Jewelry Storage and Accessory Organization Part 2

As I showed you in in the first accessory organization post, I store my big chunky necklaces in a dish, and scarves on a DIY hanger. The finer ones I hang on a Jewelry Tree Stand (you can find these at Bed Bath and Beyond for $10) to keep them from tangling. I love having other baubles in dishes, which makes for a fun display.

(More images after the jump!)

House to Home: Accessory Organization Part 1

I have gotten a few requests to share how I organize accessories. Here are a few things that have helped keep things in tact and easy to find:) ...

House to Home: A Glamorous Little Pumpkin

Slowly working on our Fall Home Decorations. Inspired by this adorable DIY, I decided to make a larger glittery pumpkin to add to our mix of pumpkins. Its a pretty simple DIY!

Supplies (found all of mine at Michaels):

Styrofoam Pumpkin

Gold Spray Paint

Gold Glitter Glue

Gold Hued Raffia

Paint Brush

Clear Tape

Instructions:

1) Spray paint your pumpkin gold (on newspaper of course)

2) Use your paintbrush to spread the glitter glue around your pumpkin. Let Dry

3) Tape an end of the gold raffia to the bottom of the pumpkin. Start weaving around the pumpkin over the creases and turn clockwise as you go. When you have made it all the way around, cut the end and tape to the bottom of the pumpkin.

4) Clip some extra pieces of raffia to weave through the top and around the stem to make a bow. I added a few extra straight ties as well.

Set it with some other styrofoam or real pumpkins on some burlap fabric for a great table setting! Hope you enjoy! Happy Tuesday!

P.S. I have a winner for the Fabric and Handle Giveaway!!....

Congratulations #86 - Ashley!! Will contact you for details!!

House to Home: Letting Fall in....

Fall, is my favorite time of year. May and October are my favorite months. Maybe because its the turn of the seasons. I decided when Gabe and I first got married that a wreath on the front door from fall through winter is just necessary. It makes a home look lived in, don't ya think? Even if its a really tacky one! I hit up one of my favorite spots last week to get supplies to make an autumn wreath since our previous one was crushed during the move:/ (Its pretty simple if you would like to try one yourself.)

The apples from our apple orchard visit...

And of course, candy corn because my husband is crazy about it. And so is my two year old son. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree my friends...

How are you letting autumn into your home?

I love hearing your ideas!

Update: for those of you who asked, I purchased the doormat at IKEA! 

House to Home: Bookshelves

In our family room, we have  a built in wall unit filled with shelves and room for the tv. At first, I was overwhelmed by what to do with them, but it ended up being a great way to place many of our pictures, favorite books, and art. Here are just a few of them....

(A few of my favorite books on this shelf! Audrey Hepburn, A Severe Mercy, The Tipping Point, etc.)

If you look closely on the second bookshelf, you can see the picture of my best friend/sister Maria and I as little girls:) 

Gabe and I love finding old used books...especially classics like Robin Hood or Anderson's Fairy Tales. We also have a spiritual reading shelf, photo book shelf, and art and design shelf. It seems that when they are out if front of you, the chances of taking time to read them are increased;) 

What are your current favorite reads?

I'll be back tomorrow with an outfit post/apple orchard recap, and the winner of the Maple Boutique Giveaway (Last day to enter!)

House to Home: In the Kitchen+ Favorite Recipe

Thought I would show you a peek into my kitchen...where I spend a good amount of time feeding the boys in the family;) And while I am at it, I might as well share with you one of my family's favorite meals. Its the one my husband usually requests for his birthday dinner;) It's my mom's recipe so there is a lot of sentiment tied to it! And see I told you, shorts and tees and unkempt hair is my usual attire.

Chicken Paprika

(Recipe is for 2 lbs chiken but I often half it for 1 lb.)

2 lbs Chicken Breasts cut into strips

1 stick of butter

1 1/2 medium onions

1/3 c. sour cream

1 t. salt

1 t. pepper

2 t. paprika

1) Chop onion and place in a large cooking pot along with the stick of butter and cook over low heat until onions are clear.

2) Add salt, pepper, and paprika

3) Place the chicken around the bottom of the pot and let sit for two minutes on each side. Cover and let simmer for a good hour. Turn the chicken half way through. (The key to the flavor of this dish is letting it sit in the spices for a good long while!)

4) When the chicken is close to being finished, cook a pound of pasta of your choice. Cavatapi and Rotini are great ones.

4) When the chicken is ready, remove it from the pot and set aside. Add the sour cream to the sauce and whisk together. 

5) Pour the sauce and chicken over the noodles and enjoy every last bite:)

Let me know if you have any questions!

House to Home: Dressertop

Going to start a new series that gives you a little peak into corners of my home:) Like the outfit posts, I want to make this blog personal as well :) You can follow along my attempt to make our new house a home!

Candle: Gift, Perfume: Banana Republic Jade, Necklace: IHOD, Watch: Fossil

PLEASE NOTE: My dresser is a place that not only collects jewelry, lotion, and perfume, but also pacifiers, bobby pins, baby socks, and hand written notes. Its often quite a mess! What does your dresser seem to collect?? ;)