It's that Cozy time of year...

Aimee Weaver Designs

I have been a long time card carrying fan of Aimee Weaver Designs. Seriously y'all, every single thing in her shop gives me all the heart eyes. I love how she makes some of her pieces unique with the vintage inspired hardware. 

 

I fell in love with this sign as soon as I saw it. It's the perfect verse to display in my house, since I've got 3 boys that are growing into little men. I want them to be men of courage. 

 

 I was blown away when this thing arrived. It was so much bigger than it looked in the photos, and is super sturdy and well made. Pictures just don't do it justice! 

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My love for signs began when I started following Aimee Weaver's blog a loooong time ago. Every single one she posted had me all googly-eyed.

  

 

 

I love that so many of her signs are scripture or inspirational quotes. I chose this one because we are really working to ground this into our children. Any reminder sitting around the house is a good thing, right? ;)  

 

 

This one has a gray distressed look and I wish my pictures could capture the true beauty of it!

 

They are so unique with her beautiful painting hand and style. These are not mass produced by a machine, but hand painted and put together. That takes a lot of time, folks! And, that barn wood? A. MA. ZING. These signs are solid!

 

I'm sure you will be seeing it make its' rounds about the house. It would match any room décor I have.

 

Please head over and check out Aimee Weaver Designs. Let her know the Chapel Cottage Chicks sent ya!

 

 

 

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Mantel; Take 2,849

Shockers! The o' mantel has gone through another overhaul. Seriously, though, it's 70 degrees outside and the sun is shining brightly. That means, "So long, winter décor!" Tomorrow we will probably have a snow storm. This winter has been very unique.

I've been craving simplicity and less clutter. So, I rummaged around in the things I already had. Naturally, I'll have to fix the spot I removed them from, but it's what I do. HA!

Farmer's Market Sign: Down Grace Lane

Windmill: Hobby Lobby

Topiaries: Christmas Tree Shops

Candlesticks: Michaels

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

Ok, so I'll be the first to admit this season is just flying by. I've been quite pathetic at keeping up with everything, blogging included, unfortunately. But not to worry, we're all still alive and well, and a bit of Christmas cheer has been sprinkled around the old parsonage.

  

I'm still loving my old door, and it was fun to dress it up for Christmas.

So that's my little Christmas Home tour. I was craving simplicity this year, and I ended up putting 90% of my decorations right back in storage. I decided to only use my absolute most favorite things, and I'm so glad I did. A few strategically placed pieces can go a long way, and still look festive without filling the entire house with a bunch of meaningless stuff that just ends up in the way. I think in the past I had the mindset that it just wasn't Christmas if every inch of the halls weren't properly decked. But by the time New Year's rolled around, I could not wait to pack all that stuff up, and get back to my simple and neutral decor. After all, the true meaning of the Season isn't found in the decorations anyway. I want to put my focus on the true Reason for the Season, and celebrate Jesus and the wonderful hope that He brought to the world.  I hope you all are having a lovely and blessed Christmas season! 

It's Fall Y'all!

I'm seeing Christmas stuff popping up in all the stores, and I'm just like, wait, what did I miss here, has fall even got here yet??? We're still having 90 degree weather here in the beautiful south. And this girl ain't complaining. Nosiree. I'm loving it. Those cold dreary days when the kiddos get crazy wild with cabin fever will come soon. enough. 

My fall decor is pretty simple, nothing fancy here. I love my neutrals and lately I've had the urge to purge. I'm loving simple styles, and I'd love to lose some of my clutter!

Yeah, this piccy has nothing to do with fall, there's nary so much as a pumpkin in it. 

But Ollie was just so cute... 

Humor me.

If things go like they have for the last 15 years, my notorious black thumb of death will have it's way with the mums and they'll be conked out in no time. But still I try...

I needed a new table out here on the porch so I asked hubby to bring a spool home from work. (And he did, cuz he's sweet like that.) I just love it! I probably love it even more because it was free. Haha! Aren't free things just the best??

So I'll just be sittin' out here enjoying these last warm summer days, sippin' on my sweet tea, and whenever fall decides to actually show up, I'm ready for it. 

Fireplace, Flooring, & Fall

We've been working on some projects around here...you know, the "company is coming, so let's see how many we can attempt in a week" kind of projects? Surely we're not the only ones who do this.

 

I shared the kitchen flooring earlier, but we actually put the same flooring down in the piano/dining room, living room, and hallway. I love it!!!

 

 

I, also, wasn't happy with how the fireplace turned out before. It was too bright, but I thought it was going to be a big job to fix. I saw a tutorial on IG on how to paint a faux brick and it got my wheels to spinning. I dabbed a small tiny amount of light gray paint on a paint brush and then sporadically painted the brick. As soon as I painted, I took a wet wash cloth and wiped it off. It looks soooooo much better. It gives it a little more dimension.

 

 

As you can see in the picture, we re-tiled around the fireplace, too. The red tile stuck out like a sore thumb with all the changes. Once I get my new light hung in the living room, I think it's done...for awhile. HAHA!!!

 

While I had a big mess on my hands pulling everything from one room to another, I decided I might as well go ahead and decorate for fall. I'm not totally loving how it turned out, but it is what it is for right now. I see pictures on good o' Pinterest, IG, and blogland and get an idea in my mind of what I want. Then I attempt it and it turns out nothing like I had anticipated. LOL!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And, now, it's time for a nap. Pretty sure I need to learn how to spread things out instead of attempting it all at the same time. Eh...what fun is that?!

 

 

 

Fresh Neutral Mantel

I keep waffling back and forth. For summer, I toss some bright colors here and there in my living room, some fun coral pillows, some turquoise touches... and I love it for a while. But I always start craving my neutrals before too long. I'm excited to get my soft and calming neutrals back for fall. 

Seriously, who doesn't love Magnolia Market. I drool over everything in their online store. I'm trying to figure out a way to just buy one of everything they have without my hubby knowing about it... Ha, not really, but wouldn't it be awesome?! A local furniture store carries the Magnolia Home furniture line, and I just couldn't resist getting one of these Cathedral Windows frames. It was exactly what my mantel needed.

 I also LOVE the vintage inspired corbels from Magnolia Market, but I decided to go a bit cheaper and DIY some for myself. I got a couple of cheap unfinished corbels from Home Depot, gave them a quick chalk paint and distress treatment, and voila - cute little corbels for under 15 bucks. They aren't quite as gorgeous as Joanna's but they'll pass if you use your imagination. And squint a little.... ;) 

Heaven Sent

Tis the season for baby showers.

This past weekend I hosted a shower for a lady from our church. I snapped a couple of pics in case it might give someone else an idea. I didn't go "all out," but it still turned out festive.

Remember me sharing my spring mantel? Well, it was pink and girly looking and this was a boy theme, so I rearranged my mantel for only about the 3rd or 4th time this year. Hey, who's counting?

I made the pennant out of kraft cardstock and the Cricut. I just cut out some cloud shapes to separate the words.

I had to decorate a table for a baby shower a couple months ago at our homeschool group. I actually used my brain for once and made sure to do a theme I could save and use for this one. Sometimes I have it together. Most times I don't. 

What's a party without some snacks?

Reason 254 to love HomeGoods;  because when you're waiting in line to check out there is a bunch of random items to browse. I glanced over and saw these cloud marshmallows and probably became a little too excited. I knew they went perfect with the theme and threw them in the cart. While I was getting everything together, it dawned on me that they would make a cute cupcake topper. I just stuck them with toothpicks, first.

 

I decided I liked my mantel this way and left it...minus the balloons.

Small Boxwood Wreath: Simply French Market