Pondering the master...

Because I do so very little during the day, and have no incomplete projects to tend to *cough cough*, I thought it was time to ponder the master... We moved into the house 20months ago and nothing has been done in the master bedroom...Well, besides sleep and making a big mess of boxes of books, cds and dvds....I know, why are these things in the master bedroom??...Well simply because the book shelf they once lived on is currently occupied with childrens books, puzzles, games, lego, and other 3yr old appropriate stuff.

So last weekend I finally hung an empty frame and the candle sconces on the wall over the bed...

yay @ progress

We have had the same headboard for over a decade and to be honest I am a little more than over it...I am thinking of making it look like an upholstered headboard using the toile print that is currently hanging there while I "ponder" this idea....

I would love to add some yellow plaid in here too...why?...umm cause I like yellow plaid and think it would make a great contrast to the yellow/burgundy toile...The room is also void of curtains, with just cheap $5 blinds from Walmart and a blue airline courtesy blanket (thank you USAir) hanging on just one of them because I took down the other one to use at a window in another room...Yup I have classy window coverings for sure lol..

If you took the time to click and enlarge you would notice our uper cute sheets...My MIL gave them to us because she said they gave her nightmares with the bold print...They have grown on me and I have come to really love them....The current comforter is the "back-up" while our other one is waiting to go to the cleaners....

I will probably make a cover for it one day...we have had it for 12yrs and it is starting to show the wear, but each time I buy a new one we hate it and miss the old ones comfortable familiarity.

What needs to be done to make over this room??

• Find a better place for the books, CDs and DVDs than stacked in various corners of the room.
• Decide on fabrics and their uses. (curtains, bed cover etc)
• Teach hubby to put his clothes into the dresser and not pile them on the floor in front of the dresser. (this is going to be a hard one because he does not like me to put his clothes away *shrugs*)
• Work on getting toddler sleeping in her room so we can remove the toddler bed from our room...(we are still working on some bad habits from prior to her surgery, but are getting closer each day)
• Sort out closet so it is more efficient to put the clothing away.
• Win the lottery :)

Blessings Kelsie

Some sparkle and a tree

We dragged down the boxes of Christmas stuff from the attic yesterday...So now my living room is an explosion of boxes and yet to be placed decorations...

BUT...I added a little sparkle to the faux mantel..

AND we got the the tree up...
Which is completely finished except for the 2 new ornaments that we will give the girls on Christmas eve, as is our tradition...

Bless her heart Lil Sara jumped out of bed this morning to check for presents...alas she was disappointed...Time to make her an Advent calendar me thinks.

Not sure if we will do the outside of the house beside the wreaths this year...I have so much cleaning in the garden to get done and just don't know I will have the motivation or time to get to it all.

Sara has her last Bells rehearsal this evening and will perform next Sunday morning (Dec 4th)...I still need to find the battery changer for the cam-cord and make a bow/flower to match her dress...Plus I am working on the set for the older children's Choir who will be performing the same day.

I also only have 3 weeks to finish my Christmas shopping (and making the handmade gifts) since after that Lil Sara will have no Headstart until the New Year.

So today I officially welcome the "Silly Season" that leads us up to Christmas.

Blessings Kelsie

Christmas Mantel

Despite the fact we have not brought the boxes of decorations or tree down from the attic yet this year...

Or the fact we don't actually have a fireplace or mantel...

I have begun decorating the top of the book shelves as though it was a mantel.

I still need to de-clutter Lil Sara's portion of the shelves

I hope when the boxes do come down from the attic, I will find some more sparkle to add to the over all look.

Blessings Kelsie

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Sara's own room...

With the summer weather already arriving here in FL, it is getting too hot to do much outside so I am turning my attention back to the inside of the house...Even though because of her sleep issues lil Sara still sleeps in a toddler bed in our room, I thought it was time to start working on creating her a proper big girls room...This will also help get the toys out of the family room.

These are my starting point...The prints are of pages from one of her May Gibbs, Bush Babies books..I asked her to show me her favorite pictures, then scanned and printed them on textured "ivory" paper...The photo frames I had already, but they contained floral prints and were gold...I painted them with "Ballet Slipper" pink spray paint and then scruffed them up...

We removed all the boxes of stuff we had stored in the room and guess what...Lil Sara could not wait to try out her new BIG BIG bed...

We have a long way to go...Wish I had a my BFF Chele here to help...But alas she has to work...Oh and lives on the other side of the world.

Blessings Kelsie

Country Crystal and Library Visit

It is a damp and dismal day in Levy county today, a day just asking for a warm glow and some sparkle to be added...

So a broke out my favorite Country Crystal AKA Mason Jars, add some water and tea candles...

Instant sparkle as the flames dance and reflect off of the glass and water...Added bonus, they also reflect off of the black granite counter top...

We originally had a play date at the park planned for today but with such yucky weather it was postponed..So instead I took lil Sara to the library to fill our morning and also inquire about a toddlers reading group...and was delighted to find they are running a Preschooler's (2 -4 yrs) program each Thursday until the end of March...this should help keep lil Sara entertained while we wait for her to get into the Early Head Start program (she is currently on the waiting list)...She will love it if today was anything to go by, she had so much fun in the kiddie area, with all the jigsaws, books and teddy bears...Plus one of the girls that works there entertained her a little so I could go grab me a book too.

I checked out Emma by Jane Austin after seeing this on so many bloggers reading lists...I can't wait for nap time to get started on it...This was the first time I have stepped foot inside a library in years...It was nice to be back in the land of books again...

Blesssings Kelsie