Casa Petrie

I have several potted plants near my front door and they have been growing like crazy with all the rain we’ve gotten in the past few weeks.  Just wanted to share a few pretty pictures with you.          Have a lovely Tuesday!

Thanks to Between Naps On The Porch for hosting Metamorphosis Monday. I’d wanted to buy pretty bathroom storage for little items, but hadn’t found anything that was quite my style.  After I received flowers in a simple cylindrical vase (I already had one),  I thought that style would really work in our bathroom.  An after-Christmas cinnamon candle [...]

My in-laws just moved into a new home and we wanted to get them a little something. We found a cool doormat for them, but I also wanted to make them a special card.  On the very creative and artistic site My Favorite Things, card master Dawn McVey has been making fancy paper flowers for [...]

Thanks to Chari at Happy To Design for hosting Sunday Favorites. My good friend Aja is having a baby boy and some friends and I are throwing her a shower.  I usually offer to make invitations because I think it’s a nice keepsake for the mom-to-be.   This idea came from the March/April 2009 issue of Paper [...]

Me, that is! I spent all day laying in bed. Yuck! Have a great Friday and I hope to be back on Saturday.

We were at Dollar Tree this week because I wanted to check out their paper crafting supplies.  I hit the jackpot!  Their stamps were awesome and I had to hold myself back from getting more.  They also had these adorable small envelopes in different colors. The stamps are a good size.  I plan on using [...]

Two little friends had a robot birthday party yesterday.  The decorations for the party were wonderful and I knew I had to share them.   A welcome-to-the-party robot door: Large and small robots decorated the house: Robot balloons, cupcakes, plates and napkins: There was a robot-making area: We had a great time and it was [...]

A peek at one of the many projects we are doing in the backyard.  Mr. Petrie created this garden box last month. Have a great day!

Thank you to Jennifer at MaidenShade Matters for the Kreativ Blogger award!  She creates handcrafted lights and fantastical items like fairy boxes!  Her blog has wonderful cooking and living ideas.     A condition of accepting the award is to list and explain seven things you love and pass the award on to seven bloggers. [...]

Congratulations to Sara of Sara’s Art House who said, “What a great giveaway! I love the leaves.”  Using random.org, her number (#34) was generated.  I read Sara’s blog and she utilizes her creativity everywhere.  I particularly like to see what she does with her kitchen.  It’s colorful and unique.  Enjoy the leaf decorations, Sara!