And Where Did January Go? Rebuilding the Jersey shore

Where in the world did January go?

Hey everyone.... I'm not lost! Where has all the time gone in my life and this busy world of our's! I blink my eyes and it's almost February!
I've been busy with work, designing greeting cards, redecorating, shopping, enjoying the holidays and preparing for bilateral knee replacements....

Yup, no padding between my knees - not the way it's supposed to be. 

But, I have begun to redecorate - that's a good thing! So I'm looking for the beach cottage items I cannot live without, skimming through magazines, Etsy, Ebay and Pinterest. Not exactly roughing it! I visit thrift stores, antique shops, estate sales....ohhhhh so much fun!

collecting Ironstone...

seashore shore stuff...

new artwork and fun family photos...

adding Robin's Egg Blue, white black, sand tones.

I'll try to be more faithful... but I am surviving Winter - not my fav! And praying that my beloved Jersey Shore will someday be put back together again. Jenn

after Hurricane Sandy...

prayers for N.J. .... and rebuilding.

Planning My New Nest...The Presence Of Color or Not?

I have been looking for ideas for my new diggs ... when that time arrives and I can't decide whether I'll want my place to have the absence of color or the presence of a few accent colors and what they would be. I love pale turquoise, bits of lavender or lime green are fun. But I want everything clean, non fussy, simple.

Below...are photos of ideas I like =

clean

simple

turquoise

are you seeing my point?

neutral

bright

so what do you like?

what do you love?

how do you decorate?

what are your colors?

What If? Absence of Color....

I am of the opinion that many things in life

are just classic in white.

well, Gaga is unique

but I wouldn't want all posies to be white
or feathers

or butterflies,
leaves...

and you wouldn't want a

white rainbow!

yep, I love classic white in many things...
however...

I'd fall apart without color
and...

I've always loved 
a cute redhead!!!

Cream Puff Friday and Whipped Cream Whites

i was thinking about white and cream today

so here it goes...

 Good white

White as the driven snow - pure, clean, innocent
White elephant - rare, valuable but perhaps unwanted
White knight - someone who comes to another person's rescue, someone perceived as being good, noble
White list - list of good or acceptable items
White sale - sale of sheets, towels, other linens
Pearly white - teeth, especially very white teeth

Bad white

Whitewash - cover up, conceal

Whiteout - zero visibility

White flag - surrender
White lightning - moonshine, illegal whiskey
White elephant - rare, valuable but perhaps unwanted
white knuckle - something that is fast, exciting, or frightening

Beige: bisque, taupe, sand, shell, sandstone, barley, oatmeal, putty, khaki, wheat, mushroom, chamois, grain, champagne, clay, pebble, fawn, almond, buff, flax, cafe au lait, Bare Beige, Cord Beige, Flax Beige, Canvas Beige,, Sandstone, Biscuit Tan, Oakleaf, Spanish Moss, Buff, Sand, Smoky Beige, French Beige, Nacre, Cream, String , Peach Beige, Sahara Sand, Praline Cream, Ancient Amber, Pearl Bisque, Buff

White Words: These words are synonymous with white or represent various shades of the color white.
Snow, pearl, antique white, ivory, chalk, milk white, lily, smoke, seashell, old lace, cream, linen, ghost white, beige, cornsilk, alabaster, paper, whitewash.

I hope you had fun with the info and photos, it's always fun to dream in cream, think of Snow White and there's a lovely blog to follow also called Dream In Cream .... go there right now and also check out Dreamy Whites. Blogspot is wonderful when it features White Wednesday too. Jennifer