Some of the latest around the house.....

Its been cold and rainy and I haven't been able to get outside to see much about the garden. Today the sun is blazing so I did. I planted broccoli very late but hey! I went outside and was able to pick just enough for dinner. Some are just starting to turn a bit yellow which means I needed to pick but there's still a lil bit still growing out there so for now Ill leave it. Not sure the amount of plants I have is worth the cost for this lil bit but Ill be starting over this yr so at least I have this.

I put away all the Christmas stuff and I wasn't quite ready to bring out all the Valentine stuff yet.  I just needed girly stuff around me. And so lately Ive been going thru my linens and doilies too, putting some out and freshening up the house. But it wasn't enough so last week I went to the craft store and bought some silk flowers. They didn't have much choices really compared to what I'm used to. And the Dollar store stuff looks so beyond fake. Nobody around here really has much of that so I ended up with some Ivy garlands on sale to make some candle rings with and some purple and white flowers. 

A flame-less candle in the floral ring I made, with the tiny nest I won a yr or so ago tucked in it. Figured it would give it a touch of spring.

Ive decided not to paint purple around here but put some in every room in some way. Could be flowers or pillows or glass, maybe a blanket too. But one color that catches your eye, but it is in every room so it flows. I'm not done yet but I'm working on it. Got more ideas too. But this is the latest stuff Ive done around the house. My poor bf, sure hope he likes living in a girly house.

I found this rose pottery container in Goodwill and it goes perfect with my soap dish. I wasn't sure what I would use it for but ended up putting one of my flame-less candles in it to use as a nite light.

As you can see its sunny today. But this is my living room with all the pillows on the sofa now, some in purple. And my new coffee table. Just need some curtain swags on the windows and this room will be done.

 And finally the wall by the fireplace is done. I bought these boxes down in Depoe Bay when my grand daughter was here. I saw them on several blogs online and fell madly in love with them.

 

They are rough wood boxes with herbs stenciled on them and I wasn't sure exactly where I wanted to put them. So they sat on the floor right there till the other day. I thought they would look great on my back deck with plants in them but then thought.........I wont see them out there very much. I wanted them inside. So I put them up but they still needed something. I remember what some put in them so I wandered around the house gathering stuff. I love it! It is perfect in that spot.

And this is my bed. Are you getting tired of seeing pics of it? I just adore this bed and decorate it for every season. And so the Christmas stuff came down but I decided to leave the glittery ivy garland up there and put my floral one back on top of that. I love how it looks. Can you see my skylight? That's my side of the bed so you can see why some nights sleep is pretty hard to do when its windy or the moon is shining in. 

But for Valentines day I pulled out some of my rose covered pillows in the lighter shades and put a rose printed pillow on top of that. God, my bed looks so girly lol. I love it.........my bf just pushes the pillows over to my side and crawls in........he hasn't complained yet lol. 

 But I just put these stickers over my bed the other day. I found them long ago. They say Always Kiss Me Goodnight. And since we do that every nite ( my ex never did) I want to keep it coming! 

And this is the small window on my side of the bed. Ive put my mermaid statue there and some pink flowers and such. I love it. I'm still trying to find my grandmothers lace curtain to hang there tho. Its a beautiful old fashioned piece and I only have one panel so it will be perfect for this spot.

And this is in my bathroom now. That's one of the candle rings I made. I used a small wicker wreath that the bottom of the candle holder would fit thru. Then I wrapped it with Ivy garland and stuck in flowers. One for each side of the sink. I decided to move my pierced plates in here instead of the basket I had to hold some things. The basket got too dusty from my powder and was a pain to clean. I think this looks much better.

And this is the mans side of the sink. I softened that basket with some lace and put the other candle there. Since I mostly use this during the day, I didn't put flame-less candles in here. I put real ones in so if I get company,  I can make it smell nice.

And finally over his stuff I hung these on the wall. I had that wall pocket filled with pine and holly for the holidays . Now I wanted something girly and in Romantic Country magazine, I saw in the newest issue a woman who puts hand mirrors all over her wall as decor and loved it. I use that one daily but have to take it in and out of the drawer if I want to keep the counters clutter free. So I decided hanging it was a good thing. Its pretty like the other stuff and I can just take it down daily to use. I used brass nails tho so it would look nice too.