Giveaway Alert!

I have teamed up with the beautiful Collette, from Statements in Fashion for a fun giveaway!  This necklace is one of my current favorites.  Turquoise and red are the most vibrant, gorgeous mix and I think this would add some fun to any hum drum outfit!  ;)  So head on over and visit Collette for your chance to win!

(Go Here for details on this necklace)

Good Luck!!! :)

Dreaming of Spring

Don't get me wrong, I like winter...but I love spring and summer.  These winter months tend to be long and tiring.  I find myself shortly after fall is over longing for the warmer days when all you need to do is throw on a dress and some sandals and out the door you go!  Ruche is one of my alltime favorite boutiques and they have introduced their new spring line.  If you have not heard of them yet, check out their site!!  You won't be sorry!  It's equivalent to Anthropologie in style, but much more friendly on the wallet.  I have many of their pieces and love every single one of them! 

Here are some items that have made it to my wishlist:

This dress could work for so many occasions!  Throw a cardigan on with it for work, or cute sandals for backyard parties!

*love*

Polka dots and lace?  Who wouldn't love that?!

Jeans and sandals and it's the perfect "run around town" outfit!

So, really I think I would take one of everything from Ruche!  But for now, this is my more realistic wish list. 

So what's on your wishlist?  Are you longing for spring yet?  What's your favorite shop/boutique to perk you up when you've got the winter blues?  

Skipping Stones

I have been making a lot of jewelry lately with these colorful stone beads.  I am really falling in love with the yummy colors...they remind me a little of bubblegum!  Here's my latest favorite!

(go here for details)

What a great way to add a simple statement to your wardrobe!  It's also making me long for spring as if I wasn't already! 

Hope you are having a happy weekend!

Sneak Peak

I am working on some really exciting things...

and I'm going to share a little sneak peak!!

This still is not the final product, but I will now share what it started out looking like:

Possibly the ugliest and creepiest thing I have ever purchased!!  But the frame was good for what I wanted to use it for. 

More on this project to come ;)

Valentine's Pretty

Just in time for Valentine's Day! 

This might just be one of my new favorite color combos!  I think this necklace would make the perfect Valentine's Day accessorie to wear on your date with your pretty red dress!  Go here for more details!

Anyone have any V-day plans yet?

Fun Painted Glass!

I just have to brag about my Mom for a minute!  :)  She has been painting decorative glassware for a few years now, which I think are absolutely wonderful!  I urged her to open an Etsy shop because I think her talent is just too great to not be shared with others! 

I, of course, own several of her items: 

A custom painted mail box

An adorable soap bottle

A matching set of salt and pepper shakers
And the cutest butter dish ever!

She has a little something for everyone!

Flowers, these bottles can be used for soap in your kitchen or bath, as well as oil and vinegar bottles.

Goldfish

Butterflies and Bumblebees

Cherries

And birdhouses!

She also paints mailboxes with custom numbering and flower options.  This one just happens to be a fall theme!

Aren't they all fun!  Head on over and check out her other goodies!  They're sure to make you smile :)

Master Bath Reno: Before and After

In my previous posts I have told you about the 2 weekend bathroom renovations I did with my brother and sister-in-law.  I have shown you the before and after photos of the guest bath, now onto the master! 

This bathroom is teeeny tiny!  We were able to get this one done a little quicker than the first one.  It still took all weekend long because you have to wait for tile adhesive and grout to dry before other steps can be taken, but it was not as many late nights which was nice.

Without further ado, here are the before shots:

Did I mention it was small?!  It's hard to get a good shot in such a tight space, but you get the idea. 

So what we did was rip everything out:  the linoleum floor, the old vanity, cove base moulding, toilet, etc.  I took a few shots of the process we went through in the bathroom.

Once everything was out, the first step was to patch walls.

Next we laid Durock cement board.

In case you were wondering, this is where the toilet goes during the whole process!  ;)  After laying the durock we painted the walls.  We called it a night and the next morning began tiling.

We picked a dark tile in both bathrooms because they have 2 very large dogs which means lots of pet hair!  They wanted something that wouldn't show every bit of dog hair every second of the day.

The walls are Ben Moore "canvas".  Since it is such a small bathroom, my sister-in-law asked for a light color.  She also wanted to keep her current shower curtain but didn't want to pull any of the actual colors in the curtain out for the walls.  So neutral it was!

Once the tile was done drying we grouted and after that dried it was time to start bringing everything back in and putting the bathroom back together.

She already had antique bronze fixtures(vanity light, mirror, towel bar) so we kept with that look and changed out the knobs on the vanity to match and added the goose neck faucet. 

We also installed new mouldings around the base.

After installing the toilet, hanging the mirror, shower rod, and towel bar, we were done! 

NOTE:  The over the toilet shelving is already gone!  I told my sister-in-law it did not work in there and she agreed once she put it back in that it had to be replaced with something a little more stylish!  So please don't think that was a design decision to have it in there! ;)

So there you have it!  Our master bath renovation is complete!  This one came in around $600!  I'm happy with the way it turned out.  It's stylish, yet neutral enough to appeal to a large variety of buyers.  If I get pictures of the bathroom without the ugly toilet shelf I will share them with you! :)

Once again, most major items were found at Lowe's.