Eat-In Kitchen

I could bake my pie and eat it too...



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Anthropologie - Jackson, MS

Found these wonderful ideas at Anthropologie today in Jackson.

(Pictures aren't great quality because I was in a hurry, afraid I might get in trouble for taking them!)

These are paper airplanes made of maps and hanging from string!

This is a giant ball with more of the map paper planes glued all over it!

And this wonderful desk hutch with a little globe and old cameras (which is kinda like what I have in my house, but I just can't get enough of!)!

Pottery Barn Outlet

Last night we stopped in Memphis on our way to Jackson. And the Pottery Barn Outlet I had only heard about IS REAL! It was everything I could have hoped for and more! Not only is there a PB Outlet, but also a West Elm Outlet and a Williams-Sonoma Outlet!

Pottery Barn Outlet

Williams-Sonoma Outlet

I had the idea about a month ago to frame a baseball jersey for Chris and Katie's house (like my vintage swimsuit, but he loves baseball). And over in the PB Teen section I found this great jersey already framed. Unfortunately, even at the Outlet I couldn't afford it. I also love the enormously oversized flashcards!

I can't wait to go back, and next time I'll make sure I have all day!

Paper Craft

Rachel also sent me this link.

You can print off paper models and build them.

So I made the Wild Boar and the Corgi.

Not as hard as I thought it might be....and fun too!

Entry

What a great way to come home.

Living, etc.

Found on Etsy

Found some great stuff on Etsy tonight.


This great wall decal from thebinarybox.





These great chalkboards from Twice as Nice.

For Will.



For Emma.

For me ;)






And these prints from Katy Holmes Illustration.

Modern Pet Furniture

Now your pet can be stylish too!

Find more here.

Domino

Still mourning the loss of Domino Magazine, I found a flickr group devoted to its style.

Red Chairs

A while back, Amy got a new table and gave me the chairs that went with her old one.

I painted them glossy red and covered the seats with white vinyl.

Then I put them in my basement/bar.

They make me smile!

Fun Stuff

I had a wonderful afternoon with Rachel today. We went to Marva, the Salvation Army, and this little junk store on Hwy 7 called Hilltop Antiques. That last one is where I found these!




The best part!? I only paid 25 cents for each of them! I got 11!!!

Then Rachel sent me some great links!

This is a fun website. I especially loved her Sacred Space.



She's also got fun crafty stuff, like how to create your own purse or make a comic wallet.

Vintage Maps

I was cruising around different blogs and found Oh Happy Day. I'm already married, but love the ideas she has! I especially love this from project wedding.

So now I think I need to have a pull down map backdrop for pictures. I just need an occasion. I'm trying to decide if it could fit into the theme of Katie's shower (*crossing fingers and wishing really hard*).

Because I found this and this on ebay.

And I want them...

Furniture Board

A while back I saw this in a Pottery Barn magazine.

Determined that I must have my own giant board of furniture, I made this.

I just enlarged pictures of mission style furniture I found in an antique price guide, glued them onto a sturdy piece of plywood, and finished it off with some high gloss medium (although I think I'll try modpodge next time).

Sandi told me today that she would like one that has seashells, squid, crab, and other great seacreature prints. I think that would be so cool! And Jessica suggested dogs (which I love!!!).

If only there was enough space to hang everything.....

Made By One Girl

I found the best blank handbound albums on vacation

madebyonegirl.com

Beach Pictures

I finally got my vacation pictures back! I took my Diana F+ camera with me and loaded it with color film this time.

You just never know what the light is going to do.

Map Mats

I went to the book store last week and found something wonderful: Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts!

EVERYONE needs a copy of this book! She shows you how to do so many things! And as a bonus, once you know how to use the supplies, you can come up with ideas of your own!

This week I tackled pretty paper mats, which is VERY simple.

She used nautical charts. I just couldn't bear to cut mine up, so I bought a world map, a U.S. map, and I cut up a NYC map I bought there in March.

New York Mat with a pic of Rachel and Me in Central Park

Then I cut a mat out of a U.S. map and made sure to include Florida. I put in a picture of Lucas and me at the beach when we were little and added it to the display behind my couch.

This was the first time I've used spray-adhesive. So easy! So snazzy!

Now to decide on my next project...