Meet Rexy & Walter

Hey everyone! I am joining Debbie for her Pet Party! 

Meet Rexy she is our Boston Terrier. She is 4 years old and was our first (baby) :). 

Here she is the day we brought her home. She has one blue eye and one brown which is unique for her breed. The breeder we got her from has two females and one male and she said every time the one female has puppies one ends up with a blue eye. 

She loves to snore, sleep and pass gas yes I just said that! :) 

Here she is doing what she does best giving kisses with little baby Jack who was 5 months in this picture he is so chubby I miss his rolls :)

Now, Meet Walter he is our Maltese who is 1. I used to work as a Hairstylist and one of my clients whom I still do her hair from home gave him to us a week before Christmas. He was very neglected, they always had him in a kennel (which he hates with a siring passion) or outside. He does like to bark which is annoying, but they had a shocking bark collar on him which created scabs on his throat because they never took it off of him. Poor doggy. He is very much a people person kind of dog he wont even go outside unless you go with him. I think he has adjusted to us very well.

We just went and got his haircut yesterday, poor dog was so matted from not being brushed they had to cut his hair so  short! 

Here is what he looked like when we first got him.

Well, that's it for today guys. I hope you enjoyed meeting my pets! Have a great week!

~Allyson~

New Etsy Store Items

Hey Guys! I have finally opened up my Etsy store. I have added a few items. I am in the process of making some things so I will add them as I finish them. So keep checking back!

Below is a beautiful Rhinestone Crown Frame, with ribbons and a fleur de lis.

Below is a beautiful Jeweled Cross Tassel with zebra, gold and brown ribbons.

That's all for today guys! Have a great weekend!! 

~Allyson~

Entertainment Nook

Today I'm gonna show you guys a sneak peak of my living room decor. This room is a work in progress but I am happy with it so far. I see everyone in blog land scrunching up runners so I thought I would try this idea and I love it!! I've had this runner laying around for awhile and just haven't known what to do with it. There is no other place for our electronic equipment to go so I had to improvise and try and make it look as best as possible. What do you guys think?

I was just at Hobby Lobby the other day and saw this and loved it. You are supposed to hang it on the wall but I 
decided to use it as a charger.

I am a little OCD when it comes to things being balanced so I've added the same items on either side. 

Well thats it for today guys I hope you enjoyed your visit I am linking up to Marty, Susan, Carrie, Kara, Kim and Mary

Win a free Silhouette Machine Valued at $395. http://tinyurl.com/4kk2xyh @iheartnaptime.

                                                   ~Allyson~

The Heart Of The Home

Hey Guys! First off I am Debbie Doos first feature! How exciting!! Go visit her to read the post. Today I am going to take you through a tour of my kitchen. This is the view from our main living room. 

Here are some close ups of what is above the cabinets. I bought the plates and arrangement from Kirkland's. The plate holder is from Hobby Lobby and the decorative boxes came from Home Goods.

I bought the wicker rooster from Fry's Marketplace of all places! Vases from TJ Maxx and plaque from Kirkland's.

 The Vase is from Target, Clock is from Burlington's and Fleur de lis is from Kirkland's

The greenery arrangement is from Hobby Lobby, The Wine Rack is from Target, The Roosters are from Michael's and the Plaque is from Kirkland's.

On my island I have my new Pioneer Woman cookbook and rooster Paula Deen stand I got for Christmas. In the metal container I just added some faux fruit and herbs.

This is my coffee station. The coffee mugs, tray and fleur de lis night light are from Kirkland's, The green container and rooster bowl came from Ross. My mom bought all of us this cute Starbuck's canister for Christmas. I believe she got them from Bed Bath & Beyond. I store my coffee in here, I love Dunkin Donuts Cinnamon Spice its the BEST! :) 

I added this red cheetah lamp that I got from Kirkland's. I have the same one in my guest bathroom. I added a rooster tassel that Kristen made. I love her etsy store she is one talented girl! Go check her out.

