January 3, 2012

Pam's Redesigning Holiday

What do most people do during their Christmas vacation?  Tahoe, Maui, Florida or maybe they just rest!  That is a typical idea of a vacation, but for All Things Belle Jolie designer Pam - it was ALL about re-purposing items and redesigning her home.  She was on a quest of organization.  With ideas from Pinterest and her own creativity - this is what she accomplished in a mere week!

Awesome Pam!





Pam redid her darling daughter's bedroom.  She created this inspiring picture by using cool fonts and a powerful statement.  She found an old frame that they no longer used and re-purposed it!




















Next up - the Linen Closet was tackled.  The baskets and the little containers are all from Dollar Tree. Pam spent $7 to organize this space. She matched all the sheets and put them into their pillow cases.  She made homemade tags for each shelf and items.





Organization, organization, organization




 Pam uncovered a lot of unused frames during her organizational binge.  She used scrapbook paper and letters to create a beautiful and simple piece of artwork.  





Scrapbook papers and letters!  Pam refinished the frame with black metal paint.






This was one of the biggest projects.  Pam's husband says he earned a lot of brownie points helping her take this $15 thrift store chair and recovering it with a suede like fabric that was a cheap find with after Christmas sales!!  










The piece de resistance!  Pam's husband took a dresser that had been painted a "lovely" green and looked impossible to salvage.  It is from the early 1900s - Revell & Co Dresser and Mirror.  He stripped it and refinished it.  BEAUTIFUL!!!  

January 1, 2012

Welcome!

All Things Belle Jolie (Belle is beautiful in French; Jolie means pretty).  We are a multi-generational family of women that love to create.  As we do so - we hope to share our inspirations and creations.  Whether it is jewelry, knitting, photography, art, do it yourself crafts, recipes - we'd love to share it with you.

We have been creating for many, many years.  Our evolution of gifts has grown as our walks have grown.  However, this is our first public forum on the web.  We LOVE Pinterest and you will find many of our creations and inspirations there as well.

Thank you for stopping by.  Make sure to click on the getting to know us link to meet each of us personally!!!