I need your opinion.

So for my birthday, I got something that I have been wanting for a long time. A fleabag! Super excited. But when it finally arrived...it was a bit bigger than I expected. I should have looked at the dimensions. My bad. And it is still a great bag, don't get me wrong...but I wanted to use it as a purse. Does it look too big for everyday use? The other problem I had with it is the buckles. I kind of thought they were faux. Now you don't have to use them to keep the bag shut...but I think they look a little messy with them undone. Again, GREAT bag..no fault of the company..I just should have read the fine print a little better. Do you think I should return it? I LOVE the way it looks. I just can't make a decision to save my life.

Winner!

Congratulations to Polka Dot Pear--send me your info! :)

Would you like some free money? $50 to be exact.

To spend anyway you like at any of the 200 CSN Stores? Yeah, ya do! And that is just what you are gonna get!

By now, you know that CSN has EVERYTHING. From upholstered headboards to clocks. and everything in between. I've been wanting to recreate this wall of clocks and I think I might just be able to get it done through CSN.

The giveaway starts today, August 9, 2010 and ends on Friday, August 13, 2010 at Midnight. You can have your name entered multiple times and the winner will be chosen via random.org.

Here's how you can enter to win:

Visit CSN, then come back here & post a comment telling what you would purchase and your name will be entered into the drawing for the $50 giveaway. Becoming a follower isn't necessary to win, but I would love it if you did! :)

New items at Ballard Designs

Lots of good stuff for fall and lots of new stuff from Suzanne Kasler !

Yummy Cake, Dirty Kitchen

But when it's your birthday, you shouldn't have to clean! :) I'll be 30 in exactly a year! Todd and I decided we'll start talking about a baby then. I told him to be ready. I don't know if I'll be ready--but he needs to prepare himself! :)

Barn House Swag

Oh what a day. Barn House was insane. Seriously. We were there at 9am and we waited in a long line of cars to get in. I mean a LONG line. We finally got in at 9:30 and it was wall to wall people. Such a huge difference from last year. I guess the word got out about how awesome it is! But I kind of wish it was personal little secret! :) The above print is my favorite new treasure. I got lots of compliments on it. Except one little old lady asked what it was made of and then rolled her eyes at me. HA! It's cardboard. Whatever. I LOVE IT!



Got this box and have no where to put it. Don't have any idea what to do with it, but I still think it's great. :)



Whoops! Picture upside down....





Need to get some frame for these. I love yard long photos. :) After Barn House, made a stop at HomeGoods for the first time. Lots of crap, to be honest. But I could see how you could find some treasures there. It would take lots of checking every week and rumor has it we are getting one of our own in SeaTac! Yay!!

Puppy Jail

It's the thought that counts, right?

I got these two prints at a shop in Snohomish and Todd took it upon himself to hang them. Off center. :) And then for some reason hung the small frame too? He tried. That's what counts. :)

P.S. Notice Newton hiding behind the pillows? He loves to burrow!

The Little Black Cart Found a Home

As my nightstand. I dig it. I feel like it needs a basket beneath? Yay? Nay? Meh, we'll see. Sorry, I've been mia. I was trying to get my life in order. And now it is. Mostly. :)

Fun with Decorating.

I mean, making fun of decorating. Check it out here. Good stuff, I promise.

Here is a sneak peek...

"It broke through the wall during the last big storm and we decided just to leave it."