More Wedding Pics

Here are the last pics I'll share with you from the Beautiful wedding.  I loved so many parts about it. There were so many creative people and ideas everywhere.  The most important thing is that they got married and are happy=)

Here is the Sanctuary.  It turned out really fun with a canopy of fabric strips and hanging paper firecrackers.  My two sister sang a duet in the wedding.  Man...do I wish I had it recorded and I would play it for you!  It was the most beautiful song I have ever heard. ( Not that I'm biased or anything) ...

Whimsical streamers made by family of bride.

Wedding Sneak Peek...

I wanted to share a few pics from Chloe and Jared's Wedding that I had the privilege of helping with. It was such a beautiful wedding, full of life and love.  There were so many fun people there to share in the joy.

It was tons of fun helping put some of these ideas together with the bride and her family.
Janae Hardy took these BEAUTIFUL photos.

Here are some of the beautiful sisters and the bouquets I made.

My mom completely ripped this dress apart and re-made it to fit Chloe to a T.  She changed the design and cut of the dress and it turned out exquisite! Chloe looked Gorgeous!

Here is the entry into the Church.

Thanks to All who helped!  Mary and Lauren with Bringing it Together really did bring all our ideas together and made the reception look beautiful.  Thanks.

More to come tomorrow=)

Have a great Wednesday.

Lilacs...The Sweetest Spring Aroma

I love lilacs! It's funny how you really start to notice things later on in life. My parents have lilacs at their house and all growing up, I don't think I realized how incredibly beautiful they were.  I have been appreciate the little things more this spring. There is so much beauty in just one tiny petal!  Take time to really look!  It's incredible.

We went over to my parent's for lunch on Sunday and Mom let me take a bundle home.  I LOVE the smell! I have them in our kitchen.  They are so gorgeous!

You know what else I've noticed about God's creation lately?  Well..being an artist, I love color combinations.  I don't like when everything matches PERFECTLY, but i love different hues and colors that work well together.  I was just looking at the sky the other day and the trees and the flowers budding and guess what...there was not ONE color out of place. SO many colors...but all blended beautifully together.  It really is amazing. He truly is the Master Artist!

I hope you are enjoying the spring flowers as much as I am.  Pick some a bring them inside too!  They really cheer up the place=)

The First Print!!!

I am so excited to tell you all that the first ever Lonie Mae Pillow shop pillow has been printed=) I am more than pleased with the result.  They did a great job at Bigfish...like always.

I probably won't be sharing all of the prints with you right away but since this is the first and most exciting...I had to share!

My plan is to have 20 different designs up on my site by the end of this summer.  That might be a bit of a challenge, but I need a goal...and that is my goal=) The excitement of seeing ideas come to life is very motivating.  I can't wait to see how a few more go tomorrow.

Here's what it looks like.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Eclectic Home

Some Inspiration for your home....
I love the fun colors with the white walls...and bookshelves...yes.

Getting the Office Tidy

Our office is organized...kind of.  We know where things are, but I'd love for it to look a lot more organized than it does. It's one of those things where you think it looks organized since it is better than it once was, but when you really take a look....yikes.

So...I started last night going through all the little stacks of paper messes (not my favorite thing to do) and filing. I got really motivated to have it looking nice.  I'm hoping we can build a new desk for me for my sewing space.  I have one now, but it doesn't give me much room to work...plus with my new serger, I'm gonna need even more space.

I also took off the collaged art on the wall.  It kinda made a mess.  Some were stuck on the wall with those sticky squares they give you...NOT A GOOD IDEA!  They pretty much ripped chunks out of our wall.  So, I mudded and now I just need to sand and touch up.

I'm wanting to put up a really big peg board and maybe paint it a fun color. I like how peg boards look, and they are great for organizing!

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Kendra.

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Eclectic yet put together

It's been a while since I've posted some of my design likes. These are all so fun because they are put together, but yet are not entirely matchy-matchy. I sometimes have trouble knowing how to put my crazy eclecticness into an orderly fashion.  I love these bold colors and statements.

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Setting up the Tree

Did anyone else set up their tree on Thanksgiving night??  I was giddy about it. As soon as we got home, we pulled out our tree from the attic, got out our Christmas box, turned on the Christmas music, made some hot chai tea and went to work.  My sisters came over to help, which made it lots of fun=) 

I was looking at some fun Christmas decor the other day and found these really neat ideas.  I love this first one!  I have some antlers that my father in law just gave me. I'm so excited to hang them up.  I want to hand ornaments from them like this...

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Hope you all have a great Tuesday!

Thanksgiving Week: Post 1

Thanksgiving is coming so soon!  I can't believe it. I thought this week I would look for some inspirations for decor, food and fun.  Here are some really cute Fall/Thanksgiving decor I liked.

