I'm Still Here...

Hello, I'm still here...are you????  Please excuse my absence, I've had a busy couple of months with traveling, work, and just life in general and my blog kind of fell by the wayside.  I didn't mean to be so neglectful, but once I got out of my grove, it was hard to get back on.  In my time away, I was able to do some reflecting and decided while I do enjoy blogging, I don't necessarily have the time to do it everyday.  Plus, I want to be excited and passionate about what I do share here, rather than just showing up and posting something just for the sake of posting.  So I'm going to shoot for at least two entries a week, and if I happen to find something great to share on top of that, well then that will just be a bonus!  Sound good?

Today I'll just share a bit of my Halloween decor with you.  I normally don't do too much for this spooky holiday, but I guess I was feeling a bit festive (and crafty) this year.

Some vignettes around the house...

I bought the glass owl last year at TJ Maxx (for $2) and had no idea what I was going to do with it so it's been hidden away in my closet.  This year I decided to break out my trusty metallic spray paint and give him a shiny new coat.  Now he's perfect for Halloween!

I didn't change my entry console set up too much.  Basically I just added the glittery skull under the dome instead of my coral and changed the white candlesticks to black.

I whipped up the pillow in the background from an old Ikea curtain panel & appliqued a felt raven on it. 

I love making these fabric pumpkins, I've been scavenging through every pumpkin bin I see to find broken stems so I can add to my collection.  Plus I can keep these guys around until Thanksgiving!

Do you decorate for Fall, or do you hold out for Christmas to switch things up?  That's right, I said Christmas...it's going to be here before we know it!

Also, I discovered that the e-mail address attached to this blog, lstudio@live.com, has some sort of virus that's caused me not to receive any e-mails in quite some time.  I'm so sorry if you tried to contact me this way, I hope you don't think I ignored you.  If you need to contact me, you can e-mail me at fancify@live.com.

Fancy

Have you checked out Fancify {my etsy shop} lately?  I've been adding some fun new things...

{gala necklace}

{pink gala necklace}

Here I am modeling the pink gala necklace in my new $1.99 clearance dress from Ross.  That's right I said $1.99!  They were having a crazy sale and I picked up 4 summer dresses for under $2.49 each.

And I've added more fancy headbands like this one...the classy gal

You can visit my shop {here}

Black and White Friday

Today's theme is shiny...

Nicky Hilton turned this vintage Chanel tray into a chic side table

I bet you could see your reflection in these super glossy black walls

Love the pattern of this floor

Have a great weekend everyone, I hope you have something fun planned!

*via instyle, decorpad, coco & kelly

Lonny

Some faves from the new Lonny...

I seriously loved these glasses... unfortunately they're not available in the U.S.

Maybe I'll get lucky and find something similar at goodwill?

Black and White Friday

Clean & simple, Domino style.

Sometimes you just need to get rid of the clutter and let the design speak for itself.  Here, a little goes a long way.  Have a great weekend everyone!

Budget Friendly Bridal Bouquet

On Sunday night I got a call from a friend saying that her daughter was getting married the NEXT day and wondered if I could put together a bouquet for her.  Basically they had less than 24 hours to throw a wedding together and somehow everything turned out beautifully.  The bride was able to find a dress the morning of, I took care of the bouquet, another friend took pictures, another brought the cake and everything else just fell into place.

I was a little nervous about making the bouquet because I don't consider myself the best at flower arranging, but I figured I could make something work.  For the colors, the bride requested something dark purple with white daisies.  The dark purple was a bit hard to find, so after a trip to several different grocery store floral departments, I ended up with the following flowers to pluck from:

And here is the final result:

I also put together a little bouttonniere for the groom:

And here is the beautiful bride with her bouquet, she was very happy with how it turned out:

I meant to take more photos during the bouquet making process, but since I was a little stressed about getting it done in time, I didn't get a chance to.  Basically I just perused a few wedding blogs to gather inspiration and winged it.  I used floral wire and floral tape to secure the stems, keeping the flowers tightly packed in the center and used a little greenery for accent on the outer edges.  I then covered the stems with a satin cream colored ribbon and secured it with straight pins.  Together with the flowers, ribbon, and supplies, this bouquet cost about $20 and I even had some flowers left over to display in my home!

Congratulations Carrie & Johnny!

Country Girl

Today I'm dreaming of packing it up and moving out to the country to live EmersonMade- style.  Ok, most days I dream about living in the country, but this renovated home featured in this month's Country Living magazine makes me want to even more .  There's just something about a big white house with a wrap around porch surrounded by nothing but green as far as the eye can see...

Cozy, huh?

*via country living