#429...my twelve days of plaid

To make this holiday season a little more festive for myself, I pulled out all of my plaid digs and made an effort to wear one piece of plaid in the twelve days leading up to Christmas.

#428...sweater vest turned evergreen

I've had this thrifted cashmere sweater vest for a couple years. 

I think I may have wore it once....but it is pretty snug. It is so soft though that I've not been able to part with it. When I saw this knitted tree by lucky boy sunday, I decided to turn the sweater vest into a stuffed, soft evergreen of my own. 

Merry! Merry!

#427...pom-pom jewelry for deer

Last year, I made this pom-pom garland for my rosemary tree.

This year, I lent my pom-pom garland to my sister Sarah, and she used it to adorn "deer" her apartment pet. Sarah rescued deer from a local thrift store. (I think deer should wear the pom-poms year round)

#426...fall in houston

Houston is not known for brilliant fall leaves. Most things here turn from green to mucky yellow-brown and that's all we get for fall color. This week, I spied a tiny bit of pretty color on my street.

#425...candy cane yarn

I started wrapping my gifts, trying to use this spool of tangled candy cane striped yarn that I got at the thrift store for.50 cents. 

#424...holiday mantelscape

A few years ago, I made these birch bottles from bark I collected in New Hampshire. This year, I used the bottles  atop my mantel. The bottles hold spray painted branches from my yard and a few vintage, thrifted ornaments.

I also made Tyler and I new stockings from some black and white southwest inspired upholstery fabric.

#423...bedroom lack shelves

I was taking a few pictures to show a client the floating wall shelves in my bedroom, and I realized that it has been since my 2008 Design*Sponge sneak peek since I have photographed that wall of my room. The shelves are the Ikea Lack, which I mounted, caulked and painted in an oil paint to match the wall color of my room. (Sea Haze by Benjamin Moore). The display on my shelves has changed over the years. I used to just use the shelves to display pictures and knick-knacks, but now they have become more functional and less decorative, as I use them to house some of my photo shoe boxes.

2008

2011

2008...see the shelves in the mirror reflection

2011