Hello and happy Friday everyone, I announced the winner of the Plush Pumpkins Giveaway here – the winner has been notified by email!  This weekend’s giveaway is another goodie, who couldn’t use some fabulous home decor fabric? 

Waverly has added so many more patterns and colors to their Modern Essentials line.  It’s a contemporary fabric collection featuring an array of modern prints in bright colors. The classic fabric designs consist of graphic and minimalistic motifs with contemporary influences.  The designs are bold, bright and elegant, featuring straight lines, geometric designs, and large motifs -they retail for $19.99 a yard at Joann’s. 

Good news gang, there are ten yards of gorgeous fabric up for grabs! 

Here’s a sampling of some of the patterns available:

Two winners will receive 5 yards of free fabric shipped to your door (a $100 retail value).  Winners can choose any fabric or combination of fabrics among this Modern Essentials line in yard increments.

Two winners will be sent the list of fabric groups to choose from.  There are endless possibilities for window panels, throw pillows, seat cushions, tote bags, aprons, the list goes on…

Eligibility to win 5 yards of free Waverly Modern Essentials fabric:

1) Name your next fabric project in a comment on this post. How could you use some stylish (free!) Waverly fabric?

2) For a second chance to win, link to this giveaway on either Facebook or Twitter, and leave an additional comment telling where you mentioned this giveaway (FB or Twitter).

3) For a third chance to win, “Like” Waverly on Facebook then leave an additional comment here stating “I Like Waverly”

(There’s a second giveaway going on over at the Waverly Facebook page, so be sure to enter there too.) Two winners chosen by Random.org.  Giveaway ends Monday October 3rd, 8 p.m. PST.

Reminder: the Fall Craft Link Party is Tuesday, so get yer craft on y’all and I’ll see you there. Cheers and happy weekend!

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This is a story of a DIY project that’s kind of like a good chick flick. It opens with the main character – she has a good life, a great idea, and even better intentions, but as a result of her brazen personality and wily cleverness gets herself in trouble and ends up in a miserable position which requires that she completely change her thinking. She ponders her mistakes, comes up with a simpler plan, changes course, makes amends, and in the end she gets her man.

I’m not kidding, the story of my fall wreath is a scary parallel. Sit back, grab a beverage, and listen to my tale. Once upon a time there was a fair maiden who had a grand idea. Let’s call this fair maiden Kate. She had long flowing chestnut hair that glistened in the sun and in this fairy tale, she’s a Size 2.

Kate lived in a town surrounded by rolling hills and fields of natural grasses {cue the slow motion twirling in a peasant cotton skirt to Sting’s ‘Fields of Gold’}.  The adjacent fields made her think that a fall wreath crafted out of natural grasses was a totally brilliant idea. Her source of inspiration was none other than this this wheat wreath by the reigning Queen Martha. Inspired, she wandered into those nearby fields of gold and gathered her grasses while she may. 

Back at the castle, the maiden took her basket of glistening golden grasses, clipped them and attached them to a basic cardboard wreath form with floral wire, much like she had in the past with this lavender wreath. 

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Hey friends, I’ve had this question come up several times in the recent weeks, so today I’m sharing my #1 tool for writing blog posts, it’s Windows Live Writer!  I know for many of you this is not news, but for others still writing your posts in Blogger or WordPress or TypePad, if you’re a PC user, there is a free and user friendly alternative. 

This is not a sponsored post, this is my personal opinion and what works for me. Every blogger needs to find his or her groove when it comes to posting, and WLW is my go to source for creating all of my articles – I’ve been using it for over two years and absolutely love it. 

Since it’s a Windows based application, WLW is designed for PC users, but I did read this article which allows a Mac user access (Mac lovers, if you try it, let me know if it works).  I won’t go through the basic step by step for installing WLW, but it’s really simple, just follow the prompts to have the application upload your blog theme to get started. 

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Well hello, and happy happy fall y’all.  Let’s kick of the mantel par-tay hosted by Layla with a few changes in the living room.  You’ll see the addition of a floor to ceiling oak tree branch, a new burnt orange throw, and a few decorative new accents too. 

Call me trendy, but yes there are owls on my mantel this season. 

Double trendy points for the golden hue.  I spotted that cool moss covered nine foot tall branch at a local shop specializing in second hand midcentury decor – it was covered with woodland ornaments and I just loved the shape of it.  I asked the owner if he’d give or sell it to me and he said he’d let me have it for free as long as I agreed to buy something in the shop.  Deal!  I choose the 1970’s golden owls ($20 for the pair) – a fun seasonal score. 

The tall amber bottle I found at another local second hand shop, and the lantern is from World Market.  On the other side of the mantel are some birch inspired vessels, found at a local shop here in my town. 

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Hey all, hope you had a great weekend!  I spend it with my good friend and fellow blogger Rhoda visiting from Atlanta playing tour guide and I gave her the whirlwind tour of our region.  Here’s a peek what we’ve been up to for the last few days. 

Any visit to my place begins with a glass of something special in the backyard, time to shake off all of the discomforts of travel and chill, relax, chillax!  

I took her on my favorite quick tour of the WC which includes Viansa . . .

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