i’ve been getting really tired of piles of papers on every single surface in our house. homework, articles, recipes, ultrasound pics, unpaid bills…
my happy, sunny thursday solution? $4 in homasote, $2 scrap of vintage barkcloth, a borrowed stapler (mine is lost in the jungle we call ‘the garage’) and only 20 minutes!
beautiful, functional and totally cheap bulletin board for our hallway.
micah and i work well together on most projects. (building the chicken coop was challenging) our latest project is coming along nicely & happens to be a girl. we strive for balance & now we will have it. here she is at 20 weeks. lovely girl.
last week was really crazy for me and i missed out on the kcwc (kids clothes week challenge). my friend jen (bits of envy) really went to town and made her daughter, violet, a lovely new fall wardrobe. i decided that i could jump on board a week late! i found some really fabulous pdf patterns on etsy by heidi & finn. i started with the yoga pants / hooded jacket. i had found a patty young polka dot remnant (flora & fauna) for $3 last year and i combined it with another patty young knit (sanctuary) i scored for 50% off at fabric depot. here is everything all cut out.
here is frankie in her new yoga outfit.
trying out a few poses…
also works great for the playground!
when i was younger i worked in many a thrift & vintage store and loved being able to snag the good items up first. now that i have three kids (and one on the way), its a bit more challenging to go into small thrift/vintage stores & peruse garage/estate sales, but i still love to try. over the past two weeks i have explored some new places & some old haunts.
sarah & i (and her mom) had a great time exploring the hidden gems in salem. first up, a really cool, super large, retro shortening can (perfect for my kitchen!):
a vintage lid, for my collection.(.25) this will look great in my bedroom or studio:
i am in love with this yellow lamp. it was only $6. i am on the hunt for the perfect shade now:
i had to go to eugene last monday. i got to spend part of the day with my friend jen (bits of envy) and we hit one of my favorite places, the awesome st vincent’s. i found a beautiful vintage necklace. it looks great with my grayling earrings and was only $5.99!
i have been really watching my money lately and i was elated to find boots!! here are the vintage charles david in two tone brown leather & suede. ($15)
an amazing black leather boot, made in italy! ($10)
yesterday, micah & i went to garage & estate sales in portland. i found a kelly green wool scarf for half off ($2). i can’t wait to wear it with my black wool coat & new black boots!
beautiful vintage bowl for our eggs. half off too, so $7.
we also found a stainless toaster/convection oven for $20, a Tokyo Giants cap for $1(and three other baseball cap finds) and a red vintage metal chair for Frankie’s room for $5. it was so nice to explore portland and have a quiet, lazy day (and inexpensive too!) together. happy hunting!
i’ve been a bit down lately and it was wonderful to see a post by my dear friend jen (check out her amazing & effortless creativity at bits of envy) that completely inspired me to stop being sad & embrace fall! first, i made leaves out of brown paper bags & different lace. i glued the lace to the bags and then used a template to cut them out.
i used three different styles & colors of lace. i really like the combinations of textures.
next, i made flowers out of burlap, fabric scraps, vintage buttons & broken vintage earrings…and glued it all together.
here it is, hanging on the front door.
then i decided to make a table runner out of the remaining burlap. i used the rest of the lace leaves and vintage mason jars. the lids made perfect candle holders. now i am off to help a friend paint & hopefully find the perfect branches to put in the jars! thank you jen!
maya mori 
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