Top {diy} home projects 2011 {crafts, painting furniture, stencils}

My favorite 2011 diy home projects all in ONE!
Kick back, take off your shoes, grab a cuppa joe, your going to be here a while.

I had 430 posts in 2011!

Seriously, I did not even realize that until I was putting this post together.
YIKES, that is a whole lotta posts.

I started off January 2011, very motivated and ready to inspire, and be inspired.
I started hosting the weekly Monday newbie party...which is still going strong and I am very happy with all it has done to help newbie's get started.

Projects have been a many this year...
Stenciling, burlap, pallets, just to name a few...
let's take a look at some shall we?

You may view many more stenciling projects
HERE

Then I moved on to the big leagues, and started painting furniture, using Annie Sloan chalk paint...
{you may click on that link to take you directly to my favorite stockist}

These are just a few samplings..
You may view many more
HERE

Moving on to Spring...

I started hosting my monthly Magazine copy cat challenge..
{one coming up soon TBA}

I was inspired to do IT, after looking at the back of Country Woman magazine and thinking, hey I can copy that pretty image.
 Then there was this pretty table scape in the summer...
You may view more copy cat's
HERE

 In March 2011, I received a phone call from Country Woman magazine. They wanted to feature our kitchen...is this a JOKE?

NOPE you may read about that

HERE

By the time Summer rolled around, I was in full swing, stencil high, Love

Nothing was safe from the hands of me and a stencil.
Lightbulbs started flickering like crazy in my head...

Burlap was also a big kick of mine...



I was burlaping{not a word I know}
 everything in my site...
you see I tend to over do it sometimes.

Now we were ending the Summer projects, and I decided to move outdoors...

Mike and I had put off a much  needed back yard makeover.
It was TIME!

Our outdoor area went from this...which was very nice and rustic...

to this...

We took on the job of building an outdoor pizza oven...
You may see the details of that
HERE
I can tell you for certain, it was worth every blood, sweat and tear shed, and yes, we shed all three!


Moving off of Summer now and into the Fall season.
Fall is my ultimate favorite time of year......




October is one of my favorite months.
I found out HGTV had featured my last year Halloween table
scape on their decorating ideas site.
HERE

{Still loving chalk paint btw as you can see from this cute outdoor chair.}




Somewhere in between here, I discovered my love of pallets...

For the record these flowers are still growing and look amazing...

Then from November on...

we have had Holiday gatherings and family, fun time.

{Savannah, GA}

I have enjoyed playing and learning new tricks with my camera, and still learning every day.

I really like this picture, although nothing special...beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess.

Not sure what 2012 will bring.
I am only looking for good health, peace, love and Happiness...
what the rest will be, will be.
I can probably guarantee I will NOT have 430 posts.

Thank you so much for your friendships, your kind visits, your wonderful emails, and in general just being here
at my blog.  There are so many talented and inspiring women out here..and I am flattered you take the time to come over to little ole debbiedoo's and show me some LOVE!
Happy NEW YEAR!
XOXO



Southern Hospitality
WOW us Wednesday
Primp your stuff
Show and tell
Sugar and dots
Someday crafts
Ruby jean {sew-crafty}
Frugal friday
Flaunt it Friday
Feature yourself friday
Show and tell Friday
Top 10 linky party
Tatertots and Jello

Home decor vignettes {tips on creating your own}

I still crack up over the word home decor vignettes. I don't know why, vignettes  is just a funny word to me. 

 Do you know I had no clue what a vignette was until I started blogging? 
I had created many, however, I never knew the term.

Sooo...I have been changing up some things in our kitchen, getting ready for the Winter months ahead.

Once the leaves all drop in our yard it completely takes on a different look indoors.

One I am not too fond of, kind of bare and nakked.

{Goodwill silver tray made over to a chalkboard $2.00}

As long as the sun is shining, it's all good.

I will be doing more cooking indoors as well, soups, stews, sauce, all the comfort foods of Winter.

A little more baking, pumpkin breads, apple crisp, banana breads, and all that good stuff.

Soon this will be all different too.
 Christmas decor in the kitchen is coming.

Hopefully, getting inspired with new recipes as well.
There is the roo, for those of you that asked, he went behind the stove.

My new roo cookie jar, compliments of my MIL! Good cookies,and a great new Roo!

{Family room}

That's about all for my new fresh Fallified vignettes.

