Halloween Party and Giveaway!

Here are some more pictures to add

to Sharon's Halloween Blog Party

over at Fiberdoodles and Whimsy.

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I will be posting the rest of the pictures

on next weeks Tablescape Thursday.

I was too late to get it on for this week.

This cute little cup and saucer is

part of a set of four that I got at Ross.

Spidey is ready and waiting for some

orange flavored hot cocoa.

OOH... some brightly colored frosted

cupcakes from Walmart.

This witchey shoe cake plate

is also from Ross.

The candy corn candles are over 15 yrs. old.

They are hard enough to have survived

the heat of my Texas attic for the last 5 yrs.

See the cauldron painted on

the top of the cake plate?

I was also lucky enough to get the

matching cups to each plate.

The plate rack is from

Hobby Lobby.

This little black table came from

HomeGoods and moves around my house

as needed. That day it was in the entryway.

Today is is in the hallway under a mirror.

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Don't forget to enter my

Halloween giveaway.

Then go on over and visit Sharon

over at Fiberdoodles and Whimsy. 

because she is hosting this

Halloween Blog Party.

She is also having a daily giveaway!

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Hope you are having fun looking at

all the Halloween goodies!

Fall Dish Collection

It has been a few days of overcast skys here in North Texas so I was unable to get pictures of a tablescape. The lighting in my house is best when the sun filters through the wall of windows on the north and south walls of my great room/dining room.

I would still like to participate in Susan's Tablescape Thursday, so I will share pictures I already had of my buffet that is set up with some of my fall dishes. Hopefully I will have the table all set up for next week.

Please click on her link at the bottom of this page so that you may enjoy seeing what the rest of these very talented bloggers have to share!

Most of the pumpkin items are from Ross.

The yellow dinnerware is from Kohl's.

Pumpkin tureen is from TJMaxx

The green wire stand is from Home Goods.

Foxglove plant is from TJMaxx.

Rooster from Ross.

Platter from Ross.

Pumpkins are from Ross.

Plush Turkey is from Hubby.

Turkey gravy bowl is from Ross.

Flatware and squash sugar/creamer

is from Ross.

Napkins are from WalMart.

Snapdragons from

TJMaxx.

Twig pumpkin from

 WalMart.

Dish is from Ross and cinnamon

roll candle is from my website.

Yellow dish is from Kohl's, green dish

 is from Ross, candle is from my website.

Apple bowls are from WalMart.

Dessert plate from TJ Maxx

Bird salt and pepper shakers

 are from TJ Maxx.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

I am looking forward to making

new friends and I love reading

 all your comments!

Please be sure to drop by Susan's

Between Naps on the Porch.

Summer Bedding & Window Treatments

My Spring/Summer lamps.

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As you may already know... I started a master bedroom bedding and window treatment redo two weeks ago. I have a perfectly fine Winter set, but I wanted a lighter feel for the warmer months.

So... here it is August already,

and I still haven't finished!!!

But... that's not the worst part...

Being the procrastinator that I am... I had not purchased all the panels that I needed. So of course Walmart decided to put the curtain panels on clearance ... and now they were all gone!!!

I had enough for the windows but I also wanted to make a bedskirt out of them. So I spent two days going to four different Walmarts before finding the necessary three panels.

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Now I just have to decide what kind of skirt I want. {I just tucked the window panel in between the mattress to get an idea of how it will look}

This picture shows
a gathered skirt

with vertical stripes.

This picture shows the stripes

going horizontally.

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I sure would appreciate any ideas or opinions from any of you talented ladies :)

I will make the skirt longer (20-23") so that it will come up higher and there will not be a gap where the coverlet and skirt meet. 

I really like how Susan, over at

 Between Naps On The Porch,

has done to her bedroom.

I hope mine turns out as nice.

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Okay now... back to the curtains.

Yes!  I am cutting them in half.

I will explain later.

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I have two narrow windows on either side of my king size bed and of course they are not centered...

{Yet another "thank you" to the builders}

Although my bedroom is not enormous (15x14) it is not as small as it appears in this picture. Those are not night stands... but good sized chests. I have a large armoire and a Secretary desk on wall opposite the bed.

I have extended the rod to give

the appearance of a larger,

 centered window.

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I had a pair of burgundy panels up already and just needed the  one panel for the middle. But... I still want it to have the look of two panels.

{or it would tend look look a shower curtain}

So I cut it down the middle and I may add a trim to the leading edge.

So this is what it looks like...so far.

I think the burgundy panels are

a bit too scrunched???

The bedskirt will finish the look.

I hope to get it done soon.
(before I change back to my Winter bedding...)

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Bedding Bargains

I am always looking for a bargain...

aren't you?!

I stopped by Ross the other day and spotted some Laura Ashley sheets. These were a great score as I have been looking for sheets to go with the new quilt that I got at Wal-Mart...

Yes...I said Wal-Mart.

Why not check out the the new Better Homes and Gardens line at Wal-Mart. They have some pretty nice stuff. The curtains are even lined, and that makes a big difference. I got these "silk taffeta" polyester lined panels there.

I plan on making the easiest roman shades ever, and it is NO SEW! *not. one. stitch* It will be for my bathroom {that is what started this green and pink quest}. I will post the tutorial and pics of the finished project, as soon as I get them made...

It may not be too soon...

You could just get something basic and then add embellishments to get a higher end look. Once you have done that, most people won't know where you bought it... so why would you want to pay more than necessary?

These king sheets are too big for the queen pillows so I wrapped a rubber band around the end... remember when everyone was doing that with their curtains? To dress it up a bit I used a decoration that I actually make for my Hershey's candles.

I may have a few left on my website...maybe.

All the goodness of

and none of the calories

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Looks very inviting...

 

...Now it is all rumpled up,
like someone just took a nap ;)

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I'll show you the bathroom window treatment

as soon as I get it done...

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You can shop at Walmart

and never leave home!!!

No more having to actually go to the store...ugh!

Just click on the link on the left hand side bar :)