Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much

Awe:
Good old ‘Websters’ gives this as part of Awe’s definition: great fear and wonder, reverence, filled with awe.

Today as I look at the wonder of the leaves changing with all the majestic colors, I want to use the word Awe and full. But, I don’t want it to be in a negative way. I am stopped for moments of reverence and wonder. The smell of fall, the colors of the season change. I am loving it all!

Lubbock doesn’t always have the most beautiful scenery, so we appreciate the beauty that we do have. Like the most beautiful sunsets, billowing storm clouds that build in magnificence, and fall colors that make you stop and enjoy with awe.

Beautiful,
Tanya

My kids laugh at me and say “If you stay too long at moms house she may spray paint you.”
I find it funny that they now have started spray painting things that need changing around their houses.

Here is one of my most favorite spray painted projects so far.

I found this lamp at TJMaxx and it had great detail, hearts~scrolls and lions claw feet, but it was brown~~not very ’shabby chic’.
Sorry about the image,I got so excited I forgot to take before pictures, I had to go back to the store and take a before picture with my cell phone.

I had been looking for a cute shabby chic lamp for my ‘beach cottage’ guest bedroom. I didn’t want to pay $100.00 so I kept thinking I would find an antique or junk one to redo. No luck until I found this one at TJMaxx for $24.99.

What a difference a $4.00 can of antique white spray paint and $5.00 worth of crystal beaded trim can do for a lamp.

“Shabby Chic”

GOT SPRAYPAINT? If not call and we will do a tutorial on spraypainting your world.

I really didn’t get lost, it has continued to be a busy time in life.

I had been enjoying re-entering the routine that happens in the fall and catching up with friends that I lost contact with over the summer break. Then, Bobby had a total hip replacement on the 19th of Oct and that was a total surprise for us. He is doing well and has had a great recovery. We are both looking forward to him getting up and going so we can start walking together again. It has been a long time since he has felt like exercising with me.

I promised that I would post photos of the work I have been doing around the house. I am so bad about taking pictures and I have done so many fun and creative things that I didn’t take before and after photos. I just get so excited about starting a project that I forget to stop and document.

This is a picture of the guest bathroom that I have redone. I just love the Old World feel of the walls. I used coffee grinds in the joint compound, it created a great color and texture.

I even made a Chandelier for the bathroom, I didn’t wire anything it uses one of those flameless candles.

We also put shutters on the outside of the house, and even the neighbors were delighted with the change it made.

I have painted a desk, walls in all the bedrooms, a dresser and bed, lamp and a bench. I have had a lot of fun and wonder what I will paint next. I would love to show you more, but my computer is on overload already.

Our life is full of changes,
Tanya