Little Girl's Bedroom Love!!

I came across this little girl's bedroom today... 

Isn't it lovely?!

 Makes me wanna get out my paint brush!!!

For more info and pictures about this room please visit here.

Meanwhile we are having some R & R

as a family!!

Hope your weekend is as blessed as ours hopes to be :)

~*Jessica

What an inspiration & Young House Love Meet!!

I've been noticing a lot of these hanging around lately

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....Wooden Chandeliers...

I know I'm *light years* late...in something that's obviously been around a looooonnnng time! {duh!}  

...but, I've been falling in love with these! 

-what else is new?! haha

Yesterday, a friend and I went on a little road trip to meet John and Sherry of Young House Love!!

They were speaking in Portland, at the Home and Garden Show.

{please excuse my creepo eyes...I can't stand pictures of myself, and we were laughing that I was a tad starstruck!!}

They were such a fun couple to meet...very sweet and funny!!

If you haven't checked their blog out, you should! They've been blogging for a while now, and I love their DIY outlook on life :) 

They have been working on updating their ranch-style home and blogging about it, while being hands-on parents to a very adorable little girl, oh and we can't forget about Burger, their little dog!!

They also recently tackled their first book, which is due sometime in the fall...

{Yes, they seemed in real life like they blog!}

It was such a fun day, spent making memories!!

Happy Thursday!!!

~*Jessica

Taking A Break From Christmas!!

I was 'blog-gazing' and I came across these photos

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hmmm...I think you see a pattern??? Happy Sunday!!! 

~*Jessica

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Giveaway!!

Are you a DIY enthusiast?? Do you enjoy {or like} to paint your own furniture? I do!! Have you every heard of chalk paint {all the rage in blogland??}

Examples:

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If you would like to enter to receive all this:

1. Two quarts of paint...get this...you get to pick what colors you want...yippee!!
2. One can of wax.
3. One wax brush.
4. One clay tag...you can find these in her Etsy shop.
5. One clay knob...you can find these in her Etsy shop.

Head on over to Linda's blog & enter here! Hurry entries end tomorrow night!!

If you've read {or for the lack of posting...the last couple of posts}, I am now home for a long extended period of time taking care of my little girl...I am redecorating my house!!

BUT it's a fun challenge. I've been accused of hoarderizing for the past *ahem* well long time. I've thrifted, junked, garage saled, been given, 'borrowed', things that I've put up for a while now. 

Now that I'm home, I have been dragging myself and my hubby all around the house doing projects. 

I also mentioned in my last post or so that I thought we were going to have to move. 

Well, we don't!! The owner of our home graciously has reduced our rent in half, so we didn't move!! Thank you Jesus!!! 

Maci is doing pretty good, considering the circumstances. For her story, and updates you can visit her blog here.

Back to my decorating projects, I have been sewing, painting (not the walls), recovering, and hammering like crazy (well Josh has, but I've been directing!)

As soon as I get some more finished, I will post pictures for you to see! I am pretty excited about it!!

Don't forget head over to Linda's to enter that giveaway! 

Happy Weekend!!

~*Jessica

A Metal Linky Party

                                                         Have you heard of Jami from:

On Saturday she is hosting a linky party:

Show casing.....

 "your own little collections of metal
whether it's shiny, rusty, faux, vintage, modern...whatever."

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I am excited!! I've been wanting to 'showcase' my silver pieces for awhile now!!

My mother and I have quite a bit!

Day Dream:
Along time ago {well to me!!} when I was dreaming about my wedding, I wanted vintage silver teapots to place at each of guest's tables for centerpieces, filled with flowers.

Real Life:
I didn't have tables at my wedding...and I had collected about 10 or 15...{or somewhere in between} antique silver teapots.
{You're wondering where I put the guests? Welllll there was chairs and guests just sat or stood around..sorry not very 'guest-friendly'

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All those teapots? Sitting in our cupboards!
Sooooo...My to-do list this week is to polish my silver and take some pictures!

Have a great day!! 

A WonDeFuL giveaway!

I have been following Tracey's blog over at French Larkspur for a while now! She has a beautiful style. I love reading her posts and looking at her pictures she posts!

PLUS! I love Anthropologie's mugs! Right now for the next couple of days, Tracey is offering a set of 8 {yep..that's right!!} mugs to a lucky reader! Head over and check her blog out and enter to win the giveaway yourself!

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I was a Winner & Upcoming Market!!

Last week I won this wonderful stuff from My Sweet Savannah.

I was so excited! I never win anything!
I wasn't expecting the sign...needless to say, I LOVE it!!...and it matches my little anthropologie urn I got in Seattle last week!

The girls wanted to try on my tee and hat...

Thank you Melanie for the awesome things! I do appreciate it and will definately use them!

There is an upcoming vintage market in Puyallup for you girls who live local. Its put on by the lovely Funky Junk Sisters!! I am planning on attending!
Dates are March 13 and 14th.

Find out more information here.

GIVEAWAY Time and a Big Sale! {Dear Lillie}

This is one of my favorite blogs. I love Jennifer's decorating style and enjoy reading what she posts! This is the last day Dear Lillie's etsy shop will be open until late August. If you have never read or heard of her blog, you should head over and check it out, become a follower, and follow the intructions to be entered into her giveaway!
Here is a few pictures of around her house, and her daughter, Lillie! Hope you enjoy looking through her blog as much as I have! Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Dear Lillie: GIVEAWAY Time and a Big Sale!: "I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! It has been so nice having my mom here, although poor Lillie has been sick so we haven't really been..."