Blog Name

I discovered that the very first thing you have to come up with if you want to start a blog is a title for it. That was a major challenge! I looked at several other people's blogs and it seemed like all the good names were already taken. So I decided since this was a decorating blog I should try to pick a name that summed up my decorating philosophy. And anyone who has ever been shopping with me knows that I love anything that glitters! Not the tacky, over-done glitter, of course. I'm just a sucker for anything with a little shimmer to it that makes it extra special. Christmas is my favorite decorating holiday because everything glitters! I have managed to find several sparkly pumpkins though and even some glittery acorns for the fall. So that's where the name came from, in case you were wondering.

Already Stealing Ideas

First, let me say that I have my friend Kelly to thank for giving me the idea to start a design blog. I don't really have a desire to keep up a blog about my daily life (and I don't think anyone would have a desire to read it even if I did) so I've never really gotten into blogging. But when she shared with me her design blog a light bulb went off! I would LOVE to post some of the designing and decorating ideas that I come up with and with the holidays just around the corner I figured this was the perfect time to start. So here it goes...