural touches like the log candle and some pinecones and walla!

Jake asked me if we were having pinecones for dinner.

Ha Ha!

In the background of this pictures you can see some of our Nutcracker collection. You can see more of it here, from a post I did last year.

Want to join in on the Tablescape Link Party, or come see more Ideas?

Click on the picture below.

Also linking up at No Minimalist here

Decorating with Vintage Skis

2011-12-02T13:23:00.000-07:00

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I have wanted a pair of Vintage Skis for a very long time.

When I was in town for my Grandma Nora's funeral, I took a walk through her home. Sadly, I realized that would probably be the last time I would get to. So I really tried to soak it all in. I touched and smelled everything and took a few photos.

I also wanted to find a few special items that I could keep, Cherish and Love. Of course I got my straw hats that I posted about here. I'll be sure to share them with you another day.

I also found an old blue chest that was full of old toys. I just love it.

And then as I was walking through her garage, I looked up and saw a couple pairs of old wooden, Vintage Skis. I was so excited. I just took one pair. I think Jake thought I was crazy, but he strapped them onto our car and drove them all the way home, because he's the best.

I've just put them in my entry way here so I could snap a picture of them, but I have big plans to use them with my holiday decorating.

By the way, I hope that I don't sound too greedy taking my Grandmas things.....but Oh My Goodness! My Grandma had so many great pieces, In just my style, Old, Chippy and Used. I will Cherish them forever!

I have come across a ton of great pictures of

Decorating with Skis

that I thought I'd share. I'm sure it will have you all on the lookout for some vintage skis as well.

Pottery Barn

Pottery Barn Kids

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I'll be Decorating my Home for Christmas this Weekend. How about you? It may just be my favorite part of Christmas..Well next to Christmas Eve and Day!

My San Diego Vacation and a Winner

2011-11-30T13:58:00.000-07:00

Over Thanksgiving break, We went on a trip to San Diego.

It's something we have done in the past and it has been so much fun, that it is probably something we will continue to do every few years.

We Feast on a Huge Thanksgiving dinner buffet at the Beautiful Hotel Del Coronado. Possibly the best part of the whole trip. You just can't beat the quality and quantity of food anywhere, Plus they have a whole room just dedicated to desserts!

Next we hit up Lego Land. My Husband and my boys are all Huge Lego Fans. It was so much fun for them.....and I had a blast too. There were Lego statues everywhere and they were just so Incredible.

Here Liam and Jaxon are posing with Lego R2D2

And here is the family on a Lego Sled, next to a Lego Santa, In front of a Lego Christmas tree.

And here is Lego New York.

We had so much fun there.

Then of course we went to the Beach.

The Weather was Beautiful. I soaked in as much Warm Sunshine as I possibly could. It's been hard to adjust back to the cold now that we're home.

On one of the days we were going to go shopping at the Outlet malls, but the place was so crowded we couldn't even find a place to park.

So instead, I got out my trusty phone and navigated us to this beautiful building.

It's the Mission San Luis ( I think) It was just gorgeous. Here is the inside:

Then our last day in San Diego we went to Sea World, where they even had Snow to play in.

and of course Cool sea life.

I took a million pictures (like always) but just picked out a few favorites to show you. It was just a great, fun filled family trip that we will always remember.

Ok now moving on. The Winner of the My Memories Scrapbook Software Giveaway is...

Suzanne at Meridian Road!

Congratulations Suzanne, I know you will have lots of fun with it.

I'm thinking of turning my San Diego vacation pictures into a book or maybe even a calendar using the fun and easy My Memories Software. If you haven't taken a look at their website yet you can by clicking here.

And Remember there is also a $10 discount off of the purchase of a My Memories Suite software and a $10 coupon for the My Memories store.

Just copy and paste this Coupon Code here at checkout:

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Bathroom Changes

2011-11-21T14:35:00.000-07:00

A while back I made a few small changes in my bathroom, but never got around to sharing it. So here we go.

You may remember in this post here, where I mentioned how excited I was to figure out that a full size bed sheet could be used as a shower curtain. All you need to do is trim the bottom, hem the sides and make a few button holes on top.

