Bee's Buzzings

a few of my favorite things

Jim and I are using the same furniture we had in our last house, but have managed to infuse this home with different backdrop colors and accents. Getting away from deep burgundy and sage greens walls, we now have buttery yellows to brighten our days.  And with the purchase of our new dining area rug, we have many more colors to use in our future decorating - for chair covers, additional pillows, and other fun accents.

This rug is one of my favorite things. It never fails to make me smile.  I think that's what decorating should be all about.  The two pillows help pull the palette together.  And the coffee mug?  When our french exchange students were out for a visit, we did "paint your own pottery" and I couldn't resist doing up a mug in the same vein to add even more smiles to my day.

Just a few of my favorite things.

p.s. all comments this week receive an entry in the Giveaway!

 

Boxed Set of Assorted Art Notes at Etsy - and also a giveaway contest

Boxed sets of A Dozen Art Cards, in my Etsy shop.  This is a pre-selected mix, but if there are some designs in the shop you would prefer, simply select your own set of 12 notes for the same price. A great gift idea for a teacher, relative or friend.  These boxed sets also make excellent hostess gifts.  Before designing my own note cards, I always had a stash of assorted notes on hand for last minute emergencies. 

Have a favorite design?  I'd love to hear it.  And this week we will have a giveaway contest - one person selected randomly from comments left on ANY blog post this week will receive a FREE boxed set.  Announcement next weekend. Love knowing what designs people like - so please share. 

And a special holiday gift to all readers - here is a Coupon Code to use during Etsy checkout for 20% off your BeeDazzles shop order (CODE is "Holiday20") and is good through December 5.  

Hope your holidays are bright!

Bee

 

favorite room in the new house

 At long last I am finally getting around to taking some decent photos of the new-ish place.  (I mean really, it's been six months.  After three months of renovation and another three months of organizing, can it still be called new?)

More importantly, I'm finally finding the time to post here on a more regular basis.  While we still have a garage full of stuff to put away - the inside spaces are really starting to come together.  Cannot wait to decorate for the Holidays.

This is my absolute favorite room.  Love our new house, and especially the Living Room with oversized windows and southern and eastern exposures. SO happy here ♥

notice: Jinx the Cat, on the back of the left sofa (she's a bit camera shy . . . hiding behind the pillow) 

Overlooking the Living Room from the upstairs landing.  This is the sight that greets me every morning.  *sigh* 

Friends and family members questioned why we would want to down-size from our last place, but somehow even after shaving 500 square feet off our previous home's living area, this place lives just as large, and more importantly - it fits us.

More photos soon.

Thanksgiving Eve!

It was a busy day here - but only partly spent working in my Art Studio.  Since we're hosting a group for Thanksgiving tomorrow, I was also very busy cleaning, getting recipes figured out and cooking potatoes and pies.  But first I wanted to get a few new Mini Note assortment mixes photographed and listed in the Shop.  Here is one of the two new sets, the other is of the Swirly Bird series.

I'm thankful for many things, first and foremost my wonderful family and friends.  But also way up there on the list is having a job that allows me to work from my home studio and be here when our kids need something.  As most moms know, it seems just about every other week during the school year there's either a late start, a teacher in-service day or some type of vacation day.

And today?  It was a gorgeous scene outside (as the sun was getting ready to set) but the weather we're having here in Minneapolis kept me looking out the window and checking my cell phone until the girls were all safely home, or in Danielle's case, safely to Florida, where she will be until Sunday.

If you are here in the States and celebrating tomorrow, I wish you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving.  And to all others, a wonderful day and remainder of the week!  I'm also very thankful to all of you!

♥ Bee

Feathered Friends . . .

Love these little birdie mirrors and just had to share!  Busy morning so far packing and shipping out some Etsy orders, and also designing new Stationery for the shop.  Hope to have time to paint after Thanksgiving is over, but VERY much looking forward to some relaxing time with family and friends on Thursday. 

Finally got the bedroom drapes up

There's always a fine line when balancing "hard" and "soft" elements when decorating.  And of course, personal preference (and climate) plays a part in the equation, as well.  As cold as it is here in Minnesota, I'm definitely drawn towards cozying things up.  And our bedroom is no exception - especially with such a large expanse of windows on the southern wall.  So almost exactly 180 days since moving in, I finally installed the draperies - and WOW what a difference it makes.  

Proof, here is a Before photo

and a shot from the upper landing, looking in.

After waking up this morning to 20 degree temps outside (and a slick of ice covering every imaginable surface), we really appreciated how comfortable things are finally starting to feel inside.

Jim teases me that he's tired of hearing me say it . . . but I really LOVE this house ♥