Dreaming of Decor...

My hubby and I recently went to our favourite beach for a few days. One of the reasons we love the quaint town of Cannon Beach is that it holds so many fond memories for us. Another reason is a sweet shop named "Sesame and Lilies" which never disappoints. There are rooms full of beautiful and unique household decor and furniture and just when you thought you had got to the last room, you'd find another nook full of pretties. Here are a few of the items that inspired me...

{This armoir was filled with things old and new and I loved the distressed look of it.}

{Here's me taking in the serene surroundings.
Of course, I would have a pillow with birds on it in my clutches.}


{A closer view of the ottoman covered in fabric inspired by vintage french flour sacks.}


{I want.}


{I want this too, minus the crows.}

{This was the coolest table in the whole shop and I know I can make monogrammed stools like that! Give me some fabric paint, a template, and voila!}

{A closer view of the table legs.}

{LOVE the mirror.}

{I even liked this shabby farm table.

Pair it with some wing back chairs and maybe a glitzy chandelier.

Luscious.}

When the decorating itch takes over me, I am compelled to do something, anything. So, I help decorate our church. Here is what we put up after Christmas. Thank you, IKEA (and Carter). If you look closely you can see curly, white twigs between each panel.

{ With lights!}

{Homemade lighted panel in the stairwell. The light fixtures are on my list to "help" with too.}

{The far wall. That black border around the sign? Duct tape. Yup. We have a budget ya know! And, I did not do the lettering by hand without a little cheating with an overhead projector.}

{Oh, what I could have done with this beauty with some paint and glaze! But they wanted $150 for it. WHATEVER!}

{And here's me again, strolling down the lane...

Okay, just dreaming. ;-D}

~christajean

Big Baby Boy

Here's a shout out to my little, big man for turning 2 this month!

What would we do without the world's sweetest little boy in our house? He's a funny little character. If he sees a drawer or cupboard open, he will come by and close it for you, even while you're trying to get something out of it. Or maybe it's the fridge that he tries to close you into. He's efficient that way. He is very neat and cleans up after himself. He sings himself to sleep with "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" every night and wakes up humming some little tune every morning.

{Moustaches are all the rage. Especially if they are chocolate.}

{He says "I yuw yoo" to us day and night.}

{He loves to wear royal garments. No matter that they have purple hearts on them.

He's paired it nicely with a camo shirt.}

{When daddy comes near, he knows it's tickle time!}

{He's very regular and goes on the toilet after breakfast every morning.

And that's one less icky smell for me to deal with.}

{I LOVE this. He "reads" daily.}

{I'm FREE to be ME!!!}

{He loves to be cuddled, loves to be touched,

which is most definitely his language of love.}

{My two hunks!}

I'm sure he would love to stay being THE baby in our house, but such is not meant to be. Come August, he'll be a big brother to one more little bundle of joy.

YUP. And baby makes seven!

~christa jean