I love this idea so much because most store bought shower curtains don't hang to the floor and my bathtub is an ugly peachy color that I prefer to keep hidden.

My new Navy and White stripped shower curtain wasn't made from a sheet but a large piece of fabric. Either way, Changing out your shower curtain is an easy way to make big changes in your bathroom.

Ok so since taking these pictures, I've made a few more changes. You see the mirror and little shelf here, Well.......

My Liam being the boy that he is, thought that little shelf would hold him as he climb up to the sink. Which then of course all came crashing down. Liam is fine, but it left a few large holes in my wall. So I had to come to a decision, Do I A: Patch up the holes, re paint, add some anchors and re hang the shelf or B: Hide it. I'm sure you can figure out which one I choose.

This large picture frame was the perfect solution. I then added a smaller picture inside and hung a seashell on the hanging wire. I may just like it even better.

And my last Great idea was that I used a wooden hanger to hang the hand towel. I'm taking all the credit for this one. I've never seen it done before. I just thought it would be something fun and different.

Thank You for stopping by.

Remember to Enter the My Memories Software Giveaway here. You could use it to make your Christmas cards this year, Plus tons of great gift ideas like Calendars, Photo books, playing cards and more. Defiantly come Check it out!

My Thanksgiving Table

2011-11-18T11:43:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd put together a little Thanksgiving Table scape even though we won't be celebrating Thanksgiving at my house. Which we never do and I am totally, totally okay with that. I think all that cooking would stress me out. How about you all? Do you enjoy hosting or being a guest at Thanksgiving?

So Why did I decorate my table you ask? Because I think Thanksgiving comes at such a beautiful time of year. It's a Celebration of Harvest, yet it often gets bombarded by Christmas. I just want to enjoy the season while it's here. That's why.

I made this simple centerpiece by wrapping Indian Corn and husk around a large glass jar. I tide it up with some twine, then stuck a large candle inside.

Hope you all have a Wonderful Thanksgiving.

Don't forget to enter my My Memories Software Giveaway, check it out here.

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http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2011/11/show-and-tell-friday_17.html
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Making Christmas Cards and A My Memories Software Giveaway

2011-11-16T13:05:00.000-07:00

I have a Fun Little Giveaway to share with you today.

My Memories is an award winning digital scrapbook software that is fun and easy to use.

You can create and share your own scrapbook albums. You can print them or even turn them into a hardbound book, movies, calendars, posters, trading cards, you name it.

Perfect for the Holidays!

I have had a lot of fun playing around with the software. Above is a scrapbook page I created from the Design Template and Below, is one I designed on my own.

These can be printed and sent out as Christmas Cards.

I also had fun creating a few new Blog Headers.

As you can tell I've got Christmas on the Brain.

But here is another one that looks more Springy.

So My Memories would like to give one of my readers a digital scrapbook My Memories Suite software for free.

To Enter all you need to do is go visit their website mymemories.com, Choose your favorite digital paper pack, and then come back and let me know which one you choose in a comment below.

But that's not all! My Memories would like to share a $10 discount off of the purchase of a My Memories Suite software and a $10 coupon for the My Memories store.

Just copy and paste this Coupon Code here at checkout:

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This Giveaway Closes on November 29, 2011

And I will announce the Winner on November 30, 2011

Good Luck!

Etsy Store Coming Soon!

2011-11-07T13:11:00.000-07:00

I have been working hard lately at creating a product line for my own Etsy Store. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with Etsy, it is an online website where you can buy or sell handmade or vintage items.

I have always dreamed of owning my own store. I would love to have a little shop one day, so I think this could be a great starting point. Although, I know the competition is Fierce! Seriously, I looked up chalkboards and found 8,260 of them.

So I am trying to be as original as I can. My line so far includes this Wall mounted coat rack with mismatched vintage hooks, a re purposed sweater pillow sham, Chalkboard, Candles and even a few Christmas Ornaments, I will be sharing and selling it all soon. But right now I'm just trying to get it all figured out.

