~"Your Hometown" Typography pillows~

well hello there!

just a quick post to show you what I've

been working on.....

I was so excited about these new pillows that

I had to just show 'em to you now...

instead of waiting another day!

I love this fabric!!!

{"your hometown" typography pillow 20 x 20}

this pillow cover is cotton canvas....

it's kind of a cocoa color with cream

and chocolate brown print

it goes great with whites, creams, and

greys....for starters!

it's just a wonderful neutral...

you might just find "your" hometown on there!

I did...

teeny little Lewiston, Idaho!

I was a little surprised! :)

{"your hometown" typography pillow 16x24}

the cream pillow is in a lighter weight cotton...

all pre-washed and soft.....

it has a teeny bit of faded turquoise in it...

along with chocolate brown

I want to make more....

I'm thinking curtains...

in the cocoa...

I think the curtains would be great for the winter

months...to warm things up in my fairly

neutral rooms....

then of course....maybe I need them in the

shoppe???

what do you think??

Thanks for coming by!

xoxo,

Shellagh



~pallet box love....~

Happy Wednesday friends!

we are talking blue skies today......

wow!!

yippee!!!

and the forecast is for the blue skies

to continue for several days......

source

 I was laying in bed, the other night, thinking of

different ideas for finishing our home

on our underfunded remodeling budget....

source

In my head I was milling around all the possible

materials for flooring......pine boards, fir boards,

paneling, etc....then my eyes flew open

as the thought of pallet boxes came into my mind!

source

did a little research....and lo and behold....

it has been done!

believe me, it can be made into flooring

with just a "touch" of prepwork

{that's for sure how it'd have to be "sold" to Mr. T & T...lol}

source

and there happens to be a place not too

far from me that has them stacked all

the time....like a big ol' pile of rubbish....

{so they think....hee hee}

I'm thinkin I better stop in & say hi....

but as I was cruising around

the world wide web googling

pallet box floors & such....

I also found a bunch of pallet box furniture ideas....

so totally awesome thought you'd like to

see them too~

just in case anyone has an urge to build their

own coffee table or ?????

source

rolling side table book shelf thingy....

or how about a little dog bed??

{with the utterly invane hope of kicking them off the furniture....

ya right!}

source unkown

I can see my fat little weiner dog on this bed....

and I can see wheels on this too....

oh and now I see the leash attached...

and Sadie being drug through the house

by Allie & friends.....:)

yup...can see it all very clearly......

source

are you loving this pallet headboard???

very cool.....

but having the active mind that I have

{most of the time...ok half the time...}

I would truly worry about there being

a perfect place for cobwebs behind there??

no?  yes?  see how I am......

these things worry me....

moving along........:)

I absolutely love the antlers

 used as a jewelry"rack"

{hee hee...no pun intended...}

but can someone shed some light

on how to attach them to the wall????

~*~

Have an absolutely fabulous Wednesday!

I'm off to change sheets, sweep, clean,

fold clothes, put away clothes (the worst part...}

replace laundered slipcovers,

and alas cut some fabric for orders....

xoxo,

Shellagh

~a little creepy halloween~

Happy Tuesday!!

Well it's 10:38 Tuesday morning

and so far we've had partly cloudy,

cloudy, rainy, partly sunny

and sunny.....weather!!

and can you guess which "weather pattern"

I "enjoyed" on my................drumroll please...............

***40 minute*** run??

yup!  you guessed it....the rainy portion

of our wonderful fall weather pattern......

hahaha...but of course! :)

but shockingly.... I loved it!!  I had on my

water resistant running jacket

and "moisture wicking" shirt

and stayed quite dry.....

if only I had not been so optimistic

as to assume it would not rain.....ahem....

{duh....}

and worn my cap......then I wouldn't have

showed up at our door looking like a 

wet rat ....oh well, only saw one neighbor....

what a sight! hee hee.....

{had to share my running success with you!

seriously! 40 minutes now with no stopping

or  walking!!}

well I fussed and fussed with this entry table

yesterday......it was not happening....for me!

holy cow ~ I guess Halloween is not my holiday!

but I finally came up with something I thought

I could share.....

it might be that the whole spider creepy crawly

thing just creeps me out!!

I am seriously so arachnophobic....

{according to Dictionary.com: the abnormal fear of spiders....abnormal? I think not!!}

my darling girls kill them for me.....

brave little things ~ grab them with a napkin

while I run & hide in the corner....hee hee hee

{no, I'm not kidding!!!}

I know I know....they keep the eco-system

in balance...yadda yadda yadda

well, I need them dead to keep me in balance.....;)

yup.....dead.....

so ~ found some bat stencils while at Joann's

50% off so I grabbed them

along with some very sticky webbing....

that stuff is terrible!!

then drug it all over the table

threw in a couple fake spiders....

and fretted over real ones moving in to the newly

acquired webs....

filled a jar full of bones I picked up at

Dollar Store....

and added a creepy skull label found

at the The Graphics Fairy

she has so many fun vintage graphics!

definitely check it out...it's all free!!

