I'm Bringing In Green For The New Year

Happy 2013 everyone.

We've been busy skiing in Mammoth and getting back into the school groove.

I took this picture with my iPhone through the car window on the way home.

Here's my family at the top of the mountain.

While I don't mind cold and stark when I ski, my house seemed empty after I put away Christmas.

It needed living things to bring life back into it.

I shopped the house and the garden and added terrariums to my industrial shelves.

                                                                  

 I hung two sconces I've had for years on either side of the gold mirror for some symmetry.

  

Green re-energizes me.

 Free make overs are perfect for my January budget.

I hope the the first month of January has been fantastic for you! 

Thanks for checking it out.

Hostess Gift And A Pinterest Tutorial

I'm off to game night and a gift exchange with my girlfriends.  

I wanted to bring a hostess gift to my friend Beth and this is what I came up with. 

A Winterlicious Terrarium.

To see others I've made go here. 

I started with a glass container I already had and a bag of Epsom Salts from the grocery store.  

You can find Epsom Salts in the first aid section.

I added a faux tree, a piece of driftwood, green moss, spray painted faux twigs, and a nest with a little bird.

I tried a picture taking technique I saw on Pinterest.  

Go here to see the tutorial from Handmade Spark.

I hope she likes it!

Learn anything new on Pinterest?

Thanks for checking it out.