Goodwill Finds

Found a vase incredibly similar to this one for 1.99.

Potterybarn silver plated candlesticks 1.99 each.

Porcelain egg cup 0.29.

Five Duralex glasses 0.59 each.

Stainless steel cooling rack(the only needed item of the trip) 0.99.

Six Rodgers Bros. 1847 Anniversary silver plated spoons 0.29 each.

Christmas Decor: Magnolia Leaves

Magnolia leaves make an easy and inexpensive( having access to free leaves helps) wreath project. Supplies needed; magnolia leaves, paper cardboard, scissors, craft paint(I combined black and silver to make a metallic charcoal), and glue gun. I made several wreathes following these directions.

Porcelain Pinecones

Coe & Waito

Marshmallow Snowflakes

Today while real snowflakes fell outside I came to the conclusion that I should try making my own marshmallows. Really not sure why I haven't tried this before! This recipe is my starting point to which I will change out the corn syrup for brown rice syrup and add the seeds of half a vanilla bean.

New/Old Favorite Candles

My first introduction to Voluspa candles was three years ago while visiting Colorado. The scents are beautiful, the burn time high and the packaging is lovely. My most recent purchase came from Anthropologie but another great candle source is Candles Off Main.

Small Kitchen Love

Who says small tiny kitchens can't be stunning...some of my favorite kitchens from Domino.

Savon De Marseille

I have been using Savon De Marseille(body wash) and Lait Corporel(body lotion ) for the last couple weeks and I really like it. The packaging is as clean and lovely as the product. Both were found at Tuesday Morning for less than half the retail price.

Peonies

While shopping at the grocery store this evening among the holly and wintergreen I noticed bunches of pink peonies. How can peonies not make a person happy!

First Image: Martha Stewart

Second Image: Interior Designer Grant K. Gibson

Pensacola Part Two: Dining and Living Room

Collecting these photos I realized two things. First I really should have taken more photos of our house by the sea and two I'm a really horrible photographer. Regardless of the few and badly taken photos I have ...I feel really blessed to have lived in such a historical home.