My Colortopia Show Your Colors

Today you can find me over at my ad free blog talking about a new section over at  My Colortopia called Show Your Colors.

Show Your Colors features before & after photos submitted by MyColortopia readers.  Who doesn’t like sharing?  This over sharer is all about another spot on the interweb to show off our fun makeovers!

I’ve recently submitted my powder room and guest bedroom makeovers.  Be sure to head on over and learn more about my paint updates and My Colortopia's Show Your Colors…click here! 

Have you completed any room makeovers lately?  Did you find any inspiration over at Show Your Colors?

Goose Creek Scented Candle Giveaway

***I thought I’d host a give-away today while I recover from the Junk Bonanza and barely being home in the past two weeks.  Enjoy!***

I have recently mentioned that I’m ready for fall and I love free stuff.  So when Goose Creek Candle offered to send me a scented candle to try out, I was totally in.


I’m usually not a big scented candle person.  Strong scents can cause me to have headaches.  I’d rather my house smell like dog and last night’s tacos than have a headache.  I have recently been burning a lemon scented candle on occasion with no issue so I figured I’d be okay testing out a candle. 

Choosing a scent was the hardest part of the review.  How do you choose between Autumn, Spice Cake, and Whipped Pumpkin Latte? I chose the “Autumn” scent.  Seemed appropriate.

Verdict?  I love it.  Seriously.  Not just because they gave it to me for free.

The scent is very subtle.  It’s not like “Bam.  These people are burning a candle in there house.”  It’s more like “Hmm, why do I feel like putting on a sweater and watching some college football?  And these people’s house smells good.”
I like the simple packaging.  No big and gaudy labels.  Just a jar and some wax.


Want to win a Goose Creek Scented Candle of your very own? Visit Goose Creek Candle Co.’s website. Come back here and use the Rafflecopter widget below to tell me which candle/scent you would love to burn in your home. Bonus entries are available for liking Décor and the Dog on Facebook and following Décor and the Dog on Twitter.

The Rafflecopter widget will appear below.  (This is my first time using this fancy contraption so let me know if there are problems!)
a Rafflecopter giveaway
 

Since not everyone can win (sad face), Goose Creek is also offering a coupon code to Décor and the Dog readers.  Use 1050 when you check out and you’ll receive 25% off your entire purchase. This code expires on September 30, 2012.

(Feel free to follow Goose Creek Candle Candle on FaceBook and Twitter to keep up to date on scented candle news.)

***This giveaway is open to residents of the United State only.  I was not compensated for this post.  I was, however, given the great smelling candle to test out.  All opinions are 101% my own.  As always.***

Fall 2012 Tablescape

I have officially gone to the dark side of blogging.   I totally drank the blogger Kool-Aid.

I decorated my table for a fake dinner party.  And I had fun doing it.  Like a lot of fun.  Nate was equally as impressed when he came home to a beautifully decorated table but no supper to eat.  I only have so much time in my day dear husband.

For those of you that aren’t bloggers, bloggers have these things called “link parties”.  Usually these parties have a theme.  Today’s theme is “Fall Tablescapes".  I just realized explaining this is like explaining to your childhood friend that you are spending the night at a person’s house that you met off of the internet.  Blogging is strange.

I picked up most of the items from thrifts stores or clearance racks throughout the past couple of months.  I knew that fall and the holidays were big for table decorating in blogland and I thought I’d try it out.  Seriously a ton of fun.  I can’t wait to host more fake parties for Ike and I.  Or I could invite real friends over but that’d just be weird.  And I’d have to do dishes.

Overall, I’m digging the relaxed yet fancy vibe this little fall tablescape of mine has going on.

Sources: The greenery in the center was purchased at Michael’s for $1.99.  Lucky find.  The chargers were found at Goodwill for $0.50 a piece.   The “china” was also from Goodwill.  Marked $6.38 for a set of 12…and it was 50% off.  The “napkin rings” are acorn ornaments found at the Salvation Army for $1.00.  The pumpkins and napkins I purchased a few years ago from Joann’s.  As well as the fabric for the table runner. The glasses are the Libbey Country Fair Drinking Jars that we use on a daily basis. We built the table (read about it here).

Decorated for any fake dinner parties lately?  What’s your favorite fall recipe that I should eat at this lovely little fall table?

Linking up to: The Lettered Cottage, Ten June