this week at home...

a few photos from home this week... and, yes, i've switched every room in the house around.  the living room is the bedroom... the bedroom is the office... the office is the living room.  exhausting.

this move was initiated by a morning in which i awoke with a sudden, fevered (and was also literally feverishly sick at the time) desire to change everything about.  after two crazy hours of moving all of the furniture from room to room... tada! fortunately, it turned out that i was pleased with the end result.  for now.

the beautiful pillow my mom made for me, as a christmas gift this year...

speaking of christmas gifts... the gorgeous 'tree of life' that my sister designed and hand stitched...

happy monday

giveaway...

wonderful giveaway time, from my mom (imsovintage)!  head over to her blog for a chance to win this lovely handmade pillow (sewn with vintage ticking, linen, and jute, and filled with bamboo stuffing), a primitive child's chalkboard, and two delightful antique cabinet photos... good luck!

happy monday

november lovelies...

as promised, some of my november thrifting and handmade finds... 

how lovely when various treasures come together to create a perfectly harmonious collection of prettiness

various vintage bottles and pitchers, with little twigs of wildflowers, all lined up

the lovely mushroom and bird?  two pieces from my ever growing collection  of cary's (littlelovblue) creations

the pretty johnson brother's pitcher and stoneware ink bottle?  two pieces snatched up from my aunt tricia's vintage shop (ladysneezeweed)

most of the other bottles were thrifting finds... how does one pass up old medicinal bottles with labels such as 'sutherland sisters hair grower' and 'hamlin's wizard oil'?  especially when several were on sale for $4 each!

the antique chapel chair i picked up on clearance while thrifting...

i've been slowly collecting various vintage and antique wooden chairs to create a perfectly mismatched set of dining chairs... ready to place around the lovely antique dining table which i've yet to acquire!  i've been determined to hold off buying a table, until i find the right one (trying so hard to avoid buying the inexpensive ikea table to tide me over)

and here is another lovely i just grabbed from my mom's vintage shop (imsovintage)... an old metal watering can.  i have so many ideas for this one

happy sunday

saturday shopping list - (on a sunday) may 16th

"there is no greater agony than bearing an untold story within you"   ~   maya angelou

cake molds instant collection, from shavingkitsupplies

pair steubenville pottery cups and sacuers, from imsovintage

pixie's summer dress, by nadinoo

vintage porcelain dove, from findingfabulous

lovely lavender and buckwheat hull sachet, from prairieseed

i heart the arctic mini book, by jackiepepperment

turquoise pitcher, from aliceslookingglass

lacey fringed and frayed crocheted necklace, by monicaj

handmade mega doily rug, by ladiesandgentlemen

vintage 1930's dream a little dream dress, from revivalhouse

happy weekend!

saturday shopping list - april 17th

'of never ending discovery...'

"what can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves?  this is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous..."   ~  thomas merton (trappist monk)

ruffle dress in blue and white stripe, by themeasure

vintage birds postcard garland, by vintagescraps

one crochet edged pillow case, by starlitnestgifts

"love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition."  ~ alexander smith (scottish poet and essayist)

antique soap saver/swisher with handmade soap, by theprimitivehome

at the cabin blouse, by foretla

monogrammed infant buckwheat pillow, by whiteweathered

"the real voyage of discovery consists not it seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."  ~ marcel proust (french novelist)

ransburg toleware handpainted yellow flower, from imsovintage

vintage 70's apricot leather peep toe sandals, from littlebeevintage

posy necklace, by tamar

"one of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries."  ~ a. a. milne (that lovely creator of winnie-the-pooh... and english humorist)

and, you can find this saturday shopping list inspired treasury, 'of never ending discovery', on the new treasury east... which is also in fact never ending.  no more expiration dates!  i believe it might be quite possible that i am, in fact, already, a wee bit addicted to this new treasury east.   i've created two in the first 24 hours... this is bad.  oh, who cares... this is fun!  and now that i've made a whole second, never ending treasury of etsy deliciousness, i really think i may be forced (HA!) into having a second shopping list this week... stay tuned

okay, now off to get dressed for my nephew's soccer game... even more fun than this treasury making ;)

happy weekend!

saturday shopping list - march 20th

"to whom it may concern.

it is springtime.

it is late afternoon." 

 ~ kurt vonnegut

pale yellow spring bloom bow sweater, from redlipsvintage

original spirograph lace paper cut, by mryen

little white fawn wool animal, by littleloveblue

bayou bloomers rustic ruffle pantaloon in french, by bayousalvage

large beautiful blue mid century pitcher, from imsovintage

hanazono floral print tube top, by naomilingerie

turkish bath hamam peshtemal, by ottofabrics

bustier panel jumpsuit, by nasiyareid

bird pedestal mugs, from youareyou

vintage mechanical alarm clock, from clockworkuniverse

not fun being sick on such a truly gorgeous spring day, but at least i can throw open the doors and windows as i curl up in misery on the couch ;)

happy weekend and happy spring!