I know a lot of you have your own Etsy store and I was hoping you would like to share some tips or suggestions for me. I would greatly appreciate it.

Also, I would just like to say a Big Thank you for all of your sweet comments on my last post, In Memory of My Grandma Nora. They really touched my heart, so Thank You Dearly.

In Memory of My Grandma Nora

2011-11-04T16:01:00.000-06:00

My Dear Sweet Grandma Nora Passed away yesterday, November 3rd 2011 at 99 years old, just a month shy of 100.

She was an Incredible woman and will be greatly missed by everyone who has ever met her. She is now reunited with my Grandpa Ernest, who passed away 18 years ago.

Together they had 8 children. One who had passed away as a baby and the other was born after this picture was taken. My Dad is the cute little blonde boy to the Left. Each of their children had grown up to have large families of their own.
Here is mine.

I'm the little redhead on the left sitting on my grandpa's lap. This is one of my most favorite memories as a child. My Grandparents were serving a mission in Ohio, where they were living on this large beautiful farm. My family drove across the county to go visit them. All 8 of us, piled up in a van with no air conditioning, in the blazing summer heat, But it was so much fun, I will always remember it.
My favorite part were the Fireflies at night.

So out of this super large family, which seriously there is around 200 of us, after counting up Aunts, Uncles, Brothers and Sisters, Nieces and Nephews, Cousin's and their families. Wow! Right? Anyway I think it's safe to say that I am the Black Sheep. They are all active in the Mormon church and it is a huge part of their lives. I've just happen to go my own way with different views and beliefs. That never did sit well with my Grandma Nora. She certainly tried her best to re direct me. She would always say, in her sweet soft voice, "Now Emily, You need to Promise me that you will go to church, Now Promise me this, Emily, Do it.!" I kinda always felt like I got a little extra special attention from her because she was always looking out for me.

Here she is at my Wedding Reception.

And here she is showing me how to make some kind of "Home remedy". Not sure what is in that paste, maybe I should have paid better attention. She was known to have garlic wrapped around her neck while sipping on barley water when she was sick. But this is what I loved most about her. Her lifestyle was so incredible. She made her own whole wheat bread, including grinding her own wheat (her bread was so authentic and Delicious too. I just may need to get that recipe) She always had a huge garden and lots of fruit trees, which she canned and bottled. She had chickens that she gathered the eggs from and every once in a while killed to eat, but she only ate meat in the fall and winter months. Her milk came from my uncles cows. And that was about the gist of her diet. She believed in home remedies, she didn't watch much t.v., she didn't use her microwave very often, I don't think she ever went shopping, like Ever! She was just a simple, yet hardworking, healthy, wise woman. And that is what I admired the most about her.

Here she is holding my Jaxon when he was a baby. I remember her humming a buzzing tune to him to get him to stop crying. She had a special way with children.

I know I shared this picture before, in this blog post here, about decorating with straw hats. It is my absolute favorite picture of her. She is sitting on my dads lap, with her plaid shirt, Straw hat, and an apple in her hand. And I am pretty sure there are some chickens walking around near by. This is the image I always have when I think about her, It is a Wonderful image to have.

I love you Grandma Nora, and I miss you so much already.

Halloween Recap

2011-11-01T11:42:00.000-06:00

My Family had an Awesome Halloween, How about yours?

This Year, Liam was dressed as Captain Rex (Star Wars) and Jax was a Ninja Go (Lego's)

Originally we were going to be a Ninja Family, remember in my last post, even Abby the dog was a Ninja. But then Liam decided he really wanted to be Captain Rex instead. And That was Totally Okay.

I sure had fun being a Ninja for a night, Jake as well.

And Liam made the best Captain Rex.

But the absolute Funnest part of the night was watching this one...

This was the first year he really GOT IT, and he was so into character, running down the streets with soo much excitement.

But for some reason he kept saying, " Trick Or Cheese" Not sure where he picked that up from.

It was a Wild night, They got more Candy then I can deal with...Talk about a Sugar High! But I have never seen then Sleep so Soundly as they did last night.

