285 Square Feet.

When I first spotted this bed nook 

on Apartment Therapy I thought it was awesome...

Then as I scrolled through the rest of the photographs & found out it 

was part of a 285 square foot apartment I thought it was amazing! 

Head on over here to check out the full story & if you are like me 

& love this teen-tiny place be sure to give Natalie your thumb's up

 so her place can make it to the finals of the Small, Cool 2010 contest.

xoxo

Spring Blooms.

I snapped a few photographs of the buds
& blooms springing to life around our place yesterday. 

Despite the fact that tree pollen makes me very sneezy
 I just could not resist- they are too pretty to ignore...

Totally worth the sneezes, itchy eyes & sinus pressure, right?!

Oh & before I forget - did you get a chance to enter the current giveaway?

It closes tonight at 11:59pm so hurry, hurry, hurry!

xoxo

Happy Pup.

Piper Dog & I went for a big walk today...

This is her first spring & she just looked so happy the entire time we were out & about.

She also met several bumble bees & was completely unsure what to do about them...

It was hilarious. Although I hope she never tries to take a bite out of one- that could be bad!

xoxo

Neutral Paint.

Oh wow, Monday snuck up on me! Good day, good Monday to you!

Seeing as it is officially April now & we are less than 20 days from moving...

 I couldn't sleep last night.

 It seems I always have visions of our new place in my head.

 Lots of decisions to make you know, like paint colors... 

 I have at least decided to stick with more neutral colors at our new place. 

My only problem is I can't decide on a palate... 

Grey? Cream? Tan? White? A mix of all of them? What do you think?

Here are some photographs that are currently inspiring my neutral paint ideas...

{ My apologies I do not remember where all these came from, they've been sitting on my desktop for a while. 

If you happen to recognize one &  know where it is from,  please tell me so I can provide proper photo credits }

I especially love the bottom photograph...
 Not quite sure why- maybe it is the burst of natural light from the window?


So what do you think?
 Can I get away with a mix of all the color palates or will it just look silly?

xoxo

Happy (Easter) Weekend.

Hello love bugs! 

Seeing as it is Easter weekend, I'd like to give you a lil' gift...

In my family it is tradition for my grandfather to give my grandmother Easter flowers

& I'd like to carry on the tradition in a blogger sort of way...  

So, ta-da beautiful photographs of Easter flowers, fresh picked by me, just for you! 

{ 1 } { 2 } { 3 } { 4 } { 5 } { 6 } 

{ All photographs originally spotted on it's mary ruffle } 

Have a stellar Easter weekend! 

I hope it is filled with some relaxing times, smiles & a good laugh or two. 

Oh & have you entered our little giveaway yet!?

You could win a lovely photographic print from Isabel March which would look fabulous framed anywhere!

But be sure to hurry- a winner will be picked at random on Tuesday, April 6th at 11:59est.

xoxo

Mustache Eggs.

 The Sister-In-Law & I dyed easter eggs yesterday

Her eggs turned out very vibrant & colorful. 

As for mine? Well mine ended up with mustaches...

Let's just say that by the end of the afternoon 

I was talking in a french accent & naming my eggs...

Francois, Bernard, Pierre & Frank (he's the one with the handlebar stache)

Don't you think that they are almost too quirky & cute to crack & eat!?

In fact, I  think I may sneak them into a full dozen of regular eggs

 for a silly surprise to whomever picks them up & tries to cook with them.

(ahaha - I'm so sneaky... & laughing already!)

Happy Easter! 

xoxo

Easter Egg Love.

As promised here are the results of our egg dying 
a-la Martha Stewart's tips & tricks...

We used PAAS egg dye in classic colors (that means adding 3 tablespoons of vinegar)

black electrical tape, scissors, thin tip sharpie markers & lots of patience to create our eggs.

The Sister-In-Law's eggs turned out the best & were also the most colorful...

As for me, I became oddly obsessed with mustaches 

(I thought the black electrical tape scraps looked like lil' mustaches)

 So I ended up doing eggs with various types of mustaches & colored striped t-shirts...

 I also found myself talking in a french accent & being called a "weirdo" multiple times by The SIL ... hmmm?

All in all we had a stellar afternoon decorating eggs on the patio. 
I highly recommend it if you get the chance & Martha's tips worked like a charm!


xoxo

Creature Comforts.

This photograph melts my heart & considering I can hear the birds singing 

outside my window right now it melts it even more!

I  originally spotted this beauty over on Creature Comforts  (which is one of my favorite blogs)

I think it is pretty cool that this photograph sort of defines the title of the "Creature Comforts" don't you?

I then swiftly followed the links to photographer Tracie Swift's flickr stream & let me just tell you - WOW!

xoxo

No Foolin' - A GIVEAWAY! (closed)

Hello lovelies & Happy April 1st! 

I can't believe it is April already, can you!?  How bout we celebrate with a giveaway!?

(No Foolin' even though it is April Fool's- promise!)

So if you've been a reader for a bit you have probably

 heard me talk about our fabulous photographer friend- Isabel March

She photographed our wedding plus one of my fav weddings 

& lots of others because well she is pretty darn awesome!

Today she is spreading the awesomeness

by giving away an 8x10 print of the photograph below...

I don't know about you but I love me some ladybugs 

& I think this print would look just dandy framed nicely pretty much anywhere!

So how can you get a chance to win you ask? It is easy...

Just leave a comment with your favorite thing about spring 

(with your email too please, so you can be contacted you if you win!)

& if you'd like multiple chances to win you can also

 become a follower, tweet, blog or share on facebook about the giveaway too! 

(just be sure you come back here & comment about the additional things you've done)

Be sure to check out Isabel's site too...

& hurry- a winner will be picked at random on Tuesday April 4th at 11:59est.

Good luck!

xoxo

Bouncy Balls.

None of you know this because I've never told you- 

But when I was about five or six I had a bouncy ball collection.

I loved that collection. So colorful, so fun! I think I had about fifty of them. 

Then one day I was playing in our yard, went in for lunch or something 

& the lawnmower had come by & well you can probably put it together, no more bouncy balls.

Anyway, I spotted this Sony Bravia advertisement over on Hooray 

& just had to share it with you. I can't stop watching it!

Simply awesome, right?!

I really want to see it in high definition on a HUGE tv screen...
That would make me oh so happy!

(P.S. - if you love the music to it as much as I do it is "Hearbeats" by José González)

xoxo