My Blog-My Life- My Way

Well, Hello My Friends,

This post was suppose to be on my blog

Monday. . But. . . 

Trust me to be a day late or maybe two.

Life just gets in the way. . 

Or am I the only one that that happens to?

I am part of a Blog Tour

I was invited by

Love My Simple Home

Be sure to check her blog out.

She is a sweetheart and has a beautiful blog.

I am so surprised to be part of this tour.

So. . .Let me introduce myself.

I am Karie.

Just a plain simple person who decided in 2009 to start blogging.

Karie's Chic Creations was born.

I love being a woman, a wife, (though my husband is deceased)

I am a Mom to four wonderful children,

Three boys and one daughter, who have brought me more

Happiness than I could ever imagine.

They are all married with families of their own.

I am blessed to have nine, grandchildren. . 

Grandma-hood is the best.

Love those grands so much.

My oldest grandchild is 22 years old and my youngest is 8

My family and my faith our the two guiding forces in my life.

I am a member of 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

I am a Mormon.

I began blogging because I wanted to share my passion for

Homemaking. . .It is a noble calling to be a Homemaker.

I feel it is a blessing and a privilege, and I am happy to be

Making my house a HOME.

So come on in. . .All are Welcome.

My style is very eclectic. . .What can I say.  I a little bit of everything.

I love to find old things and make them beautiful again.

I have been painting furniture before it was the "in" thing to do.

Although not everything in my home is painted.

I like the beauty of wood also.  Nothing like the beauty of wood.

You can also see that I love color. . .I think the world is a colorful place.

So why shouldn't my home be colorful.

I have to say I love Blue, all shades, but I also love Reds and Yellow

And lets throw in some Green, and Orange. . .just whatever fits my fancy.

The little stool in the picture is one of my first Blog projects.

Quadrafoil was popular so I free-handed the design on the stool.

Nothing stays the same for long. . I am always re-arranging 

Swapping things out. . soon I will be doing my Fall decorating.

It happens to be my favorite.

I just completed my wall gallery.

I really do like it.  Let me tell you, 

I would drive a professional picture hanger nuts.

I eyeball everything. . .I never lay it out first, nor do I measure.

I just say Hmmm, I think I would like that frame here. . 

And I hammer a nail in the wall.

There ya go!

In this picture you can see the two little Terrorists on the arm of the couch.

They are on neighborhood patrol.  

Nothing in the neighborhood gets past them.

They are my little fur-babies.  And I adore them.

Teddy Roosevelt, and Johnny Cash.

I just don't know what I would do without them.

What is my creative process?

I don't know. . .I just do what I want to do when I want to do it.

Although I do have to get the "feel", and I study things out in my mind.

So, I guess I do have a process of sorts.

I think I do OK, flying by the seat of my pants.

Decorating my home is not my only passion.

I am what you would call a jack of all trades and master of none.

I crochet, sew, paint, embroidery, quilt, scrapbook, and photography.

I dabble in a lot of things. . .and I like them all.

 "If there is anything virtuous, lovely or of good report 

I will seek after those things."

Through my blog, I hope to share some happiness and joy.

I know that life can be hard, and we all carry our own burdens,

And sometimes I will talk about mine.

But for the most part, I try to stay positive, and grateful

Did I mention I am also a collector of many things.

I love going to thrift stories, antique stores, flea markets, and yard sales.

I have found some great treasures in my "junk hunt".

I love being in nature. . It gives me peace.

I am amazed at the beautiful world I live in.

So much to see and to enjoy.

So here you have the story. . behind the Blog

I want to thank those who invited me to open my blog to you.

And to introduce myself.

I hope you will come back again, and join with me as I 

Continue to make my House a Home.

There are some blogs I have followed since my beginnings.

A Stroll Thru Life

I love Marty's style and ideas.

Have A Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson.

Jann has a great vintage style and I love it.

Note Songs,

I have followed Shiela from the start.

I also like

 Cozy Little House.

Brenda has such an interesting blog.

Felted Button

My dear friend Sue. . one very talented lady.

My side bar shows a lot of the blogs I follow.

Although Blog-land is getting so big I am always

Coming across a new blog I want to follow.

You are all so inspiring.

I am amazed at the creative force out there.

We are all making the world a beautiful place.

Thanks for stopping by, and please do come by again.

Hugs to all,

I will be joining:

Savvy Southern Style

 A Stroll Thru Life

Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson