A Variety Of Cloches.

Hello everyone!  I'm so excited to be posting more! 
Come on in to My Bella Rose!

This is my biggest cloche! :)  I place a gold candle, some fall leaves, mums, and tied a burlap ribbon and an orange ribbon to the top. 

 

Here is a closeup of that burlap ribbon.  Love it!  

 

Come along to another side of the living room.....Here I have a wire cloche.  I placed mums, a candle holder, and some fall picks behind it.  That's my son in the graduation picture.  He is now in his third year of medical school! We are very proud of him!  Above his picture (on the wall) is my grandson.  He belongs to another son of mine. :)  Can you see the other cloche on the counter?  It is much smaller.   

 A close up of this group. :)  I have potpourri in this container.  I placed little colorful acorns in the cloche.  What do we have inside the bigger container?  Hmm? 

 Why it's Mr and Mrs Bird and they are getting ready to settle for the cold days ahead!  ;) 

 

I saw this centerpiece at Kirkland's and had to have it!  I love the natural colors of it all! Love the pumpkins, the burlap ribbon, and the earthtone picks!  

 

 

 Let's go into my petite dining room. :)  Here I have a hurricane and chose fall picks and a faux fruit.  I have two small cloches here too.  I added a cute little pumpkin and some picks.  You can't go wrong with fall picks, can you? :)  I made my fruit arrangement, oh about a year or so ago.  Love it!

A close up of this hurricane.  See the little cloche there?  

 

 I am linking with.......

 

Marty's Fall Cloche Party "A Stroll Thru Life."

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

Kristen's Creations For Show Your Creations Party

Inspiration Friday

Chic on a Shoestring Decorating-Flaunt It Friday

DIY by Design-Fall Into Fall

The Dedicated House-Make It Pretty Monday

Motivated Monday at Be Colorful

Please visit these wonderful blogs! :)   

 

TA TA FOR NOW!

 

Sandra

 

Serene Sunday

 

May you have a wonderful Sunday full of blessings.....

 

 

Sandra

Fall Garland 2012.

Hello everyone!  I have been MIA from blogland for quite a while!  It is so hard to get back when you’ve been gone for a while.   I have missed visiting my favorite blogs!   I hope to reconnect with my bloggy friends again.

I want to share  my fall garland with you all.  :)

Here is another view.  They say things are bigger in Texas.  I think so. haha!

The owls, pumpkins, and “Happy Fall” sign were done by me.  I designed these, hubby cut them, I painted and decorated them.  I used MDF material.  Easy to make.  They are about 16 inches in size.  They are a good size and can be seen from afar. :) 

Isn’t this one precious?

Another owl.   I really like owls. :D So cute if I do say so myself.

Another precious owl.  The scarecrow is from GardenRidge.  Love that place!  These pumpkins are from my favorite place, Hobby Lobby.

These pumpkins were made by me. :) 

Love the design I chose for this one.  :)

And that’s it for now.  I hope you enjoyed my fall garland.   I hope to post more often.  Thank you all that didn’t give up on me.  I sincerely appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. 

Today I am linking with:

Kristen's Creations for Show Your Creations Party

Inspiration Friday

Chic on a Shoestring Decorating-Flaunt It Friday

DIY by Design-Fall Into Fall

The Dedicated House-Make It Pretty Monday

I’m off to visit these wonderful blogs!!!   Have a wonderful day!!!

TA TA FOR NOW!

Sandra

 

Wonderful Day!

 

Hello!! Hello!!!!  Remember me? :)

Let’s see if I remember how to blog. *blush* I hope everyone is doing well.  Be happy! :) I have so much to share with you all….another day. :) 

TA TA FOR NOW! :)

Sandra

Hello!

Just wanted to say “hello!” I’m sure you guys have been busy getting ready for spring.  :)  I have been keeping myself busy by de-cluttering my humble home! :)  We even painted our dining room, living room, bedroom, and other areas in our house. I will show pictures as soon as we finished.  We also want to add the task of painting the outside of our house.  Hopefully in the spring before it gets hot.  I hope everyone is enjoying some pretty weather in your parts of the woods.  :) Hope everyone is well.  I have missed blogging and reading the blogs that I love to follow. 

May you all be blessed today and always.

TA TA FOR NOW!

Sandra

We Will Never Forget.

In memory of 9/11, of those who lost their lives, of the heroes who lost their lives saving others, and the loved ones who continue to mourn those lost that day.

"The hole in the skyline is symbolic of the hole in our lives" ~       President George W. Bush ~ 09/11/11

Until next time, God Bless.

Sandra

 

We Have Babies in the House!

Hi everyone. I hope you all are doing well.  I’m looking forward to fall!  Cooler fall weather!  

As my title says "We have babies in the house" they are actually puppies. My Shih Tzu dogs Skipper and Dixie are proud parents of three pups. One male and two females. They are 4 weeks old today. :)

This is Dixie as a puppy. :) Looks like she is saying “the camera flash is too bright!” lol

And here she is with her babies. She sure is a good mama. :) I had her trimmed very short so that her hair wouldn’t get in the way of the puppies.

So precious. Isn't it amazing how they know what to do after each puppy is born? It really is amazing! 

I will keep you all updated on their growth. We sure are going to miss them when they go to their homes.

Y’all have a wonderful day.

TA TA FOR NOW!

Sandra

Psalm 92:1-2

Psalm 92:1-2 How good it is to give thanks to you, O Lord, to sing in your honor, O Most High God, to proclaim your constant love every morning and your faithfulness every night.

