Christmas and Bellamy's House..............

I dropped by Bellamy's house to pick up a painting that was a Christmas gift for my son and his wife. I loved all the wreaths and decorations that she had made. I took a few photo to share her amazing talent and beautiful home...


THAT GIRL'S GOT TALENT.....................................

( a bit of luscious little pink... my  choice of color for the seasson)

                                                         





That girls got great style!!!!!

Merry Christmas to Bellamy and thanks for making my family's special Christmas!!!!!

The Winner of the Gift of Design!!!!

                        The Gift of Design................

Merry Christmas to everyone and thank you for taking part in the give away!!!!!!!

The winner is" Cynthia's Botanical Arts". I can't tell for certain but I think she may be in Steamboat Colorado. I just did a project there last year and I think this will be fun. I am sending her the most important tool of good design so we can create a great space for her.
I wish I could work with each and everyone of you so I have decided to share a few of my techniques along the way.
The tape measure is where it begins!!!!!!
If you don't have at least a 25 foot tape with a lock on it, buy yourself one for Christmas and put your name on it in BOLD letters.
After Christmas ...... Measure your room and everything in it!!!!!!!
 Oh heck, measure all your rooms and your windows and door openings.......................
Buy yourself some graph paper and keep in touch!!!!!!

Create Instead Of Christmas Shop...........................

Anna is out of school for the Christmas holidays so we had time for a visit . I dropped by so we could play "catch up" and I took a few photos of the beautiful Christmas creations by my talented friend. We decided to work on a guest room and went shopping for wonderful things. We call it "design therapy" and have so much fun doing it. Of course the holiday is around the corner, but being with friends..................is so much more important than holiday wrapping paper  !!!!!



                        beautifully decorated tree......  ANNA STYLE

                           A beautiful hand stitched  family heirloom

                                 the latest Anna oyster shell chandelier



a few fresh cut holly branches in a glass vase...natural Christmas beauty via Anna



                                                             Merry Merry..........

love the mantel detail ( OK, is it mantel or mantle  ..dont know how to look it up)

 the  tree skirt is made of burlap

real garland for the stair case

the front door is scrumptious

close up of the tree

         a few more stockings on the way................

  PS........ THE HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY IS ALMOST HERE..REMEMBER TO SIGN UP ON THE DEC12th  POST TO WIN.

An Isle of Hope Christmas Tree.............

I love this tree and all the packages and personal touches.. no reds and greens but coastal and so beautiful.

a natural wreath of mixed greenery

the left over Christmas balls make a statement in  the vintage brass bowl

I love the mix of colors

Did I see my name on these pretty packages?

LOVE IT....they used their fur throw as the Christmas skirt..ingenious

wrapping paper that would make amazing fabric  ...........

Merry Island Christmas ..Remember to sign up for my Christmas give away of  the GIFT OF DESIGN...............................!!!

 OK........It  is time for me to  shop as fast as I can..................ready set SHOP!!!!!!
 My office Christmas tree ..............a little purple Christmas tree skirt from Target for my funny  little tree... definitely looks like a Jane Coslick Cottage  tree ..tiny but colors add a punch. 
Happy Holidays to all..............

Running Out Of Time.............

I locked myself out of my office today and had to crawl through the doggie door (not a very good way to begin the day.) 
The good news.. I can still fit through the doggie door!!!!!!

As a designer, the year end is always crazy busy with paper work and going back through the year to see what I missed and overlooked. My desk is piled high with "stuff"  and my list of  " TO DO" has all the task I move from month to month until this FINAL month when I can't put things off any longer. My clients all know what is coming and they all know how much I hate the task of billing.
For Christmas I am going to ask for a new book keeper and a light for My bike for riding in the dark.
I have learned so much this year ..... the blog , facebook,on line shopping. I love all of it and I would do anything to avoid .."billing".
I am working on a quick project... the client wanted to redo his condo....he wanted a mix of a flat in New York , a boat, and a beach  cottage...................... I jumped right in (anything to avoid the billing and the year end tax stuff) and I am  thrilled with the progress....found very cool things in the boxes of the client and lots of prints, art, and family photos. We put wood on the wall behind the sofa and plan to add a tile back splash to the generic kitchen... Pictures very soon....

The year in review for backtracking...............

                        colorful cottage in progress................

                       happy  happy...............bright and cheery

                               Isle of Hope porch

                              Isle of Hope,,Isle of YO'

                        wonderful master bedroom ....House for sale...(has an Anna Oyster shell chandelier)

the calm and peaceful duplex

the condo at Thunderbolt Georgia

                                the cottage on whitemarsh Island

                                  fun shutters and fluffing

                            more fluffing...........................

the" gone but not forgotten Bohemian Cottage" fluffing for the Fabulous new owner

"tween waters" cottage...............

more tomorrow..........................

Need Last Minute Gift Ideas?

Only ten shopping days left till Christmas! Have you finished your list yet?  Gift Certificates available in any amount. Just send me a message if you would like to purchase one. Don't forget to enter my holiday giveaway if you haven't already. It's below this post.

Holiday Giveaway

It's that time of the year again, when everyone is busying themselves with holiday shopping, decorating, Christmas parties and other holiday festivities. It's the time for giving and sharing. And that's just what tonight's post is all about. As this year draws to a close I've decided I want to give "The Gift of Design" to one of my lucky readers. I'm giving away a two-hour design consultation. Anyone is eligible to enter the giveaway. It doesn't matter where you live. If you win, you will need to send me photos of the room you need design help with and we will correspond over the telephone and/or via email.

If you want to enter, just leave a comment on this post. Please make sure all comments are in by Friday, Dec 23rd at 12PM EST. The winner will be randomly selected by random.org and announced later that day.

And in other exciting news...I will be hosting sponsors starting in January. So if you're interested in advertising with me please let me know.