July 6, 2010

• {a few more feathers in my nest}
  
  Whenever I add something to the house –
  whether from buying it or just moving it to another space –
  that becomes my new favorite spot for awhile.
  A little space of happy that might not seem like a big deal to those on the outside looking in…
  but that’s the great thing about building a nest of your own.
  It’s just that – yours!

  A expression of what you love.
  A extension of who you are.

  And it doesn’t have to look pretty to anybody else…
  or even make sense.

  If you stick that feather in,
  stand back and tilt your head to the side,
  sighing contentedly at what you see…

  that’s all that matters. 

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  Some of my favorite feathers I’ve added.moved.or gathered around here lately –
  
  
  Decorated for a bridal shower recently that left me with a ton of leftover votive candles….

  

  

  Such a fast and inexpensive way to add warmth to any nest.
  I loVe candles. and loTs of them.

  
  
  …a word of advice -
  buy ones that are ENCLOSED.
  that won’t burn the house down.
  
  just in case you happen to be like me and {might} forget to blow them out!

   
  

  
  
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  I had bought this hook thingy for a few bucks not long ago but wasn’t sure what to hang on it.
  It’s not the sturdiest in the world and pulled off the wall easily, so I needed something light…
  
  

   

  I keep a little box that has junk scrapbook stuff in it.
  
  Sitting up late at night usually watching some old BBC movie or something,
  I’ll occasionally pull it out and start trying to create things.

  See- you might have new decorating items laying around your house you didn’t even know you had!
  
  

  
  
  

  Also, some of the little do-daddy-wacha-ma-call-it’s double as bracelets for the girls {and me} when we want to pull them down and wear them.
  Love just a simple ribbon tied around the wrist or ankle for a quick & “unusual” accessory.

   
  
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  I’ve had this chalkboard for a long time and have moved it from place to place…
  Now trying out this wall that separates Kate and Ben’s room and think it’s my favorite spot yet for it.
  
  I like being able to leave little messages on it for just.them.
  Kinda like our own mailbox of sorts.
  
  

  Chalkboards are one of the neatest decorating items –
  Simply writing on them can change the look!
  
  And if you’re like me and like change then, you’ll like chalkboards.

   

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  Some more re arranging of things…
  this time the kitchen wall.

  {before}
  

  {after}
  

  

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  I absolutely fell in love with this picture/ painting from Hobby Lobby for 5 bucks!!
  But the frame was all dented and scratched.
  
  With a little Sharpie marker though – I don’t think you can even tell!

  

  colored markers can make a great way to touch up nicks on things..
  w/out having to break open a can of paint!

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  Of course, flowers are a favorite fluff in my nest – and often.
  
  I like putting them in non-traditional places….
  On the floor. On a chair. Verses the typical, in the middle of the table.
  It gives me the sense of something new being decorated when really,
  it’s just a vase of flowers..

  

  

  
  
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  Here’s a dresser I picked up out of the garbage a while back.
  Actually, it was my mom who really did the picking up.
  She was with me and when I saw this I spun around to go back…
  to which she jumped out and said,
  
  “Well I don’t have any control over your crazy driving that near got me killed right there…
  but you’re not having this baby before it’s time by lifting this thing.”
  
  Love my mom.

  
  
  
  I gave it to Ben as his project…
  I think he’s going to paint it with chalkboard paint and turn it into a craft dresser.
  With chalkboard paint we’ll be able to write on each drawer on the outside, labeling what’s in it.
  looking forward to how it turns out.
  I think it’ll be cute.

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  What have you been working on around your nest lately?
  Any new feathers you’ve picked up or even some of your old favorites?
  
  Would love for others to share.

  If you’ve written a post about it add the link in with your comment.
  It’s fun to hear. But even more fun to SEE.
  
  …and along the lines of finding inspiration from others I loVed this quote I read recently~
  
  “….it is not possible to ever imitate one person’s desires and imagine them your own. It’s just not, and I will argue that to the grave. We are all unique characters, and we share the same circumstances, but never entirely…. I am who I am and that means I am not threatened or intimidated by any form of imitation, because we’re all products of imitation. But please, please, take the time to ask yourself why it is that certain things move the Earth underneath your feet. If they don’t do that for you, they’re not really a part of who you are, but rather a fascination with someone else’s character. Make sense? Go find you in all this inspiration in the world. Go find contentment.”
  
  
  
  happy nesting.

  
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  (¸.·´ (¸.·´ (¸.·¨¯`♥ amber.
  
  
  
  
  

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