Now I've got to go put away all the Halloween Decoration, I'm one who has to take everything down the day after or it drives me nuts.

Happy November Everyone!

Pug O Ween

2011-10-29T15:27:00.000-06:00

You all remember my Sweet Little Abby pug, Right? Well every year at Halloween I dress her up and take her to a Pug O Ween Party. And No I'm not Ashamed to admit it. One year she was a bumble bee, Another year a fairy.

Here is the Year she was a Lobster.

But I think my favorite was the year I dressed her up as a Naughty School Girl.

Here is one of her friends from that years party.

for some reason we were unable to attend last year, so it was extremely important to take Abby this year and show her a good time. This year we dressed her up as a Ninja.

Don't let that sad little smirk fool ya..... She Loves it!

The Parties are always so much fun. Full of Pug decorations and Candy and of course lots and lots of doggy treats.

Our favorite costumes this year were this cute little Yellow Submarine.

and this Cool Punk Rocker.

All of the Pugs have a Great Time. I would guess there were about 70 pugs there.

The Pug O Ween is sponsored by a Pug Meet up group. They also have monthly Pug Meets. If you own a pug and would like to find a Meet up in your area, You can search for one here.

BUG BOTTLES

2011-10-27T14:34:00.000-06:00

I know, I know, I said I was done blogging about my Halloween Decorating, but then I realized I haven't shared my BUG BOTTLES with you yet.

I was inspired when I saw these ones here:

These earthy ceramics were done by artist Laura Zindel. I found them in my Country Living magazine. You can see more here.

No, I did not paint mine.... Well I take that back, I did paint a bunch of bottles with white spray paint. But then I printed out the bugs onto a sticker paper, and then just stuck them on.

I really like the idea of them being more permanent, But I've run into a few problems. First, I tried to mod podge them on, but the mod podge just smeared the ink and turned them green. Second, I tried spraying a layer of polycrylic protective finish on it. That worked except for it turned the bottles a yellowy color, which you can kind of see on the spider bottle to the right. So I'm still playing around, trying to see what will work. I think once I get it figured out the possibilities will be endless.

By the Way, Any suggestions?

Alright, Now I'm done blogging about Halloween......I think. I'm sure I'll have to share my boy's cute costumes with ya though.

Hope you're all ready for Halloween. Have a Happy One!

Linking up Here:
http://justagirlblog.com/2011/10/halloween-show-and-share-day.html

Another Halloween Display

2011-10-24T10:27:00.000-06:00

Here is another Halloween display at my house.

I've just mixed in some more Halloween decorations with what was already on my antique book shelf.

I found the black mesh at the dollar store. I like it, It's a lot less messy then the traditional cobwebs, but still gives off that Spooky look.

You can also find a couple Rats mixed in. I even have another one on my mantel. I've got quite the little Rat collection going on. Probably because in real life they FREAK me out....Possibly my biggest fear. So It makes sense to use them as SCARY decorations. They seriously give me Chills down my Spine just looking at them.

The Beautiful White Pumpkins came from our day at the Pumpkin Patch.

Halloween is just in a Week! If I don't post again by then, Have a

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Linking up here:
http://justagirlblog.com/2011/10/halloween-show-and-share-day.html

Spooky Halloween Mantel

2011-10-20T13:11:00.000-06:00

My Kids are Huge fans of Halloween and had begged me since September to let them decorate for Halloween.

September was a bit too early, So on October 1st we got out all of our decorations and I let them go to town decorating. Then I later tweaked it, just a tad bit.

I kept most of everything that was on my Fall Mantel, but brought in the pumpkins, spiders, crows and cobwebs.

I found this skeleton picture by googling skeleton clip art. I'll see if I can find the link and share it with ya.

I thought I'd also share the Big Pumpkin Liam carved out with his dad. Love it's little happy face.

I'm Linking up here today. Come join me, or just come take a look at all of the other fun Halloween Mantels.

