Sassy Homemaker

And lest you think that was her best work, well you’d just be wrong….

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January 2nd, 2009 | Tags: Clarabella, Isabelle | Category: Celebrate!, Decorating | Comments (4)

While I’m waiting on God to answer my question about the 40 below degree weather having a purpose in this life, I decided to make a new centerpiece.  Soon this blog will be called “how I only decorate with pinecones and berries“.

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December 17th, 2008 | Tags: dogs, holiday decorating, Iowa weather | Category: Decorating, WT???, family | Comments (7)

Well I’m not sure we can call it an update since I don’t think I’ve ever shown a before (imagine concrete walls).  My husband quickly got the tongue and groove done short of the ceiling (we left the wiring hanging part way down as decor - yeah that’s it) for our party on the 6th. 
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December 15th, 2008 | Tags: Decorating, decorating for a little boy | Category: Decorating | Comments (3)

Lest we forget the little nooks and crannies not everyone sees, they are still berry important.
 

Shhhhhh don’t tell anyone I evicted the birds.

This normally has a cloche over it, but I took it off to get a better picture.

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December 12th, 2008 | Tags: Decorating, holiday decorating | Category: Decorating | Comments (3)

Fa-la-la-la-la……

…la-la-la-la

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December 5th, 2008 | Tags: Decorating, holiday decorating | Category: Decorating | Comments (1)

It wasn’t that long ago when I bought Lorraine home and she fit right in (god help her).  Now that it’s the holidays I wanted to give her a new “do”. 

Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful-ER

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December 4th, 2008 | Tags: Decorating, holiday decorating, Little boy bedroom decor | Category: Decorating | Leave a comment

The boyscout centerpiece arrived on our doorstep last weekend and I was pleasantly surprised how pretty all the greenery was! I decided to sass it up a little…
Here’s what it originally looked like:

So I got out my extra pinecones, berries, ribbon, etc (most of the things I had from other project. I did have to [...]

November 28th, 2008 | Tags: fall decor, fall decorating, holiday decorating | Category: Decorating | Comments (9)

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November 26th, 2008 | Tags: fall decoratinig, holiday decorating | Category: Celebrate!, Decorating | Comments (4)

Did you know that if you are me and go to the store looking for these…

…that THESE will likely end up in your cart too?

And, if you wonder over to the floral aisle looking for these…

You may also end up with these…(which you will totally thank yourself for later on).

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November 25th, 2008 | Tags: Decorating | Category: Decorating | Leave a comment