Mustard Mania

Mustard yellow has really got my heart pumping this fall... wait, who am I kidding? I always love mustard! I thought it would be fun to come up with a mustard wardrobe refresher. Here are a few items that I'm loving on the internet lately:

1 - August Spice Mustard Pleated Dress, Ruche - $38.99

2 - Mustard Long Sleeved Top, Dorothy Perkins - £15.00

3 - About the Benjamins Heels, Modcloth - $104.99

4 - Skinny Heart Belt, Forever 21 - $5.90

5 - Crisscross Pattern Beanie, Forever21 - $9.90

6 - Crafted Dots Blouse, eSkakti - $31.95

That colour seriously has me weak in the knees! What's your favourite piece? I think that the heels would be my number one pick (of course - they're the priciest!). Time to go raid my closet for that perfect shade of yellow!

Thing I Heart

I have a serious love of Jadeite. Over the past few years, I've started my collection of dishes.  Last year, a large amount of my farmers' market profit went towards my collection :) Jadeite's milky green colour and heavy-duty, everyday style are so appealing. Jadeite was popular back in the 1940s and 1950s, with the most popular brand around here being Fire-King, which was produced by the Anchor Hocking Company. Want to see more? Here are a few pretty photos from around the inter webs:

image via Country Living

image via Martha Stewart

image via Martha Stewart

image via Casa Sugar

Do you have any collections? Tell me about them.
Happy Tuesday!

Things I Heart

Jadeite dishes, driftwood, candlelight 

lace, acrylic paint, vintage tea saucers 

wire baskets, bright colours paired with a neutral 

craspedia, chippy paint, ribbons, bows, buttons 

knitted blankets, borrowed socks, emptied toiletries

new garbage bags, Pinterest, sleeping in on Saturdays

clomping through snow, leather, looseleaf

stick-on stamps, postcards, clean laundry

holidays, rain hitting the window, old electronics

wedding planning, missing buttons, fresh starts

worn out jeans, plaid shirts, cuffs, scars

zippers, dahlias, yarn, wrinkles

I haven't shared one of these in a while... so it's a bit all over the place. 

What have you been loving lately?

Anyone else get the sad e-mail announcement that Picnik is kaput? Boo. I am the only one that resists change? I don't WANT to use Google+. Have you tried it? Is it good? Is it free? 

Tell me, tell me!

Happy Saturday!

Bling Fing.

Years later, I'm still loving our ring choices for my bling finger. Solitaire chosen by him, polka dot band chosen by us. Nice. 

Happy Tuesday!

Things I Heart IV

Things I Heart is rocking out with this March edition!

I love sharing items that I enjoy with you. This edition contains lots of links, so you can enjoy for yourself. Of course, there are some that are a little more personal, but can be modified to fit your life. For example, while you can't have baby Sam photos sent to you, you can look at adorable pictures of babies that you love. You also can't read the school journals that Mom found in the basement, but you can read journals that you wrote in, or a loved one did, and have a good laugh at the photos and stories. That's enough about me - I should stop typing and get to the sharing part, shouldn't I?

Here you go... take a look:

1. Chevron prints

2. Olive green and hot pink

3. Tiramisu from the Italian Market

4. What I Wore Wednesdays on these three blogs

5. Sarah 101 every Thursday morning

6. Elementary school journals

7. Twilight Woods hand soap from Bath and Body Works

8. Foxes. Always. Watch this video and it may convert you.

9. Sam photos sent to our phone :)

10. Rustic industrial shelving

What do you heart lately?

Happy Wednesday!

Things I Heart III

How awesome was your weekend?! I got to hang out with two terrific gals from work, go snowmobiling for the first time this year, drive a snowmobile for the first time ever, attend a great ladies' Bible study and have awesome homemade salsa, make plans for the week ahead, and chill on the couch with my darling. That pretty much sums up my favourite type of weekend!

I'm going to try and make the Things I Heart posts a monthly feature. There was one for December, and I'm sticking this post in before the end of January - since today is the last day, after all :)

Things I Heart is a general compilation of items that get the creative juices pumping for me. I am an extremely externally motivated person when it comes to creating - unless I'm inspired, I'm not going to pick up anything by any means within myself. Here are some of my latest findings:

1. wire baskets
2. white-washing
3. children's handwriting
4. simple drawings
5. yarn
6. paper scraps
7. vintage wallpaper
8. worn-out denim
9. ancient school readers
10. old photo albums

Don't you just want to get creating? Make this the week that you make something for someone else. Valentine's Day is fast approaching - why not make some cards to hand out to the lovely ladies and gents in your life?

Happy Monday!

Things I Heart II

It's time to bust out this blog feature again! 

Things I Heart is a compilation of current loves. They can be ideas, combinations, inspiring thoughts, recipes, or actual items: sky's the limit, as long as it's something that makes me smile. The giveaway comments with your favourite colour combinations certainly made me smile:

• brown and baby blue
• green and brown
• deep purple and apple green
• mustard yellow and plum purple
• navy and white

I had so much fun compiling a Things I Heart list back in September. I had forgotten about it, and as soon as I saw the post, I knew I had to give it another shot. Here are the things I heart this month:

1. kraft paper and twine
2. thick acid green yarn
3. concrete and butcher block countertops
4. milk glass
5. Dear Lizzy scrapbooking line
6. light and dark wood tones together
7. colour coded bookshelves
8. turquoise and yellow
9. homemade chocolates
10. obscure Etsy treasures

What are you hearting?

Things I Heart

I've got a new feature for you! I like brainstorming new ideas for the blog, thinking of the things that I enjoy reading or experiencing. I'm always a fan of a good list, so of course a list is always an awesome idea. Things I Heart is a feature in which I will share my current loves. Here's this week's edition - enjoy!

1. graph paper and grids
2. grey and yellow
3. out of focus photography
4. farmer's markets
5. industrial light fixtures
6. brownie pudding
7. Martha Stewart
8. blog giveaways
9. Mix and Mend collection by Michelle Clement (Sassafras)
10. pumpkin-y treats
    

What are you lovin'?

Happy Tuesday!