SALVAGED WHIMSY

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Whimsical Wednesday: Pretty, Pretty Pillows

"Fashionistas" have shoes, Decoristas have throw pillows.

If money and storage were no object...I could easily own hundreds of throw pillows.

It was difficult to narrow down my picks to just these.

Enjoy a little pillow eye candy, my friends.

"Faux Bois Pillow - Birch" at Anthropologie

"Ruffle Rose" by That Funky Boutique on Etsy

Pop 'o Color on Etsy

Indra Blue-Wing at Target

"MALIN LOV" at Ikea

Garden Therapy on Etsy

JLA White Pillow at Target

"Vintage Fragrance" by The Home Centric on Etsy

This shop has 70 pages of throw pillows. That's 1679 sparkly,bling-tastic, almost good-enough-to-eat fluffy confections of lovliness

"Pearl Obsession" by The Home Centric on Etsy

PillowMood on Etsy

White Octopus by KainKain on Etsy

kyoozi on Etsy

I want one of these "No Whining" pillows for every room of my house, one for each car, a couple for the grandparents' houses, and a couple for "just in case"

I have 2 toddlers. Enough said.

"No Whining" by Alexandra Ferguson on Etsy

Story of my life...when I'm in a bad mood, the first question..
"are you hungry?"

Probably.

My Bearded Pigeon on Etsy

Pre-kids - my husband and I were epic nap-takers. I think it's one of the reasons we fell in love.

Hungry and tired = don't come near me.

"Scrabble Letters" by CounterCouture on Etsy

Have you come across any throw pillow lovliness lately?

take care -

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

A Perfect Easter Day

Thanks to all of you for stopping by yesterday for my blog swap with The Bold Abode - I think I've made it fairly obvious that I'm pretty much obsessed with Gwen, so it was a exciting day for me!

I see a couple new friends have joined us - welcome! I hope I was able to introduce some of you to Gwen's fantastic blog.

So, I hope all you had a lovely Easter Sunday - ours was perfectly wonderful.

Our babies are just getting to the age that the holidays are becoming a lot of fun...it's pure joy to watch them experience each day. I can't believe there was a time that I didn't think I would ever want to have kids.

I know this is a little shift from the norm, but I wanted to share a couple pictures of my beautiful babies on a gorgeous day...

Emerson ("Emme") is 17 mos. At her 15 month checkup, the pediatrician said she was the size of a 2.5 year old.

Max, enjoying the fruits (or jellybeans) of his labor.

with Daddy

Bryan thinks she's going to be 6'4" one day. (I'm 6' and Bryan is 6'2")

See the boots. They never come off. I have to pry them off his feet after he's fallen asleep at night.

This is his 2nd pair...

...this year.

What a wonderful day - I hope I never forget a moment of it.

(right now, Max is trying to put a dump truck on Emme's head, so better cut this short)

How was your Easter?

take care -

Monday, April 9, 2012

First Guest Post Ever - THE BOLD ABODE

I was thrilled when Gwen from The Bold Abode asked me to guest post on her blog...so I mustered up the courage to ask her if she'd consider being the FIRST GUEST POSTER EVER at Salvaged Whimsy.

Now before you run off and get sucked in by her wonderfully amusing and inspiring blog, stick around here and take a moment to enjoy her post here (did I mention that it's the first time I've had someone guest post here?)

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Holla, holla, yall!

I’m Gwen

from

I’m so excited to be over here at Salvaged Whimsy I can’t stand it… I’m ‘bout ta burst with excitement!

And I’m in LOVE with Erin..and it has Nothing to do with her MAD coffee filter wreath skills…

nope…absolutely nothing…

Well, maybe a just a smidgen...

Anyway, I am so honored to Erin’s first guest post…

She is one BOLD girl for having me over here!!!

Sooo… are yall good gift givers?

I mean…it’s an art, is it not? And somehow I missed that class along the way… Bum-MER...

And when it’s your Mother-in-laws birthday, it’s really nice to have great knowledge in the art of gift giving… But alas… not only do I lack in skills, I totally FORGOT her birthday.

Which is NOT funny.

No. It's NOT...

Even less funny is that it’s the SAME DAY AS MY HUSBANDS!!!!

Bad Daughter-in-law…bad, bad, bad.

So, about three weeks later, I made this…for myself…

I found this beautiful decoator’s fabric at a thrift store…shining in lustrous brilliance and reaching for me from the back corner of the room…

It looked a little bare, so I added the little ruffle detail across the bottom.

And I gots all fancy-schmancy and used a decorative stich on the hem and the waitstband…

And I got all ready to put this girl ta work…

BUT that little voice in my head, said…{pssst…better to give than to receive…}

What? Go Away Voice…

{PSSST….YO… Go mail that to your sweet MIL. NOW}

And when your little, tiny inside-head voice starts YELLING at you…you had BEST listen, right?

And so… and so, I did. I wrapped it all up and sent it on it’s way. And I think she liked it. At least, I do hope she did!

Zach Braff and Natalie Portman in a bath tub

I did… hahaha...

Thanks so much, Erin for having me! You are so sweet, girl!!!

I hope yall will pop over and see my new blog! I just moved to Wordpress and I couldn’t be more excited… and while you are there, I’d love to connect with you… you can find me here...

Today just might be the day.

But, you'll never know if you don't get out there and

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Now, wasn't that fun?

I have it on good authority that Gwen has an absolutely fan-tabulous giveaway going on at her blog right now...

...so scurry on over there and enter to win your very own Salvaged Whimsy "Shades of The Bold Abode" Wreath.

But wait! Before you go, leave a comment here - it gives you an extra chance to with the wreath.

Thanks again to Gwen.

Sharing Gwen's beautiful apron at these linky parties:

MONDAY:

Take Care-

Friday, April 6, 2012

The Bold Abode is Visiting Next Week!!!

Instead of taking calculus or bowling in college - I wish I could have taken a class in "how to get everything done in 24 hours". Although, I think I would have failed.

Everyday, I come across women who would have aced "Living Efficiently and Effectively 101" without reading the book or taking notes.

I need to ask Gwen from The Bold Abode for lessons - super-mom and wife, home-schooler, SAHM, blogger, diy-er, animal-lover,...let me catch my breath...and she's funny as heck to boot! (she even makes up her own words 'n stuff!)

Maybe in her spare time, Gwen should become a life coach because she makes this life-stuff look easy AND fun.

Guess what....Gwen is coming over here for a virtual play-date next week! Yes ma'mm, the first ever guest poster on Salvaged Whimsy is the amazing Miss Gwen from The Bold Abode. Be sure to stop by Salvaged Whimsy next week to check it out because she's more energizing than a 48oz cup of coffee!

These signs are a few I've made this week to restock my booth and etsy shop. I did them like I showed in this post but I used chalk instead of crayon, and it worked a lot better.

They are painted on drift wood and reclaimed barn wood...and then distressed, or course. I think I've done 1 piece of furniture in the past 6 months that wasn't distressed.

Distressing is a must with 2 toddlers who like using your projects as a racetrack for their favorite toy cars.

Sharing at these linky parties:

MONDAY:

Thrifty Decor Chick (1st Monday of Each Month)

TUESDAY:

Home Stories A2Z

Tip Junkie

Coastal Charm