Wedding Dress

Here are some shots from my wedding this August. I made the flowers and some of the petalwork and my wonderfully talented friend made the rest of our design come to life! Lucky me! More about the dress later...
Please check out Tania Bambridge at elleBsee.

And of course, photography by Gordon Dooley

May Desktop Wallpaper Calendar

Get it now for free! You can even download it for your smartphone!

April Desktop Wallpaper

I know this month is already under way... but here is this month's lovely April calendar wallpaper from GreenPaperHouse. Enjoy!


This is also available for smartphones, among other cool freebies.

Free is ALWAYS better

I love craigslist. What I love about it most is the free section. Granted they don't always have the best stuff at first glance, but of course that depends on where you live. I live in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, so my nearest craigslist jackpot is Denver.

This is a little post I may begin to do regularly, unless I start accumulating too much furniture.
Here is a not-so-amazing find in the Denver free section of craigslist, followed by an idea board with 2 different make overs. How great is that?
I will not be going to pick this up (as much as I changed my own mind with this makeover). So, any Denver people in need of a wine bar/buffet.... happy hunting!



Taking out the bottom six drawers can give you the space to create shelving and insert a pre-made wine rack to create an entirely different piece.
Since this piece already had a pseudo-Spanish style to it, I decided to follow with the old-world theme in a glossy blackened look and a sea-weathered blue paint.
To create the first look you can loosely brush a high-gloss black over the entire piece making sure to get it in the cracks and details. While the paint is wet, use a damp rag to wipe off some of the paint in the higher points of the details and hand-traffic areas. These lighter shell knobs will really stand out against the darkness of the piece.

Wood Re-purpose

I am so excited to put up this barn door in our bedroom. It will be the door that leads to our fancy bathroom that is still in progress. Before I can install it, I wanted to make the rest of the wall look the same age as the door. After seeing several posts on palette wood uses, I decided to give it a try as paneling. I LOVE IT! It's amazing that every piece of wood has it's own character. They each seem to be made out of different woods and have different milling marks and color. I also reused the rusty nails that they came with to attach them to the wall. These aren't stained at all, just one coat of acrylic satin sealer.

Can you help me, Capiz?

Here is an amazing thrift-store find. But what are they? Capiz? I couldn't just pass this stack up for only $4.99... in so many beautiful hints of color.
Am I showing signs of hoarding? There are so many and I know I can do something with them. Any Suggestions?
Here is one idea:


They make this lamp look so much more elegant!
Or perhaps I could attach them all to a globe lamp and get something like this:

March Desktop Calendar

Get your free March desktop calendar at Green Paper House!
They also have smartphone wallpaper you can scan to your phone with a barcode app!

We are very excited about the launch of our new online store Green Paper House and would like to offer a dollar print (with purchase) to our customers.
For this offer, anyone who makes a purchase between Sat. March 5th and Sat. March 20th can get the "Life is 2" print (below) on fine art paper for only $1.


The size of the print depends on the dollar amount of your purchase (shipping not included). For example: a purchase of at least $36 will get you a 20" x 24" print, a purchase of at least $30 will get you a 16" x 20" print, and a purchase of at least $13 will get you a 10" x 12" print
All you need to do is add the print to your cart from the freebies page and it will ship with your other items.
All prints on fine art paper come with a 2-inch white border for framing.
Happy Shopping!

Green Paper House

Yay! Launch of the new store Green Paper House is today! Great art for really great prices, and the possibility of having a custom made piece to match your decor...
This is one of my favorite pieces!


They also have free stuff... like a monthly desktop calendar!

Save the Date!

Here are my limited edition, signed and numbered save-the-dates. We did two different colors for the trees and about 7 of them on cardboard. Enjoy!