Triangle "Fish" Quilt Finish

Do you ever see quilts that just make you happy?  This is one of those for me.  I love this quilt so much, and it will be really hard to part with.  I actually had this finished (minus the binding) July of 2013, but I ran into a personal hiccup that would only annoy me and no other person who would admire this quilt.  I will definitely be making more of these in the future.  It makes me THAT happy.

 xx nancy

Psst -This quilt is listed in my Etsy shop.  Take $15 off if you purchase directly through me (email) and not through Etsy.

*My Instagram is private (just request to follow), but are you able to see my IG links that I sometimes provide in posts, even if you are not a follower or member of IG?  Just curious.

A new lamp in the house

Lamps.com asked me if I wanted to review one of their lamps several months ago, and even though we were in the middle of moving across the country, I jumped at the chance.   I had a hard time picking which lamp I wanted, but when I saw the Director's Table lamp, I knew that was the lamp I wanted!  I love its three-pronged legs, and its sleek contour.  My lamp came packaged well, was quick to assemble, and overall felt great.   Lamps.com offers lamps at all prices making it affordable for many people, and they offer a wide selection of different styles.  I highly recommend checking them out next time you are in the market for lighting.

Some other bloggers have their lamps too, so I recommend checking out what they have to say about Lamps.com.   I enjoyed seeing their lamps in their homes since we all have different tastes.   There really is a style for everyone.

Kristen F. Davis

Brittany Makes

Whipperberry

xx nancy


I received a lamp in exchange for my review, which all opinions are mine. 

Nail Head Art

I made this piece for Owen's room, and it was such an easy project to do!  So easy in fact, that it requires little explanation and photos.  I really love how each nail head is unique and not uniform.  I simply printed out a large "O" onto an 8.5" x 11" piece of paper to use as a guideline.  The paper also protected my surface from the dirt that comes off the nails during use.  I then removed the paper after I was done.  I used a display frame to allow room for the ends of the nails.

I had picked up this frame for $8 during one of my thrift store excursions.  Here is the before.  It's amazing what a little paint can do.

Free Printable Art Work

Free? It's on like Donkey Kong. Jenna from Q.A. Designs is offering up all of her country and state artwork to the public for free.  All you have to do is download the prints you want. I couldn't have lucked out more. NC and USA are both in orange.  There are more prints on her site.

Veni ~ A before + after

Either I'm talking French, or I'm talking about my newly spruced up plastic deer.   Veni came to me last Thanksgiving when I was visiting my sister.   I stopped by the local thrift store, and Veni asked me to come home with me.  How could I say no to this plastic face?  So I packed her in my purse, after I properly paid of course, and we went for a little joy ride before she went under reconstructive surgery.

After a few coats of Valspar Island Orange, Veni is feeling quite pretty.

how to paint chevrons tutorial {readers requests}

 I am posting my tutorial on the chevron walls in my home.  We have seen chevrons throughout many blogs and in interior design.  Some people hate them.  Some people are tired of them.  Some people cannot get enough of them (that would be me).  To be quite frank, I think I sat sat on this post out of the fear of chevron hate mail.   So I feel honored that there are some of you who want me to teach you how to make this design.   Thank you so much; you guys are the best.

I wrote up this post back in the day (okay, not really that long ago) when I shared photos of Owen walking down my hallway.  Some readers asked about the walls and how I did them, and then I received an email recently asking about my walls again.  Thank you for kicking me in the butt to get this posted and overcoming my fear of hate mail.  All I needed was a finale shot, and the other day was perfect.  Matt was home to tend to Owen, so I could take some pictures.  Otherwise, toys and random poses of my son would be included.  Let's be realistic here.  I can't make the room look nice when a toddler is running around, tearing things up, and making a new mess after I just cleaned up the last mess.  Oh, and let's not forget to mention the crusty, sticky finger prints all over my coffee table.

How the wall came about

When we first moved into our home, we had a somewhat long, narrow hallway that was beige.  It was the traditional painter's beige that is found in most remodeled or new homes.  I faced a dilemma because part of the hallway's wall was exposed in my living room.  I thought about putting up a huge picture or grouping frames on this bare wall that faces our front door.   You know, something like this.

Because the hallway was long, I felt that it needed something on the walls.  Another dilemma I faced was the width of the hallway.  If I were to put pictures down the hallway, people would have to stand close to the opposing wall just to get a good look at them.

A LIGHT BULB CAME ON.