The Colorful Cow

MOO!

I saw pictures of this cow in several magazines.

I had even seen it in a catalog.
I was drawn to the colors.

Then one day I happened upon the painting in Kirklands.

I had been saving a gift card I was given for Christmas.
And, I had a coupon on my phone.

The timing was perfect.

Done.

She is mine.

Until the painting does not fit into my SUV.

I took it back to the store.

Not to return it, but to hold for later.

I told my husband I needed the truck.

Did Mr. M. want me to pick it up myself or did he want to come.

He came.

He did not like the painting.

He wanted to know if I was joking.

In fact, there was another woman wanting to buy the painting too.

He was just about to ask the sales person if they had actually sold any,
when he witnessed two being sold within minutes.

 He was dumbfounded.

But
 he said
 if you love it,
 then I love it,
 I want to you to be happy.

Perfect colors for Spring and Summer.

As you can see, it is a huge painting.

I have not picked the permanent placement yet.

For now I like to see her when I during the day when I walk through the hallway.

I have to tell you a funny story about the picture.

As I said earlier, Mr. M. really didn't like it, but he knew I did.

The Monday after I bought the painting we went to see the new movie; 

The Longest Ride.

We both really liked the movie.

I don't want to give the story away,

 but there are two love stories in this movie.

If you have seen it, you will understand.

There is a line in the movie

 when the husband says something to his wife about a painting.

After seeing the movie, I looked at Mr. M. and said "we're keeping the cow aren't we?"  He said "if you love it, then I love it."

The cow is still in the hallway.

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Hot Pink and Lots of Color

I am sure you would not think of me and HOT PINK.

Color, yeah some here and there for as long as I can stand it.

No, this is my little girl's room.

I found an awesome hot pink chandelier.

found here.

and 

Packed with color rug.

found here.

We plan to glue lots and lots of butterflies on the wall.

image found here.

I was lucky in my visit to my favorite SALLY and found a vintage chair to reupholster with some pretty vibrant fabric.

This weekend I am putting the final coat of paint on the wall.

My daughter is super excited to be able to move back into her room next week.

Just in time to have 9 silly, screaming girls over for a slumber party.

I was lucky that my mom let me choose how I wanted my room to be,
 even if she did not like the color choice.
 So, do you let your kids pick out their room colors or do you choose what they will have.

Painted Rug Progress

I bought the paint and brushes.

I traced the design on the floor.

I tested some colors.

Thank goodness my daughter started helping me trace some of this.

I was starting to think it would never end.

Oh yeah, I still have to paint it ALL!!!

What was I thinking?

I am using lots of bright fun colors.

This is the hallway that leads to the bedrooms and one place to be more colorful with design.

You may have noticed there are lots of details in the design.

I am hoping I can make it look as good on the floor as it does in my head.

You don't know how many times I called to my husband to see if I should continue or not.

Was I crazy to do this...yes.

It took me several days to get the design traced on the floor.

Let me tell you, you can only sit on a hard wood floor doing this before your butt and hand start hurting.

Mr. M. kept saying "looks great, keep going, you can't stop now."

Mmmmm.....this was all said from the comfort of the living room chair....downstairs.

I am going to finish it.

And guess what?

If I don't like it.....yep, just paint over it and pick another design.

I love paint!

Now, if only I could remember where I put those paint brushes.

Happy weekend.

Party Like It's Your Birthday

As you may have guessed, I have a birthday today.

I posted a couple of days ago about a little bit of color.

Well, it seems that I am just bursting with color.

I did some shopping this past week at TJ Maxx and I found lots of COLOR!

I quick covered four ice cream chair seats.

I used this lime green outdoor table cloth.

I just love all the pretty colors on these pillow cases.

This crib will look even better when I add one of my vintage quilts.

Perfect for a summer party.

Now all I need to look for are some simple tables to set your drinks on.

These stripes are a long way from all white.

More lime green.

I just love the color green.

All of these new cushions are from my father for my birthday, THANKS POP!

Don't tell him until I do, for my family readers!

My friend June from Laughing with Angels left me a comment about my white flowers post,
she tried to plant all white but then found she needed some color.

I thought about that, and I thought I did too.

I still planted lots of white, but now my little bits of color stand out even more.

These planters are ready to be placed around the deck.

This one I still needs a couple of plants added.

I am thinking of maybe trying a couple of white Hydrangeas.

I just love the white and green.

For Mother's Day my little sister came over and helped me plant this flower bed.

It is a little sparse for my cottage garden loving ways.

I can always add a plant or two or hundred if necessary.

This is not my initial white garden, that one may have to be put on the back burner for this year.
We were more in need of a privacy board for the pool.

I did end up adding a little color purple through Lavender plants and some creeping Phlox.

So how about you, how long do you do all white before you bring in little bits of color.

It is Spring, let your colors burst.

I hope all of you mothers had a wonderful Mother's Day.