Plant Babies

I thought I would give everyone another glimpse into my little nest.   This is one of my favorite areas of my apartment.  I have a love for plants.. ESPECIALLY plants that are easy to keep alive.  Succulents and air plants are perfect.  I water mine about once every 2-3 weeks, make sure they get some sunlight and they do just fine.  I'm not sure why I love cactus plants so much.  Maybe it stems from my love of pretty much anything with a southwestern vibe.   I like to plant them in random little tea cups and other things I find at the thrift store.  Seeing them in my window every day just makes me happy.  Little things like that make living in a small apartment a little more bearable.  

Sorry about the lack of posts.  I am actually packing my little nest up this week to move into our new house. We are moving in a whole month early which has kind of taken me by surprise.  BUT I am very excited.  I will be posting some pictures of our new  place when we get it settled.    

Have a good weekend! Do something fun! Relax.. enjoy people you love!  I hope I can find a little time to do that as well!

Thrift Store Finds

I usually go to the thrift store once a week.  It's important to go on a regular basis to make sure you don't miss any of the good stuff! Here are a few of the treasures that I found today.

These large plates were 75 cents a piece.  I love them and I'm 99.9% sure Adam will love them too(can't ever be positive).  Anything tribal and I'm usually pretty much in.  These will go in our new house.

I am planning on cutting both of these little plaid tops into crop tops.  They have buttons all the way down the back and were $2.  Will be wearing these this summer with high waisted shorts and high waisted skinnies.

This floral vest caught my eye.  I am planning to take the sleeves off and wear it as a long vest with shorts this summer.  I will post a DIY when I find the time to get this done.

I am a total sucker for a vintage belt.  THE STRIPE ONE IS FANTASTIC! I like the other one too.. I can't wait to wear these.  Belts are a great way to incorporate vintage into your wardrobe.  A patterned one can make an outfit so much more interesting.

I found lots of good high waisted jeans/shorts to cut off.  I only have one pair of cutoffs that fit so I needed to get some.  I pretty much live in these in summer.  I will post some before and afters of these soon.  I also got just a plain wooden frame.  I needed one more for the chalkboard cluster I am making for the new house.  Details to come on that too!

The candle holders, books, and white bowl are things I am collecting for our wedding next year.  The colors of the books were perfect!!!! I need to find more white ones, though.  That's my goal for the next thrift trip.

 I am excited about this plate.  I certainly had to wash it... but it's worth it! I am going to add it to my collection for the dining room wall in the new house.  Now I have to find some plate holders.

I found some overalls!! They are extremely hard to find around here.  I will post some pictures of how they turn out.  I am going to alter them in some way-- probably involving bleach.

I thought I would share some other items I have collected for the wedding thus far (these are all vintage/thrifted items):

Vintage hankies, piles of doilies, LOTS of vintage lace, teacups and saucers, bronze candleholders and goblets and tons of books-- I can't wait to see how it all comes together!

Apartment Love

I think what someone's living space looks like says a lot about them.  SO.. I decided that I should share some of my favorite things about my cozy nest.  (and by cozy I mean tiny).  It's taken me a while to collect all sorts of quirky little knick knacks.  I look forward to finding more-- it's like a treasure hunt that never ends!  Here are some of my favorites:

My window garden is probably my favorite spot in my little nest.  I will post more about my plant babies later I'm sure.  I love my vintage fan too.  I was told that it still works but I have been too scared to plug it in.   That just sounds like a disaster waiting to happen to me.  

Next up is my FAVORITE pillow.  My fiance and I are about to move into our first home together and we are at odds about some of my vintage items.  Don't get me wrong, he has an appreciation for things with history and character just like I do, but his appreciation doesn't go quiiitee as far as mine.  This pillow was non negotiable for me. IT'S STAYING.  Anyways, I found it at a thrift store. It has a huge rip in the back. I was going to repair it. That was over a year ago.  It will probably STILL have a rip in 5 years. But no one ever sees the back of the pillow.  You have to pick your battles. That's not one of mine.   Also, I love my stack of vintage plates that are waiting to be hung in a nice little cluster on the kitchen wall in our new house!!

I am extremely lucky to have talented people in my family.  My grandmother hand painted this box for my mom. It's extremely precious to me.  I keep my jewelry in it.  Not only does it have sentimental value, it just looks really cool.

This little vintage bird I found at a shop in my hometown.  I just love him.  He's so happy.   I also have quotes all over the place.  They make me feel good.

  

So the grandmother that I spoke of above.. this is a picture of her.  I know... talented AND beautiful.  Life can be unfair sometimes.  I love this picture... it's a good depiction of how fabulous she was.   This chair is my favorite piece of furniture.  Another non negotiable item for the new house.  I got it a long time ago from Libby Story and I love it now just as much as the day I bought it.

Other little things around the apartment... some cool bookends that I picked up on me and Adam's cruise.  Dreamcatchers, feathers, more quotes... all things I love.  Gotta surround yourself with things you enjoy! I look forward to moving into our new house and combining the things that both I and Adam love.  I'm sure there will be a DIY project or twenty to post during the process!