So my finger slipped and somehow i accidentally published a post with nothing in it... and i was like, holy crap, how do i unpublish it... !! Of course, with the new format i couldn't even figure out how to get to posts for 5 minutes... Geeeeshhh...!
I don't even know if ya'll saw the accidental post...
Anyway, here we go with some glorious randomness... well, not really so glorious, but definitely randomness...
I'm also gonna ramble as i go along, i haven't talked to you guys in a while...
check out this cute pillow i found at the Thrift Shop the other day
I was a little iffy on the color, thinking it was maybe too apricot
but when i got it home
I LOVED it
It helps with my new green sofa
i don't actually want to have a green sofa...
I actually want to have a white slipcovered sofa
and what's even crazier than that is....
That i HAD a white slipcovered sofa
which i have now put up for sale!
and it was cute, oh yes it was!
soooo you ask, why fix it if it ain't broke!!!???
I know, i know, i've got some splaining to do!
Well, it might look really cottagy and cute...
but it was not comfortable for two people to sit on
with those two big back pillows, and it was not very deep
so if mr. fractured and i try to sit on it together, parts of our body would dangle off the edge, or sink between the two middle cushions
also the Mr. has insomnia
and ends up on the sofa half of the night with the light on reading because he dosen't want to wake me
and it was sooo not a good sleeping sofa for a 6 foot tall man
Plus the pillows would get all wonkified and messy, and it got on my nerves
a touch OCD ya know...
Sooo, one day i found this girl...
She has one big seat cushion
and she's a little longer
i like her curves
and she's deeper, so you can get all scooched up in there and be comfy
No back pillows to get all messy and crooked, just a plain back
I know she's not nearly as cute right now
but once she's slipcovered with a big ruffly skirt
I think she'll be wonderful
now i just have to wait for my fabric
sigh...
I consider it an investment in having the just right sofa
...eventually...
but i have to be patient
and i am sooooooo completely, utterly NOT patient, ever!
I hate being patient!
here is little Daisy having a good sleep on the sofa,
can you even see her?
she loves the furry throw
and deeply approves of the sofa...
now we all three fit on there nicely!
for now, anything that 'cuts' the green and keeps it all from being too muddy looking is great
and the pink pillow does just that!
actually it's not a bad green
my sister calls this "pond scum" green
and "pond scum" green can work with alot of colors!
Anyway, speaking of pillows...
at least i think i was speaking of pillows...
i have made a new blog friend!
her name is Teresa
and she has a great blog...
it is called:
She's amazing...
She has taken a double wide mobile home and made it look like it should be in a romantic country magazine!
You should visit and scroll down a few posts and see the authentic looking farmhouse table she and her husband just finished!!
Anyway, she made me the cutest pillow ever for a surprise
and i LOVE it
isn't it sweet and just perfect for my house!
check out the pretty details
little mother of pearl buttons
...raw edged ruffles
precious little rosette in the center!
I have tried it in every room in my house!
it's perfect everywhere
but for now, it has ended up in the bedroom...
thank you Teresa!
Ok... lets go to subject #92
Check out the cute little birdie i found at TJ Maxx the other day
Now is the time to start watching for fun spring items before they get picked over!
and since i've now moved from sofas to pillows and now birds...
all these transitions actually make sense to me
remember the painting from my last post with the white blossoms and little bird in it
well i repainted it with a darker, more gray background,
basically the same painting, just a little different!
closeup...
Ok, one last subject, i promise
You may know i sell my paintings at this adorable shop in Hillsborough, NC.
My friend and her two partners run the shop
they are so talented
Anyway, they do makeovers, room redos... etc.
check out this room they just finished...
before:
after:
using panorama on my iphone..
I died over these window treatments
the little blinds were like a sea grass - linen combo, and look like gauze... oh my gosh
isn't that amazing!
I'm gonna post more details about it on her blog soon
I also just want to let you guys know, i'm having a hard time keeping up with everyone's posts these days...
I've also been trying to be more present in the world around me
and attempting to be less of an obsessive compulsive computer geek
I mean, there is -
blogger
twitter
facebook
instagram
linkdin
google+
pinterest
websites
email
Etsy
i'm sure i've missed something!
how in the name of heaven does one keep up with it all!!??
The problem is, if i don't keep up with everyone,
i feel like i'm missing something
I'm guessing you know how that feels...
There has to be balance in here somewhere...
right???
So anyway, i'm workin on it
the balance part that is..
...the end...
