New Chandy and a Little Leaf Bomb...

I accidently bought a new chandy for my dining room... oops

ok, so it wasn't exactly an accident.. 

I obsessively shopped for a chandelier that i could even remotely afford that had some bronze on it until i found one, and then i just impulsively bought it... 

filling the void again... lord ....

Anyway... i do really like it better than my previous chandy which i purchased at a very low price from an online lighting shop...  

it was all clear glass and bright silver, and it was ok...

But i really love that dark bronzy look with the crystals, and i thought this new vintage chandy was so more of what i really wanted

Here is the old chandelier... and it's pretty..

but it just wasn't quite "it" if you know what i mean...

I added my pink Annie Sloan dyed lampshades to the new chandy, ..

but haven't added all the crazy drippy ribbon yet... 

I love decorating chandy's with ribbons and feathers, and flowers,  and random crazy stuff, don't you?

you might notice that the "proof" of the "Good Morning Miss Daisy" print is still taped to the wall in the background.  

I finally got a large print of her for myself, and i'm so glad i did.  Damn those prints are expensive!,  I hate that lady, why are her prints so expensive!? oh...oops, that's me

really there are reasons for it, 

i'll explain more some time about Artificial Brightening Agents (which you don't want)  and Archival canvas and real pigmented inks and stuff

but not now

every single lampshade on this thing is crooked... ok, whatever...

but isn't that dark bronzy brass so frenchy and yummy!

 

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Ok, so my little dog "Daisy"....

What the heck !!!

She goes outside to potty

and finds leaves somehow, even though the whole yard has been raked

and the leaves magnetically adhere to her fur

you can't even pull those leaves off, they're just stuck!

ok, but here's the crazy part

as soon as she walks in the house, POOF! they explode off of her and cover all the floors and rugs in my house in these little crunchy brown leaves!

check it out

whenever she comes in the house covered with leaves like this ... 

i always look at her and say DAISY!!!!

and she's always like "Whut"?

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Anyway, i'll leave you guys with a photo of some dresses that i saw at Macy's this weekend...

they were all just fairy fluff

now THAT'S what i call a prom dress!

soooo pretty...

 

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With Flowers and Feathers in His Hair...

I think i showed you guys this horse i painted a few weeks ago.  

I liked him pretty well, but was just itching to do something that was more me...

Sometimes when i paint, i think about what other people would like

and sometimes i just want to paint something the way i would like it...

even if it is a little weird or different

 

Here he is before the flowers and feathers...

Here is a close up with some flowers... 

and oh yes,  HAD to add some eyelashes too!

 the suggestion of feathers...

 so NEXT "Good Morning Miss Daisy" is going to get the Cindy treatment...

a pink bow!

I bought a print of her for myself, and I don't think i can resist painting a ribbon around her neck, maybe even a ribbon with a big bell

I already have a satin ribbon draped over the print giving it "the eye"to figure out the perfect shade of pink

I'm not quite sure how i'm gonna pull it off yet

doesn't everyone tie ribbons around their pet cow's necks anyway!?

 we'll see if it all works out

Watch out Miss Daisy! here i come with my paint brushes!

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Two of My Favorite Things...

In this post i want to talk about two of my favorite things...

My newest favorite thing is my two cowhide rugs.

I love them...

I have one in my bedroom ...  you can see it below

Also you can see how the settee in the bedroom usually looks, with my furry vest thrown on it, and a nubby throw, and folded blankies and towels that arent' put away...

 

Anyway, i just love how these cowhides feel under my feet, and how they aren't round or square or rectangle... I love sitting on them because it feels like I'm sitting next to something natural and not synthetic

I'm sorry a sweet cow had to die for me to have the rug, but i imagine millions of cows get slaughtered everyday, and at least a couple of their coats can be appreciated and admired long after they are gone...

the best way i can describe it is that the rugs have "chi" 

 "CHI is the term for the universal energy, or the energy that permeates everything around us."

I know they are in style right now, but i don't think i will get tired of them as if they were just a decor fad...

I think i'll like them for years to come

Here is the cowhide i have in my living room

I sit on the soft cowhide and lean on the back of the chair while Mr. Fractured is sitting in it...

I never used to sit on the floor before i had the cowhide, 

 On the arm of the chair i also have a rabbit fur

it feels like heaven

My kids came over one night and were commenting on how i have all these dead animals everywhere

They pointed out the cowhides, and then the sheepskin, and the rabbit fur... and we were all like holy crap, it looks like vikings live here!

Then i pointed out that they hadn't even notice my deer antlers!

They were like GAAAHHHHH!!!

Anyway, those are all the furry, animaly things i have around

except my two doggies...

who by the way love the furs too!

oh yeah, and check this out...

this is my furry vest

and this is my dog and best nap buddy "Daisy"

My next all time favorite thing is baskets!

I have always loved baskets

I have baskets for everything ...

tucked in corners for storage...

 

in the laundry room for dirty clothes...

on top of the fridge to store pitchers and stuff...

in the bedroom for dumping clean laundry instead of having to fold it right away, cause who wants to do that!

 in the living room to store cd's and stuff

on the kitchen counter for mail, and glasses and all those random papers i don't know where to put but shouldn't throw away...

(isn't this the cutest little silver pitcher)

 brief interlude for photos of this precious little pitcher...

more baskets - 

under the tv table in the living room to store all of Mr. Fractured's tangled guitar cords...

you can see it's pretty scruffed up

under the dresser in my bedroom for miscellaneous "stuff"

 

in the living room to hold the remote controls... 

lord help me with those! 

I only know how to find like 5 channels on my tv... 

i'm helpless without Mr. Fractured when it comes to the remote controls

ok, and finally, I have a basket that i carry to work everyday with all my papers and bills and my lunch in it.

I LOVE this basket and as you can see it is almost shot

If anyone knows where to find one like it i would love to know!!

I even have stuff on my floor that looks like baskets!

So that's a crazy amount of baskets isn't it!

 

I haven't even talked about all the baskets filled with towels and napkins and stuff in my closets!

You know... things like shells, and baskets woven from natural fibers, and cowhide rugs, and beautiful wood, and feathers,and wool and cotton ... all those kinds of natural things are always pretty darn wonderful

                           Nature gets it just right every time...

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