This is F***ing Awesome

I hope everyone who celebrates had a great Easter! Because it was a bit rainy and overcast in Orange County my family and I didn't end up going whale watching like we had planned.  So instead we had a day at Ikea and then got cupcakes at Sprinkles.  This week I also went shopping at TJ Maxx and Old Navy and went thrift shopping with my momma!  I haven't been in a while which is disappointing because it is one of my favorite things in the world to do.  Even before the Macklemore song made it cool.  Here are some of my finds.

Not completely sure what I'm gonna use this wood bowl for yet. Probably rings and jewelry or other knick knacks.

Love this old Moonshine bottle. I'll probably use it as a vase.

Okay, I have no idea what exactly i'm going to use these old tea tins for but I HAD to have them. They are just too adorable and so unique.

Yes, another jar, you can never have too many jars.  I have a ton of foods that I've been wanting to organize lately so I'm not even close to being finished with my jar obsession.

I thought this was pretty cute and I could use it in our living room when we move in August for remotes or something.  I'm not really sure if I like the way it is or if I'd like to paint it and scuff it up.  I love nautical things but I'm kind of on the fence about the whole "anchor's away" thing.  Let me know your thoughts?  Is it cute as is or does it need a revamp?

My Nest

I call my room my nest, I firmly believe everyone should have a nest.  When your room is a nest it means it's homey and cozy and a place for you to unwind.  When I moved into my current home in August I did a mini room tour but here are a couple of snippets of my room today...

What is your "nest" like?  Is your nest even a nest? If not I strongly advise your make it one.  You'll need:

• Things that make you happy 
• something that smells good like candles, linen spray etc.
• cozy throw pillows and blankets
• and you'll definitely need a pillow pet (I strongly believe world peace would be achieved if everyone had a pillow pet)

The Dollar Store is a Magical Place

Now I understand that for some people the Dollar Store may not be magical but it is one of my favorite places in the world.  I can go crazy in there, so it can be dangerous.  Today I went with my roommate, spent under $10 and got tortillas, cotton balls, hand soap, noodles and these...

These little placks were $1 each (obviously) and they are absolutely adorable.  I'm waiting to put them up when I move again in August and finally have a cute house I can decorate. Counting down the days!

And I don't think I need to explain this mustache mug.  I firmly believe everyone needs one.

I honestly could have gotten so much more stuff, and I probably will once spring break is over.  I'm planning on getting some seeds and a pot from the dollar store and trying to plant my own flowers, something I have never done before.  It could go very poorly but it's only $1 so why not?  You only live once right?

What are some of your favorite things you've found at the dollar store?

DIY Headboard Inspiration

I have decided on a second goal for the year 2013; (my first is to build my lipstick collection) I need a headboard.  There is something about having no headboard that screams, "I am a 17 year old boy."  I am a young woman God damn it, time to grow up and take control of my life, a.k.a. get a headboard.  Of course I am not grow up enough to just buy a new bed frame and headboard, so time to get creative.  Luckily for me, Pinterest exists and it's full of ideas just waiting for me.

Here are a couple of headboard ideas I'm keeping in mind for when I move again in the summer.

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Which idea is your favorite? I'm kind of in love with the distressed wood idea with "Love" painted on them.  Of course if I could find an old fireplace as beautiful as the one in that picture that would be pretty awesome too.

Have a Happy Autumn

We all know what a magical time autumn is and because I want you all to have a successful and cozy fall I have come up with some of my favorite things, essential to fall.

1.  Festive fall lights.  No house is complete during fall without some cozy twinkle lights or fun halloween lights.  These can be found at Target.

2.  I think this one is self explanatory, what's fall without pumpkins.  My advice? Have a pumpkin carving party with some friends.  Carve your pumpkins, bake the pumpkin seeds and enjoy some coffee and pumpkin muffins.

3.  In my opinion the BEST thing about fall are cozy blankets.  Save yourself a few lazy fall days, curl up in a cozy blanket on the couch with some tea and watch your favorite movie and/or TV show.

