My Little Shop

I recently ended my morning-sickness-induced Etsy hiatus and gave my little shop some much needed love. I posted some pictures for sale and I'm super excited to have one chosen for this Treasury:

I'm also really excited about my next shop update... new prints and a lovely new product I've been working on and am proud to offer. 

Check back soon to see what it is! :)

Baby on the Brain

It recently occurred to me that I'm rapidly approaching my due date and have SO MUCH to do before our little gal arrives!!! We all know I have my priorities straight, so for the last 24 hours I've done little more than decorate the nursery. Virtually that is. I think I've got it mostly worked out... at least until I change my mind again. I'm about to order all this stuff online so speak now or forever hold your peace. Here is the crib... just the crib and none of the other stuff in this picture:
Here is the quilt I'm going to make along with the bumper and dust ruffle out of Heather Bailey's beautiful Pop Garden fabrics:
Here is the rocking chair:
And the sheepskin rug:
I'm soon to be receiving the dresser I used while growing up that my mom had used while she was growing up. Now it will be Little One's. I think I'm going to paint it a color similar to this: (picture from Rachel Denbow's home tour on Flickr. Check it out, her house is darling)
And then I'll put on some crystal drawer pulls and slap one of these cute decals on the front in orange or some equally cute color: (You also must check out byrdiegraphics on Etsy, they have fabulous designs!)
I also intend to make my own mobile composed entirely of brightly colored tissue paper poms: Sooooo pretty!

World TtV Day 2009

Today is World TtV Day 2009 and for this special event, I took my contraption to the Sisters Rodeo in beautiful central OR. To see what other TtV'ers did today, go to this Flickr group. I'm new to Flickr (been wanting to join for a while and today's events pushed me to procrastinate no longer) so my profile and albums need a lot of work but I'm a member nonetheless. Looking forward to making new photo friends!

Things That Make Me Happy

I really am fairly easy to please. Here are a few of my current obsessions. Little things that bring joy to my heart each time I partake.

This Snack:

(The spiny exterior used to intimidate me... how to get that juicy goodness out? These days I could teach a class on how to most effectively cut this baby.)

This Show:
This Beverage:
This Book:
This Commercial:

(Random, I know, but I love the look of pure bliss on that kid's face when he's hoisted on the crowd's shoulders. I get excited for him every time.)

Happy Long Weekend

We're enjoying the desert and hope your long weekend is filled with happy things too. Bare feet, swimming pools, sunglasses, fresh strawberries and pineapple, BBQ's and nighttime patio fires.

A Little Advice Please...

The day after tomorrow I'm leaving town. Jer and I are headed to "Fabulous Las Vegas" to spend Memorial weekend with his family. 

My agenda for the trip: 

spend lots of time 

(1) in the pool 

(2) reading 

(3) drawing 

(4) listening to this and this. 

Sounds pretty fabulous, right? Well, I need your help. I want a really good book to read and I'm not sure what to choose. I'd like something light enough to quickly get into and want to keep turning those pages (it's vacation after all), but also heavy/well-written enough to provoke some thinking and inspiration. The Secret Life of Bees fits this description perfectly for me if that helps you narrow it down. So there you have it... your mission should you choose to accept: recommend the perfect book for my travels. Please and thank you. <3

Just The Girls

Last week when my mom was in town we had a 'girls day out'. Didgya know that House of Vintage got a photobooth? Photobooths are my favorite. I'm gonna have my very own one day... mark my words. You can come over and play in it, it will be great fun. Anyways, the point of this super duper crazy late post is to inform you that future 'girls days out' (how should I pluralize that?) will include Little One. That's right, girl parts. I can't tell you how much more fun life is now that I know. Not that it wouldn't be if I was having a boy, but knowing changes everything. Now when I think about the future of our little family I can picture more of the details. Pigtails, My Little Pony's and dance recitals. What fun.