I always look forward to the Green Thumb Festival, an event at a local park filled with plant vendors of all sorts, and this year was no different. I had my mind set – since two months ago – to hoard as many houseplants as possible, since mine from last year didn’t survive. Prices are mostly reasonable […]
Her First Bubblegum
I was guiding her little sister, hand in hand, away from the lake she was chasing after. Big sister had already found a bag full of eggs, cheering with glee when each piece of candy was discovered. I’m assuming she handed daddy a piece of bubblegum, you know the kind; bright pink and hard to chew […]
A Sweater Rug for the Living Room
After a month on back order, our area rug is now here! After much deliberation, we ended up settling on West Elm’s sweater rug in sable; mainly because it is a high quality wool rug in our budget. I had my worries, especially since I hadn’t seen it in person, so waiting a month was painstaking. […]
Collected Art Wall
This wall, in my son’s bedroom, used to sport a collected gallery wall which included everything from an octopus to a canvas painting to a Mario mushroom. Once our toddler moved into her little sister’s bedroom, it was time to readdress this wall. After months of hoarding thrifting, I finally assembled this gallery wall. So […]
New Items For Sale on Smithly’s
Although I am a few months late, I finally got around to posting 18 vintage goodies for sale on my Etsy shop Smithly’s. Things like that vintage yellow fondue pot, a Romeo and Juliet book, brilliant blue light bulbs, and lots more. Be sure to check everything out here.
March Thrift Store Finds
Considering it is April 1st – you know, April Fools – I almost thought writing this post was a joke. As in, you mean to tell me I’m sharing March thrift store finds on the first day of April?! Psssh, yeah right. Well, the joke is on me because here I am, sharing all the cool […]
Ombre Macrame Plant Hanger
Since we last talked about my houseplant hoarding habits, I’ve collected a bit more. Although I’ve smothered – and killed – some of them with love, I’ve started to run out of places to put them. That is how I entered the world of macrame plant hangers. They are super easy to make and pretty […]
Gems & Stones
My son has always been into nature, specifically rocks – and sticks, and acorns, and leaves, and mulch. Lately he’s been learning about minerals and rocks, has been putting this thrifted book to good use, and has been collecting a lot of really awesome stones. His interested has consequently poured over onto me and at the […]
On Parenting and Purposes
Lately, it has began to sink in just how much importance raising children really holds. What I do now – how I teach them, what I teach them, my behavior and my words, my reactions – will mold them and take effect on what they become; how they’ll function in a career, in a marriage, […]
Spring Cleaning Essentials
With the start of spring comes the beginning of spring cleaning. Although I’d rather be outside playing in the gorgeous spring weather, deep cleaning our home with a breeze streaming through the windows sounds good, too. Here are some pretty spring cleaning tools to make the task ahead a little more enjoyable. 1. Handcrafted horsehair […]