Here are 8 tips from HGTV.com on creating your own beautiful home decor vignettes.

1. Build your vignette around a light source.
If your arrangement of objects is in a dark corner, it won't be seen and the effect will be lost. Try building your vignette around a lamp.

2. Choose objects to support the style and theme of your room.
If your room is formal, a symmetrical design works best. If the room is casual, asymmetrical groupings are better.

3. Use color in your vignette to coordinate a room.
Use items in shades that complement the dominant color in a room. Silk flowers or artificial fruit are good ways to introduce color into a grouping of items.

4. Display objects in odd numbers.
Place several objects of similar shape, size and color together in odd numbers for maximum impact. Groups of three or five work particularly well and are stronger visually than a group of two or four.

5. Vary the height of the objects.
Use small pedestals to elevate items. Try stacking books to create a platform for smaller objects.

6. Stick to a theme.
Group candles, for example, or family vacation photos. If the vacation photos are from the beach, add a seashell.

7. Create depth.
Place objects from the back of the flat surface to the front instead of in a straight line the length of the surface. Placing objects atop a mirror, or leaning them against a mirror that's on the wall, is an easy way to create a sense of dimension.

8. Vary the textures of objects.

Mix hard and shiny accessories with rough and natural. Use weathered wood or iron architectural elements to introduce an unexpected texture. Photo frames, which come in finishes from shiny enamel to beaded, offer an array of texture options.

If you missed my announcement earlier about the blogger block party...
go HERE for more details

Joining:

Table top Tuesday

Tutorials and tips

Tuesdays treasures
A bowl full of lemons

Decorating with Owls {rustic, nature, woods}

This season I really had a lot of fun decorating with Owls..... HERE, and HERE.
I love rustic, nature and wood, so what could be better?

Today I had a photo shoot with one very special little owl.

My friend Kat was hosting a giveaway, and I won.

Kat makes these little guys aside from other wonderful works of art.

Well Mr. Owl arrived today.

Can you spy him there on the tree?

He is adorable.

In fact, Mr. Doo's, ran right out to put a nail on the tree for me.

He likes him too!

He really is made so nicely, moss and all.

I do believe he is protected with some sealant on him...but even so, he should be able to take our Carolina weather.

Don't you just love when moss grows on trees?

...wish it were money instead, but hey, it's green!

Kat, thank you so much! Mr. Owl, has a great new home!

He is behind that little bench you see.

When we sit out there we can enjoy looking at him.

XO

We are at full peak here now...so sad to see it go.

One gust of good wind and say goodbye to Fall:(

Have a wonderful day!
I am off Christmas shopping today.
anyone else start yet?

Fall in the Carolinas! {opinion please}

Hello, hello....Happy Friday! Mike is off and we have a fun filled weekend planned!

Just thought I would share some of the beauty going on here now.
   First let me ask your honest opinion...I added those roosters to my blog background, should they stay or go?  I don't want anything to distract your dainty eyes.

I sure wish it could stay like this for a while longer...

Soon enough I will have  nothing but a big  mess and  lots of leaves to clean up, and blow.

There is nothing more spectacular than A crisp Fall day and a Carolina blue sky.

We are still not in full peak quite yet.
Have a wonderful day.
Don't forget YAY or NAY on the roo's...you won't hurt my feelings either way.
Do you just like the solid white backgrounds on blogs?
I believe you can only see the roos if you have a larger screen. They are only on the outer sides.
I want to make my friends happy and comfy when they come over.

Decorating with White pumpkins!

That's right, that is exactly what I plan on doing this year!

 Decorating with white pumpkins~

  My friend Becca beat me to it.

But that's OK, she inspired me, and it was so cute..

take a look.

She used her Annie Sloan Old White chalk paint.

If I know Becca, she has more up her sleeve! 

So you better be on the look out for Becca's Fall decorating, she is AWESOME!

Here are some more white pumpkin decorating ideas. 

 Now y'all know I am not much of a white girl...

well you know what I mean...
I like a lot of color...

I think I will mix the white with orange..

This looks pretty!

Maybe I could even do a little mod podge on them...

 Look how pretty they look on a Thanksgiving table..

I am certain whatever I come up with in the next few weeks...

 there will be a white pumpkin or two...

Have a great day!~

What do you think of White pumpkins?
A yay or a nay?