Love the idea of beautiful panels of color sweeping across your walls, but fear is holding you back from attempting it? Don’t let the idea of painting straight, clean, level stripes intimidate you. There is an easy way with NO measuring! Start with a few rolls of painter’s tape of varying widths and a level. These will help determine the widths of your stripes. Choose a height and hold your level against the wall. Adjust level so bubble is level and hold in place. Then place your tape ... Read More about Painting Stripes Made Easy
Finding Bliss at Blissdom 2011
The Opryland Hotel & Conference Center in Nashville, TN hosted Blissdom 2011 this past week. Approximately 650 women and men gathered to connect, learn, share, network, and celebrate blogging. The creative energy oozing from these bloggers felt like an electric current powering Opryland! Bloggers form many online friendships from being each other’s subscribers, through Twitter, and Facebook. We all know these women from their writing, but to meet them in person was like reuniting ... Read More about Finding Bliss at Blissdom 2011
Simple Valentine Tablescape
When Valentine’s time arrives each year I bake up delights like Red Velvet Whoopie Pies and Chocolate Raspberry Croissants, but rarely have I ever decorated for Valentine’s Day. Go ahead, call me Scrooge… wait...wrong holiday. If you love all things frilly, lovey dovey, pinky, sticky sweet, heart covered, cupid cuddling decorating, then girlfriend, more power to you! I….just…can’t. But I adore the color red and little touches around the home are nice reminders of this season of love. My ... Read More about Simple Valentine Tablescape
Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
This Valentines I’m combining my two loves, red velvet cake and whoopie pies. My mom made my sisters and I chocolate whoopie pies for special treats growing up, and red velvet cake was always MY birthday cake. This combination is LOVE at first bite! Though I have my mom’s classic red velvet recipe I could make from scratch, I chose to grab a box of Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Red Velvet Cake mix right from my newly organized pantry. Note: This frosting recipe is the oldest known recipe ... Read More about Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
A Sisal Obsession
What is our obsession with sisal, jute, and sea grass? The sisal in the Sand & Sisal homestead is well represented, and thankfully, decorating trends for 2011 keep these natural fibers in the forefront. Our homes are filled with sisal and sea grass baskets with varying colors and textures. Rugs with combinations of sisal, jute, and sea grass adorn our floors. Pottery Barn has earned it’s fair share from me with my 4 rugs of varying sizes. I LOVE THEM! They clean up like no body’s ... Read More about A Sisal Obsession
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