2 YEARS......No Way

Apparently I have been blogging for 2 years as of yesterday.  

I seriously can not believe it!!!

I am not a diligent blogger by any means, but I am trying to get better.  I have a hard time thinking of things to blog about.  And a harder time finding time to sit at the computer!

I started this blog to chronicle my design business and ideas, but most clients don't feel comfortable having their homes on the internet, so that bombed.  Then I have randomly been blogging about whatever is going on or projects I am doing.  I have been trying to get my ideas out on the blog, that not only helps my brain, but also helps preserve my ideas and is a good resource to look back on.

So that being said, in honor of my 2 year anniversary, I am asking what you as readers want me to blog about.  I need some great ideas!  

AND to reward you for helping me with this quest, I will offer you a 15% discount to my Etsy store.

I am really hopping to make this blog blossom and I would love to blog about things you my blog friends are interested in.

Thanks you so much for you help!!!

*you have one week to help me out, I will send you the coupon code once you comment, ends Saturday, Feb. 4th at 5:oo p.m. mountain time*

Table Top

It has been gloomy all week.  It is rainy today, so I have not been able to photograph my table top.  

Ya know, no natural light, crapy photos!

  So I decided to show some of my favorite tops from the web.  Enjoy!!!

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not a table top, but I love it so much!

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I am not sure who to credit on these.  If you know any let me know!

Table Top

We have had this sideboard for years.  My mother-in-law gave it to us when she was getting rid of a bunch of furniture.  It needed a bit of work when we got it, one of it's legs was broken, it was missing a center piece of wood, the handles were missing or broken and the veneer was peeling from the top.  We fixed the leg and center piece of wood, I bought new handles for it from Pottery Barn and we put a marble top on it.  I love how it looks now and we have it sitting in our front room.  I store candles, pillow covers and some accessories in it. I wanted to share how I have the top decorated, well at this moment anyway.  It changes all the time.

I made the lamp from a rusty old wind turbine roof vent that I got at the salvage yard.  You saw me make the mirror here.  The other mirror is an antique I found in a second hand shop.

   

I made the welcome sign from an old door.

The log has tiny conks growing on it and the ironstone pitcher is holding a few fern leaves.

The cloche sits on an old column base and an amazing birdhouse, that my sister makes for my Etsy shop, sits inside.

I love how fresh this looks for the New Year, but that could change!  I am fickle like that.  ; )