In My Room.

Do my dreaming and my scheming

Lie awake and pray

Do my crying and my sighing

Laugh at yesterday

Now its dark and Im alone

But I wont be afraid

In my room

- The Beach Boys

I'm not much of an interior decorator, but I am quite proud of the job I recently did on our bedroom. The old room, which I will NOT show for fear of being shunned by the decorating elders, was blood red and done in an Eastern/random Buddha statues/brown and gold sort of theme. It was....horrid. Very college dorm room.

I had tired of it quickly, so this past weekend....with the help of the inlaws....I redid the whole room top to bottom. I am quite proud of the results. My theme I kept in mind was Anne's bedroom from Anne of Green Gables. I wanted it to have a vintage, garden-type feel to it.

The result? Very girly...but the husband is okay with that. I love it and thought I would share some pictures!

I scored the white metal bedframe from Craigslist!

The dresser runner I got from Etsy (Vintage...of course!)

Adorable vintage print for the walls...also from Etsy (I'm fast becoming an Etsy junkie)

Again...from Etsy...a very cute framed poem featuring bluebirds, which I have been drawn to like a moth to the flame lately!

Also featuring the bluebird theme, vintage 'His and Hers' pillowcases, a steal from Ebay!

This Week's Etsy Fancy

I have yet to purchase anything, mainly because my Ebay auctions haven't sold and I said I'd filter that money into my chosen Etsy obsession item. But, doesn't stop me from looking. We painted our office a lovely shade of teal this past weekend and I've been hunting high and low for cute, whimsical art for it. The above print is from Art and Ghosts.

LOVE this dress, HATE the black belt and boots .It takes away from it's coquettish (whoa, spelled that wrong!) nature. But it's teal and girly, so I can forgive the bad pairing.

I wanted to squeal outloud when I found this. At $115 it's a ridiculous price, but how ADORABLE is this? Beyond adorable. With a pair of Mary Janes....oh boy.


This is more my speed. And on my little Titian haired beauty, it would look quite fetching.

Ok, the model is weird looking. Her shoes are atrocious. But the dress is darn cute.
Another office print I like from Belle and Boo. Teal, my favorite color, and a red-head...like my little Betty.

Etsy Fancy

I happened upon Etsy by accident when looking for prints for our new/old office (well, guest room-becomes-work out room-becomes room where furniture goes to die-becomes office). I fell instantly in love with the place. Since giving birth to Betty I had been in search for a store that sold vintage inspired baby clothing and cutesy accessories to appeal to my girly, childish side. This store is it. My checkbook needs to be very afraid.

Some of my current favorites:

This is a Pippi Longstockings dress! I wanted to squeal with delight when I found this. How stinkin' cute will my little red head look in this??

If I had my way (and I usually do) I would dress Betty like Laura Ingalls Wilder every day. I imagine this dress with saddle shoes and braids.

I think I decided on this mixed-media Alice in Wonderland print for the new office. I love the vintage look of it.

I've decided to put off any purchase until I've had a chance to really look through the thousands of items Etsy has to offer. Everything is just so adorable, this could get expensive!

Betty is still working on that tooth, which is being stubborn and hiding out just below her gums in an effort to pull maximum amount of whining and crying out of my kid. She has spent the last three days with my saint of a mother-in-law and I'm grateful for it. I wouldn't subject Daycare Lady to three days of puking, crying, moaning, and loose poo. Not fun. Not fun at all.

Betty has proven herself to be quite the Drama Queen.

Once the Peanut is feeling better I plan to bust out the camera again. My fingers are itching to take pictures but documenting your child's pain doesn't seem like much fun. Maybe we'll escape cold and snow this weekend long enough to get some decent outdoor shots.