It's the little things..............

Ok, so I know it is nothing fancy but I happen to be very proud of this little wreath which now inhabits the space on my front door. This is officially the first wreath I have ever made. If I do say so myself, I think it's pretty darn cute!

I honestly had no idea what I was doing when I started. The inspiration came during a trip to Hobby Lobby with my awesome hubby. The grapevine wreaths were on sale 50% off and of course that made it very hard for me to pass up.... Never mind that I really didn't know how to make a wreath. I actually left Hobby Lobby with just my wreath and not one single adornment. On the way home I decided to stop by Dollar Tree..... I like to stop in sometimes to see if I can find some unexpected treasures. I left Dollar Tree with the ribbon, silk flowers and leaves that you see on my wreath.

As soon as I was home I spread all of the materials out on my kitchen table and went to work. It proved to be a fairly simple process. When it was all said and done I had a cool little fall wreath for less than $10 and an overwhelming sense of accomplishment!

A Few of My Favorite Things.....

I thought I would take today's post to you a few little decorative elements that I have added or will be adding to our house!

These are the fabrics I am going to use to make throw pillows. The couch and love seat are slip covered in the chocolate brown fabric which serves as the background in this picture. Right now I am sure you are all wondering what in the world I am thinking by putting these fabrics together..... I promise when I get through it's gonna look great! Moving on.....

The square banana leaf basket currently "lives" in the middle of my coffee table. The jewels that are in it right now are temporary filler.

I LOVE this artisan glass bowl! I found it on clearance in a furniture store and had to have it. The picture does not really do it justice. Right now this bowl "lives" on a shelf in my living room.

I am also kind of proud of my green table lamp. I have it on an end table between my couch and love seat. I loved the shape and the color... Also love the fact that it is translucent so it does not dominate the room.

Now for a couple of personal touches..... I had two shadow boxes, one of which I decided was perfect to display our wedding invitation in and the other well... I had no idea what to put inside it. Back a few months ago when I got my Colorado license plates for the car, my husband had the idea to display my Alabama license plate inside it so that I would always have a little piece of Alabama around. At first I thought he was insane but the idea grew on me pretty quickly so now the Alabama license plate is displayed in my living room..... Not sure if it will stay in the living room permanently but for right now it's kind of comforting to me.

This is the collection that inhabits my entry way at the moment. Right now it is kind of a non-cohesive hodgepodge of things that I like for different reasons. It is a starting point but at the moment I definitely consider this area to be unfinished-- a work in progress.... as is the rest of my house!

Thanks for letting me share just a few of my favorite little things around the house. As I said before, my house is a work in progress and I would love to share my "decorating journey" with you all.