Vintage Floral Treasures

i've rounded up a whole lotta vintage floral for everyone. i may or may not be obsessed with floral right now (even against the fiance's opinion). hope you enjoy. all links are posted below so you can go shopping!

shopping list:

vintage floral bike
vintage flower washi tape
cath kidston rose tea towels
vintage flower desk chair
rifle paper co. thank you card
rose vintage scarf
cath kidston floral fabric chairs
vintage floral nail design
cath kidston antique rose wallpaper

also: if you'd like to pin any of these, you can find them on my board here.

A Little Washi

so, I know everyone is in love with washi tape. i have been on the hunt for the perfect roll. But, who are we kidding, I'll probably end up buying like 10 rolls. so, once I came to that conclusion, i was on the hunt for some cute/affordable washi tape. here's what i rounded up. 

for all you creatives out there: there's a link at the bottom teaching you how to design your own washi tape in photoshop.

dots, lines, grids washi tape
romantic lace washi tape
colorful striped washi tape
black and white striped washi tape
solid colors washi tape

or if you are super creative and want to use washi tape on your blog (without sticking tape onto your computer) you can learn how to design your own washi tape. i'll be partaking on this little tutorial in the near future.

any more links out there for some awesome washi paper designs? share below.

Vintage Camera Bag

i am SO excited. my new camera bag should be arriving on Monday! that is the 12th, right? i sure hope so, because I can't wait any longer. if anyone else is in the market for a new camera bag, here are the deets:

Cosmos Vintage Brown Leather Camera Bag
14.5 x 4.5 x 9 inches
inside camera compartment can be removed to fit your laptop (super convenient)


best part: $49.99


you can find it here.

photos here

Watering Cans & Flowers

i'm a sucker for nice scarf. you can find a ton of cute ones here, along with other cute things. bri from designlovefest posted about their quirky rings here. which are your favorites?

you can find the scarves here, here, here & here

5 things I love

find these here and here.

Find these here and here.

This original picture is courtesy of Tart. You can read her post on her awesome office re-do. I love how it turned out!

Find more colors here.

Found my dream table!

I found my dream table. It's a raw wood sawhorse table with metal accents. If only my 625 sq. ft. apartment wasn't only 625 sq. ft.!  Found it at World Market. You can find it online here.

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My Weekend: According to my iPhone

Here's a recap of what my phone saw over the weekend:

My awesome $13 watch from Target. You can get it here.

My favorite to-go coffee cup:

How Steven sets his breakfast out every night for the next morning.

Just SMILE!

Keep on smiling. On our way to a weekend b-ball tourney:

Awesome gold shoes that I hope my sister in law loves. We found them at TJ Maxx...of course!

How the hell do you start a game with this hand?!?!

My trip to Home Goods:

Well, that's all folks! 

Giveaway at Three Point Perspective

Kadie from Three Point Perspective is giving away three different gift cards. So, there is definitely something for everyone!

All you have to do is visit her blog here.
Become a new follower.
Then, leave a comment on her post telling her which gift card you would like and why.

It's that easy.

Plus, for extra points (I shouldn't be encouraging, because I want the gift cards!) you can share on your Facebook page, tweet about the giveaway, or write a blog post (like I am here)!

So, what are you waiting for? Head over to Three Point Perspective and get to it!

Just In: West Elm

If I had a house full of one store, and only one store.... West Elm would be the store. I love how fresh and unique all of their products are. Kind of like a less expensive Anthropologie (another favorite).

Here are a few of my favorites from the new arrivals:

Kantha Quilted Throw

Paper-Mache Animal Sculptures

Or you can grab inspiration from Danielle at Danielle Oakey Interiors. 

Organic Ironwork Duvet Cover

Basic Cotton Pillow Covers

Use these for backdrops to your more "out-there" pillows

Twig Mirror

Carved Wood Coffee Table

I wish I could have these all! What were your favorites from the new arrivals? 

Ever Heard of It?

If you guys haven't heard of Heartsy, yet, allow me to say You're Welcome! If you love Etsy, then you will definitely love Heartsy.

Consider Heartsy, the Groupon of handmade products! They have amazing deals. Today, I just bought a deal from Etsy seller, bits & barley. I got a $37 gift card for free. All I had to do was sign up for the VIP membership. I earned the other credits to purchase the gift card by referring my friends to Heartsy.

So, point of the story: Heartsy is awesome and everyone should check it out!

I've already starting browsing through bits & barley, trying to decide which items I want to buy. Hard decision, since there are more than $37 worth of items that I want! Here are a few of my favorites, so far:

Bonus: They all come wrapped in this cute pillow box!

I Spy... a White Cow

Wow, what a crazy couple of weeks! Wanted to share my latest I Spy.

White Cow

via {apartment therapy}

via {Modvi Design}

Puppy Love {by æ}

How cute is this bow? When I saw it, I immediately thought of my puppy. I found it on Silly Buddy's Etsy shop. Below are a couple more items from their shop and then a few shots of my puppy! The best thing about SillyBuddy is they donate 3% of their sales to the Hinsdale Humane Society; A local non-profit animal shelter.

My baby {the little one} with Apollo, Steven's family dog. 

All grown up!

This was the proud moment where she graduated from puppy training classes. 

It was scary for a bit, we didn't think the trainer was going to pass her! She knew HOW to do everything, it just depended on if she wanted to that day or not. Smart dog = pain in the ass!

Cheers! It's almost Memorial Day weekend, pools open in 2 days and life is grand :-)

Wish I Were There... Anthropologie

I am so bummed that I won't be able to make it to the Anthropologie sale that started yesterday. Since I can't make it, I decided I wanted to do a little online shopping. These are some of the items that I am loving.

A couple of dresser/nightstand pulls that I like:

I have never seen one like this before:

For the baker in us all:

This is so unique. I want to switch out one of my white lamp shades with this one:

Very chic & girly:

Were you able to attend the sale? Find anything awesome?