Happy {LuckY} Day!

3.17.11-

  Today has been a good day-

I started off by going to my OBGYN for my yearly check-up {how lucky am I right?!?} 

I mean isn't that how everyone wants to spend their St. Patricks Day?  Anyway my Dr. made my day when he told me that I had lost 13 lbs. since my last visit!

{that was fabulous to hear}

I guess all the no caffeine, or pop in general, really watching what I eat, limited sweets & Zumba-ing has paid off! It was so great to hear now I just need to keep it up.

I almost faltered during our NY trip when my husband ordered a Dr. Pepper {it looks sooo good} & when I almost asked the flight attendant for a Sprite on the flight home but I held strong & didn't do it.

{yeah- me!} 

Here's a picture of the terrific antique store my friend Nicole & I discovered on Main Street in Palmyra.  If any of you are planning a trip back there this year you have to stop in.  It was full of so much vintage wonder!  

Dan, the owner, is a very creative person who turns an old antique into a shabby chic treasure.  

{he was very fun to talk to}

I love to met someone who is very passionate about what they like to do. 

There are actually 3 fun little places to shop along main street in Palmyra, I enjoyed shopping in each one of them. {Wish I could have gotten so much more too}

Hope you all have a Lucky day!!

Oh, & happy March Madness to- Good Luck to my Duke Blue Devils in the Tourney this year I hope they take it all!

{M}

Treasures!

3.16.11-

Just wanted to share what I found antiquing in Victoria,Canada & Palmyra, New York this weekend.

{Oh, I wish I could have carried home everything I saw & wanted to buy}

 I better take a UHaul with me next time ;) I was happy to be able to stash these little treasures into my luggage & bring them home. 

 Just had to have the glass mason jar {with glass lid} with the stamped crown on it & Toronto stamped on the back, the dainty little frame was just too cute to leave behind, the donut cutter for Miss Mace & just couldn't leave DAntiques in Palmyra without the fabulous colorful old tins.

I am so LOVING antique tin cases lately.  I thought the little birdie was adorable & fell in love the lime green color of the other tin. Hmmm, now what to fill them up with or use them as?? Maybe a place to hold clothes pins, jewelry or stray buttons.

Anyway they make me smile!

{M}

Rethinking & rearranging

3.9.11-

I love old windows & have several hanging up here & there around our home.  They aren't used in the traditional way though & I thought you might like to take a peek at them too.

One thing I enjoy is finding a purpose or a reuse for something different than what it was intended to be used for.

Old window panes + dry erase markers + this & that=

Memo board



-Mine hanging in my closet! I love the little letters the girls & Ty leave for me. I love looking at it every morning to start the day & every night-  



-My hubby has one hanging up on his side of the closet too-

-Miss Mace's in her newly decorated room {more pics to come sometime soon} LOVE the color we painted it!!

Family pictures + old window pane= unique picture frames

-This pane was given to me by a wonderful family friend who rescued it out of an old barn in good old Lewiston. It fits 8x10's perfectly in each pane-

-The perfect pane to display cute pictures of my 3 girls. I can hang it either vertically or horizontally depending on the photos-

Also while in my closet, taking pics of my memo boards, I decided to rearrange my closet by color. Thanks to a suggestion from a sweet friend & now looking at my closet I can tell I am fully in the winter mode- too many dark clothes!  {it's good to step back & take a look at things}

So I need to go shopping & bring in some more color!  It's always good to have an excuse to go shopping, right? 

{M}

-Some of you may have noticed that I took off The Hive button off from the side- it's because I am "re-thinking" the dates.  I have a lot of things coming up in April so I'm trying to figure it all out- I'll keep you posted on what I decide {I'm thinking maybe May}

Lookie what I spotted......

3.8.11-

 

While I was blog hopping last night I came across this cute family sitting upon some H&H benches! 

{I love these little things- they are the best decorating accessory ever!!}

I think their pictures turned out adorable & I love all the bright colors. 

The best thing about spotting this is that I met Angela {the cute Mom} through my blog & she has been such a sweet supporter & even better a nice new friend.  I have so enjoyed getting to know her. Isn't new friends & making connections the best?!  I just love it.

{you can see more of there cute pictures by going here to my friend

Haley's photography blog}

Oh, if you have one of those benches it really is a treasure!  My wonderful husband made each one of those by hand & created each unique design. Wish he had the time to make me some more to sell  {hint, hint} but he is a busy guy with lots of things demanding his time.  So if you have one in your home - consider yourself lucky & enjoy having it around!  

Have a wonderful day!

{M}

Desperately seeking SPRiNG!

3.4.11-

I am so over with Winter! {anyone else?}

I am longing for warmer weather, spotting daffodils poking up through the ground, being able to sit on my porch in the sun while sorting through the mail, seeing the grass in my yard & just seeing some color around me!!

Since outside isn't providing too much I decided to look around my home for some cheerful color spots that make me :)

Love the combo of turquoise & mustard yellow.  I found the globe at a local thrift store & bonus it is actually a light too!



-Honeysuckle {color of the year} Lime, Turquoise & Orange 
We got the candy tin as a gift at Christmastime & I fell in love with the color & just had to keep it around, even before I knew it was the color of the year.
{the contents of the tin  however did not last long-yum!}



In my search for SPRiNG {although signs of winter still linger outside} I decided to pack up all these chilly friends in hopes that it might make the snow melt faster. {fingers crossed}



 And I found this as I was packing up all the Winter/ Valentines decor.  Isn't the crepe paper heart the sweetest?  I don't know if one of my girls made that or if it just naturally appeared from stringing the crepe paper up for our Valentines dinner- anyway it made me smile when I saw it.

Here's to hoping that SPRiNG is quickly on it's way!

{M}

One thing marked off!

3.1.11-

  One weekend project done- I have seen the light!

{hallelujah!}

-the Before-

 & after



-a few skeleton,& odd shaped keys & a glue gun later-
TA-DaH!!



I love when you finish a task & are able to mark off something on your to-do list. Ahhh!

{Now onto the 25 other things! ;) }

Happy 1st day of March

{please, please Spring come soon!!}

{M}