The canister's and utensil holder came from Target. The paper towel holder, cutting board and doggy treat canister are from Kirkland's. The leopard night light is from Hobby Lobby and my margaritaville margarita machine is from Bed Bath & Beyond love it!! 

The wine print came from Michael's. I found it on clearance for 12 dollars! The knife, fork and spoon are from Hobby Lobby.

I got the valances from Target.

Here's a close up of mr. rooster I got him at Hobby Lobby.

Here is my table, this used to be oak and I stained it a dark mahogany. I used minwax polyshades bombay mahogany. This took about 4 coats, you just paint it on like paint and let it fully dry between coats. I recovered the chairs as well. The fabric came from JoAnn's. 

Here is a close up of the arrangement, I had Kristen make me a custom arrangement. I love it! The candle holders are from Hobby Lobby and the runner is from Ross.

I got this baker's rack from Kirkland's I love all of the scrolls on it.

Everything you see here was purchased from Kirkland's except for the fleur de lis candle holder which is from Michael's.

The two apothecary jars are from Hobby Lobby. I plan to put some faux fruit in the rooster one and then wine corks in the other.  The topiary is from Walmart. The rooster pitcher is from Michael's and the rooster container is from Ross.

The picture frames and fleur de lis orbs are from Kirkland's. The bowl is from Target.

Below are some different angles of the Kitchen and Dining area.

Above do you see that big BEAUTIFUL white patch in the ceiling? UGHHHHH We are renting this house and the day we moved in someone went to the bathroom upstairs and BAM there is magically a leak in our ceiling! The landlord had all new tile put in the house and it turns out the landlord's brother in law put the toilets back on and didn't put wax rings on so we ended up with two leaks, one right here and the other above our pantry. What an annoyance that was. We had two big space heaters on either side blowing hot air into our gaping holes in the ceiling so it wouldn't grow mold. Mind you it was the end of October so it was still pretty hot here in AZ. The guys told me that the heat could get up to 110 degrees yeahhh very hot! Not only is it hard to move, but to deal with all of this was awful especially when you have a 1 year old. Anyhow we are just waiting for someone to get out here to paint the ceiling so we are stuck with this nice eye sore until then.

Here is our pantry it is enormous and I love it! I store all of our serving dishes and extra appliances in here. I got the metal topper from Hobby Lobby.

 Lastly, I got these wine prints from Kirkland's for Christmas.

Well, thats it for today! I hope that you enjoyed your visit of my kitchen. Stay tuned I am going to be opening up my etsy store this weekend so be sure to stop back and check out my new items. 

Have a great weekend!

~Allyson~

Picture Ornament

Hey guys! I wanted to show you this ornament I made at Christmas time. I plan to sell these in my etsy store next year. It was hard to get a good picture of it. The only way I could get it to look good was on the door its not crooked I promise! :)

  

Im joining Kara for Whassup Wednesday at Elements Interiors

Have a good day!

~Allyson~

Initial Frame

  I decided to redo my initial frame that I made tonight and I love it so much better now! Something before just wasn't right about it. I took some more inspiration from Kristen's gorgeous frames. Hope you enjoy!

                                              ~Allyson~

Fleur De Lis

Welcome to our Guest Bathroom. Most of my house is red, gold, brown and black. So I decided to keep the same theme going in our Guest Bathroom. As you walk in this is what you see, I have added two pictures from Kirkland's and a Fleur De Lis topper. I wish my bathroom were as elegant as the ones in these pictures!

 I found this metal picture with the leopard print tub and gorgeous chandelier first and ideas started rolling from there. I added this potpourri holder and decorative towel holder with decorative towels.

I have a love of lamps, I have them all over my house. I love how they create such a warm glow at night and make your house so cozy. 

I wanted some decorative towels in here, so I found these at Kirkland's and the Fleur De Lis towel holder from Hobby Lobby.

 Lastly, I added another mirror on the opposite wall. I love mirrors also! 

Well, I hope you enjoyed your visit of our Guest Bathroom. Thank you all for coming and checking out my new blog. I admire you all and love your wonderful comments. 

Have a great day everyone!

I am linking to Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday

~Allyson~