Living Life Out Loud
This year Keith Williams (Southern University graduate and a native of New Orleans) chaired the Southern Mardi Gras Gala. He had a vision of changing the décor to reflect a simple elegance by toning down the GLITZ. He insisted we add strategic placement of decorations in the foyer, entrance, stage and Continue Reading →
I was looking through my pictures of past Christmas decorations, and thought I would post them here. I am trying desperately to gather ideas for Christmas 2012. Stay tuned for our Christmas in July celebration.
Well, it’s that time of year again and I had the opportunity to create the centerpiece for their winter party. The event was held at the Crown Plaza Hotel here in Houston, Texas across from the Reliant Stadium. The first half of the ballroom was set in Casino style, Continue Reading →
I had the pleasure of Decorating for the Southern Alumni Mardi Gras Gala. It gave me the opportunity to venture outside my comfort zone and put all my resources to use. After many hours searching the internet for ideas, I was able to find many of the mardi gras masks Continue Reading →
This year I needed more red ornaments for my tree, but I also needed contrast and dimension in my ornament selections. While gathering supplies for another project, I stopped into the neighborhood dollar store and saw a blue magnolia covered in texture and glitter. I knew we could use Continue Reading →
I was searching my Pintrest page when I ran across a beautiful jewelry christmas tree. It was so different and classy. I would have never thought of creating a christmas tree out of broken and tarnished jewelry. I tried search after search, trying to find a tutorial but I couldn’t Continue Reading →
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I needed a unique way to bring in the blue color that is found in the Grey Goose advertisements for a friends Birthday party. So Stephanie (his wife) and I took a trip to the dollar store and found these glass candle stick holders and glass containers. I saw on Continue Reading →
Here are the decorations for the Southern Alumni Mardi Gras Gala that took place here in Houston on January 28th. A special request was made to include Southern’s colors featured on an Alumni themed tree. This year I added 4 foot trees to tie iln the reception table and silent Continue Reading →
Here are a few of the decorations we displayed this year for the Christmas holidays. Please excuse the clarity of the video, because it was shot at night. I just added a few pictures from around the House.
Highlighting the basics of decorating a Christmas Tree using a simple color scheme and handmade ornaments. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3