I saved some seed pods from some

coneflowers, and columbine in the garden...

and added some dead queen anne's lace

to the mix for my "dead" bouquet....

and that's it!!

kinda a quicky {you would think}

halloween display.....

If you'll recall my post

on Zelda and Darnell???

well the rats to scurry about.....

are also finished!!

complete with their eery eyes.....

but too wet to take pictures yesterday...

I'm hoping to get a shot of them

today during some sunshine.....

{the eternal optimist....}

Thanks so much for coming by!!

Have a wonderful day!!

xoxo,

Shellagh

~sweet yummies for your eyes~

Happy Friday my friends!

feels like a long time coming.....

but, Friday is finally here!

I'm always searching for beautiful inspiration

to share with you......

and I found the most charming little home....

I am loving the white furnishings against

the natural wood paneled walls....

so warm & cozy feeling.....

ah, so much character in this home....

will I ever be so fortunate to live in an old

farmhouse?????

with big ol' beams here & there???

this little bathroom is so adorable....

everytime I see a sink vanity like this....

I have to restrain myself from:

dismantling our "stock" vanity cabinets &

Outfitting the darling dresser stored in our

garage with the newly dismounted sink...........

why restrain myself you may ask???

well, it has to do with way too many projects

a couple things that need to get finished first....

the list is too long....

the time is too short....

you'd be bored to tears...

and be "outta here" in a flash...

but, wouldn't it be great to have like a full month or

two along with a big stash of cash

to once & for all.... finish all projects.....!!??

to just focus & finish???

whatta dream that would be.....

but there's always "something" that needs

the money....

yesterday's "something" was the car window

that decided not to go back up....

in the rain....

and heaven knows there's no time! ha ha ha!

approximately 32 1/2 minutes of free

time every single week!

but it is every week so why am I complaining! ;)

 well we get lots of practice

in patience don't we?

If we got everything we wanted immediately

we wouldn't be grateful for the small little

things that get done.....

this picture above is just the cutest....

what in the world do find just so charming

about little bistro chairs??

we all know they are not comfy....

but stack them with quilts or grainsacks

and we have lost our minds!

truly so charming & sweet.....

well girls here's to a fabulous weekend!

I hope all your little things {or big things...}

can be accomplished!

xoxo,

Shellagh

{photos via Boligpluss originally taken by froekenjaeger.blogspot.com}



~what's cookin'?~

Hello friends!!

it's a blustery fall day here....

I think fall is officially upon is....

it started getting quite chilly

around here last night....

{I even turned the heat on in our bedroom for a minute.....

just after I shut the window....ha ha....how the power company

loves me......}

so for me...

rain + wind + chilly = comfort food

of course!

{no, we won't be eating hamburger gravy

over toast.....I'll spare my family

that little incident again....}

but I do believe I'll try these tonight!

one of my favorite comfort foods.....

meatloaf.....

but how cute is this?  meatloaf muffins?

I love this idea!

just a little different than the normal fare....

you can find the recipe here

I may try their recipe, but of course

my mom's is the best....ha ha ha....

very simple....

Mom's meatloaf:

1 1/2 lbs. ground sirloin

about a cup of crushed premium brand saltines

about 1/2 large onion finely chopped

2 or 3 eggs

a big squirt of ketchup

salt & pepper

get your hands in there & mix it all up!

for a "loaf" form into a loaf form and

then spread Heinz ketchup on top

and bake about an hour or so on 350.....

broil the last 5 minutes or so to give the ketchup

a nice brown glaze. yummmmmmmmy!

or if you want to do the muffins,

they only take 25 minutes to cook.....bonus!

and what would meatloaf be without

potatoes???

I personally love good ol' baked potatoes

with meatloaf......I like to smear butter on their

lovely brown skins & slide 'em in the oven bare....

makes the skin so crispy & dee-lish!

but I also love herb roasted potatoes

like these....quite yummy!

and my kids really love the herb roasted

potatoes too.....

I like to use red potatoes

or the fingerling types

you find at costco.....

quarter them

toss them with:

 olive oil

 2-3 cloves of minced garlic

fresh rosemary (about 1-2 tbsp)

salt & pepper

bake at 400 for an hour or so...

turn them half way through if you like

 and cook till they look

nice & golden & kinda crusty....:)

and with all the tight budgets everywhere~

what could be better than

 cooking up potatoes???

soooooo inexpensive and sooooo good!

Now, if I were being "good"

and trying to avoid all pumpkin pie-ish

types of desserts till Thanksgiving.....like

a good little "aspiring to be" jogger, shuffler runner girl should...

I would not even think of baking these

tonight......

but, well, you know.....it is cold,

wet & windy....

what's a girl to do??

so here goes......from the Picky Palate

Cinnamon Toasted Pumpkin Pie Tarts.....

you can find the recipe here

yum! 

seriously.....pumpkin pie is one of my top

five favorite foods.....

so there's dinner.

and then some....;)

Now it's time for me to get busy!

Hope your day is fabulous!

xoxo,

Shellagh

{all images via pinterest except pumpkin pie which

is from the picky palate}