michelle my belle

major stairway inspiration!

some of you may already know this...
we're going to be moving soon. (i'll share more about that at a later date)
and there are stairs in the new place that lead up to my home studio.
much thanks to pinterest i've been uber inspired: stenciled stairs, wallpapered stairs,
rustic stairs, colorful painted stairs, artsy stairs. oh my!

1. stencil gallery  2. color between the lines  3. claudio paillalef  4. apartment therapy  5. style files 
6. french by design  7. pinterest

picture via the style files

oh to decide what direction to take!
so many fun choices...
do i go pretty? colorful? artsy? modern? simple?

and off i go...
my work cut out for me.
16 mdf stair risers and a lot of paint!

wanna make!

photo courtesy of royal design studio

i'm absolutely smitten with the blog young house love.
it's a young couple that work together decorating and remodeling their home in killer style.
anyhoos... they just had a giveaway for this stencil site, royal design studio.

so i hopped on over to check it out...
stenciling is something i've never done before.
nor ever wanted to do.
although, after seeing some of these pictures i'm considering it.

is this not seriously YUMMY?!
do they really turn out this nice?

jewelry holder & giveaway!

  this is my jewelry holder which sits to the side of my vanity sink.
displaying a collection of mostly handmade gems i've collected over the years.
how do you display your bling?

i'm considering working on a line of jewelry holders and would really love your feedback.
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here are a few of my favorite pieces:
1. amy peters' studio  2. eyeball earrings from an art show many years ago. wish i knew who the artist was!  3. la contessa  4. mark poulin

i SO want to make this - deer head

i have had this deer bust tutorial saved for over a year.
the templates are printed and everything.
one of these days! *sigh*