Linking up here: http://justagirlblog.com/2011/10/halloween-show-and-share-day.html

Facebook

2011-10-18T16:37:00.000-06:00

The Wicker House can now be found on Facebook!

(It only took me 5 hours to figure out how. Yes, I am a little computer challenged, But eventually my computer and I figure it all out)

Come "Like" me And be the first to know when a new post is up. I'll also be sharing links, giveaways, craft ideas, recipes and whatever else inspires me.

I've got to admit it feels a little weird asking you to "like" me.

Rake Head

2011-10-17T10:24:00.000-06:00

Happy Monday! Hope you all had a Wonderful Weekend.

So we had an old Rake laying around in the garage. I always knew one day I would use it as hooks on my wall.

I've seen pictures of Rakes used as hooks before, I've seen them used to hang jewelry, ties and even wine glasses. I've always thought it was such a clever idea.

It wasn't until I found it sticking out of the trash can that I decided to hang it up. Apparently, Jake didn't see the beauty of it, He just saw it as an old rake that was falling apart....Men!

Anyway, I managed to rescue it before the garbage trucks came.

My bread box is new. I recently picked it up at my new favorite store, The Vintage Home, located on Main in Meridian, Idaho. If you live in the area I highly suggest you go check it out. Or better yet, give me a call and we'll go together.

Corn Maze & A Pumpkin Patch

2011-10-14T14:16:00.000-06:00

A little family tradition that we've started, is every Fall we hit up a Corn Maze and Pick out some Pumpkins at a Pumpkin Patch. There are a few different farms here in Idaho to pick from, this year we went to one named, Linder Farms.

I Love a good Corn Maze to get lost in.

I also Love a big Red barn out in the country.

We had a fun day playing around.

We went for a Hay Ride.

And hiked around the Pumpkin Patches.

We picked out a few Great big ones.

My boys taking a little rest.

And of Coarse, Jake had to find the Best, Biggest Pumpkin Ever!

A Great Day. My Favorite part of Fall for Sure!

Lego Birthday Cakes

2011-10-11T14:05:00.000-06:00

Over the Weekend my little Jaxon turned 3!

Because he is such a Big fan of Lego NinjaGo we decided he needed a Lego NinjaGo Birthday Cake. Obviously!

Jake stayed up late the night before putting together a Lego NinjaGo set.

Which we simply added to a pre-ordered bakery cake. It really filled the cake perfectly.

{oh and by the way, Don't ever get Red Frosting!!! It stains very easily and turns your kid into looking like the Joker}.

Jax was very Satisfied with his Cake.

We did the same kind of cake last year for our other son, Liam. But with his we did a Lego Starwars snow troopers scene.

Liam had had a whole Lego theme party. Where I used Lego's for the decorations.

These were the invites we sent out.

I printed "Lego" out on some colored card stock and then used a shot glass to trace out the circles. Then they are just glued onto a folded card stock card.

This year for Liam's Birthday we will actually be going to Lego Land! My boy's could not be any more excited!

I just wish they wouldn't grow up soo dang Fast!

Pumpkin Ideas from Pinterest

2011-10-05T12:48:00.000-06:00

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This Weekend We are headed to a Pumpkin Patch to Pick out some pumpkins. Here are some ideas of what I may be doing with them.

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Love this idea, leave behind on porch at Halloween.

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There are so many cute ideas out there, I just can't decide.

Plaid Month Wrap-Up

2011-09-30T11:14:00.000-06:00

Hope you all have enjoyed Plaid Month as much as I have. But sadly it must come to an end, since today is the last day of September.

But I have a desktop full of Plaid inspiration pictures that I still need to share. So I'm just going to cram them all in at the last minute.

Enjoy!

Country Living

Ralph Lauren

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Ralph Lauren

(Hubba! Hubba! I think I need to buy this shirt for my Jake :)

Pottery Barn

Ha Ha Just Kidding!

when I googled Plaid for Inspirations, I got a lot of this.

Should have known better!

Hometown Girl

I think this just may be my favorite picture of all. Love the little boys shirts hanging and the wagon full of books.

The V Spot.