I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday full of blessings.

TA TA FOR NOW!

Sandra

Is it Wine O’clock?

I have a friend who says this often, Ha ha!  :D   It’s Friday and looking forward to the weekend.  Why? Just because hubby and I are planning on finishing some painting we had started.   The task of painting is never over for us! 

Have a wonderful weekend full of projects and then relaxation. :)

TA TA FOR NOW!  

Sandra

Decorating with Green Accents.

Hi everyone.  Today I want to share my green decorative pieces I have.  Come on in! 

I like decorating in earth-tone colors and have red as an accent color.  I also like using green.  My colors are brown, gold, green and red. Hmm, I guess I like warm colors. :)

Here I have faux green apples and because it’s summer, I like to decorate with shells. :)

I made this little arrangement using green tone flowers, faux fruit, and other little tidbits. :)

Close-up! What do you think?   I love my little arrangement if I do say so myself. :) I should be able to use it in the fall as well.

Summertime! :)  

More green accents.  I have two faux plants on the mantle.  Don’t you just love faux plants and flowers?  I found the two vases at Hobby Lobby.  Love that place!  The color on the wall is Tobacco Road and I had it mixed at Sherwin Williams. Love this color!

I used faux ferns and feathers. :) They are both from Hobby Lobby. 

Another view of my fireplace area.  The picture is from Kirkland’s.  That’s a great place to find beautiful decorative pieces for your home.  Everything else you see is from Hobby Lobby.

Close up of the vases.  Oh my gosh! I love these! I am partial to decorating with red and green.  Can you tell? :) 

Candles are a great way to add color. :)

Today I am linking with

Heather & Vanessa @ Inspiration Friday

Kate & Flaunt it Friday

Marty & Tabletop Tuesday

Kim & Wow Us Wednesdays

Be sure and visit all of these lovely blog parties for some outstanding inspirations!  I love these blogs!

Thank you all so much for visiting My Bella Rose.  Until next time….

TA TA FOR NOW! :)

Sandra

 

From Carpet & Stick-On Tile to Ceramic Tile.

 Hi Y’all!  I hope you are doing great and surviving this heat! It’s hot in my parts of Texas!   We are slowly getting rid of the carpet in our house.  I’m so happy to finally have ceramic tile in the front entrance, dining room, living room, and kitchen.  So proud of hubby for all the hard work! I helped too. :D  We had the peel on stick tile and let me tell you it was a doozy to take it off! 

This was the kitchen and I scraped the old tile off! What a job! Can you see the horrendous carpet?  Ok, maybe not horrendous but I was ready to get rid of it. ha!

After hubby popped the lines to make sure that he placed the tiles straight, he began the task of installing the new tile!  Woohoo!  Hubby!

Look at him work! Looking good hubby! :)

My sweet hubby taking the flagstone off.  What a job!  Kudos to him for persisting and not giving up! lol

After we took off the carpet in the living room, we found the same stick on tile underneath! ugh! More work but we finished!

 

See that tool on the bottom right?  We used that tool to scrape off the glue!   Hubby was using another tool that scrapes off the tile.  It was so much easier to scrape off the tile with that tool! lol

 

And this is the tile we decided to use.  It is 18 x 18 and is called Fall Creek Suede from Lowes.  Lub it! Lub it! Lub it! 

Look at the tile now! Lub it!  We still need to add baseboard but it sho is looking good, don’t you think? “wink” “wink” We are also planning on putting crown molding.   The wall color is Tobacco Road and it was mixed at Sherwin Williams. 

I also wanted to share this picture.  This is an accent color we chose from the same color strip as Tobacco Road.  This color is called Dried Tobacco.  Got both mixed at Sherwin Williams.  You can see both colors there.  Tobacco Road looks off in this picture.   But…. I love love how my house is finally coming along!   We will be putting crown molding soon.

Oh my gosh! I love the tile!  The wall color is Tobacco Road.  And you can see the little accent wall with the color Dried Tobacco.  Basically, the whole house is now painted in Tobacco Road with the exception of two bedrooms….the boys’ bedrooms. ha!  I let them choose another color for their rooms.   Next time, I will share what we have done to the house and what a change it has gone thru!

Today I am linking with:

Kim & Wow Us Wednesdays

Gina & Transformation Thursday

Heather & Vanessa @  Inspiration Friday

Kate & Flaunt it Friday

Susan & Metamorphosis Monday

Y’all make sure to visit these wonderful blogs for some inspiration!

Thanks for visiting My Bella Rose and hanging in there with me.  I will try to post more often. I found out that I miss bloggy world!  Y’all are the best!  Until next time,

TA TA FOR NOW! :)

Sandra

 

What is Life About?

~When I woke up this morning, I asked myself , "What is life about?" I found the answer in my room...

the fan said, "Be cool."

The roof said, "Aim high."

The window said, "See the world !"

The clock said, "Every minute is precious."

The mirror said, "Reflect before you act."

The calendar said, "Be up to date."

The door said, "Push hard for your goals."

But most importantly,

The floor said, "Kneel down and pray"...~

I want to thank those that left condolences on the passing of my father in law .  I thank you from the bottom of my heart.  We’re still dealing with the loss.   Some days are hard.  Hard for us. Hard for our boys.  Thanks again y’all. 

I’m trying very hard to get back on track and begin to blog.  Thank you all so much for sticking with me.  Love you all!

God Bless everyone of you!

Sandra