Abby's Way

Slip Covered Ottoman

Last week when I was down town I couldn't help

but check out VVs ..and found this cutie:)

Well actually she looked more like this...

until I made this sweet little

slipcover for her.

Reversible..i love doing reversible..looks

so much neater.

White on the reverse side, for a fresh look.

Hahaha, trying to be patient...just waiting

for a walk. <3

So far its been a seat, a table, an ottoman, and even a stool!

So glad I stopped in at VVs ;0)

I am joing

My Romantic Home for

Show and Tell Friday

and

Laurie Anna's

Farmhouse Friday #22

have a super day!

Abby

Our January Living Space

I think I went a little overboard when I put Christmas away.

I packed as much away as I could so

that we would have that clutter-free feeling.

But I found that with everything packed away , minimal

decorations and nick-nacks on display

our house felt empty. Soooooo...

I went back into our storage area and

pulled out a few things.

Dried roses, ribbons, some my favorites.

I took a table cloth that we never used because it

always seemed too bright, ripped it into runner

lengths and laid them across every flat surface...

upside down. :)

Its never complete, but this is what it looks like today,

Happy Friday!

I am linking up @

Show and Tell Friday

and

Farmhouse Friday

Have a super day

Abby

Home

Just playing in our house,

moving stuff around and cleaning...

and I got to thinking how glad I am that I get

to reorganize and tidy...that I have some chaos

to calm .

It isn't large but it is our Home.

Hope you are enjoying your

home too.

Abby.

Welcoming 2012

Happy 2012!!!
A fresh year, a new year!

We spent New Years Eve with our
family doing a fondue,

Yummy!

This is our family :)

It was really nice...its always good to sit and visit and just

enjoy each other.

Highly recommended for

bringing in the New Year ;)

But now its time really put the seasons decorations

to hibernation..for 10 1/2 months anyways.

Packing up our Christmas decorations,
redecorating,and

usually altering things a little.

This was a pointsetta arrangement but all the

flowers wilted away, so i took the red bow off,

pulled out the silver tule and stuck a

a candle in it. Now it can stay :)

I have no idea what kind of evergreen this is but

I think I will try transplant it in the spring.

This little niche is a future project, not sure

what is going to be done but something is

gonna have to change ,

ok a lot will have to change! ..trim, paper

the back of shelf..or

hibernation...lol.

hhhmmm.

I am linking up with

Faded Charm's White Wednesday

Hope 2012 brings you happiness!

Abby

During Christmas break I go through a few phases,it starts
with a Decorating frenzy, then the cluttery
claustrophobia kicks in...
and then the...
where I am now...
changing and rearranging
crazy lady.

Does anyone else get that way? Don't get

me wrong, I love to pull all our treasures

out and we all enjoy them.

But there comes a point where I want a little

less out. So instead of packing all the Christmas

decorations away, I like to remove the

heavy greenery then I rearrange and

lighten the decorations.

I am joining

Show and Tell at My Romantic Home

Happy Decorating

Abby

Playing

I am having so much

FUN!

Fun playing with our new Christmas present :)

Thank you to all of our family for this amazing new camera!!!

XOX

Hope everyone is having a super holiday!

Abby

Is Everyone Ready?

I thought I was but as I sit here writing my list for the day I realize

... maybe not.

So today I will be wrapping, doing some

more baking, some shopping...blah....

and hopefully some relaxing...yah!

As long as our tree is up...

check!

All my Santas are out...

I can work through my list with

satisfaction.

We have collected one Santa a year

for the last 20 something years. :)

2005 I started to date them underneath.

(Sure wish we had dated them from the start.)

They range in price from

$0.99 to $99.

Isn't he cute! Our newest member.. :)

He was at Winners for

about $14.

So off to work I must go.

Here's hoping that everyone has a

wonderful Christmas, enjoying all that

this season brings!

Merry Christmas,

Abby