our love story

Of all the love stories ever written...I am smitten with the fact that ours still has pages to be filled.

Happy Hearts Day to You & Yours

Cheers~

e

P.S. If you have placed our lovely button on your blog & I have yet to include your blog in the link...please let me know and I will quickly amend the situation.

on the hunt for peace in the potty

So remember.....my little battle with my husband and the toiletries? Well I received so many lovely suggestions and truly thoughtful feedback from you...it was wonderful.

I even started to scout out some of your ideas. One I really liked was incorporating a unit on the wall. Look at this inspiration I found from my little collection of PB catalogs.

I think the staining would be a wonderful element too {on the vanity and the unity}

But at $129 for each piece....I really need to use this as inspiration and recreate a knockoff or copy.

Ooohhh....and just imagine the mouthwash in a lovely bottle too...as you suggested.

What do you think? I plan to start "working" on it stat {ahh...my pharmacy world lingo slips in once again}. And who knows...I might find what I am looking for along the side of the road again. :)

Cheers~

e

my new beau that I picked up off the street

Have you ever thought to yourself... how do all these people find something fabulous at Goodwill...on Craigslist...at yard sales, but I have yet to find anything? Welcome to my little world. I am so envious of all those giddy finds you read about that I was a little down in the dumps that I could never come across something just as spectacular.

And then Friday came....and for a moment, everything clicked.

 What would you do if you came across this?

And when I mean come across..I mean drive by, see it on the curb by trash cans, put the van in reverse, then get out to take pics for your blog, and then shove it in the van to get it in the garage before you wake from the lovely dream.

There he is...waiting for me and yes, he was FREE! {Why a he you ask? Because he is king size}

Fortunately, the brother of the man throwing it away said I could take it home {like that would have stopped me} and graciously helped me figure out the geometric complexities of fitting it into my Dad's van.

I just had to share my fabulous find...any suggestions on what to do with him? I need your help. My mind is spinning. Keep him as is or maybe reupholster him in a ivory velvet? I think the sheer fact of finding hin is still sinking in.

Cheers~

e

buttons & beaus

It looks like everyone is quite excited when it comes to forming "Our Own Circle of Bliss." I am tickled pink! I think this could take our community and our blogs to a whole new level of connecting and relating. Our circle will be the best thing that has ever happened to our blogs...I just know it.

So...I invite you to copy and paste my -- no-- OUR button {and please link it too} and place it on your blog. Place it whenever you like..it is yours to showcase. My hope is that the button becomes a symbol as well as a signal to all of us coming and going on so many blogs...that the blog that features this button is wanting more than just followers, but friends.

What I have done is made a link in my navi bar for any and all who want to join our circle. In this link I will have you and your blog so that people can immediately come peek into your world. Also it will provide you a list of everyone in our circle {and may it be a true circle that is neverending}. Go on click on the button! The circle is growing.

I invite you to to the same thing or you can link it to my page..whatever is easiest for you. :) All I ask is that you take the time to get to know each and every person in the circle. We have all of 2011 to reach our goal, Blissdom 2012.

Cheers~

e

PS...where is my beau?...well he rocked my world yesterday! I will post tomorrow.

and the winner is....

Congrats Allenaim Photography!

Here is what our lovely winner had to say about the hop and the giveaway:

Congrats on the win my dear! Shoot me a little email and we can go from there. I am giddy with excitment for you. Gail and I are thrilled with how successful this little hop/party has been. We hope we have provided the roots for many blogs {both big and small} to soar.

If I have not graced your little world, I am still working my way to your blog...I now have strep, but trust me...I am getting there. I promise.

Cheers~

e

my post-party thoughts

First thing is first...parties are such a nice way to brighten up any winter blues. You get to mingle. You get to make new friends. You get to see some lovely things here and there. You get to be entertained for quite some time.

I am smitten with these bags from DrikaB..wonder if I can make one.

I am still finishing up visiting each blog from our hop, so please know if I haven't gotten to you -- I will be very soon. I am strolling through them...and as I stroll, I really have noticed a community of friendship building.

So, I am going to challenge you to take another itty bitty risk.

It may be oh so hard to do, but I believe it will be worth it. I believe it will give you an even stronger sense of belonging to something special.

Change your blog roll.

Invite some of these new found friends from the party or thru your travels in blog world to the prime real estate capital in your little corner of blog world.

Make it an honor to be on to be on your blog roll.

Everyone knows the blogs to go for this or that, but I assure you there are so many talented ladies out there....so many bloggers just yearning to feel connected.....to feel special. I know that you will make someone's year by inviting them to your blog roll.

Yes, it is tempting to have those blogs with +5000 followers caressing the sides, but I assure you they have everyone sneaking peeks into their world every minute of the day. But that little blog with 50 followers...that  one you loved from 1st glance, well maybe your eyes were the only ones to grace their page in a while.

So go ahead..invite them to your blog roll. That little blog will feel so special...so humbled by your invitation, and who knows...they just might return the honor. :)

So...are you up for the challenge?

Cheers~
e

PS The giveaway winner will be announced tomorrow! Best wishes. :)

delight in making a knockoff {Pottery Barn of course}

In my little world, I find delight in pearls. I wear them almost every day {earrings}...now if only they were real. But do you know what I find even more delight in?

Making a pottery barn knockoff. I find such pleasure in making a cute copy of something that catches my eye.:) The above image had me at hello. It is glass. It has pearls. It is pottery barn. It is $39? Oh, wait...on clearance for $19? {still too pricey for me}

I made mine for $2 {tax not included}

Here are all the supplies you need.

 pretty glass plate {Dollar Tree}

glass candlestick {Dollar Tree}

 And you have to have some form of glue/adhesive. I had some left over Gorilla Super Glue. :)

Now that you have all your supplies, put a dab of glue around the edge of the candlestick and place your your plate to your candlestick...BUT --- keep it all inverted or upside down while you let the glue set. You will have to let it set for a bit and be patient. If you don't, and allow it to dry upright...the glue will seep down the edge and cloud the glass. Trust me on this.

In the end...you have a PB knockoff for pennies!

Now I just need more pearls to be dripping off my glass pedestal.

Cheers~

e

PS I am still making my way thru all your lovely blogs from the hop. It has been a delight to meet you....speaking of meeting, have you thought about joining my circle?