Love how she covered a pumpkin with an old flannel shirt. See how here.

And Lastly, I leave you with a Plaid House. Seriously! When my friend over at Pondside commented that there was a plaid (Tartan) house in her Hometown, just outside of Sydney on Cape Breton. I asked her to Please share. Isn't this fun?

She also shared a few traditional Tartan prints.

Cape Breton Tartan

Nova Scotia Tartan.

I also got a comment from Maria at Renovating on a shoestring that I thought was interesting. This is what she said,

" It's interesting that here in Australia you really don't see much plaid (or tartan as we call it) I always think it an American thing. The most I have ever seen in plaid is picnic rugs! Maybe one day it'll catch on more here. Nice blog!

I just want to thank you all for reading my blog, and for all of your sweet comments. It truly makes my day brighter.

Plaid Rosette Wreath

2011-09-29T10:02:00.000-06:00

Using some Plaid fabric scraps, I put together this Fall wreath.

The grapevine wreath was purchased at Hobby Lobby for a few dollars.

Then I made the Fabric Rosettes using this link here. From the blog, Susie Harris.

I then added some pine cones and coffee filter flowers, which are made by simply twisting a couple coffee filters together, that leaves you with a ruffly flower look.

I like the mix of variety in this wreath.

Tomorrow will be the last day for Plaid Month. I'll have a few more pictures to share. It's been a lot of fun playing around with plaid.

Check out some other fun Fall Door Decor:

My Fall Mantle

2011-09-26T14:08:00.000-06:00

Hello. So because it is still September, and because I'm so not ready for summer to end, I have decided to make my fall mantel a little more cheery. I've purposely stayed away from the obvious pumpkins and orange leaves, but I have brought in other elements like apples and sunflowers that still says Fall.

The First thing I did was paint my window frame white. I wanted it to have a worn look to it, so I just gave it a light coat of white and then sanded it pretty good.

I made the Apple Orchard sign by simply stenciling the letters onto a piece of old fence wood.

I stole the logs (which I've made into candle holders) out of my mother in laws garage...well actually I didn't steal them, she was fully aware that I took them, since I made her level them out for me. Seriously that woman is amazing. She found me attempting to saw them with no luck. She then takes her saw and goes to town with it. Love Her!

I stole the apples out of my neighbors tree... Just kidding I asked first. He kinda looked at me strange when I told him I needed them for decorating my mantle. I just wanted them to have the leaves and stems still on them, So they would have that fresh picked look that I was going for. And you just can't buy them that way at the grocery store.

I did however steal the picture of the cows in the barn. I found it on Pinterest and printed it out. Is that Bad?

I know it's still Plaid Month here at the Wicker House, but I just couldn't seem to work plaid into my mantle. But the plaid pillow that I made here, ties in nicely.

Happy Fall, Friends!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stop by here to see more Fall Mantels.

Bringing Plaid into the Bedroom

2011-09-25T14:48:00.000-06:00

Lately I've been having fun dressing up my headboard with different fabrics and blankets. I just fold and tuck the blanket around my black slatted existing headboard. It sort of gives the idea of a padded headboard, but without having to make the commitment. So here I've used a Plaid blanket, of course.

I also have temporarily covered my lampshade with some more plaid fabric. When I say temporarily, it just means I've got tape holding it together on the inside. I like to change things around so often that it's better if I make things easy to switch out.

A also added some of the same plaid fabric to a couple of picture frames. I simply just covered the cardboard in the frame with the fabric, and then layered it with my pictures. I really like this look. And it also can be easily switched out as my mood changes.

The pictures are from a hiking trip Jake and I took on our wedding anniversary, So they seemed appropriate for above the bed. I just have them hanging from some old barn wood.

I think every time I post pictures of my bedroom I mention how badly I want to paint it. It could use a pretty color on the wall ...One day!

Picnics and Plaid

2011-09-19T13:38:00.000-06:00

Over Labor day weekend, my little family met up with some friends for a fun little hike and picnic. We went to Cascade Springs, Located in Midway, UT.