4.  If you include a cute mug into this cozy day on the couch I promise it will make you like 89% happier.  Happy mugs make a happy life, fact.  You can find this owl mug at modcloth.com.

5.  Wreaths aren't just for Christmas, there are also tons of autumn wreaths out there just waiting to hang on your door and say, "Welcome, this is a happy home."  Don't want to buy a wreath? Make your own, there are tons of tutorials on pinterest of DIY wreaths and you can get most of the items at the dollar store!

6.  Something I desperately loved about my youth were the Halloween cookie cutters my mom had.  Sugar cookies cut out with some of these festive cookie cutters are an easy gift for friends or favor to bring to a Halloween party.  These cookie cutters shown are from Crate and Barrel.

7 & 8.  Of course the easiest way to make your house smell like happy are candles.  Lucky for us we live in a world with Bath and Body Works and can buy just about any smell in jar.  Bath and Body Works has tons of holiday smells perfect for the season such as "Autumn" and "Apple Crumble."  

Hope you all have a successful holiday season and a safe Halloween this week! What are you favorite ways to make your home fall-like?

Room Tour

So as most of you know I moved into my new house about two weeks ago and I had promised a room tour. So excuse the shitty photos via my iphone and terrible lighting in my new room but here it goes!

To see my tutorial on making a knob necklace hanger go here.

Check out how I made the vintage jewelry box to the left here.

Interested in how I made the fabric magnet board above my bed? Go here.

So there is a very small room tour showing some of my pervious DIY projects finally up in my new place! School is back in full swing so I have been busy with that and getting to know SD. I'm really loving in down here though. Hope all is well with you fellow bloggers!

Bedroom Inspiration

I've been thinking a lot about bedroom inspiration lately and it's been making me excited to decorate my own bedroom when I move.  I'm sure at this point in my life my place will not look like a page out of Better Homes and Gardens but it's fun to think about anyway.  Here is some bedroom inspiration I have been loving.

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What would your dream bedroom look like?

Top Ten: Shopruche.com

I stumbled upon shopruche.com a while ago and here are my top ten favorites on the site right now.  If you haven't been on their site yet check it out and pick out your favorites!

Trift Store Finds

Earlier this week my mom and I did some more thrifting and I picked up a couple more things for the new house.  Here are my finds!

I got this biscuit tin at Goodwill for about $3 I believe.  I'm not sure what I'm going to put in it yet but I thought it was just so adorable I couldn't pass it up!  Perfect for storing something in the kitchen perhaps?

So my jar obsession continues.  I'm thinking of using this miniature jar for bobby pins and other hair things on my vanity.  I'm currently using ugly old candle holders so I'm in need of something new for my bobbies!

They had quite a few of these distressed candle holders and I literally just stood there staring at them for like ten minutes trying to think of what I could do with them.  In the end I couldn't think of anything but I loved them so much I got them anyway.  I'm sure I'll figure out something, they are just so my style.  I don't even have to distress them, it's already done for me!  If anyone has any ideas send them my way.

A spaghetti keeper from Italy!  I have a plastic spaghetti keeper from the dollar store but this one goes along with my jar obsession and it was only $2.  Also, I just really like saying spaghetti keeper.

I got everything at Goodwill except for this envelope holder.  I got this for $5 at a local thrift and antique store.  I actually saw the exact one at the Salvation Army the week before for $9 or something ridiculous, Salvation Army is way to expensive for a thrift store if you ask me.  Anyhow, when I saw this again for almost half the price I figured it was a sign from God so I got it.  It's actually not wood, it's plastic and it's kind of an ugly color if you ask me which is why you will be seeing a revamp of this baby in the near future.  So stay tuned for that!

Those were all my finds for now!  I actually found a bookshelf that would have been perfect for my room for only $30 at Goodwill but when I went back the next day to get it, it was gone!  I had seen it there for three weeks and the day I decide to finally give in and buy it someone else buys it, of course.  So the search for a bookshelf continues.