All That Glitters Is Not Gold

As long as I can remember

I've been fascinated with crystal

and the way that light plays off of it.

This is even more so if the crystal

moves, like it does on a chandelier,

making the light dance around the room,

toying with each new piece of crystal

it may find in it's journey.

Isn't this one fabulous?

This one is so elegant...

 

Horchow Mimi Chandelier

Live in rooms full of light.

~Cornelius Celsus

Horchow Upside Down Chandelier

Can you imagine trying

 to choose just one?

Horchow Ornate Gold Chandelier

I love this transparent shade!

 

Horchow John-Richard Collection

This one just drips gorgeous...

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Sometimes just looking up

and seeing the light is enough.

~Terri Guillemets

Exceptionally beautiful

I love this one!

 

Horchow

Horchow Amber Teak Chandelier

 

Horchow Carmella

 

Horchow Shaded Chadelier

Which one would you pick? 

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Entry Makeover

Welcome.

This is our front entry.

Very nice...but plain...and not very inviting.

This is what it looked like when we

purchased the house last summer.

The black color worked with the brick, but

I felt like it recessed the door visually.

We love the front door.

It had wonderful potential.

It's hard to see in the pic

but the windows are leaded clear glass.

They catch the light as it comes in

and play with it on the entry floor.

LOVE it!

I had been considering several colors.

Delft blue...

salmon pink...

rust...

chinese red...

What to do? What to do?

Then I saw Cindy's door... 

over at

Cindys Fractured Fairytale .

My choice was made.

I knew exactly what I wanted.

Blue Eyes was not nearly as certain...

the idea had to grow on him.

The color I chose was

Olympic brand Mexican Moonlight.

A gorgeous Salmon Pink Satin.

Then we added a new brass Baldwin handset.  

...and a Hens and Feathers

bronze Majestic Grape Urn Plaque

... Added ferns in urns

(in my best hip hop sing song, lol)

at each side of the door

...and gorgeous pink toned Caladiums

...some pink impatiens

... a new L.L. Bean waterhog 

doormat in a charcoal leaf pattern.

Love, love, LOVE this doormat!

As long as they make them,

I'll never buy anything else.

We put a fresh coat of black paint on the

iron bench and added a welcoming flag.

Violi!

We still need flowers in the wall planter.

May have to do silk...

everything keeps frying from the heat on that wall.

We'll be adding a Japanese Maple

on the right center bed soon

and a climbing pink rose...

Eden maybe...by the welcome flag.

You can't see them in the pics...

they are hidden behide the Liriope...

but we have planted fragrant Star Jasmine

to the left of the walk by the wall.

Once mature they should fill in that wall like this...

I have two more items I want to add

but they'll have to wait for now.

I'd like this ironwork from

Ballard Designs over the door...

...and something very similar to this on it.

Now our entry says

"Welcome.

We are glad you came to see us."

I'm liking this...

...Much better than this.

What do you think?

Linking in with:

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvyy Southern Style

White Wednesday @ Faded Charm

French Inspiraton Thursday @ The French Cupboard

Open House Thursday @ No Minimalist Here

Treasure Hunt Thursday @ Blue Creek Home

Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

Feature Yourself Friday @ Fingerprints On The Fridge

Bring In The Clowns

Circus

Function: noun
Etymology: from Latin circus "circle, arena"
1 : a large arena enclosed by rows of seats
2 a : a show that usually travels from place to place

and that has a variety of exhibitions

including acrobatic feats, wild animal displays,

and performances by clowns

b : a circus performance

c : the performers and equipment of such a circus

d : something that suggests a circus    

I've often heard people say

 that clowns are scary,

but you know...

They make me smile.

Big Noses...Painted faces...Floppy shoes

How can you be afraid of someone

who's life's work is to 

bring a smile to your face?

What could be more fun than a clown?

LOTS OF CLOWNS!

...and elephants...and horses...and tigers

...Oh My!

 

All of them in one place...

...and at one time.

Roasted Peanuts...Popcorn...Cotton Candy

never tasted better than they do at the circus.

Sawdust floors...

 

Canvas tent billowing in the breeze....

 

Flying trapeze soaring overhead...

The unexpected...

The extreme...

 

The Unusual...

Bring in the clowns. 

Make us laugh...

...until we cry with joy.

Surprise us...

...WOW us

Help us forget the hard times when they come.

...and remember the fun you bring to town.

 

What's your favorite circus memory?

Linking up at:

Anything Goes Tuesday @ Type A

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

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Open House Thursday @ No Minimalist Here

Treasure Hunt Thursday @ Blue Creek Home

Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

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