My favorite trash truck

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I’m not kidding!  It is painted the prettiest, Tiffany-box-blue.

Pretty inspiration…

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It is hard to be inspired when you are fighting off Lyme.  But I am doing my best to feel inspired again.  I have to eat lots of chocolate and drink lots of coffee   My doctor has recommended b-12 injections.  My vitamin levels are all off and they found the MTHRFR genetic [...]

Fall Clothes

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Mila’s 3T fall clothes collection is growing.  Most of this has been thrifted or bought at garage sales.  I purchased a few super end of winter season items from Naartjie and Gymboree (my limit per item is about $7 for new…unless I absolutely have to have it.  Like the iris petti-skirt.  The color is [...]

Life

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I am into spray painting cheap finds.

Getting rid of black in the house.

From my garden.

E and I went to the Luckets’ flea last Sat.  This is what I got.

Chocolate cake happiness.

New work shoes (slippers).

Pretty new jammies.

Nigella’s sunblush [...]

Freshening up the house for Spring

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New door mat.  Target $12.99

12 Geraniums for $26 from Costco.  I filled all four of my big planters out front!

Kitchen sink rug.  I like the pink in it.  50% off at Jo Ann Fabrics.  I hope the cats don’t pee on it!  What is with them lately?

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On my bed…

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I am CRAZY for this color combination right now.  I used to put this blue blanket with all white sheets.  I didn’t love it then.  Now I put it with these bright pink sheets and I absolutely LOVE it.  I can’t get enough of this light blue with bright pink.

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Oh I know….

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What if I put this:

with this as a trim: Amy Butler – LOVE – Bliss Bouquet in Emerald – 1 yard

From lilybellafabrics

I already have this floral. What do you think? It is kind of fun in a Right Bank Babies sort of way (not too matchy-matchy), right? [...]

I ordered fabric to make skirts….wooohoooo!

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Remember this pattern?

I ordered it!

Here is the fabric I got to make it:

Amy Butler LOVE Sandalwood Tangerine AB55 – 1 YARD SALE

From viasplace

Don’t you love it?  It is an Amy Butler.  I ordered it from etsy.  I got a dot print for the trim…but now I am thinking I [...]

A bit of shopping for Valentine’s Day (Target treats) for my 14th cancer free anniversary!

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I was in desperate need of new sneakers.  And these dish towels went on clearance for $1.99.  A little color therapy!

Here is my new favorite cotton shirt.  It is half  hippie, half Victorian.  At least in my world it is.

I love the details.

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color therapy…

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So…we have no heat and the garbage disposal is broken/removed so we can’t run the dishwasher or use the sink.  Hmmmm…Anyhoo, let’s not think about that.  Let’s look at some pretty spring colors/fabric/clothes, shall we?  These are all from Boden.

Wouldn’t these colors/prints make a lovely, vintage-y quilt? [...]