Outdoor Fall Display

Hi everyone.  Today I am linking with Chari and Sunday Favorites.  I do believe this is my first time participating, Chari:)  Yippee! 
 I had originally posted this on October, 6, 2009 and since we are in the fall season, I thought it would be fitting to share it again.  

This was from a Sandra Lee magazine and I loved this display!

I looked and looked for a wooden wheelbarrow but didn’t find one so I decided to use my old wagon.  It’s not as fallish as the wheelbarrow but I think it'll be ok.   I hurriedly placed the two pumpkins in front of the wagon.  I think i’ll add a bale of hay and place the pumpkins on top of the hay instead. :)  I took this picture this morning and fog was starting to set in. 
 

I hope everyone has a wonderful day. 

Sandra

I Got the Flu Shot & Being Spoiled.

I’m linking with Vanessa and Inspiration Friday Party.  Thank you Vanessa for hosting this fun party.

I am so spoiled.    

Spoiled by my husband and my kids!  *sigh* :)  I got my flu shot and of course got some of the symptoms.  Symptoms like headaches, achiness, etc.  Is it worth it to get the flu shot?  Of course it is.  So in the meantime, I’m being spoiled by my boys.   I decided to curl up on the sofa.  I don’t usually do this in the living room. Ha ha!   One of my twins was brushing my hair and the other twin decided to take pictures.  I must be influencing them to be photographers. *wink* Love my boys. :)

Silly kids!  I store my camera in the little cabinet.  See the door open?  LOL!

I’m going thru a midlife crisis! I have decided to be a blondie!  My beautician told me that it’s going to take about four to five trips because she has to highlight it slowly.  Oh dear me! LOL!    I have to condition often so that my poor hair will not get so damaged.  I’ll show y’all what products I use some time.   

Look at that precious face!  He has the most perfect complexion and color! He’s tanned like my husband.  I wish I had a tan like that. LOL

I can’t believe I’m showing you this picture! The horror! I have no makeup on! ha!   After I told my son “love you” in sign language, I told him to put the camera up!

Thank you so much for visiting My Bella Rose and a little peak at home life. :)

 

Until next time,

TA TA FOR NOW!

Sandra

Pretty Table Runner.

Hey everyone! It’s Sandra! :)  Today I am linking with Marty with Tabletop Tuesday, and Sue with Rednesday.   Y’all visit these two wonderful blogs please!  You’ll be glad you did. :)

I can’t believe it is November already.  In addition to shopping at Home Goods (in Houston) I also went to Kirkland’s.  This table runner caught my eye.  As you can see it is red and gold.  My perfect colors. 

Perfect for my entrance hallway. :)

Until next time,

TA TA FOR NOW!

Sandra

 

We visited our son in Houston.

Hello everyone! I hope you all are having wonderful fall days.  We just got back from visiting our son in Houston.  Some of you may not know but he is in his 2nd year of med. school there.  My sweet hubby had the weekend off from work so we decided to  take our three youngest boys with us on a trip! It takes us a good nine hours to get there but I think it’s worth it.  :)  We had the nicest time with our oldest.  We went out to eat and I splurged on a margarita. *smile*   Then I wanted to go shopping but Jr didn’t want to so he took his three little brothers sight seeing.  My hubby was the one that had to take “moi” shopping. LOL!  He doesn’t mind though.  ha ha!  There is a new Home Goods in Houston and I was in Home Goods heaven!  I wanted everything! LOL!  Of course I thought of my blogger friends and that they’d wanna see what I saw.  I walked around taking pictures and I’m sure people wondered by I was taking pictures. HA HA!!  Please excuse the quality of some of the photos (like the Santas) I took these with my phone.

Oh my goodness! Look at this stunning rooster! Is he purty or what?!

Look at this stunner!  Aaah, so beautiful!

Love these!  I didn’t buy any roosters or anything rooster related.   Boohoo!

But look at these!  Isn’t he just beautiful?

So beautiful and ready to go home! :)

I couldn’t decide on which one to choose!   Either this one or…..

 

this one??  So I had both side by side and I chose this one finally. :)   I can’t wait to display him for the Christmas season.   These Santas are all going for 49.99! I thought it was a good deal!  He’s a good three feet or really close to it!

Well y’all, I hope you enjoyed my post.  I’m going to look into how to cook pumpkin?!  I bought a good sized pumpkin but because we were in Houston, we just didn’t have a chance to carve it for halloween!  I told my hubby that I am going to cook it and make some pumpkin bread!  We’ll see what happens. :D  I hope you all have a wonderful  Monday evening. :)

TA TA FOR NOW!

Sandra

 

Red and Gold

I’m linking with Vanessa & Inspiration Friday Party, Tam & Three or More Tuesday, and Sue & Rednesday.  Please visit these wonderful blogs!  You’ll be glad you did! :)

Slowly but surely, I’m changing things around here.  This is our bedroom.  I bought this bedding at JCP for a great price!  The bedding is called Castlebury.  

Please excuse the handle there! That’s my treadmill.  We have it in our bedroom cause we don’t have any where else to put it.   It’s ok, I won’t complain. ;)  Aaah, someday we will have a king size bed.  This is a queen size.  It looks small! LOL!

 

I found these two pillows at Kirklands.  They were 2 for 19.99! Perfect!

