Blue Christmas and a Giveaway!

Hey y'all and I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. As for me I can't tell you how blessed I feel to have little Dean around to share this most special time he is truly a gift from God. Also, I am so excited to share a giveaway with you. My sweet friend Mary Kay Andrews is offering a free copy of her book Blue Christmas at this most festive time of the year. As many of you know I am a huge fan of MKA's and have read all her books, this book was first released in 2006 and is just a must read. It is another adventure of Wezzy Foleys' set in Savannah, Ga. and just so much fun to read. You won't be able to put it down........At the same time I thought I should give something away too, so I decided one of the cameos with pearls necklaces we used in the wedding reception would be so festive for anyone this time of year. So here's the plan just leave me a comment either here or on my facebook post and this Sunday I will pull a name out of a hat and you will be the winner. How fun is that!!!! Hope you play along. Cheers, lauri

My Christmas.......

Hey y'all, I finished up decorating all my friends houses early this year, so I have been busy doing my own. So I wanted to share a few pictures of some of my favorite things. As most of you know I love Christmas and can't resist anything white or covered with glitter. Hope you enjoy all the pictures.

I saw this candy cane arrangement on Pinterest a while ago and just couldn't wait to put one together. I love it!!!! And I love pinterest, it is the best!!!!

I have an old wooden trunk outside my door on my carport and love to decorate for the seasons on it, love how the lanterns turned out on there.

Hope everyone has a great holiday.......cheers, lauri

Ali and Derricks Vintage Wedding Reception

Hey, y'all, wanted to share with you some photos from the wedding reception I did for my friend Lynn's daughter. I had no idea when I agreed to help with the design of this reception how much fun it would be. Her daughter, Ali was so much fun to work with and literally liked everything I wanted to do. She would say, "just do what ever you want." Really, are you kidding? This never happens to me. So needless to say I went a little over the top with my displays. With over 500 people invited and around 50 tables to decorate, I chose to mix the displays between floral and vintage collections, to not be so cookie cutter as most weddings are. Ali, loves rusty and worn old things, as much as I do so this was a delight for me. The tablecloths were burlap and I added vintage crochet scarfs to the centers. Her colors were lapis (dark purple) and khaki. Hope you enjoy the pictures.......

The barn doors were stunning with wicker bells, probably the most inexpensive display I did....

I painted blue hydranges purple, cause they were cheaper...... I love the way they turned out!

Inside the barn......

One of my favorite collections, love tulips.....

these lanterns were on 9 different tables, they were amazing......

I rented furniture for the dance area/lounge in white leather and lapis suede, yummy. I also, made her initial burlap pillows for the sofa. then she can use them at home.

I bought this cool old tool bag from my friend Shelley in Texas, love the touch of the old dirty canvas......

This fish bucket floral was a favorite.

This old buggy had been in her family for years, it was in great shape, and her dad was so sweet to haul it out to the event for us. And of course, I had to decorate it with old luggage and a trousseau....

I had Ron from Lakewood paint this cool old cedar sign for them to hang at the entrance where they were presented when they arrived......

These cake pops from The Sweet Spot, Lauren Shirley, in Lawrenceville, GA, were a big hit. Love her attention to detail......

These buckets were hanging at the entrance and I stamped the date on them. Can you tell how much fun I had. And a big thank you to Ali and Derrick for letting me be a part of your special day!!!!! Cheers, lauri

Marburger Farms Fall 2011 All My Favorites........

Hey y'all I'm finally getting around to posting pictures of Marburger. These are some pictures of my booth and all my favorites this time. Enjoy....... My sweet friend Melissa from Gunslinger Bandera, bought this entire display! Yayyyyy.....

Here is my sweet Shelley of Sweet Pea Home......as always her space was AMAZING!!!

I always have to go see Janice of Skip to my lou.....and this time I got one of her bracelets!!!!

Here are her gorgeous silver cuffs made from silver hair brushes.......so pretty. I got the first one!

Alice and Jay, they always have the best stuff.......their lamps were over the top this time. Love them!!!!!

Franklin and Donna always have darling things. I loved everything this time.......

This counter was so gorgeous. It was the best one I have ever seen!!!!

Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Cheers, lauri