50 Rules

I just read this on my lunchbreak.

Every dad of a little girl should read this.

Such perfection.

50 Rules for Dads of Daughters

Must See Shop: DelVintage

If you're a fan of anything vintage you must check out this Etsy shop.

DelVintage is run by a coworker of mine.

She sells a huge variety of great vintage pieces: jewelry, hats, scarfs and other really cool miscellaneous vintage finds!

Check it out here.

Here are a few pieces that I'm kind of in love with.

Vintage Alpacca Silver Cigarette Case

Vintage Owl Pendant with Chain

(I love me some owls)

Vintage Art Deco Agate Jade Green and Gold Pendant


Please check out DelVintage!

P.S. Just to let you all in on a little scoop, I'm actually in the midst of planning an Etsy shop myself. It's still in the wayyy beginning planning stages. I still have a lot of work to do and it will probably be some time before the shop is ready, but I'm very excited about it.

I plan to sell both handmade items as well as some vintage pieces that I've inherited from my grandparents. You may remember this post where I shared some of the vintage jewelry that my grandmother has given me over the years. These particular pieces are pretty sentimental to me and won't be appearing in the shop. However, this past weekend my grandfather surprised me with boxes filled of old pieces (jewelry, brooches, watches, etc) that belonged to my grandmother and great-grandmother. I'll give you a sneak peek at some of those goodies at another time.

'Mending' a Relationship

Have you ever had one of those relationships with someone that you wish could be better? 
In fact you knew could be better. But maybe you weren't pulling your weight. 
A little lazy. Or unmotivated. Or afraid to even try to improve it?

I have one of those relationships.

No, it's not with an old friend. 

Not with a family member, a coworker, or even with an acquaintance. 

It's not with Lucy or Jordan.

It's with my sewing machine.

My grandmother gave me her old sewing machine when I moved into this house 3 and a half years ago. It's been sitting in my basement ever since.

I haven't used a sewing machine since high school. I think I was pretty good with it. It was during a home-ec type class and I made a skirt. Will I pick it right up again? Should I take a class and properly refresh myself?

There are so many projects and so many ideas I have running in the back of my head, but they all involve sewing. I've become the queen of finding no sew solutions to many of my DIY projects, but I'd like to expand my abilities. 
I was inspired a few weeks ago when I saw this display in Anthropologie:

I fell in love and it's my mission to replicate this in my house somewhere.

I have an idea of how I can (fairly) easily recreate this display, but it involves some sewing. 

So I'm vowing now to bust out my sewing machine (with the instructions of course), set it up and relearn how to use it.

Are there any old 'relationships' you've been meaning to mend lately?

Uninvited Guests and a Quickie Craft

This weekend didn't quite go as we planned. Jordan had off all weekend so we were hoping to spend some good family time together. We had some things planned including going out for a much needed dinner date Saturday night. Our plans fell through when we had an uninvited guest in our house... or should I say guests. FLEAS. Yes, fleas. And if you've ever had a pet with fleas, you know what a pain in the butt they are to get rid of. Well, we had two animals with them. 

Saturday was spent washing every sheet, towel, rug, pillow, blanket, etc in the house. We also had to thoroughly vacuum the entire upstairs (thank god we no longer have carpet downstairs) and use this special spray in all the rooms. Last but not least, we had to give two flea baths: one for a tolerable puppy, and one for a not-so-tolerable cat. By the time we finished it was almost 8:00 and we were both beat. Our nice dinner consisted of takeout from Chipotle (I won't complain though, it was pretty darn good.) and catching up on our shows from the week.

I did manage to squeeze in one quick crafty project this weekend. Lucy and I took a trip to Michael's Friday night in search of a large canvas for our dining room. (We have a large piece of wall art we are scheming, but more on that later). I had my "40% off one item" coupon in tow, but of course the size I wanted (24x48) was sold out. Boo! So I grabbed a few other things instead.


They had these wooden numbers on clearance for $.79 each. So I snagged a few.

Anyone recognize the significance numbers? 
They are our wedding date: May 15, 2010. 
Ok, the zero is actually the letter 'O'. 
They had no zeros left so I had to pay for a full priced letter, still only $.99.


I also picked up some more Martha Stewart craft paint in metallic gold.

You may remember I used her craft paint for the floating photo booth frame project I did a few weeks ago. I was pretty happy with the results and the paint only costs $1.99 per bottle (plus both times I purchased, they were 30% off).


I grabbed my sponge brush and got to work. 
Three coats of paint later I had these beauties:

They found a home on the living room shelves.

You know how some people change their mantles for the seasons? I change my shelves like that. 

Except more often. And not because of the holidays, but because I am so indecisive. 

You can see I found a home for the vintage cameras I scored last weekend. 

And did you notice that framed map? 

It's a map of Bermuda, where we went on our honeymoon. 

Just adding more as part of the personal art decor kick I've been on.

Friday Fun: Blog Hopping

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Here are a few things I've been checking out this week:

Jordan and I are both kind of obsessed with this website. We flip through it in bed at night wishing our house looked like every single one on here. We enjoy the clothes, too. (via pursuit Aesthetic)

I bought Lucy some great American Apparel onesies (here and here) in Cinder, Dijon, Pomegranate, Black and Heather Grey. Such a good change from the boring white ones. (via Amazon)

I can't wait until she's bigger and I can dress her in bodysuits, neon tights, and a chambray shirt like mommy's (via American Apparel)

Love these tips for cozying up your house for fall (via Pure Style Home)

I cannot wait to see how Nicole gets her house ready for baby #2! (via MeOhMy!)

I need to try this no sew pillow cover - I love the fabric, too! (via 346 Living)

A great post about living to be healthy, not skinny (via Five Feet of Spice)

Fun: Cheese or Font?

This article has gotten me even more excited about making Lucy's food (via Bethenny Frankel)

(More on this topic in another post)

I have set aside the perfect frame in hopes of replicating something similar to this (via Like the Rain)

This awesome table setting has gotten me really excited about for holiday entertaining (via mint love social club)

Ain't this the truth! I don't care how skinny you are pre-baby, it's not easy to bounce back to normal. (Unless you're Gisele Bundchen.) (via Little Miss Momma)

So what if it says 'Summertime.' I'm rocking this look for the fall. (via More Design Please)

Happy Friday!