A Happy Accident

Last year, my Grandfather turned 95. My mom, her brother, her sister and I planned an awesome party for him. Printed invitations, catered with good country food - fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, a yummy, yummy homemade cake. I decided that we needed deviled eggs. My aunt and I agreed to make them - enough for 100 people. That meant boiling and peeling four dozeen eggs each. What I didn't forsee is how long it takes to peel 48 hard-boiled eggs. Not a fun way to spend a Friday night, for certain. By the time I shelled Egg #48, I was exhausted.

I dumped the yolks in a ziploc bag and put them in the fridge. The next morning, I dumped about a half a jar of mayonaisse (Dukes, naturally) in the bag. Then I grabbed a bag of bacon pieces and the jar of parmesan. I poured it all in the ziploc back, zipped it closed and kneaded it until it was the right consistency. When I tasted the concoction, WOW! It tasted amazing! What a happy accident! Those eggs won rave reviews, and I probably could have eaten an entire dozen of them myself. What a happy accident!

I tell you that story to tell you this story.

I've been seeing Union Jack pillows everywhere.



Ballard Designs $71

Etsy $61





Another etsy. Can't recall the price.




First dibs. Too mortified at the price!



I remembered that at some point, I had bought some t-shirt transfer paper for printers. A quick google search brought me to the union jack I used.



I grabbed a piece of linen I had lying around and sprinted to the Rowenta!

Hmmmm. At first, I was chagrined at the outcome. Then then more I looked at it, I loved it. No, I loooooooved it.



I'm not sure I would have loved her as well if she'd been perfect. She looks like she's been through it. Just like my cousins in the Royal Family.

Another happy accident.

Union Jack

What in the world am I doing with this?



Glad you asked. Check back later.

Master Gallery Wall

I finally got around to installing the gallery wall in our master bedroom yesterday. The real world has kept me pretty busy lately.



The starting point was this $10 thrift store mirror I painted a peacock blue. To that I added a $5 wooden crown I found at Marshalls. I lined a gold Goodwill frame with a swatch of natural linen and framed two bluebird feathers I found in the backyard. The framed print is a photograph of a clover-covered light pole on the Battery in downtown Charleston.

From there, I just started adding.....and adding....and yeah, adding.



And here it is completed.



Yes, that is the Beetlejuice chair covered in the bed shams. It's the next big project. I just love that the wall is covered in found items, photos of places we've been and prints that I've carried around with me for years. And yes, it's driving me crazy that the little gold bird print is a little crooked in the picture. It's straight now, promise.