5 Big, Tall Wishes to Change the World

I was visiting one of my favorite blogs for great decorating ideas, The Inspired Room, and found the link to Cushions and Umbrellas blog. Cushions and Umbrellas is having a great contest called "5 Big, Tall Christmas Wishes to Change the World". I thought it was such a wonderful and inspiring way to spread some Christmas cheer. Here are my 5 wishes:

1. I wish that my two little girls will have a happy, peaceful and magical Christmas surrounded by family and friends and that the true spirit of Christmas will always be with them.

2. I wish for the children that I treat as a pediatric physical therapist will realize their potential and achieve all of their dreams in life. They are truly an inspiration to me and to all those that work with them.

3. I wish for world stability and peace -- financial, political, racial, religious

4. I wish for the ability to relax and enjoy every moment before it flits by!

5. I wish for everyone that is being affected by corporate cutbacks and closings a new, better, exciting opportunity that will put a smile on their face each day!


As part of the contest, I will tag Carrie from "Buzzings of a Queen Bee" because hers is my other favorite blog to read!

What are your 5 wishes??? I would love to hear!

Neat way to decorate!

It all started with the perfect way to store a mess of clippies and bows...

and then I found this gorgeous, old chair. It was once stained cherry, but a coat (or 5 coats) of white paint with just a hint of pink, and the same gorgeous toile to recover the seat transformed it into something fit for a princess. And then I found the lamp...

with the SAME pink toile and a perfectly painted base -- striped in pale pink and sage green. And I thought...


what a wonderful way to build a pretty, girly room! Don't you think that this would look absolutely precious with a white duvet, a sage gingham bedskirt, and some frilly pink and sage pillows? I thought so! And, I think it would be really fun to put together sets like these for those that may need just a little push in the right direction to create a fun, and definitely royal, room!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have been neglecting my blog (and a friend told me so!). Life has taken priority lately. But, I am going to try to get back on and consistently post about what is happening in the world of Princess MiMi Designs. It took awhile for me to recover from playing store at my open house. I have a few new ideas to share and am working on posting all of those clippies and headbands to my Etsy shop. Go and take a look! I have hairbow holders on sale in honor of Black Friday!

Enjoy your family today!

Girly, Twirly Open House

Wow, what a whirlwind! 500+ hairbows, 100's of clippies, several tutus, onesies, candles, headbands, and hairbow holders, all laid out in beautiful displays -- ALL OVER MY HOUSE! It was very stressful planning for my first big sale, but so worth it. I had such fun "playing store" and so many wonderful people came through and were very complimentary.

Now, the question is, do I want to put my house back together? Do I want the 3 baby strollers back in the family room for the 2 girls? Do I want the Dora Explorer kitchen, with the Rubbermaid Containers full of play food and dishes back in my kitchen? Do I want to put my couch pillows back in the dining room where they were the "campground"? ABSOLUTELY!! I loved this experience, and I would do it again in a heartbeat, but I miss my girls who were shipped to Nana's for the weekend, and I miss their reminders. The signs that show where they left off and where they will start again next time.

But...before I get to all of that work, here are a few pictures from the Girly, Twirly Open House!

AND THE WINNER IS....

Michelle from Maternal Bliss has won my Bloggy Giveaway.

Michelle will receive a $10 gift certificate to use how she chooses in my Etsy shop. What will you pick??? A pretty headband, cute clippies, or a personalized, and very unique, hairbow holder? HMMMMM.....

Check out Michelle's pretty, new stationary line at Peony Paperie. She has beautiful calling cards and will be expanding soon.

Happy weekend!

$10 gift certificate giveaway!!

I am going to try the Bloggy Giveaway!

Prize: A $10 Princess MiMi Designs gift certificate toward any product! $10 would cover personalization on a custom hairbow holder or buy a cute headband. Even better, hold onto that $10 and give me a chance to photograph all of my new, beautiful clippies and headbands! It is up to you!!

Here's what you need to do:

Visit my Etsy store and post a comment about your favorite hairbow holder and/or a color combination that you would love to see.

Be sure to include a way for me to contact you if you're the winner! You don’t have to have a blog to win, but be sure to leave your email address if you don’t have one.

This contest ends Saturday, November 1st, 2008 at 9 a.m. EST. I'll draw one winner at random from all valid entries and will notify the winner by blog or email that they've won. The gift certificate will be sent via email.

Thank you for visiting my blog and shop. I am new at this and am having a lot of fun meeting everyone!

My workspace

This is the space, my space to create. I used to have an area of the floor in the "man room". My husband's self-declared space to watch sports and decorate the walls with pictures of the Buckeyes and the Browns -- I still got to pick the paint color. In "his" space, I could watch television (HGTV most likely), or listen to music, or just close the door. Now, I am smack dab in the middle of the playroom...surrounded by princess clothes, more baby dolls than you can imagine, blocks, books, art supplies, the list goes on. Now, I have to clean up every time I quit for the day so that I can be sure there are no spare staples on the floor to stick in tiny feet. There is no organization in this space no matter how much I try. I have the desk, the bench (with storage inside), the narrow closet on the left. You would think that would be enough. But, I want a pretty space. An inspiring space. A place that when I put everything away, it is all truly put away. Here are some great ideas I found online.

I am not a fan of all of the bright pink, but I love that everything is put away!! This is from HGTV.com.
























This is my kind of organization...the kind I lost about 4 years ago with my firstborn. So neat, so pretty! Found on BHG.com.

Maybe someday!!!!!!!!!