The Ruffled Nest

I realize that it has been a really long time since my last post! (again...) My life is calming down a bit now (or so I'd like to hope). I've been enjoying reading everyone's blogs ...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2011/08/little-bit-absent-minded.html

Visit OH HAPPY DAY blog here to enter this amazing giveaway! Jordan is a party planner and a letterpress printer who moved to Paris 4 months ago. She has lined up this amazing giveaway...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2011/06/win-trip-to-paris-with-oh-happy-day.html

I realize that I've been M.I.A. for well over a month... I've been getting back to living life here in Colorado after our changes with not moving back to TN, etc. First thing on my lis...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2011/05/mini-renovation-updates.html

Well, I've been busy making plans for my house... I have compiled a very long list and hubby is not going to like it! The first thing on my list is to paint the walls.  We've been here...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2011/03/time-to-paint-and-white-wednesday.html

As Spring commences, change is in the air. My life has been up and down for the past month or so and I am finding strength in knowing that "EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON". In my l...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2011/03/change-is-in-air.html

The time always seems to fly in between posts for me. This last week has been particularly crazy for me though! We've had our house on the market for 7 months and finally got an offer...an...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2011/03/lets-catch-up-long-post.html

I hope that you are all surrounded by LOVE today! I have been spoiled this Valentine's Day...  My husband left this for me on the bathroom sink this morning... He shopped at ...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-valentines-day.html

Do you remember the magazine, Country Home? I used to love it and was SO sad when they stopped publishing it. So...I was searching for some decorative inspiration online one day.. doing ...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2011/02/website-that-im-drooling-over.html

Happy Wednesday Blogger friends! I've had a week full of changes and thought I'd share them with you. The biggest of these changes is that I decided to close my shop in Castle Rock, CO...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2011/02/clean-slate-and-white-wednesday.html

I am linking up to Jeanne's "All Four Love" for the month of February. It's about taking photos with a PURPOSE. This week's theme is...  {Loved Deeply} (photos of the people in...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2011/02/love-deeply.html

Well, it's Wednesday...AGAIN! I've been stuck in the house for a few days because of the extremely cold temperatures here in Colorado! We're talking -17 as the actual temperature with...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2011/02/white-wednesday-cold-temps-and-shop.html

I haven't done a White Wednesday post in ages! I've really been wanting to get back in the game, but have had so much going on lately! So, without further ado.... Here's my first White We...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2011/01/white-wednesday-on-thursday-evening.html

With every year that passes, the years seem to get shorter and shorter. I have taken down all of my Christmas decorations, but have left the trees up. It seems like yesterday that we...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2010/12/another-year-gone.html

I was bored yesterday and said to my husband... "Hey! You know what would be fun!? Let's go to the Goodwill and see who can put together the best collecton of gifts for the other perso...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2010/12/goodwill-gift-challenge.html

Hello My Bloggy Friends! I just wanted to invite you all to check out my new blog - FARMHOUSE VINTAGE at http://www.farmhouse-vintage.blogspot.com/ ! I would love to have you follow...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2010/10/check-out-my-new-blog.html

I knew that my life had been busy lately, but when I realized that it had been TWO months since my last blog posting, I nearly hit the floor! Really? TWO months already?! I can barely r...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2010/10/catch-up-time-worlds-longest-blog-post.html

I spent some more time this weekend STAGING THE HOUSE to sell. I tackled the biggest job yet... I turned my craft studio into a fourth bedroom! I wish I had taken a before photo of the ...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2010/08/more-staging.html

We've lived in Douglas County, Colorado for almost 3 years now and have never gone to the Douglas County Fair. So....we decided to check it out last night. I'm used to huge fairs in ...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2010/08/douglas-county-fair.html

Our house is officially on the market now... in the MLS, on the web, sign in the yard, etc. We had one call that someone wanted to view it, but... They never showed up! I scrambled and clea...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2010/07/and-so-it-begins.html

If you're a fan of HGTV, you've seen shows like "Get it Sold" and "Designed to Sell". I've been glued to these shows lately in an attempt to receive all of the best advice possible to sell m...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2010/07/staging-my-home-to-sell.html

Well, we're back! It was a short, yet long, week in Tennessee. Bailey did wonderful on the plane  - both flights! We flew back in last night after an "EMERGENCY LANDING" in Ama...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2010/07/vacation-photos.html

I've been SO tired lately... nothing too unusual, but for some reason, I've had even less energy than normal! I spent the entire day doing laundry and packing for our vacation. We'...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2010/06/no-energy-vacation-coming-up.html

I've been forgetting to post for White Wednesday!  Life has kept me pretty busy lately, so I haven't spent much time blogging! Here are some recent treasures that I've acquired. E...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2010/06/white-wednesday.html

I cleaned my patio area yesterday... just before it rained. I'm planning to cozy it up a bit! It's amazing how the Colorado sun  can deteriorate everything that once was. All of m...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2010/05/spring-cleaning.html

I purchased an old white table a few months ago from my friend, Alice. I stored it in my shop for a while and finally brought it home a couple of weeks ago. Formerly a drop-leaf tabl...

http://rufflednest.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-desk-rearranging-and-room-with-view.html