We Packed up the car with coolers full of sandwiches and Lemonade, a picnic basket, and a big plaid blanket to spread out on.

But when we got there, there was a big sign that said, "No Picnicking" Seriously? Such a Bummer! So we had to have a little tailgate picnic in the parking lot instead.

It's such a beautiful spot. Lot's of cascading springs and bridges. So it was all ok in the end, even if I didn't get the picnic I was hoping for. I am such a sucker for Picnics.

I came across some other pictures of Picnics and Plaid that I thought I'd share. The two just go hand in hand.

I Want these Plates.

I think Plaid has such an Outdoorsy, cozy, fall feeling to it.

My Living Room Dressed in Plaid

2011-09-16T13:41:00.000-06:00

Howdy All!

In my last post here, I showed you how I made my Plaid Pocket Pillows. Which I have brought into my Living Room.

I've also covered my papasan chair in the same fabric. It really brings a cozy, kinda masculine feeling into the room.

And then I came up with this quirky idea of hanging my collection of Wicker plate holders on my wall.

A friend of mine had suggested that I bring some more Wicker into my house, Since my blog is named, The Wicker House after all. She's kind of a little smart ass that one. So I've been working on it, She also suggested that I bring in some more Color, That is a little more challenging for me. I Love White. But I'm sure the Red Plaid will make her Smile.

Hope Y'all have a Wonderful weekend.

(I think my room feels a little country western too.)

Bye Y'all

Linking up

Plaid Pocket Pillow

2011-09-14T14:51:00.000-06:00

I'm going to teach you how to make a Pocket Pillow today. These are fairly simple to make because there is no hand sewing, zippers, Velcro or buttons to add. All you need is fabric and a sewing machine.

I purchased this plaid fabric as well as this large picnic basket at a thrift store recently. And you should already know that I was super excited about the plaid lining on the inside of the basket.

Yes, I am Mad for Plaid!

Somebody else really liked my basket too.

OK, so Step 1. Measure.

I laid my insert pillow onto my fabric and cut leaving about 6 extra inches around and about 2 extra inches on each side.

Step 2. Hem the sides.

Fold (and iron if you wish) 1 1/2 inches from both sides of the fabric that fold over the pillow. Then sew down.

Step 3. Find the center of your pillow. Mark it with a pin.

Fold one side over (front facing in) 3 inches past your center mark. Pin into place

Repeat on the other side, again 3 inches past the center mark.

Step 4. Sew a 1 inch hem down both sides of the pillow.

It should then look like this.

Last Step. Stuff your insert pillow into the open slit of your new pillow cover.

This is what the back side of the pillow looks like.

I've brought my pillow and new picnic basket into my Living Room.

More pictures of the room to come.

The Wicker House

DIY Mini Terrariums & Green Houses

Shabby Apple Dress Giveaway!!

Valentines Table Set for 2

Freshening up the Living Room

Feeling Moody

What? Picnik is Closing!!

Decorating with Straw Hats { Part 2 }

A Cute Way to Display Dish Towels

Out with the Old - In with the New

a Holiday Baking Disaster & a Plan B

Gift Wrapping

My Holiday Home Video Tour

Yarn Decorations

My Christmas Tree

My Cheery Little Christmas Display

My Holiday Home

All Natural Christmas Table

Decorating with Vintage Skis

My San Diego Vacation and a Winner

Bathroom Changes

My Thanksgiving Table

Making Christmas Cards and A My Memories Software **Giveaway**

Etsy Store Coming Soon!

In Memory of My Grandma Nora

Halloween Recap

Pug O Ween

BUG BOTTLES

Another Halloween Display

Spooky Halloween Mantel

Facebook

Rake Head

Corn Maze & A Pumpkin Patch

Lego Birthday Cakes

Pumpkin Ideas from Pinterest

Plaid Month Wrap-Up

Plaid Rosette Wreath

My Fall Mantle

Bringing Plaid into the Bedroom

Picnics and Plaid

My Living Room Dressed in Plaid

Plaid Pocket Pillow

Making Christmas Cards and A My Memories Software Giveaway