Wordless Wednesday: Art that makes me happy

 

 

Interview: Nicole

 

Tea or Coffee

 

Always coffee. I love the caffeine and the smell

 

I collect

 

Babies, (smile) bottles of wine and cookbooks

 

Favorite City

 

Paris. There are so many parks where people eat pastries and read books. Instead of playgrounds, they have statues and art.

 

Spring or Fall

 

Fall. I love the colors  and the mild weather. It is dry but not hot, which means that I can wear layers. Also, my birthday is in the fall!

 

Bloom of Choice

 

Roses, Dahlias and Asters.

 

Right now I am

 

A stay at home mom

 

Longing for

 

Just a little more free time

 

Most prized possession

 

My piano

 

My Design Esthetic

 

Tuscan farmhouse/ old country charm.

 

Passionate about

 

Books, reading, parenting, food, babies and literature.

Sometimes you just need to......

Sometimes you just need to .......

 

Indulge in a decadent  pastry.

 

One that makes you feel as though you have been swept away to Paris.  surrounded by brass pedestal tables, well dressed women, gold leaf wainscoting and classical music.

When I am craving an exquisitely crafted pastry I go to Mon Petit Choux Café on commercial street in Nanaimo. I savor every crumb and I either people watch or write in my journal. It is one of my favorite happy places.

 

 Be inspired 

 

I just adore décor magazines and I often bring a pile home from the library. They are a delight to look at  a cup of hot tea in the morning. The other day I was reading a House and Home Magazine and saw an incredible dining room bathed in delicious raspberry linen wallpaper. *SIGH* It inspired me to inject some color into my "cream colored" bedroom.

 

Sometimes, all it takes is a trip to my favorite boutique store. I love looking at all the painted furniture, the linens, the Annie Sloan paint products, and the stencils. Today I picked up a beautiful stencil called "Springtime in Paris".

 

Be creative

 

Try a new recipe, paint a wall, write, take photographs, design a card, sew, actually make something that you pinned on pinterest, re-arrange your furniture, create a gallery wall, the possibilities are endless....

 

Today while the children were playing I pulled out my new stencil and used it to transform a pair of  brown side tables I found on the curb this summer. *Bliss*

 

 

why....because the dishes will always be waiting, and the floor with always be covered with crumbs.... but your creative spark is fleeting. Stop hesitating!  It is better to create when you are inspired than wait until you have the  time to do so.

 

Wordless Wednesday: Pumpkin Patch Joy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Things that make me happy...

A healthy delicious breakfast.

 

A walk in the forest with friends

 

Learning about wildlife (in this case a red bellied newt)

Craft time with my girls

Reading blogs and eating chocolate cake.

Looking at my collection of treasures (antique birdhouse, journals, books and shells)

 

 

Spending time with this incredible woman!

 

Hurling down a hill on my bike

 

 

This little face that reminded me of a cute "Grinch"

 

My children's curiosity

 

Having a tea party at Perkins with these special gals

 

Looking at pretty furniture at Homesense

Watching Claire concentrate on something