The Jewelry Is Going On - Sneak Peek

A couple of pairs of earrings on my jewelry organizer/display. It is all done and looks amazing. It has exactly what I needed for my jewelry at home.

In this sneak peek you can see how the link chain I chose from the hardware store, True Value, works perfectly for the earrings that do not have a fish hook post but instead have a straight post with plastic or metal clutch to hold them in place.

A couple of these were glued...

...around the edge of the frame.

These were spray painted...

They have been clipped on to the grid in no particular pattern.

But spaced out so that there is room for the jewelry to hang.

You can see where this is going. On Monday I will show you the finished piece.

Meanwhile....

I am working on the layout of my dining room stencil. View from the living room.

Other links to the jewelry organizer:
Progress On The Jewelry Organizer
Jewelry Organizer Update

Enjoy your weekend!

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Lisa

Guest Post And I Won A Giveaway

Today you will find me on Simple Dwellings as a guest. Amber asked me to contribute a post to the series, If My Blog Was A Room. It was fun putting it together at a time when I am looking at redesigning my blog. Thank you, Amber.

I would also like to thank Lisa Scibilia of Shine Your Light for the opportunity to win a wonderful recipe book, The New Boston Globe Cookbook, in  a giveaway. I won, and received it a few days ago and will most probably be trying out something delicious from a marvellous collection of recipes.

Now please head on over to Simple Dwellings to read about my guest post. Let me know what you think.

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Lisa

Patterns In Nature

When I was little, my parents had a subscription to National Geographic magazine. I would spend hours enjoying the articles and pictures in every issue. We have many copies of the magazine in the house now and my kids enjoy them just like I did.

Every so often I visit the National Geographic website. One could spend hours. Here are a few examples of pictures taken across the globe depicting patterns in nature which I find truly inspirating for their quality of photography, color combinations and patterns, subject matter and sometimes just because they are visually spectacular or dramatic.

Flowers:

Calla Lily

Hibiscus Petal

The leaves of a Lobelia Plant spiral around the center.

Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

The flower of a Claret Cup Cactus Flower.

The Hairpin Banksia.

Eastern Australia.

Sharp spines on a Prickly Pear Cactus.

The Galapagos Islands.

Coleus Plants.

South America.

Water Lily.

St. Louis.

Palm Fronds; the leaf is symbolic in many religions.

Deep relief of a leaf's veins.

Water:

Sandbars.

Australia.

Whirpool.

France.

Black sand.

Mexico.

Like an impressionist painting, water ripples.

Costa Rica.

Mysterious Earth:

Biplane flying over Monomoy Shoals, Massachusetts.

Light paints patterns on a rock wall.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah.

Sunlight through a freshwater sinkhole (cenote). 

Yucatan peninsula.

Antelope Canyon.

Arizona.

Sand dunes.

Namib Desert, Namibia.

Trees:

White birch trees.

Manitoba, Canada

Butterflies:

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly.

Zebra-winged Butterfly set off by the white petals of a flower. 

Nebraska.

Male Blue Morpho Butterfly with irridescent wings.

Auroras:

Aurora Borealis.

Manitoba, Canada

Yellowknife, Canada

Troy, New York

I could fill up an entire gallery wall with these. There is so much more stunning photography to indulge in on the website. Do you visit the National Geographic website? Do you look to nature for inspiration?

All images via National Geographic.

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A Change Of Color Makes A Big Difference

This is my chandelier in the newly painted dining room.

I wanted to share some pictures with you of the light fixture as it looks now with the new paint on the walls.  It is like I have a different light fixture. It shows how much of a difference a change of color on the walls can make not just to the room itself but also to the furnishings.

The built-in needs to be reorganized and I am toying with the idea of doing something with the interior walls. We shall see.

The cool, dark color (Benjamin Moore, Deep Space) is a great contrasting backdrop to the warmth of the chandelier. Previously, the fixture blended in.  Now it stands out. This was how the room had been for the past 6 years.

Looking in from the family room.

I  had removed the sconces, washed them and cleaned up the chandelier. This is what the fixture looked like while we painted....interesting. A glimpse of the kitchen in the background.

 

Sconces were replaced this morning after which I took these pictures.

 

From this..

..to this

It is amazing how a change of color can change the look so much. It is the easiest way to change the look of a room and to view everything else in the room in a new way and sometimes with surprising effects. I am loving the contrast.

The metallic paint from Nova Paints arrives on monday. Then begins the stenciling.

On another note: I apologize if I have not visited/commented on your posts this week. With the kids home for winter break and our internet service being predictably unpredictable it has been challenging sticking to a schedule. I hope to catch up over the weekend.

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Lisa