Easter Egg Garland for the Mantel

I've really kept the Easter decorations simple this year... I feel like Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day and now Easter are flying at me faster than I can keep up with them!  I at least put up a little garland.

I am *attempting* to make terrariums to put on top of the mantel so it's a little bleak up there now.  I was able to use the glass bowls to anchor the garland.

You might remember these eggs from last year's Easter post

I used some of this twine to string them.  5 minutes and the project was done!

Thanks for stopping by!  I'm hoping to get a few more decorations up this week... we'll see how it goes.

Blessings,

Jamie

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House Tour: Purple and Gray Living Room

We have made some updates to the living room

I think this is what it looked like last time you saw it...

One of the "new" items is this table that I found at Goodwill

I really wanted to mix as many metals as I could in this area, so the brass and glass was perfect!  I know a lot of people aren't ready to embrace the brass trend right now, but I'm secretly a little excited about it.  That doesn't mean I'm going to go out and replace all the hardware in the house with brass, but I do like a few accents here and there.

I love how the decorative scrolls on the table mimic those found in the rug

Speaking of the rug... I am soooooo glad I splurged on it.  To quote The Dude from the Big Lebowski, "It really tied the room together"

I found it at Home Goods and would go and visit it daily.  I couldn't bring myself to buy it because it was $300.  After a week of visiting the rug, I figured I had better buy it before someone else did!

Another newbie in the room that I haven't talked about yet is the mirror.  I use the word "newbie" loosely since I bought it last summer... I just haven't talked to you about it yet.

It was another splurge; this time from Z Gallerie.

And here is a little tablescape that makes me happy.  I'm trying to bring more plants into our decor. 

 Anyone want to place bets on how long it will take me to kill them?

Have any questions about this room?  If you want to know about the really long curtains, click here.  The wall color post is here.  And you can learn about the slipcovers here.

What do you think of the changes?  Let me know in the comments!

Blessings,

Jamie

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Crocheted Coffee Press Cozy {Free Pattern!}

I gave up on my coffee press a couple years ago... the coffee would never stay warm enough by the time I got to the last cup!  French press cozy to the rescue...

I was inspired by Alyssa at Hands Always Creating and all the mug cozies she has been making lately.  My friend Stephanie recently taught me to crochet (I've been a knitter for years) and I love it!  I kind of made the pattern up as I went.  I added some ribbing for a little interest, but you can do straight double crochet for the entire thing if you want.

Crocheted French Press Cozy Pattern

What you'll need:  2 skeins sport or worsted weight yarn

(I used contrasting colors)

Size M (or similar) crochet hook

2 medium or large buttons

needle and thread

Let's get started!

Using 2 strands of yarn (you will use both strands for entire pattern), chain 16

Row 1:  Skip 2 chains and DC for rest of row (14 sts)

Row 2:  Chain 3.  DC in first st and each st after to end of row.  Turn (14 sts)

Rows 3-12:  Same as row 2

***I added a little ribbing in next few rows... you can continue with a regular DC if you want through the end of the body of the pattern (rows 13 - 23)***

Row 13:  Chain 3.  FPDC in first st and each st until end of row.  Turn (14 sts)

Rows 14 - 18:  Same as row 13

Rows 19-23:  Same as row 2

Tab:

Row 24:  Chain 3.  DC in first st and next 2 sts.  Turn (4 sts)

Rows 25-26:  Same as row 24.

Bind off

Other Tab:

Row 27:  Join yarn at other end of row 23 with a sl st.  Chain 3.  DC in first st and next 2 sts.  Turn (4 sts)

Rows 28-29:  Same as row 24.

Bind off and weave in edges.

Sew a button to the 3rd st of row 2 and another button to the 12th st of row 2 (or you can place your buttons wherever works best for your coffee press).

Wrap cozy around your press and button through one of the sts in each tab with the needle and thread.

Let me know if you decide to make one!  Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,

Jamie

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