2010 May 14 | Beneath My Heart

Do you remember the baby booties that my Aunt Pat made from styrofoam cups a couple of weeks ago for my cousin’s baby shower?

Well, Kathryn from Take My Breath Away liked the idea so much, she used it for a baby shower she hosted.

Look how cute these are!….

She also created a fabulous ice cream buffet at the shower too….

I’m a little upset I wasn’t invited. :)

She has even more great pictures of this adorable shower HERE. Be sure to check it out. :)

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I also wanted to highlight one of my fabulous sponsors…

It has been such an honor to have Leen as one of my sponsors. She is not only my sponsor, but she has become one of my blog friends. I thank God for all of the amazing people He has allowed me to meet in Blogland!

Leen is extremely talented and has been making decals and signs for over 13 years!

Look at some of her customers’ pictures of her products in their homes…

Aren’t those monkeys on the wall adorable?

Here is another customer’s picture…

This customer used Leen’s “Wild Flower Bouquet” decal and “Swallow” decal together, and it looks great!

Here is what Leen says about the quality of her products:

Quality Products Our matte vinyl (no ugly shine here!) is made by Oracal which uses the most advanced, efficient and environmentally friendly production technology. Our 42 matte colors allow you to select the perfect compliment for your home or office decor. We also use low-tack tape that won’t damage your walls.

Speaking of transfer tape, every single decal you order from us comes completely taped and ready to apply. Unless done properly, applying transfer tape is one of the major causes for wrinkles and bubbles in your wall art. We would never expect a customer to apply their own transfer tape!

You will definitely not be disappointed if you order any of Leen’s vinyl wall decals.

Leen also provides custom design services, if you don’t see what you are looking for in her shop.

Here are a few more pictures of her beautiful products…

If you want to visit Leen’s online shop, click HERE.

If you want to visit her blog, click HERE. (She just did a post about me! Thanks, Leen!)

Tell her I said, “hello!”

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Lastly, I want to give a shout out to my blog friend, Jennifer, who is having her very first giveaway at All Things Pink and Crafty.

Look at this beauty..

It is very easy to enter, so go on over there, show her some blog-love and enter!

You will enjoy meeting her and checking out her adorable blog! Click HERE.

Have a blessed weekend!

Traci

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Well ladies, I’ve decided that my next project is to make some changes to my covered back patio.

I love this area, but I haven’t done much to it in 3 years.

I had mentioned that I wanted to make new pillows and cushions, and some of you wondered why? These pictures were taken early last Spring and the cushions were two years old. They didn’t look too bad, but they took a beating last summer, and the cushions have faded to a light orange and the pillows are filthy!

So I want to start over.

This is a look at the whole back patio…

I love having two tables outside, but I have always wanted a seating area under the ceiling fan.

Problem: No patio furniture. At least a set, that is.

But, I do have two wicker chairs that Mom gave me many years ago.

I have used them inside and outside of my home(s).

So I pulled them on to the back patio under the ceiling fan, and started there.

I threw those pillows on there just for the picture. And I don’t know if I will keep that white table there, but I do want something in between the chairs. (The chairs will get a fresh coat of black spray paint tomorrow.)

I was wishing that I had a wicker love seat for the patio, but I don’t. However, I did remember that I had a wooden swing that my Dad had made me almost ten years ago.

It was a natural wood color, so of course, I painted it black too. (Well, my sweet hubby did.) :)

I cannot tell you how much I love this swing! My boys came home from school today, and there was at least one of them on the swing the entire evening.

We have a very private back yard. There is actually about 300+ acres of farmland behind our back yard!

So I have a feeling we will have very fond memories of sitting on this swing for many years to come.

I washed off the back patio right before I took this picture. I wish we had the money to tile the patio, but that is definitely not in our budget right now.

Now I want to find some rugs to go in the seating area and under the table.

I also want to make some drapes for both sides of the patio, and pillows and cushions for all of my chairs.

I think I am going to go with black, white, and lime green for my colors, with red accents.

But I reserve the right to change my mind. :)

All of these changes will take place only when the “funds” become available…which may be a while from now.

I made some other changes to the patio that I will share with you next week!

This is definitely going to be a process, but I look forward to sharing it with you along the way. :)

I will end this post with some inspirational photos I found at BHG.com..

I love that they used real artwork outside…