world market inspired living room

for awhile now, jason and i have been talking about redoing our living room to better suit our my taste. the furniture we have now is a dreadful sight and i have grown to hate sectional furniture, especially the kind that have recliners built into them like ours has. the couch is an eyesore, the walls need to be updated, curtains need to be hung, and a few random items, like those giant 80's speakers, need to be retired to some kind of museum somewhere. oh, and...hello, tacky blinds that my kids have destroyed! it's just an awful space and only represents my style slightly in the sense that i prefer a very neutral look with pops of color.

as a family, we spend a whole lot of time in this room. we do everything in here. it is central command of our home and we want a space that is beautiful, but we are not afraid to enjoy. i am still in love with the ideas i recently put together for a world market inspired kitchen, so i knew i would have no trouble finding the items i would want for my living room.

1. chair  2. wall art  3. tall lamp  4. blanket  5. curtains  6. coffee table  
7. couch and slipcover  8. side table  9. drum  10. rug  11. pillows  12. lamp

this simple look with pops of red are just what my little living room needs. i always try to include a variety of textures, so i love the use of leather, wood, and metals. i usually consider my style "eclectic" and that definitely shows here. i was pleased to find everything all in one spot at world market.

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home tour tuesday | all wrapped up

every year i have gone with a specific color scheme when it comes to my gift wrapping.  it's almost ridiculous how much time and energy i put into preparing something that ultimately gets torn off.

this year, and probably from now on, i have decided that i can still have lovely gifts without spending a whole lot of time with all the details.  one of my new favorite blogs has really shown me how to make something look lovely without putting a lot of effort into it.

i think i am going to go with plain brown paper (as in brown paper bag) this year with lots of brightly colored bows and ribbons and fabrics.

NO I HAVE NOT WRAPPED A SINGLE GIFT (except for the one in the photos).

i always wrap my gifts christmas eve night. i put the kids to bed, make a fresh pot of coffee, put on a good christmas movie, and wrap gifts.

this year i pulled out my large scalloped square punch and my solid square punch and created these easy gift tags. it honestly took me all of 10 minutes to make them.

i got these two punches a while ago and they have just been sitting around until the other day when i decided i wanted to make something. something quick because i have the attention span of a toddler so projects must not take forever or i loose interest.

i had some random christmas-y scrabooking paper in a drawer so i decided i would use them to make these cute little gift tags.  these i did very quickly, but they can really be done up with a few embellishments if you choose.

i simply punched the background with the larger scalloped edge square punch and then cut a contrasting color for the top with the solid square punch.

then i took one large pop up sticker dot and stuck it in between the two and pressed them together.

the back of these papers are white so i will be able to write the recipients name on the back, but if the back of your paper is not white, you can punch another solid square in a light color that writing can be easily seen on and use double sided tape to adhere it to the back.

once i had the two pieces together, i punched a hole at the top and threaded a piece of string through for attaching it to a gift.  it can be tied to a gift bag or tied to a bow on a boxed gift.

quick. simple.

for the rest, i wrapped the gift in brown paper first, then added a piece of snowflake fabric around it.  all i did was cut the fabric and wrapped it around. i like the frayed edges.

then i took some white string and thick red ribbon and wrapped them around to hold the fabric in place.  before i tied the red ribbon into a bow, i added one of the tags i made.

i love the "vintagy" look of how they are wrapped.

be sure to hop over and check out all of the beautiful wrapping styles from everyone who linked up.

home tour tuesday | trim the tree

i already showed some of my favorite ornaments, so i thought it would be fun to show you the ornaments we picked out this year.  we purchased all of this year's ornaments while on vacation this summer.

1. from our day at the world of coke in atlanta, georgia
2. jason's ornament - he LOVES sushi and we have eaten it so much in the last year because we didn't eat it while i was pregnant with elijah. he missed it!
3. ryan's ornament - he loves fishing!
4. mama cherry's ornament - i joked frequently this past year that i was the old lady who lived in a shoe because i have so many children and i never know what to do.
5. from our vacation in williamsburg, virginia.  this is from the jamestown settlement.
6. mackenzie's ornament - one of her favorite movies this year was toy story 3.
7. tyler's ornament - my little pony. one of her newest obsessions this year.
8. phoenix's ornament - phoenix chose this ornament because she loves her hello kitty shirt and she recognized her and wouldn't trade it for anything else.
9. jacob's ornament - he has always wanted a nutcracker and he was over the moon when he saw this one with his favorite baseball team, the atlanta braves.
10. from our day at the georgia aquarium in atlanta. 
11. elijah's ornament - it would only be natural to get our little monster his very own cookie monster ornament.

every year we each choose an ornament that best represents us as a person from that year. this year we had a big collection of ornaments because we traveled quite a bit this summer too. since i don't like those silly little knick knacks people bring back from vacation, we always bring back an ornament for our tree.  year after year, we can remember the vacation when we see the ornament. plus, it's not a silly piece of junk that will end up in the trash in six months.

swing by and share your favorite ornaments also!

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shannon over at webbisodes also has a great giveaway going on right now for a $20 gift certificate to the cute little etsy shop, LOL designs. there are several ways that you can enter to win, so be sure to stop by and enter!