Homegoods Finds

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Pugs not Drugs

Nice to see Chariklia Zaris prints go to happy homes. These folks got some awesome deals at Homegoods. At just 10$ each I think I need to do some shopping myself. 

Yarn Wrapped Wreaths

By now most of my Christmas gifts have been delivered so now it is safe to share what I have been up to.  I love pinterest but it just enables my crazy Martha Stewart tendencies that come out around the holidays. I have been a big fan of yarn wrapped wreaths but they always looked like a lot of work until I saw this post on Pinterest to crochet thick yarn instead of wrapping. Each stage of the project was easy and quick and something I could do in front of the tv with the cat on my lap BUT when you make 19 the work really adds up. It was totally worth all the work. It was so much fun to play with all the different color combinations of yarn and felt.

Tomato Cage Christmas Tree

I have been getting lots of festive holiday crafting inspiration from Pinterest. It is fun to add a little something new each year and I really wanted to have some lights outside. Light up decorations can be really expensive so when I saw this idea for light up trees using upside down tomato cages as the base I thought that is something I can actually pull off! So I grabbed a few cages from the back yard and picked up a string of led lights for each tree. I used wire based garlands to swirl around the cages. They were very quick and easy to set up. You can just use the branches like a twist tie to anchor it to the cage in a few spots. Then just string the lights through the garland and fluff out the branches. I also learned the hard way to weight them down with a brick. We had a crazy storm front come through the other day and actually ripped the lights right out of the socket.

Best Girly Baby Shower Ever

As promised here are a few pictures of all the fanciness at the best baby shower tea party ever. I provided the crochet flowers and garland. Becky made a fantastic "as seen on the design blogs" cupcake liner garland. Now we are all going to expect on for every special occasion. Beth supplied the fancy china and silver.  Renee brought gorgeous professional flower arrangements. It was as classy as my little house will ever get.

Girly Baby Shower

So exciting to plan a girly baby shower for a friend of mine. So so many ideas so little time. I am trying to make crochet flowers and a garland. We are breaking out embroidered linens, fancy china and doilies. You can see my inspiration pinterest board here.

Colorful Dream Kitchens

Love the unusual color choices in these kitchens. Do you think they found the perfect tile?

You can find the links to these images and lots more colorful interiors here.

Black White and Grey

Just wanted to share some of my new favorites from my pattern goodness and Home boards on Pinterest.

White

Emmas Design Blog

Annie Clark

This is Glamorous via Meredith Sammons

If you are a regular reader of Orinui you my have noticed it gets a little colorful around here. So I thought we could use a break with some nice serene white. I dream of being the type of person who could decorate their home so simply. White is just the perfect color for hot summer days. You may have noticed Richmond Va made the major news for hitting 104 degrees yesterday. We are celebrating a cool front now. We are just in the mid 90s for the rest of the week.  Speaking of summer you may have noticed  everything just seems to slow down a little in the lazy hot days of summer. I just haven't been able to keep up with the 3 posts a week schedule that I try to keep. But I will try to make it up to you by thinking up some new great things to share with you. And remember you can always check out what I am up to just click on all those buttons on the right of your screen. I would love to hang out with you on twitter or follow your pins!

Vintage Tablecloths

I saw the top image on Design*Sponge and recognized that tablecloth. It is from the same family as mine is the bottom photo. I got mine from a woman who resells vintage linens. I was so thrilled to find it. This other one must surely be from the same designer. They have the same colors but different patterns. I wonder if there are anymore out there in the world?

Linen

As you may have noticed I am a little wild about color and crazy color combinations. But sometimes you need a little neutral too. I love the subtlety and texture of linen. Just wanted to share some linen inspiration with you today. This is a collection that came about from my new Pintrest addiction. I found a few linen images and before you know it I had a whole pinboard full. You can see all the links and a few more pictures here.

What Home Means to Me

(links)

Today is my turn to share what home means to me as part of sfgirlbybay and Pintrest's Pin It Forward. 

Everyday I remind myself how lucky I am to have such a beautiful home. I work hard to surround myself with beautiful things that make me happy. Living here is like being on vacation everyday. I have a huge screened in porch with a view of the garden and gas log fireplace for the winter. There are lots of handmade treasures and artwork. Fabrics and patterns on every surface and wall. I now have a bright and organized space to get creative in and a big dinning room table to host craft get togethers. And of course what would home be without my furry baby Coltrane. 

Be sure to check out Sassy Smolack's Pin it Forward tomorrow!

Christmas Wreaths on Esty

One of a kind wreaths to help you stand out from your neighbors.
1&2:Knock Knocking
3:My so called junky life
4:la bella sera
5:Red Marionette

Mae wall Stickers

These wall stickers from Mae look like so much fun. I would love the paper dolls if I was a little girl. They are made of fabric and they say thay are restickable.

Floor Doilies

Namolio

Skinny LaMinx

I finally got a chance to spend some time on the design blogs again. My computer at home was acting up and we were in the middle of a big deadline rush at work. I was surprised to notice crochet doilies used as rugs on two blogs. What a great idea. I crochet but I always have dreams of learning to knit. Crochet is fun because it is so organic but the big downside is the lumpiness. I found a post about Namolio on Tea for Joy.The description of Namolio's large wool Doilies says that they may be a little thick for use as a blanket but would make a great hard wearing rug. Crocheting rugs is such a great idea I would love to make one for my bedroom.

Anthropologie Rugs

These are just too pretty to walk on.

Stenciled floors

I am inspired by the newest diy example on Design Sponge of a stenciled concrete walkway. This looks just like the one in my backyard minus the pattern. This is something I have been thinking about trying out after seeing the winner of the Lena Corwin contest on Design Sponge. Love the suzanni pattern on the worn floor boards.

And of course there is this floral pattern from My Marrakesh has been a blog favorite.