Just a Bit Intimidated

Just before Christmas I was totally done with the holidays.  I did not want to look at anymore red and green anything.  I wanted home decorating.  My challenge has always been, make my house look great with less than a beer budget.  Mostly, I had settled for clean.  It was a few days prior to Christmas and I was searching for something new to look at.  I ended up surfing the blogesphere and discovered a whole bunch of home decorating blogs.   Blogs posted by mostly 'amateurs' who manage a blog, run an etsy site AND create wicked cool crafts. These ladies are incredible.  More than one of these bloggers are stay at home moms.   I am so not worthy.  surfing through their sites is like looking at high end magazines.  Every few days there is a new post.  Something wonderful like reusing large ugly picture frames and turning them into over sized black boards or gluing some candleholders together to make hurricane lamps.  And don't even ask me about the coffee filter wreath! I could not wait to start that one.  The pictures they post are stunning, they have these creative minds that I totally am going to steal their ideas.   I am inspired.  I consider myself creative, but in these instances, I am going to thank them for their creativity, share some links and copy, copy, copy.  I promise to post some pictures  of my takes on their projects in these ladies honour.

Can you guess what this beauty is made of? 

Check out my updated links for cool, creative decorating blogs.