Wall Art: Vintage painting with Text

Here's the finished product!  I had so much fun making these two pieces of art. I've had the matching floral paintings for a long time, but never really liked them the way they were. I loved the frames though!  So, I decided to give them a makeover.  I haven't painted in a long time. I didn't know how much I missed it! It was so relaxing.

This past weekend, Justin went hunting and I got really motivated to hang up a bunch of things at our house.  I always think he should do it (because I usually put way too many holes in the wall)...but I think I did ok this time.  I just went for it. Now we FINALLY have stuff hung up. I just had to get over my intimidation of more wall space, and just decide already!

I put these two on either side of our dining room window. Trying to figure out if I should paint the frames a fun color?  I like the antique look they have, but a fun bold color would be fun too.

To make one yourself...

*First, simply stencil or free hand your text on an old painting with a pencil
*Next, pick a color of paint and start painting around the outline of your text, to leave only the text  showing!
*Lastly...hang and enjoy!

A Gorgeous Outdoor Wedding

Here are those pictures I said I'd share from the amazing outdoor wedding we went to a few weekends ago.  These are some very special people and I am so happy for them!

TV Stand Plans

I have still been keeping my eye out for a TV stand, and haven't found any that fit the bill. SO...I think we are gonna try and make one.  When I say we, I mean that I have asked my brother if he'd be willing to help...while I stand by and encourage.  I would like to say I will contribute...but I don't know how much of a help I would be. I will try though. I like that sort of thing, just don't know much about it, other than the one semester of shop class I had in high school.

Anyway, it's so nice of Derek to be willing to help. Him and Justin built Justin's office desk and it turned out really neat.  Derek has built lots of really amazing things for his family too. He is quite talented. Becky designed a similar stand for their TV.  I told her I liked it so much I wanted to copy.

Here's the initial sketch I have of the stand.  I'd like for there to be doors on part of it to hide cords, games, movies, etc. The rest would be neat for books and organizational baskets.   

I guess we'll see if the final project turns out like this or if I change my mind a million times. I'm good at that. But I suppose I can't really do that when the project involves cutting, gluing and nailing.

Hope you all have a great start to your week today.  Remember to be thankful today.

A Few Sewing Projects

I hope you have all had a good week. It's crazy how cold it's getting already!  I don't want fall to go away yet. I do love the Christmas season though. I look forward to that.  I thought I'd share a few projects I was able to play a very small part in. Sharon is such a talented interior designer.  She designed these spaces a while ago and I haven't shared them yet.  I was able to make some curtains and pillows for some of these spaces.  I love how she puts everything together.  I've learned lots from her!

Rainbow Mugs

I love this set of vintage mugs I got years ago.  I got them at a garage sale when I was about 15.  You know those special little things you found when you were younger that you could picture using in your own home someday?  Well these were one of those items.

It was so fun when we moved into our first house and I got to unwrap them from the paper I had them stored away in and set them out on our kitchen counter.  It's the little things in life.

We have them on our counter now in our new house too, right by the tea kettle on the stove...ready for use.  They're just the right size...

Clean and Fresh Design

It's official....I love every room in this apartment.  It seems like everything has a place and a reason. They actually thought about a color palette and how to balance out their space.  I forget sometimes that my not wanting things to be a perfect match doesn't have to mean that nothing can match!  Take a look at these gorgeous spaces found here.

Shiny Shiny

I was able to help with some decor for a local coffee shop through Sharon Taylor.  She designed the layout of the shop from floor to ceiling.  Lighting, paint, artwork, furniture, pillows and decor. She is so talented.  I loved being able to work with her. Here are a few of the pillows and the drapes I made for Bocca Mocha.

More Decor

I was looking at more decor pics and love these. I just want to get lots of ideas before I make too many decisions...since decisions usually = money...if ya know what I mean.

 I love this chair!  And the tv stand is simple and timeless.  The speakers are really neat too!  They actually look like art on the wall and not just a big black box.  I like.

I like how simple the bathroom colors are too. Super cozy.

Photos found here.

Little Jewel Bird

I've had this bird cage for several years now, and hadn't found the perfect use for it...until today!  I love how unique it is.  It adds a little character to our bathroom and isn't just sitting collecting dust.  It now serves a purpose! I don't have tons of jewelry, but It's fun to have a neat place to store it.

Color

I just love the colors in these rugs.  The patterns and color combos give some great ideas for decor elsewhere in your home. 

Dollar Lamp

I got this old vintage lamp at a yard sale a few years ago. It was one dollar!  Can you believe it!  I love finding cheap, unique things.  I have never seen a lamp like this one before. I love the combination of the wood and ceramic.  The shade on it is a little worn, but I got one for it at Ikea to replace it. I just have to figure out how to make it fit on the old lamp.  It's the wrong kind of shade....of course.

The lamp was a plain cream color, so I decided to brighten it up a bit and painted it this light blue.  I love blues. 

I need to figure out how to make that other shade work...this one looks really funny!  Oh well, It serves its purpose and gives off light =)

Have a great weekend.