Bom Ano 2010 !!!!!

On December 31st ....

On December 31st in 1892

 Ellis Island Immigrant Station 

formally opened in 

New York.

Arriving immigrants.

oh look, what a concept...

they are waving American flags!!!

'All American Kids'

and New Immigrants!!!!

On December 31st in 1808 

The U.S. prohibited import of slaves from Africa. 

Our great shame.

The end of this.

Freed Slaves.

hallelujah!!!! 

 .......on decmember 31st in 0404  

The last gladiator competition was held in Rome. 

So if you can't think of anything to celebrate....

you can celebrate 

these 'little things' in history.

*my love to my friends 

and best wishes to all of us!!!

i don't know about you...

but i think that one of those guys 

was a great, great uncle 

of mine getting off that boat 

(in the 4th picture).

Or was it YOURS?

Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her BLOG.....
Interior Design, Palm Beach, Boca Raton,Ft.Lauderdale,Design Service, Window Treatments, TurnKey Interior Design Service,Paint selection, Floor-Plans,Online Interior Design,
Design Center of The Americas, D.C.O.T.A., Ellis Island is formally opened, Slavery Importing becomes illegal in the U.S., the last gladiator competition

On December 31st ....

On December 31st in 1892

 Ellis Island Immigrant Station 

formally opened in 

New York.

Arriving immigrants.

oh look, what a concept...

they are waving American flags!!!

'All American Kids'

and New Immigrants!!!!

On December 31st in 1808 

The U.S. prohibited import of slaves from Africa. 

Our great shame.

The end of this.

Freed Slaves.

hallelujah!!!! 

 .......on decmember 31st in 0404  

The last gladiator competition was held in Rome. 

So if you can't think of anything to celebrate....

you can celebrate 

these 'little things' in history.

*my love to my friends 

and best wishes to all of us!!!

i don't know about you...

but i think that one of those guys 

was a great, great uncle 

of mine getting off that boat 

(in the 4th picture).

Or was it YOURS?

Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her BLOG.....
Interior Design, Palm Beach, Boca Raton,Ft.Lauderdale,Design Service, Window Treatments, TurnKey Interior Design Service,Paint selection, Floor-Plans,Online Interior Design,
Design Center of The Americas, D.C.O.T.A., Ellis Island is formally opened, Slavery Importing becomes illegal in the U.S., the last gladiator competition

Feliz Ano 2010 / Happy New Year 2010

4UDECOR deseja a todos um feliz ano 2010 cheio de saúde, prosperidade e muita saúde.

Happy New Year Sidney

Happy New Year!!!

Since we're not doing anything very exciting or glamorous for this New Year's Eve, I thought I'd compile a group of pretties that scream "New Year's Eve" to me...  Tables I'd love to sit at...  Things I'd love to wear...

The perfect black crystal chandelier for New Year's Eve...

Aren't these black and white chinoiserie plates gorgeous??? 

If I had some place to go other than the living room, I'd love to wear this fun cocktail ring (from here)

And how amazing is this wallpapered closet?!!!   (from Houzz)... 

I could see putting on my "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" dress in there...

Seriously I'm in love with that dress.  (And don't have it btw) but there are so many places online you can find who sell a version of it:

...  But in reality I'll be at home in my pjs...

Enjoying one of these with my husband:

Celebrating this:

Happy New Year!!!  Thank you so much for your support & friendship. You've all been so amazing & your comments & emails mean so much to me.  Have fun & be safe tonight!!!!

xoxo,

lauren

ps-  a little heads up on what's to come in our house this next year:  ORGANIZATION!!  We're hitting the closets, laundry room & work spaces, and are on a mission to make them functional and pretty.  Can't wait!!!

Happy New Year!

Thanks to all of you who joined the craft room inspiration linky party yesterday. The link will be open the rest of the day if you still want to join!



The images in this post from myhomeideas.com New Year's Eve Celebration. If you're looking for some tips, check out their site for more New Year's Eve inspiration and advice.


Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! I'll see you back here Monday (at the latest).

Craft Room Organization Inspiration

THIS POST IS FROM ROOM REMIX - THE BLOG .

The link party on this post that I did back in December of 09 has disappeared for some reason and something funky is going on, so I'm going to repost it and see what happens. Hopefully, it will still stay in order and not end up posting today (9/12/2010). Just in case it doesn't work right and publishes today, HERE is the post that I actually did today. Confusing enough? (Oh. And please don't notice that I still haven't done any prettyfication in my craft space. It's just so FUNCTIONAL right now that the need to pretty it up just doesn't seem so important any more. I'll get to it someday :-) )

diyideas.com

I just told you about my closet craft room project, so now I'll share some of the inspiration photos with you that I've found. Some of them will inspire my makeover and I'm hoping, whether you have a dedicated craft space or not, this may give you some ideas for storing/organizing your craft supplies too.

diyideas.com

The next two ideas are from BHG.com's 7 Clever Storage Closets

Brooklyn Limestone

Coastal Living Photo Jean Allsopp

houseandhome.com

Look at this clever solution from Martha Stewart's site. A craft "armoire" made out of two bookcases joined together. Find out how to make it HERE.

Another great solution from BHG.com

myhomeideas.com

The three ideas below are just a few that you'll find at BHG.com's Ultimate Craft Organization Solutions

A craft cart...
A craft cupboard...

A craft suitcase...

Do you have a dedicated craft space in your home or some clever ideas for storing your craft supplies?

Have a great day...