Here is a close-up of the bedding.  Beautiful rich colors but not overpowering!  My boys have informed me that the bed looks like it belongs in a hotel.  Ha ha!  Kids!

I also bought some curtains in a gold color but I won’t put those on until I finish painting our bedroom.  

And speaking of Red!  It’s a red can!    Have y’all gotten a hold of this air freshener?  It is Glade Winter Collection in Apple Cinnamon.  Oh my goodness!  It smells yummy and so fallish!

 

Have I told you lately that I appreciate you visiting “My Bella Rose”?   Thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to visit my humble blog.  Y’all have no idea how much it means to me.   Again, thank you!  Thank you!  

Until next time,

TA TA FOR NOW!

Sandra

 

My Fall Garland and The Color of Red! :)

Hello y’all!  (I really say “y’all in real life:D)  My goodness, I don’t think we will have fall weather in my parts of the world.  LOL!  It was already sixty degrees early this morning. 

Today I am linking with Susan with Outdoor Wednesday, and Sue with Rednesday.  Please visit these two wonderful blogs. 

So yesterday I mentioned that I was going to share my garland I have out in my front porch.   I think sunflowers look right at home with the fall colors, don’t you think?  

First, I hung grapevine and then whatever decorations I use for each season.  I change out the decorations for each season. 

Marla, can you see the subtle changes? ;)

Here is another view.  I painted the little chair and the pot.   The chair is Posh Red (like the door) from Valspar.  The pot is painted in Spanish Tile by Valspar. 

 

This also got a makeover.  I gave it just one coat because I wanted some of the previous color to show thru. 

I love how the yellow of the mums looks with the red!  I can’t wait for these little flowers to really bloom. :)

And that’s about it.  Y’all have a wonderful day, ok? :) Thank you for visiting My Bella Rose.

TA TA FOR NOW!

 

Sandra

 

Cozy as Candlelight.

Hello everyone!  Remember me?  *wink*   I hope y’all are enjoying cooler weather.  Our weather is somewhat cool in the mornings but by afternoon it is in the upper eighties.   I hadn’t showed y’all my table arrangement with the candles lit up.  I finally bought some matches! ha!  Doesn’t it all look so cozy?  Aaah! I could sit there and sip a cup of coffee or hot tea. Mmm!   I also added some little styrofoam (balls?) to the bottom of each hurricane.  They’re red!   I found those at Dollar Tree.  

Well I hope you guys visit me tomorrow:)   I’m going to show you my fall garland and some little changes I made in the porch.   Marla, you’ll love my little changes. :D  Hint…Red! 

Y’all have a good evening!

TA TA FOR NOW!

Sandra

 

God Has a Plan.

 

Yesterday something happened so out of the ordinary that I know it was God’s doing.  I won’t go into details but I had been praying about this for a while.  After praying about this for a little while I said in my mind,  “In your own time, Father”  Our Heavenly Father answered my prayers yesterday! I thank HIM with all of my heart!  You may be going thru something and have prayed and prayed about it.  I’d like to encourage you by telling you that “In HIS own time” prayers are answered.  Don’t give up!  Please keep the faith!  Keep positive and know in your heart that everything is going to be alright.  Sometimes our prayer requests may not be answered in the way that we want but remember that God is our Father and HE knows what’s best for us. 

 

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

I hope y’all are having a wonderful Sunday full of love and laughter. :) 

TA TA FOR NOW!

Sandra

Fall Tassels.

I’ve been busy as a bee around here!   I am linking with The DIY Show Off...Fall For All!   Please visit this wonderful blog to see what others are sharing with us. 

I went to Dollar Tree and found these two little cuties.  Oh my goodness! I had so much fun making them into decorative tassels! 

Little side note here:  I must hurry and finish this post before the Benadryl kicks in.  I was working on my garland outside when my allergies started to act up.   I am allergic to dust.  No seriously. ha ha I am allergic to weeds, grass, and dust. 

I have it hanging here for now.  :) 

And here is the other one I made.  This one is hanging on the curio cabinet in the living room.

I must say that once you make a tassel, there is no stopping!  They are quite addicting!

Ok, I have promised myself that I will NOT buy anything else that is fall related.  *blush*  

Thank you for visiting My Bella Rose.

TA TA FOR NOW!

Sandra

 

Fall Party at Rhoda’s!

I am excited to join Rhoda at Southern Hospitality for her fall party!  Thank you Rhoda for hosting! 

Come on in!   In the front entrance, I have decorated with a few branches, some ceramic pumpkins, and some fall picks.  The wall color is called Tobacco Road. 

All I did was add the fall picks to this arrangement.  I already had the red and cream color  flowers in this vase.:)

Some of you have seen this photo.  I hope you don’t mind me sharing it again.   This is my dining table.

Mr Rooster all dressed up for fall. 

I added fall picks to this wreath as well.
 

and last but not least, my mantle.  I added some rich shades of reds here.  The letter “M” was painted my moi.  I used some paint that I had already called Spanish Tile by Valspar.  I also applied Rub & Buff to it.  Can you tell I that I love the color red?  ha  ha!

And this vase is sitting on the fireplace.  More of the vibrant fall colors.

Again, thank you so much, Rhoda!  Now let’s go see what everyone else is sharing with us!

TA TA FOR NOW!

Sandra