Hi! I'm Julie, a feisty, redhead from Grand Island, NY, who's passionate about decorating our home with my own unique style. I don't follow the crowd, but trust my gut instead. I hope to inspire you to try some of my ideas. I also love to cook and share my secret recipes. My family begs me to make my homemade meatballs and pizza. I hope you will try them and hang out with me for a while. Click here to contact me.
Reupholstered Dining Room Chair
Happy Memorial Day weekend! Did you remember to put your flag out? We have a fun filled weekend planned at our house. My sister, Diane, who also happens to be a REDHEAD, is on her way to Michigan to visit us right now. We will be celebrating my husband's 47th birthday even though it's not until the 30th. Happy Birthday Rick! He usually lucks out and has a long weekend for his birthday, but not this year because Memorial day has come early :( Poor guy! A couple weeks ago I asked my
… Read more...Gramp’s Strawberry Delight
Welcome to my new pad guys! Come on in, I have a treat for you :) This is my first post on WordPress so I feel a little bit like a first grader learning how to read. I have so much to learn, but I am confident I will get where I feel comfortable soon. I am a quick learner! Thank you so much for being so patient with me while I go through this transition. There are several tweaks we are working on, so if you see something that doesn't work, please just let me know. Be
… Read more...Garden Hose Wreath
Well hello my little Spring time birdies! I haven't posted in over a week and I think I'm going through blog withdrawal. Actually, it's been a nice break I can't lie.We spent the day at the park on Saturday and took our girls on a tour of our first apartment complex. It's been almost 20 years since we had seen the inside of the building leading to our first "pad". The girls were shocked to see where Mama use to do laundry. The coin slotted machines
… Read more...Spring Cleaning Mega Giveaway!
Hello everyone! I have a special post today that I think you will enjoy. I'm taking part in a MEGA Spring Giveaway. All the details are described below if you are interested in participating. Good luck from Red! (you do not need a blog to participate) Ready to tackle your spring cleaning and organization projects with a BANG? You could win one of 10 amazing prizes...including the GRAND PRIZE of a $160 Target Gift Card, an entire Shaklee Starter Kit, Nostalgic Bulbs Vintage Light
… Read more...It’s Redhead’s Day at Looksi (& I have a secret!)
Today is a big day for redheadcandecorate.com. It also happens to be a big day for my husband, Rick, too. He starts his new job today. He’s earned a much deserved position and I am very proud of him. He is a very hard worker who painted houses while putting himself through law school at night. He’s also very supportive of this redhead. I caught a good one. Get it? (photo) While he’s on his new adventure… I’m here sipping my tea looking forward to
… Read more...Valerie Anne
Valerie Anne... our last born is turning 11 on April 23rd.Happy Birthday Val! Before I tell you a little bit about our Valerie, I have some major announcements. Lots going on at redheadcandecorate.com!My transfer to WordPress is getting very close. I am very excited to share the new and improved redheadcandecorate.com. A lot of it will be the same, including how I write my posts, but I think you will enjoy the lay out and design much better than this one. The process will
… Read more...Diet Dr. Pepper Shredded Pork
Excuse me while I continue to drool over this sandwich. These are so delicious! I’ll share the recipe in a minute. But first, I must share this cute story with you. It was Easter Sunday and my parents were expected to arrive shortly for our annual Easter celebration. We were busy preparing the ham with all of the trimmings except the home made beans were my parents responsibility. We knew the ham would take a while, so we ended up getting out our left
… Read more...Easter Brunch Table Ideas
Happy Easter from our family to yours! It's gorgeous here in Michigan today. Sunny and high in the 50's. These photos of our girls were taken years ago at an Easter egg hunt. How time flies when you're loving your family. Notice the happiness in those faces. What I especially like about this second photo is Daphne's hand wrapped around her little sister. Daphne & Valerie are best friends still 5 years later. Rick and I have succeeded in facilitating a close relationship between our
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