Kay Ellen

Spooktacular Details

Happy Halloween!

I had so much fun pulling the holiday cart out into the garden to serve treats!

Pumpkin Pie, Carmel Apples & Candy Corn are ready to share with you all...Oh but I still need to bake my yummy pumpkin muffins.

The table is set too...

Make sure and leave a comment on my Halloween Blog Post or Facebook Notes...for a chance to win the cute mercury glass owl.

Have a safe and Spooktacular time with your family and friends! 

Here's my two kiddos dressed up~~~

See you soon,

:Kay Ellen

 

Blogging Party Goers...this is where I will be:

Autumn Details

Finally a cooler day today...I puttered in the garden and cut some foilage and rose-hips to start my inspiration for decorating.

My son cut large dried branches I couldn't reach...Thanks Kyle!

Use what you have, no sense in spending money on folaige.

Look around your yard, you will be surprised what you can find to trim and use.  

I found the vintage owl art at a flea market...decided it would look great on my front door. Hoot-Hoot!

A little torn and tattered but I still love it. I dry brushed the chippy wood frame with cream and white paint so the outside edges would stand out against the black door.

Pillows and pumpkins on my old entry bench

Wall floural above the bench is filled with dried lavendar, rose-hips and sunflowers.

I added old shutters to a planter for height and to help hold up more dried branches.

Happy to have my Halloween and Autumn feeling decor up on the front porch ready to welcome family and friends!

I will add my holiday table setting to share on Wednesday night.

See you soon!

:Kay Ellen

Cinderella Posing

I love pumpkins...all the different colors and shapes they come in. My daughter spotted this Cinderella pumpkin at Trader Joes last night. It was not on my shopping list but how could I say no?! 

While trimming my rose bushes I decided I should share a few posing photos of this pretty pumpkin.

Thank you Good News Now for publishing my cinderella pumpkin photo. Such a blessing to see a creative passion shared with others!

A garden setting with a romantic feel...

a bit weathered and worn is ok with me.

Happy Pink Saturday!

So sorry I am very late in posting today...I was cheering my daughter on at her cross country race this morning.

Enjoy your day,

:Kay Ellen

Not Very Scary

Have you started decorating for Halloween?

I pulled out some of my seasonal goodies last night. 

I know the first thing my son will say when he see's my little vigentte is.... Ahhh not very scary Mom. 

All I can say is this is my kind of Halloween decorating... chippy, rusty, colorful, textures and maybe a little curiosty and surprise.

Hope you are all having a great week.

:Kay Ellen

Fall

The first sign a Fall showed up on my windsheild today. 

Hopeful for more signs of Fall to reach Southern California very soon :)

We had a scare this past week with my husband being taken by ambulance to the ER with an irregular heart beat. I stayed home with him for the past few days and only worked a few hours. We both went back to work today. Thankful he is feeling better.

A big thankyou to all my facebook family and friends for praying for him when I first got the call and of course all the support from our church staff.

Alot of work to catch up on this week.

I guess that's why I am wide awake at midnight! 

:KayEllen

Inspired to Set the Table

I am feeling inspired to set the table with a theme...

Vintage treasures with a nautical twist to compliment our meal and ship dishes I found at a flea market!

Daydreaming of sailing...

A shipwreck treasure inspired centerpiece... 

Beautiful sailing themed collector plates from Norwegian America Line.

What's on the menu?

Salmon seasoned with thyme and lemon

Cup of clam chowder

Steamed red potatoes with rosemary and olive oil

A crisp green medley salad with creamy dressing

Fresh baked bread  &  rasberry ice tea in old mason jars

I am off to Trader Joe's this afternoon to purchase a few more groceries.

All the treasure you see on the table will be for sale in my shop this weekend at Forget Me Not Antiques located in Riverside, California.

Have a blessed week,

:Kay Ellen

Summer Work

What an amazing transformation looking back at the beginning photos...

  

Across the room is the remodeled family room.

Just a few weeks ago we were covering up the old brick fireplace with stacked rock and removing the blue carpet.

It was my extreme pleasure selecting the interior design elements for this charming kitchen and family room remodel. 

I am thrilled for my clients and their new space!

We still have the backsplash to install and a few more furnishings to select but I couldn't wait any longer to share with you all in blogland:)    

Thank you for stopping by,

:Kay Ellen  

Joining in White Wednesday Here

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Ending

  

Wow, what an amazing sunset last night. My daughter and I were driving to her cross country spaghetti dinner and the sky was beautiful! 

I know it is October now but it sure looks and feels like summer in our neighborhood. 

A beautiful majestic sunset and an incredible ending~~~ farewell September and hello October!

 Happy Pink Saturday to Beverly and the sweet blogging community

:Kay Ellen