A Re-do of a Re-do

Do you remember my old lamp?

I painted it this fun, bright blue:

Annnd now I decided it was a little too bold for our living room. So, I repainted it! I'm loving this color even more because it matches our color palette so much better. The color is Valspar's Smoke Infusion gloss spray paint.

I've seen more of these ribbon and fabric lampshades at craft and antique shops. They can be very pricy and I made mine simply with the fabric and lace scraps I had laying around the house. You can read my tutorial for the lampshade {here}.

Thought you might like to see a close up of my vintage tablecloth. Such lovely embroidery!

I won the pitcher at a Bunco party my sister-in-law hosted. So much fun :)

The tray I have the pitcher sitting on is a Dollar Tree find! I just sanded it down and spray painted it to match the lamp. 

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Homemade Blueberry Baby Food

It would appear that I am on a baby food making kick! In reality, my 10 month old is just a big eater. If I don't make my own baby food, I'm pretty sure she'll eat us out of house and home. Nobody wants that. So...here is another recipe for you :)

It is super easy and if you are opposed to microwaving baby food, by all means use a steamer. I always intend to but I'm often in a hurry to whip something up for the family to eat. I try to keep frozen veggies and fruits (unsweetened) in the freezer for making baby food.

Frozen, as opposed to canned, fruits and veggies retain more nutrients. Since frozen produce is typically flash frozen at their peak nutritional levels, they can sometimes be better than the fruits and veggies sitting in the produce aisle! Just food for thought...literally ;)

I just thawed a bag of frozen blueberries in the microwave (you could steam them instead or let them thaw in the refrigerator). Next, I transferred them to the blender. It won't take long to puree them! To serve, I mixed unsweetened, natural applesauce with a little of the blueberry puree (about 4:1 ratio). So I guess this could be called Blueberry Apple baby food, huh?  I won't use it all this week so I poured half of it into an ice cube tray to freeze for later use.

Both my girls (10 months and 3 years)  LOVE it!

Here are some of my other tips/recipes for baby food:

Homemade baby cereal

Baby food tips 


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Master Bath Reveal

**Just a reminder, the embellished headband giveaway ends tomorrow. You can enter {here}.


Keeping with the room reveals, here is our master bath! I really enjoyed picking the paint colors for this room.

The walls are Olympic's Misty Surf. The ceiling is painted a lighter and grayer shade of blue called Dew of Silverberry (from Walmart). I love blue in the bathroom because it is soothing to me. I stay fairly neutral with colors but always feel comfortable using a bold(er) color in the master bath since no one else sees it....until I decide to share it with all of the blogosphere...ha.

The vanity mirror is actually an antique dresser mirror belonging to my family. I originally painted it green to go in the dining room of our previous home. I repainted it a glossy white to use in the bathroom.

 Not sure why the smaller, counter mirror (above) is positioned all funny. Disregard that.  The light fixture was one of my Craigslist finds. I repainted it and purchased new globes at Lowes. Did you notice the marble vanity? It also was from Craigslist for $20! You can read more about that {here}.

This little mirror is quite old. It needed a fresh coat of paint to match the larger mirror. The actual mirror is in awful shape. I'm considering converting into a chalkboard - what do you think?

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DIY Shabby Chic Layered Tablecloth

I originally shared this over at Stardust Decor & Style. Just in case you didn't catch it, I'm sharing it again today :)

My daughter, Ellie, recently had a whimsical fairy party. Today I want to share with you how I put together my shabby chic layered tablecloth. It was exactly the "look" I wanted and sooo easy to put together. Check it out:

The base of the tablecloth is my old duvet cover. I starched it to help stiffen it up a little. I like the color and texture of this fabric.

 The middle layer is actually a bedskirt. The crocheted flower details give the table an extra touch. Kinda grandma chic :)

 The final, top layer is a sheer, white piece of fabric. To give it a little more texture, I twisted the fabric up like this and let it get all nice and wrinkly.

Ta da!

What's in your closet that you could use for a layered tablecloth?




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Bathroom Reveal

Since we moved into our new house, I haven't shared any pictures with you! Why not start with the bathroom! Exciting, right? Here are a few pics of the girls' bathroom.

The beaded board sink base, mirror/medicine cabinet, and wall shelf were purchased from Lowes.

I love this shower curtain. I found it at Target about five years ago and I have never seen another shower curtain I loved as much.

I found this sweet little silver tray at the DOLLAR TREE!

Since this is primarily the girls' bathroom, I write Ellie's memory verses in chalk so we can practice them daily.

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates." Deuteronomy 6:5-9 NASB

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Fleas and 'Tiques

During a recent visit to Arkansas, I stopped by one of my favorite Flea Market/Antique shops called Fleas and 'Tiques. Here are some of the lovelies that I found:

Aren't these pink juice glasses darling? They probably only hold 6 ounces or so. Growing up my mom always poured us a glass of juice in a tiny vintage glass like these. We had to drink our little cup of juice before going to school :)

Aren't these pink hobnail sherbet cups dreamy? I love all things hobnail and combined with this color...I really wanted to bring these home!

A whole wall of depression glass. And it's all pink! Imagine that.

These striped glasses reminded me of summertime. Can't you see them lined up on a tray with a pitcher of sweet tea? I resisted the urge to buy them. Which is good since I just bought some thrifty jars to use as glasses.

Vintage blue tinted mason jars with zinc lids. I wanted the whole shelf but settled on just one of these pretties to put in my windowsill above the sink.

What have you spotted on your latest shopping venture?


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A trip to the thrift store

I have been itching to go to a local thrift shop. Now that the holidays are over, I treated myself to a short trip! I enjoyed just browsing and looking for potential among the junk. I limited myself to these pretties:

I have no idea if these jars are old or new but I thought they had a lovely vintage look. Can't you picture them next to a pitcher of lemonade? I bought eight. I guess that means I really liked them :)

I also found this old tin. Rustic and simple.

For a grand total of $10. What have you thrifted lately?

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