~flea market finds and a winner~

 I saw them from a distance and new they were going to be gorgeous!

This pair of angels was waiting for me to pick them up, I just know it.

 I think I love them so much because they remind me of my trip to Guatemala.

I'd love to go back there someday.

 They have a ton of detail, and I'm sure I'll find a perfect spot for them.

 And, would you like to know if you are the winner of the Circle Creek soap giveaway?

Well, if your name is Kat from Pretty n Pink n Green, you have won!!!

Congratulations!

If you have a product you'd like to giveaway on my blog, please email me to discuss!

On another note~the family and I will be taking our annual memorial day weekend camping trip to Lake Chelan tomorrow.

I will miss you all dearly, but will return in a week with lots of photos and stories to share!

xoxo

~my niece turns 2, a cake, and a winner!~

 We celebrated my darling little niece Lyla's birthday on Saturday, she turned 2.

I made Meg's rainbow cake.

It was very easy and so pretty when you cut into it!

 And most importantly, the birthday girl loved it!

 I love her big blue eyes!

Happy birthday sweet girl!

I also wanted to announce the winner of the Martha and Ash giveaway......

Denise from The Painted Home, you are the lucky winner of

75% off one item in the Martha and Ash etsy shop! 

Please contact me via email

or 

Martha and Ash via their etsy shop,

and then you can start shopping!

I hope everyone had a great mothers day!

xoxo

~parade of homes tour continues~{our home}

Today I am joining poppies at play in their online home tour!

I took some photos of our main living areas for you to see, the rooms that receive the most changes~monthly, if not weekly!

This is our living/family room. It's where we watch tv, play games, sit in front of the fire, and hang out!

This wall behind our sofa continuously changes.

I recently have gone through a sunburst mirror infatuation, so that is what I have up there now, along with some of my favorite family photos. I call it my wall of love!

I also just got these new lamps.

Don't kill me, if you've been reading my blog a while I had just purchased some fabulous chippy blue wood lamps.

I have a friend who wanted them really bad, so they are now in her house.

I like my replacement, a bit more contemporary, I like mixing modern with cottage.

Here is our back door, which 99% of the time people use as our front door, us included.

I painted the walls a while back a creamy oatmeal color but chose to leave the ceiling cedar, as well as the logs you see here above the french doors.

The chandelier is from Pottery Barn.

We have a massive river rock fireplace and with the exception of the summer months, we have a fire going almost all the time.

It's a very cozy room.

I also changed out some of the accessories on the sofa table.

I got this ornate gold mirror at TJ Maxx to tie into the gold in the new sunburst mirror

{also a TJ Maxx purchase}

I love this photo of my son with his 2 front teeth missing.

I got this cool metal box thingy from circle creek home at ruffles & rust square.

My mom gave me some old pharmacy bottles, and I added these as well as succulents in chippy garden pots.

I kill almost all indoor plants, but these are almost impossible to kill.

I think I always have at least one candle burning at all times, it's an obsession of mine~I love yummy smells.

This one is called milk and honey.

All these items sit on my $5 garage sale trunk that is stocked full of magazines~another obsession!

Now, moving onto the dining room which sits directly behind the living/family room. It's actually one big open room with different floors being the dividing line between the two.
I am seriously obsessed {do I use that word too much?}

with these melamine Ikat bowls and plates from Target. The kids can't break them and the colors are fabulous!

 Another every changing wall. This little niche that sits at the top of the stairs. I found this great ledge/shelf at a garage sale last summer, and for now have photos of my kids in reclaimed wood frames that I made. A couple old posts are leaning up against the wall.

 I recently stenciled this one wall in the dining room just to add a little interest. The shelves, which are an old door cut in half,  are filled with misc. flea market finds and TJ Maxx goodies.

 I LOVE all the light these windows bring in! They face the lake and in the summer months, the light just streams in. I have never shown this angle of the room before because of the embarrasing water damage in the skylights.

Don't look too close :)

I also recently found 2 caned high back chairs at a thrift store, painted them black and added a burlap coffee sack to the seats.

I may do a seperate post on those later, they are kinda fun.

Moving along to the kitchen which is right off the two rooms.

We do not have this pot rack anymore, but I like this picture because it shows the lettering around the inside of the skylight.

You can also catch a glimpse of our chalkboard wall in the background, which the kids love. I have to say, I love it too!

The kitchen island has a honed black granite on it and is HUGE. Eventually when money allows I'd like to update the rest of our counters with the same or maybe even butcher block.

I got these counter stools at Pier One Imports and think I'll have

 them for life.

They are comfy and I just love the cross backs.

A dear friend of mine made me the most adorable light leopard print seat cushions for them with a flouncy ruffle around the edge.

My husband trimmed out the island with mouldings and I painted and distressed it. These photos were taken prior to our mini kitchen makeover where I painted the cabinets to match and stained our floors.

You can see them here.

Not much else has changed in our other rooms, but if you are new to my blog and would like to take a peak, you can see our daughter's room here

&

our son's room here

{photos taken pre good camera days, sorry for the poor quality}

Thanks for stopping by!

Next up on the list is flea market trixie!

I love her home and her diy attitude, so be sure to check it out!

Here is the complete list of homes on the tour:

1. www.funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com

2. www.theoldwhitecottageblog.com
3. www.dearlillieblog.blogspot.com
4. www.honeywerehome.blogspot.com

5. www. mysweetsavannah.blogspot.com
6. www.fleamarkettrixie.com
7. www.starviewsonnet.blogspot.com
8. www.reddoorhome.blogspot.com

9. www.theshabbychiccottage.net
10. www.jenniferrizzo.com
11. www.justagirlblog.com
12. www.gransvillehouse.blogspot.com

13. www.infarrantlycreative.net
14. www.joysofhome.blogspot.com
15. www.modvintagelife.blogspot.com
16. www.domestically-speaking.com

17. www.isabellaandmax.blogspot.com
18. www.inmyownstyle.com
19. www.freckledlaundry.com
20. www.muchtodowithnothing.com

I also wanted to let you know I will be doing the mother of all giveaways tomorrow, so be sure to stop back by, and tell all your friends!

xoxo

~quote of the day~

Edward Lear

"And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, they danced by the light of the

moon…" -

I cannot wait to spend my summers parked right here at my favorite spot on Crystal Lake.

xoxo

~St. Patrick's Day Menu~

Today is my husbands birthday.

We have plans tonight so we celebrated last night with family and friends who all came over for dinner.

I thought I'd share the menu as it was a tasty one!

We started the pork on the traeger at 6 am and smoked it for 12 hours.

The avocado fries were delicious.

The recipe came from here.

The coleslaw recipe was from here.

I also served green grapes in keeping with the "green" theme,

as well as veggie appetizers such as cucumber

and zucchini slices, green peppers, celery, etc.

All green of course!

For the adults:

Key lime pie and devonshire pudding.

I cheated and bought the pie, but I did make the devonshire pudding.

It was my sister in law Debbie's recipe.

For the kids:

Lime jello and shamrock cookies.

It was a really fun night getting together with everyone.

Today I am off to go junking with a couple friends.

It should be a good day!

I hope you all are having one as well!

xoxo