the hiltons: decoration

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10.26.2009

wedding idea post #1

cool DIY over at WeddingBee!

i've seen versions of this idea EVERYWHERE since shopping the wedding surf. it would be a fun and easy project

here is also a link to DIY hanging votives. i personally think the wire way is the only way to go.

1.04.2009

12.10.2008

skirt!

i made my own this year for $1.50! the fabric is like jacket or skirt liner from the clearance section. turned out pretty good i guess for a 'no sew' project.

12.08.2008

its beginning to look a lot like Christmas

...everywhere you turn...

i made a wreath & swag with left over christmas tree parts (that sounds a little gross for some reason, sorry) and finished decorating the place. my mom gave me the old candied fruit on my table, which i still love even though they just collect dust. still planning on making napkins for the empty rings & some kind of table runner before we start traveling. what else is there to do when your boyfriend is studying 24/7?

12.07.2008

its not rockefeller

i'm still really surprised i bought this...and actually liking it. i'm not really into tree toppers usually.my first real tree!

my favorite: crackled blue glass from restoration hardware

i had to rearrange a little

cheesy, but thats our 2008 photo ornament

12.06.2008

christmas countdown

is it weird that this makes me want children?

12.01.2008

riding in cars with boys

...and a tree!

Ugh, it took us 3 & 1/2 hours (about an hour too long) to get back home yesterday from my parents house in Murfreesboro. We got stuck in terribly backed up traffic from an eight car pileup "coming 'round the mountain" between Rockwood & Harriman. Since UT was playing basketball in the Old Spice tournament all weekend and we watched every game, we listened to the championship game during the ride home. They lost. At least my tree is pretty! First 'real tree' is over six feet tall! I plan on buying some new decorations and making my own tree skirt. Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree...

11.20.2008

tacky or functional?

this is my 'dangle earring' jewelry lamp. it really happened by a happy accident. for a long time i kept my earrings that were too big or loopy to lay inside my jewelry box on a wired mesh ribbon scrap (i hung the ribbon vertically on the side of my dresser). in college this was also the only way to i had store them and one day, probably when moving from one apartment to another, i safety-pinned the two ends and threw it over the lampshade instead of laying it down to keep from jumbling a mess. and presto! earring lamp.