BuRnt CooKiEs: { cool blue }

It's hot outside...and inside too. I love it (the outside hot), but not the inside hot when the house feels like a furnace. It was all I could do today to keep from going up on the roof by myself to hook up the swamp coolers (dang swamp coolers anyway). Luckily Scott and Mike took on the after-work job of risking life and limb to get the two up and running. When the cool air started to flow through the house, I celebrated by hopping on the internet to look at some favorite decorating sights. The cyan blue photos on the Layla Grayce blog caught my eye - blue's the perfect color for cooling a hot room during July and August.

Sensational Cyan Blue
Credits: Interior Design by Bear-Hill Interiors as featured in: At Home in Arkansas Photos: Nancy Nolan

Sensational Cyan Blue
Credits: Interior Design by Bear-Hill Interiors as featured in: At Home in Arkansas

Sensational Cyan Blue
Clockwise from upper left: Currey and Company Serena Chandelier, Big Sur Limed Oak Media Cabinet, Arteriors Aqua Cased Glass Paulette Lamp, DL Rhein Circle Link Embroidered Pillow, Layla Grayce Colorado Chair slipcovered in custom fabric, Thomas Paul Damask Powder Cream Wool Rug, Oly Studio Yves Cocktail Table, Layla Grayce Berkshire Chair customized with blue twill tape and nailhead trim

Sensational Cyan Blue
Clockwise from upper left: Imperial Trellis Soft Aqua Wallpaper, Oly Studio Klemm Mirror, Oly Studio Pipa Bowl Chandelier, Bungalow 5 Valentina Console, Thomas Paul Aqua Orinthology Pillow, Oly Studio Jacob Sofa in enamel white with bronze leather upholstery, Arteriors Naomi Aqua Fluted Glass/Acrylic Lamp

Sensational Cyan Blue accents
Clockwise from upper left: Wall color shown in photo, Sherwin Williams SW6765 Spa, Venus Pendant Light in Natural, Venus Pendant Light in Turquoise, Sky Blue Ceramic Stools (coming soon), Flora Turquoise Embroidered Pillow, DL Rhein Stained Glass Embroidered Pillow, DL Rhein Cross Hatch Chocolate Embroidered Pillow, Tara Shaw Maison Shelter Sofa in Belgian Linen with Pillows

{1} Amy Butler Lily Ocean Wallpaper from Layla Grayce {2}Kendra Scott Jeanine Earrings {3} Perfect Pieces Blue Plate {4} Flowers {5} Chair {6}Ruffled Cake Stand

WeLcome!

I call my blog BuRnt CooKiEs because I love to bake cookies...but just can't quite keep focused on the task at hand. Often, the last batch of cookies ends up slightly overdone or downright burned (burnt?!). What distracts me? Checking Instagram, posting on my blog, writing in my online journal. And Pinterest and all those blogs that I love to read. Since I like to shop, I might find myself at the mall (it's really fun to be halfway across town and remember about the cookies in the oven) or at the quilt shop picking up fabrics for my stash. Sometimes, I'm on a trip with my travel-obsessed husband, or, as in March 2011, in the middle of the earthquake in Tokyo! I scrapbook, make quilts, and often read The Wall Street Journal (paper edition, not digital) in the morning with a chocolate chip cookie and Diet Coke at hand. I have an amazing husband who keeps me on my toes learning new things and working out at the gym. We love nothing more than to be together. We have four kids who married awesome spouses and blessed us with seven darling grandkids. I'm distracted and busy and love it.

This blog is where I share a bit of myself - it's my writing place and my memories place. My favorite photos are here - both photos of my family and images of things I love from my journeys.

I'm a writer/editor/proofreader and consider myself a lucky girl because I have had fun jobs at Kimberbell Designs helping with all things "Quilty" and at ADORNit where we quilted and scrapped. I taught an online workshop for Big Picture Classes called "Cut the Crazy Out of Christmas" and I share Christmas info and inspiration on the Cut the Crazy blog which my daughters and I (used to - lol) keep. Come visit us at cutthecrazy.blogspot.com.

6.29.2011

{ cool blue }