How CUTE is that?

Well, as you know, I love to "think outside the box".....and today I thought I'd show you some clever ways the oh.so.creative girl designers at Southern Living at HOME created lamps for the Product Showcase at our National Convention which was held in Nashville this past summer. They think of the most clever things! This post will be about some of the ideas they used to re-purpose products as lamps.....another post another day about the clever way they designed a coffee table! Back to lamps....they take vases, candlesticks, flower pots, etc, and run them right over to the local lamp/lighting store where they are fashioned into the most darling little lamps. I will show some pictures of products they used to make lamps. Of course this is FYInspiration, and if you want to, of course you could consider things you currently own, or you could take a swing by a yard sale, or even by Goodwill and look with your creative eyes for products that might possibly be used in the same way. And then there's always your local SLaHOME consultant!! ;)

How CUTE is that?

Well, as you know, I love to "think outside the box".....and today I thought I'd show you some clever ways the oh.so.creative girl designers at Southern Living at HOME created lamps for the Product Showcase at our National Convention which was held in Nashville this past summer. They think of the most clever things! This post will be about some of the ideas they used to re-purpose products as lamps.....another post another day about the clever way they designed a coffee table! Back to lamps....they take vases, candlesticks, flower pots, etc, and run them right over to the local lamp/lighting store where they are fashioned into the most darling little lamps. I will show some pictures of products they used to make lamps. Of course this is FYInspiration, and if you want to, of course you could consider things you currently own, or you could take a swing by a yard sale, or even by Goodwill and look with your creative eyes for products that might possibly be used in the same way. And then there's always your local SLaHOME consultant!! ;)

Thinking outside the box.....

You may or may not know about me that I delight in "thinking outside the box", especially when it comes to decorating. I love to hear how others have taken an object and used it creatively and in a way that is whimsical and creative. You know, something that an "uninspired" person would not come up with!!! It may or may not include finding something at a thrift store or garage sale, and re-purposing it to put your own stamp on it, and make it work for you. It might be a great way to use a beautiful object (of course for me, Southern Living at HOME objects come to mind!) that has not yet been discovered by someone else. OR it could always mean taking someone else's idea and running with it, coming up with what works for you. (Isn't that marketed as creative license-ing)? Some ideas immediately come to mind, and the creativity of these ideas just blow me away. For instance, at our annual convention, the oh so creative minds that work for our company take a ballroom, and transform it into a product showcase. They think of THE. MOST. CLEVER. things. Let me give you an example..... Take the SLaHOME Rhodes Park Garden Trellis. One immediately thinks of the garden, with a lovely vine crawling up, gorgeous blooms cascading down......sipping tea in the garden while the birds sing.....oh, yes, the other idea for this great product. Would you believe our oh so creative designers have purposed it for something else? Take a look!

A lovely room divider, made out of a GARDEN TRELLIS? Why, yes, thankyouverymuch! Or a VALET made out of a garden trellis/room divider? Why yes, indeed! Hopefully, you'll be moseying back here for another addition of "thinking outside the box"........until then, be inspired! Have a great day!

Thinking outside the box.....

You may or may not know about me that I delight in "thinking outside the box", especially when it comes to decorating. I love to hear how others have taken an object and used it creatively and in a way that is whimsical and creative. You know, something that an "uninspired" person would not come up with!!! It may or may not include finding something at a thrift store or garage sale, and re-purposing it to put your own stamp on it, and make it work for you. It might be a great way to use a beautiful object (of course for me, Southern Living at HOME objects come to mind!) that has not yet been discovered by someone else. OR it could always mean taking someone else's idea and running with it, coming up with what works for you. (Isn't that marketed as creative license-ing)? Some ideas immediately come to mind, and the creativity of these ideas just blow me away. For instance, at our annual convention, the oh so creative minds that work for our company take a ballroom, and transform it into a product showcase. They think of THE. MOST. CLEVER. things. Let me give you an example..... Take the SLaHOME Rhodes Park Garden Trellis. One immediately thinks of the garden, with a lovely vine crawling up, gorgeous blooms cascading down......sipping tea in the garden while the birds sing.....oh, yes, the other idea for this great product. Would you believe our oh so creative designers have purposed it for something else? Take a look!

A lovely room divider, made out of a GARDEN TRELLIS? Why, yes, thankyouverymuch! Or a VALET made out of a garden trellis/room divider? Why yes, indeed! Hopefully, you'll be moseying back here for another addition of "thinking outside the box"........until then, be inspired! Have a great day!

Chinese Chicken Salad

This is a delicious salad! It serves about six and you can leave out the chicken to serve it as a side.
In Big Bowl:
1 bag classic cole slaw or 2 heads cabbage shredded ( I love the Angel hair cole slaw mix)
3 -4 green onions, chopped
2 chicken breasts, poached and shredded

On Stove Top:
1 pkg ramen noodles, chicken flavored or oriental flavored
1 c. peanuts or 1 pkg. sliced almonds ( I prefer the peanuts)
1/2 stick of butter
Crush soup with heal of hand while still in the package. Saute in butter, crushed noodles, peanuts, flavor pkg from soup mix. Be careful not to burn; stir constantly. Add to big bowl with veggies.

Dressing:
1/3 c. oil
1/3 c. seasoned rice vinegar
1/3 c. sugar
1 t. sesame oil
1 t. soy sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 t. crushed red pepper

Mix together and toss into salad just before serving. Enjoy!

Chinese Chicken Salad

This is a delicious salad! It serves about six and you can leave out the chicken to serve it as a side.
In Big Bowl:
1 bag classic cole slaw or 2 heads cabbage shredded ( I love the Angel hair cole slaw mix)
3 -4 green onions, chopped
2 chicken breasts, poached and shredded

On Stove Top:
1 pkg ramen noodles, chicken flavored or oriental flavored
1 c. peanuts or 1 pkg. sliced almonds ( I prefer the peanuts)
1/2 stick of butter
Crush soup with heal of hand while still in the package. Saute in butter, crushed noodles, peanuts, flavor pkg from soup mix. Be careful not to burn; stir constantly. Add to big bowl with veggies.

Dressing:
1/3 c. oil
1/3 c. seasoned rice vinegar
1/3 c. sugar
1 t. sesame oil
1 t. soy sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 t. crushed red pepper

Mix together and toss into salad just before serving. Enjoy!

it's Spring Break Ya'll......

And I'm taking a break. I've reached back into my files and pulled out some posts I wrote when I first started blogging. It's kind of like those first few scrapbook pages you did -- looking back on them after you've done nearly a hundred. I was just learning and well, frankly I still am! But there were some good ideas back there, especially highlighting ways to use SLaHOME products that some of you might have. Perhaps you'll find a new use for some of them! I am delighted to know that I have the option of setting my post to automatically appear each day.....hmm, that is IF I've done it correctly and I've not been outdone yet again by my techie deficiencies!!! I'll be checking in from time to time to see if it's working and checking on some of my favorite bloggers. There are lots of parties and grand openings coming up so this is a big week! I think Rhoda is planning a party, as is Jenn at Sanctuary Arts, and Screaming Meme and her team are coming up with a Grand Opening for their new team effort......great time to be had by all! Ya'll take care and enjoy the week!