the nursery

Here's a look at Annabelle's nursery. These were taken before she arrived! I had a list of projects I wanted to get done before she arrived. One of the larger, was redoing the window seat.

If you couldn't tell, the nursery theme is pink and green with elephants!

I made a cover for the long cushion and lots of pillow covers. I added the white sheer drapes with green ribbon as well. The room was already PINK when we moved in, so it worked out perfectly!

We got a comfy rocking chair with matching ottoman for our nursing sessions.

The bookcase ready to be filled up with books. My parents saved a big box of mine when I was little. Perfect to pass on to Annabelle.

The changing table nook. I hand painted the "A is for Annabelle" sign. That is now hung above the table.  The tissue poms I found on etsy. Found the wicker baskets at Michaels for 90% off! And you can't go wrong with a Vera Bradley diaper bag!

Just the start of her LARGE wardobe!!

(don't worry, everything was washed before Annabelle wore them)

I was lucky enough in my childhood bedroom to have a window seat my Dad and Grandpa made for me. I can see Annabelle reading and doing her homework here in the future!

We placed her crib in the center of the room. It really finishes the room perfectly! 

Hope you enjoyed a little tour of Annabelle's room! 

Have a great Wednesday!

get ready!

show and tell friday!!

I'm joining in the fun over at My Romantic Home, "Show and Tell Friday"!!

What I'm sharing this Friday are these beautiful blue dishes I found at Goodwill! I was making my usual rounds and came across these beauties sitting on the shelf.  They were marked only $2.50 each. At first I didn't know what I was going to do with them, but I knew I had to purchase them.  They were way too nice to pass up!

A closer look at them, I realized just how nice they really are.  Ironstone  England... yup they were mine! 

Then I had the brilliant idea to change out the plates (well, the Christmas plates I still had up) on the hutch.  

 

With the blue English plates I added jars of vintage buttons and other pieces in ivory and creams. One of my other favorite things on the hutch is the Dorothy figure from Jim Shore. 

(My brother gave it to me last Christmas and he stood in line for hours to get it signed by Jim! I just love his pieces!)

Thanks for joining my in show in tell friday! Off to see the other great blogs on the list!

I have blogged a lot about my hutch over the seasons.  Two years ago I shared the story about this hutch at another post party at Cindy's called Favorite Things. Check out the story here.

book wreath

The holiday rush is finally over, and now I get to be little more crafty.  There are some projects I've been wanting to try out and create them myself.

The first project I tried out for myself was the book wreath. I have seen it on blogs and wanted to put my own spin on it.

I love the ruffle look of the pages.  I used a French Literature book from the 1950's.  The pages are a yummy coffee color. Perfect vintage.

I have it hanging above my stairs heading to my family room.  I am just loving it right now!!

black feather wreaths are back in stock!!

Black feather wreaths are in stock in my etsy shop!! There are 3 different versions. They are also available in pink, blue, white, and tan.

Hope you all are enjoying the fall season!!

a little sneak peek

Here's a little sneak peek at my studio! I have a couple more things I want to get done before I reveal it all. 

I wanted to start with one of the corners of the room. In the smaller room I didn't have any room for this lady, I was so excited to have her in this larger room.  I found her a couple of years ago at a sale. She was marked $5 which I knew was a steal. But I already had one from my boss at the florist I worked at. So I was talking it over with my Mom, and the lady said. how about $3? How could I say no to that price?

So there she is dressed up in my handmade lace rose corsages, a vintage measuring tape and some antique keys.  Behind is a vintage replica of a Vogue cover my hubby got me for my birthday years ago.

Hope you enjoyed this small little sneak peek..... more to come!!!

busy busy busy

How time flies! It's crazy that we are almost at the end of July! 

I've been absent since May, but I am still going, busy as ever!  I started selling at another local store; and been making new things in any of my spare time.  On August 1st the store will have been open a month, and I'm very happy with the turn out! :)

This is one of the new items I have been making.  They are available at the store and in my etsy shop.

I have plans to make other sayings as well. Those will be coming soon:)

I used different vintage trims along with some vintage fabrics. 

I love how the baby one turned out! Perfect for a nursery.  :)

vintage button wreath

I dove in my vintage button stash on Saturday to make this heart wreath.  I have jars and jars of buttons that are just waiting for me to use them!  I wrapped the wreath form in vintage laces and accented with vintage ivory pearls.

I used more lace to hang it along with a white seam binding bow. I might have to make another one for myself!!

You can find it available here.

the living room

Here's a another look at my living room. It's still a work in progress, more projects I want to complete.  

The lamp on the top of the bookcase I got at a sale for only $6, the little roses on the base are so pretty.  The shades a little plain, so I thought I would add some ruffles I won in a giveaway on Vintage Bella Studio's blog. 

Thanks for all the goodies you sent me!

Here's a another look at my living room. It's still a work in progress, more projects I want to complete.  

I had a couch cover in my sunroom that I moved into this room. I also had some black furniture pieces that I bought from Pottery Barn a couple of years ago moved to our family room. I wanted this room bright and have the shabby look to it.  I added some new pillows and ones that I made to the couch.  And to make it complete I put my bargain of a quilt over the back of the couch. 

hope you enjoyed another look at my house. more to come :)

new shabby end table

I am so excited! Yesterday I was out with my Mom waiting for Coco to get done with her hair appointment, when we went in a antique co-op. She was telling me that there was a woman that had a booth that was full of white furniture.  

I spotted this cute table. Exactly what I was looking for! It was a steal as well. The booth owner also had some other end tables I am going to keep in mind....

The lamp was from my parents to my hubby and I for our 1 year wedding anniversary... Love Birds.  I loaded up the bottom with Shabby Chic and gardening books. The hanging heart I've had for years, it was hanging in my childhood bedroom. 

I'm still in the process of finishing up the living room, so I will be featuring it soon!

Here's my little fur-ball with her new hair cut. She was sitting pretty while I was moving the room around, but soon I got the camera out she wouldn't sit still... so, sorry about the blurry photos of my Coco :)

vintage christmas bulbs

The past couple of years I have been picking up vintage Christmas ornaments where ever I saw them. Some I got crazy deals on them, and paid next to nothing.

Taking them out this year I realized just how many I had...


The cloches I won at an auction back in September came to be very handy with displaying the bulbs. I decided to color coordinate them in each container. The very large on in the middle was pretty tricky to fill. I had to slide a book underneath when putting it on the coffee table. The one on the right with all the pastel colors is my favorite!

Aren't the colors just amazing?! When ever I see some out and about I try not to buy anymore, only if they are pink, I am hoping to making a wreath out of them for next year!

Have a great weekend!!

decorating the outdoors

For the past couple of years, my Father-in-law has given us a fresh Christmas tree for our house. He grows them on their family's 400 acre property. My Hubby's Grandmother also makes wreaths like this beautiful one every year for the whole family.

I wanted to do something different in my large window box, and couldn't really think of anything too exciting. When I was putting these fresh Christmas greens in them, I stuck a couple of strands of lights and put these old ice skating skates and a big plaid bow. I wasn't really the look I was going for but I'm liking how it turned out.

One of my absolutely favorite things about Christmas is the smell of cedar, pine, noble, any of the Christmas greens!

Here is the front of the house, I made up some red velvet bows for the posts. I am thinking next year of changing over to burgundy.