For Rent

so we[shea, cooper(our dog),my friend kristin & i] will
in about a month be moving into an amazingly huge duplex.
we have been so blessed to be able to make this move.
cooper will finally have space of his own, the backyard included!
our half is on the left side of the picture.
our future home!:)

built in 1959 & believe me the bathrooms scream 50s!
so i watched this great show called "for rent" on hgtv yesterday.
i love it. the chick on the show takes you apt/duplex/house hunting
but for rentals. what a genius show idea.
during the show yesterday she showed the girls three places
then when they chose a place and signed a lease she redoes a room
in the new place.
i want to be on this show but not the apt hunting part just the redo a room
for me please.:) anyway one of the things they recommend
is if you want stuff remodeled or changed. to first check with the
landlord and if he/she ok's it then do all you want in the first two weeks.
otherwise you probably will never get to it.
i have been working on projects and just gathering things that we
will need or use in the new place. it is soooo much fun.
i will be blogging about our new headboard i will be making.
we will be painting our bedroom so i will blog about our
house progress with before and after pictures.
stay tuned...
:)

one of my favorite dudes..

so since i am without the hen man for about 3 weeks
this post is just to make you smile and to help
me deal. he is a crazy handful but he is a great kiddo.
i miss him.

this was on a trip to the zoo.
he picked that statues nose all on his own.
what a kookie kid. he was made to hang with me.
:)

button earrings..

well folks when i was home in alabama two weeks ago
my sweet little cousin [face] asked for button earrings.
she was really asking for them for her bday, which is in november.
haha. she gave me plenty of time to go crazy and oh did i!

the beauties below will be hers.

these are mine.

as you can tell i went a little out of control on the amount i made.
who cares tho they are earrings you can never have too many, right?
my favorite ones are the blue plaid ones!
face's collection is more youthful while mine are funky and fun.
i hope you like them.
they were super fun to make.
my vintage button collection looks amazing on my ears!
:)

happy berthday amurica!

to celebrate the fourth of july ie amuricas berthday!

my friend kristin and i made head bands.

the fourth of july is my favorite holiday!:)

so make some awesome crafts today.

you can't see it which is good but my headband is the strechy kind.

while kristin's is a hard yellow headband she covered with fabric.

soooo cute!

we made them with vintage fabric i had which makes them even more fun!

kristin & i with our festive headbands!

happy berthday amurica!!:)

birthday celebration..

so i turned 26 this year!

i love parties and party planning so throwing parties for bdays is my fav!

here are some shots from my party.

enjoy!

this is me & the twins momma stacey.

she's the best!:)

me & the henster...he's crazy!

alexander & i. sweetest baby.

i hung balloons in the trees.

the kiddos wanted them so at the end i cut them down and gave them away.

it was a super hot day so i put up umbrellas in the not shaded tables.

this is robby and the pick your own nose cup.

his was a zebra. haha best cups ever!

my birthday cake/fruit tart. best one ever!!:)

thanks food glorious food!

the birthday spread was an avocado bar.

which had all kinds of stuff to make guacamole with.

we also had chicken, salsa, fruit and i made a mango salsa!

it was truly a wonderful birthday!!

oh me oh my yarn bombing

my newest obsession, yarn bombing!!
national yarn bombing day was June 11th!:)
i have been keeping an eye out for yarn bombing in pitt
but haven't seen any yet.
we have beautiful murals but not wonderfully colorful yarn bombings.
here are some of my favorite bombings i found online..how awesome would it be to see this cool hat in the dark
deary colors in winter. it would change my wintery cold attitude.

i love this web like crocheting!
i think without a doubt this is my favorite because it is so
amazingly gorgeous. just imagine wedding photos with a tree like this.
amazing!

how precious are these yarn flowers on a construction fence.
this would be a perfect pittsburgh yarn bombing bc we
have so so so so much construction.
i will admit now in my post that i cannot crochet or knit, yet.
one day i will find the patience inside myself
and learn this wonderful craft.

sooooo many wonderful colors.
such an amazing form of graffiti which takes the greys and blacks
of a city and brings bright bold colors in.
i love this so very much. someone in pittsburgh do this in highland
park bc it would look amazing!:)

if you wanna see more cool yarn bombings check out...this site

photo credits
one. two. three. four.

my burday wish list..

these are on the top of my bday wish list.
these are in no order as far as most or least favorite.

1. is old old old like 1900s Jane Austen books. I prefer a hardback
these are hard to find but could be discovered at an estate sale.:)
2. new make up hopefully from somewhere like sephora. i will be
26 and i think it is about time i have makeup from somewhere other
than walmart. ha!
3. a large vintage fiestaware pitcher
4. a vintage or vintage looking lock it. nothing too big but something
ornate is what i am hoping for.
5. a formica table hopefully green or turquoise with it's leaf and four
or more chairs. my mom had one of these growing up hers was yellow.
i love them. what a beautiful table.
6. these are just two bowls that i love. i would like a large size bowl
either handmade or vintage. something decorative for parties.

i would like a new camera but an affordable awesome one.
i am in need of a pedicure in the worst way. hopefully i can get one for my bday.
:)

sources
five.