Pink pom-poms...

I just felt like pink pom-poms

were in order for today.

No real reason, just a pink pom-pom

kinda day.

 so here is the to do list for the day:

• wrap a birthday present
• go to a 3 hour birthday party that I will try to be an hour late for

(I believe that birthday parties should only last two hours tops~

unless they are the drop off kind, and then they can last as long as possible)

• do the laundry and put it away
• stain and distress the grandfather clock that I painted and showed you in a previous post
• paint our bar stools (remember to take the before pictures)
• cut an extra large artist's pallet out of foam board for my girlie's upcoming arty themed birthday party
• write an article for our Regional Parent magazine on organization (that is due tomorrow)
• clean out my purse
• pay bills
• help girls finish their valentines (they could not be any sweeter)
• straighten the house
• get caught up on my recorded reality TV shows

 So, I guess I just needed some fluff

before I tackled my to do list!

Pink pom-pom balls do the trick!

 Here to getting it all done!.... 

Valentine of Mine...

  I thought I would show you how 

I spread a little love around

the Covington Cottage

for Valentine's Day...

I don't do too terribly much,

but a little love

can sometimes go a long way...

If you know me,

then you know

I  LOVE, love.

I repeat,

I LOVE, LOVE!

I am always wanting to fix my single friends up.

I fancy myself a bit of a cupid if you will.

So it may seem strange for such a lover of love

not to go all out on the day of love.

But, I guess I just feel like

 love kind of

stands on its own.

I don't need to cover my house in lovey-dovey stuff

because it is covered in actual love by those who live in it....

everyday. 

Not just one day, but everyday.

Forever and Always!

Dining room chair re-do...

Dining room chair re-do...

 Here are some of the before picts...

 and during picts...

 and then the after picts...

 It is amazing what a little paint

and new fabric can do!

Looks like I will be staying home again today

with the girlie-girls, thanks to another snow day.

I did not plan for all this time off,

so I don't have any projects lined up,

but I am sure I can find something to get into!

Announcing....

I am pleased to announce

the newest addition to the Bradley household...

 Her name is Cindy the chandy...

 She is actually VERY old, but new to us!

We welcome her in with open arms...

 Oooohhh, she is just sooooo

pretty!

 I love how she looks with the other pieces in the room.

I love that she is in the same room as concrete counter tops,

 a white slip covered sofa

and  brown distressed leather chairs.

I love the mix of all the different elements.

In the famous words of Ty Pennington

"Welcome home Cindy,

welcome home."

Spreading a little Love...

"I have found the one whom my soul loves."

 -Song of Solomon 3:4

Valentine's Day is on it's way!

Wishing you all the lovey-dovey you can stand!

A little corner in my covington cottage...

This is a corner in my dining room...

 It is a set of shutters placed behind

a little metal cart...

 Right now I have a wooded tray

with blue ball jars

holding different sets of silverware sitting on it.

It changes quite often,

but this is what is on it as of now.

 It comes in so handy when we are entertaining.

I usually use it for the drinks.

It makes a perfect little bar.

 My little green fan on the bottom of the cart.

 I have a set of burlap feed sacks

hanging on either side of the window.

You can see one of them to the right of the cart.

 So, there ya' go,

a little corner of the Covington cottage!

My little cupboard...

So here is my little white cupboard...



 I don't think there could be enough shelves

in my house to display my white ironstone and pottery.

Because if there was,

I would just buy more!

 I am absolutely obsessed with it,

and love to look at it.

 I love the thrill of the hunt

 finding those treasures

out there that are destined to be mine.

 And then coming home to arrange them

and find new homes for all my treasures.

 So, here is one of my favorite areas in the house...

come on in and look around!

There ya' have it,

a little white cupboard in my house, 

just the way I like it!