A New Love!

It's my least favorite day of the year! The day I start taking down the Christmas decorations. Not because I'm sad or anything, I'm like many of you, ready to put it all away and freshen things up for the New Year - I just hate doing it!! But it has to be done! I did the living room today, but I didn't make a start until after 11am when I got back from the gym. Tomorrow I will pack away the rest.

I've been surfing around blogland a lot these past few days, and I love seeing everyone's 'favorite decor posts' from 2011. Many of you are already starting new craft projects for around the home! I find it very inspiring. I haven't done much crafting for a while now (other than knitting Christmas gifts, which took a lot of time throughout last year, but I didn't mind doing at all). One of the things I'm loving as I surf around is  . . . . BURLAP!!!  Yes, you read right, I am falling in love with burlap ;-)  I bought a burlap table runner last year from Etsy. I love it, it's so versatile and goes with just about any theme I want.

I loved it in the Fall . . . 

 I loved it at Christmas!

I definitely want to buy some soon and make something myself, although what, I just don't know yet. I've been getting some great ideas from Pinterest though . . . 

 napkin rings to match the table runner!

 or simply use it to wrap a gift!

 I would love to incorporate it in to my Christmas decor next year!

 and I'm thinking of sewing some stockings for decoration or to use as a gift holder?

 I love how this table is decorated!

 and another gift package I thought was lovely. Monogrammed too, how cute is that!

What about you - what are you LOVING right now?

My guilty pleasure!

OK, so I know I'm not the only one hooked on this right now!  Some of you have been doing it for months ;-)

And if you don't know what I'm talking about, well all I have to say is "helloooo, where have you been?". Pinterest is a virtual pinboard where you can organize and share all the wonderful things you love on the web. It's taken me a little while to really start playing with this. I created an account months ago and to be honest never really used it, didn't know why I would want to use it and just didn't feel like it was something that would interest me. . . . OH HOW WRONG I WAS!!  

Now that I have actually started, I just can't stop pinning - if you're hooked also, you totally know what I mean right.  So, you can check out my boards by clicking the link over on the left., or the Pinterest button above. So far I've created boards like Fall and Christmas, Shih Tzus,  Wine, Tablescapes, Recipes, and my favorite 'My Style', and so many more. It is SO addicting!

I love searching for ideas for 'my style', look at this fun Autumn theme one . . . gorgeous!

Not only do I love looking for 'my style' pins, I decided I would try to create my own. Susan used Polyvore.com to create my Inspiration board for the dining room. It's pretty easy (and free) to use, so I created a style I liked . . . here's my first try,

 LOVE IT!

Then I decided to do a winter look, my inspiration being UGGS, those deliciously soft comfortable boots that are on my wishlist ;-) This is what I came up with . . . .

 And finally, I had to try something for Kristen - what else but with Wolves . . .

Too cute!  That's all I've done so far. Check out my boards for more fun and fabulous photos. And 'follow me' so I can follow you.  Happy Pinning!

Linking up with The Vintage Apple for Pinteresting Wednesday.