What I Did During the Blizzard!!!!

It started snowing here at 6PM Fri. night and won't stop til around 10 PM Sat. night. We have a LOT of snow! I had planned before it started to continue on my organizing and purging mission for this month. I was PRAYING we wouldn't lose power! I have 2 pantries, both very small and they can get totally out of hand quickly. This one was a God awful mess! Now it is much better, organized and purged.

 This one just holds food. I have turntables on each shelf so that I can see what I have a get to it easily. The wire shelves on the doors are also a great addition that we did.

 This is my teeny linen closet. I keep mostly placemats, napkins (in clear shoe boxes), etc. in here. There are a FEW cold meds etc. in here too.

 While I was busy working, the snow was piling up fast!!! This is the house right across the street.

 The snow was coming down FAST!.

 This is the pile of snow on the table on the deck!

 The snow is waist high on the deck. It will be awhile til we can get out that door.

 I also tweeked the hearth.

 I added a few pieces, some candles that are part of a set I got at Costco before Christmas. I LOVE them, they have a remote and a timer as well.

 This side got a candle on a cut glass bowl turned upside down and a boxwood ball on a silver bowl with another little owl that I found cleaning out drawers. I cleaned out all the kitchen drawers and cabinets too.

 These are the rest of the set of candles. I love them, they flicker like real candles and look SO pretty at night!

 

Thanks so much for your visit. I hope you all are staying warm and cozy during this storm!

XO, Pinky

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Well, this Winter is dragging on and ON. I feel STUCK. Not much is going on around here, decor wise or anything. I am ANTSY to start decorating for SPRING, but the weather outside is still frightful! However I WILL be doing it next week: weather or not! Till then I am sharing some pictures of the snow and ICE we got Sunday and some pictures from  2 weeks ago when we had the floors in the kitchen and breakfast room replaced. I did NOT want to do this but Joe did so..... They were squeeking and at first they were going to replace ALL the hardwoods but we would have had to practically move out again! NO WAY was that happening. So Joe settled on them just doing the kitchen and breakfast room cause that is where the squeeks were. I am happy to reports all is good now!!! This first picture is the snow coming dowm Sunday morning.

 Then later we got ICE, for hours!

 This was Monday morning, the bottom of the driveway started to melt in the sun.

 Here we go with the floor pics. What a MESS it was!

 Ripping up the old...

 Installing the new....

 

Thank God that is done. After they left EVERY, single thing had to be cleaned and dusted. It was everywhere. But now all is clean and put back together. I am very happy with Ryan Homes that they were so willing to do this.  Hope you all have a great week and soon all this winter weather will just be a memory:):)  I am partying here:

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Chili Dinner on a CHILLY night!!

On saturday night we had our best friends over for dinner. It was a cold day and night so we made chili. I set a snowflake table, hoping it just landed on the table and not outside!!!  The tablecloth is so pretty with the snowflakes. The dishes I found at the dollar store a few years ago:)

I made the centerpiece by assembling 3 items. This large hurricane I found at Walmart! It didn't come with the glass shelf but the 4 inch candle holder fit in there perfectly!  I put faux snow in the bottome with pind cones, tiny ornamants and snowballs, then put snowflakes around the candle.

 The other hurricane I had bought at a gift shop. I just added a candle ring to it.

 I created a snowy scene in my little lantern.

 I love these pedestal bowls, they are perfect for our chili.

 Icy glasses for our bevereages.

 I moved the fork so you could see the snowflake on the napkins.

 I had to add the snowman pitcher too.

 The little snowman was purchased at a local museum. They have a team of volunteers who make all kinds of ornamebts and they have to be created from ALL natural materials. I loved the snowman.

 The chili bubbling on the stove

 And my bowl. In use diced tomatoes instead of crushed and we love "chili mac".

  Thanks for your visit. Hope everyone is warm and cozy.  XO, Pinky

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Christmas in the Guest Room!

I had my sister here for a week over Thanksgiving so I decorated the guest room for her. I wanted it to feel like I made it SPECIAL for her. It all started with the picture over the bed. I found it at Kirklands and knew that it would be perfect in this room because it has blue in it! Just adding some festive red accents was easy! Here is the view as you walk in the room.

 The red snowflake pillow came for the dollar store!!! I just love it and think it is perfect in here!

 I added red birds and berries to the 2 arrangements over the bed.

 I just got this adorable sled yesterday, so my sister just missed it but it JUMPED into my cart at TJMaxx!!! I love the flocking and the fake FUR!!!

 I added a swag over the picture, with iced branches and red berry stems too.

 This is what was on the nightstand at first, before I found the sled!

 I just added some plaid ribbon as tie backs to the curtains.

 A red runner over the quilt on the hope chest and a red pottery santa.

A tiny tree on the dresser and red ribbon on the lamp shade. The Santa sits on a barrel and I added some little elements to him too:)

 This was a little welcome gift for my sister, a plate that came with the stand too.

 This Santa with his plaid pants and blue jacket fits right in too!

 This big guy came from a neighbor who was moving and knew I collected santas!I may gussy him up a bit too:)

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