Pot o' Gold

Around here.....

We believe in ANY excuse to celebrate!

Serious!... Any reason to have an extra~ordinary day

......

Yes Pleez!

We celebrate short days at school

by getting icecream every Friday

after i pick the kids up!

We look forward to every  new day really...

What will it hold?

What will happen?

What  will we accomplish?

What fun will we conjure up?

What oppurtunities will present themselves?

Life Is FUN!

But

..if you tell me ...

That there is a chance that Leprichauns may show

up at my house in search of shiny treasure....



Then count me in Yo!

"I Will Decorate with Clovers,

put up Rainbows and Pots o' gold

on my walls...

and even dress the ENTIRE family IN

GREEN!!!! 

We are all smiles here on st. Patty's!

-

some of us could barely keep our pants on!!!!

(yumm....toddler butt on the kitchen table!!!)

can u say...409  ?!!

Green eggs and ham for supper....

(does slightly, barely, sorta green, count ???)

oh yah.. and bacon...instead of ham???

same animal right???

and ...

Finally...Any excuse to wear my

New Gold sequin shoes from Decades!!!

I went with the "pot o' gold at the end of the rainbow "

ensamble for my St. Patty's get up.

I even attended Parent Teacher Conferences in this

very same outfit!

am i becoming "THAT" embarassing mom???

TOO BAD!

I tell my kids....

"i feed you...

you need me"...

hee hee

xoxo  shell

Pink~ness and Nickel Auctions

You won't even believe this but.....

i got the flu again....

3rd time since  Jan. 20th.

(it was a doozy...i even called my sister and

asked her to take care of me and my kids for the day)

(i don't ask for help....)

so you know it was bad.

(ps   i still have walking pneumonia)

I've been feelin  guck!

so when i felt better on Friday night...

THE PINK SHOES CAME OUT!

I new i had to go to drastic measures to

pick myself up!

so PINK it was!!!

Pink sweater......



and Pink flower necklace!!!!......

shoes: D.I.   $2.00

sweater: Rag time 2nd hand store  $3.00

necklace: Downeast $5.00

Feeling pretty in Pink...

YUP!  YOU know where this is going......

....

PRICELESS!!!!

oooh...

and my sister took me to my very first NICKEL AUCTION!!!

there is a whole nother WORLD out there!!!

and i'm sooo gonna host my own...

very soon...

so get ready girls!!!

****don't drop anything else off at the

D.I.****

save it for my upcoming nickel auction!!!

IT IS SOOO MUCH FUN!

xoxo shell



Thrifting for Fashion

This past Friday.....

Matt called into work sick.

and SO DID I!



i've been sick for the past month and a half...

and still am. 

....

But i finally figured out what was wrong!

i hadn't been thrift store shopping in FOREVER!

....

duh!

that must be the problem...

so the dr. orders would surely be a day out

thrifting with my sister!

So we hit up a secondhand vintage clothing store

downtown  appropriately called  ....

DECADES

behold:

my new, old, studded,  bowtie,  cuff bracelet

and my yumm new, old, necklace!

I also scored some

GOLD SEQUIN shoes!!!

and some earrings to die for!

(i'll get some pics of those soon!)

next,   we hit up a little boutique called

RAG TIME

also a secondhand shop but with more modern clothing!

i scored 3 purses, 2 pairs of jeans and 3 tops...

oh and 2 more pairs of shoes!

these are my new, old trucker jeans and  my brown leather bag

with my

lucky green shoes...just in time for

St. Patty's day!!!

Who says you gotta spend big money to pull together cute outfits?

3.99 shoes

12.00 sweater

3.99 bag

and 5.00 jeans!

NOT TOO SHABBY!

and i'm helping save the planet!

reuse  reduce  recycle

i'm just that kinda girl....

GO GREEN!

AND ...

i can finally wear my green dress from the Goodwill in California!

Yay!

tis the season for GREEN!

SPRING AND  ST. PATRICKS...

AND

MONEY!

I  have a big dumptruck job this week!

hope to pay off some bills and put some away for a house!

wish me luck!

xoxo shell

Crushing on Velvet

 Can't stop thinking about

my newest treasure...

a lush, vintage, velvet,

Sofa!

I am picking it up today!

Yee~hah!

sofas have just been on my mind
lately.... i guess i'm seeking cozy...

country living

I love what a splash or two of velvet can do

for a room!

This pink and plush beauty is just dreamy...

i could design an entire house around this sofa.

Lusting over this sofa with the ZEBRA rug!

designersblock.blogspot.com

Can you picture a photo shoot around this

delightful scene!

ahhhhh...

I CAN!

i will post pics of my vintage velvet beauty

as soon as i pick her up!

xoxo  shell

Indecisive Decorating

I am having a lil' problem making up my mind .....

I love decorating .....

All Kinds.

So when it comes to pegging exactly what it is that

i am going to do with a space....

i may be a bit indecisive.

I am lovin'  this bed.

It is so....

princess and the pea.

 

which is not the direction i was origionally

going with my daughter Lou lou's room.

(here)

Maybe i can find a happy medium.

like....

Princess and the Pea ....

meets Princess.....

...of the ball...

This precious Vanity now belongs to my

s-i-l

she scored at a garage sale for $15.

.....maybe i can convince her that she doesn't really

like it as much as she thinks she does...

and that it would be better off  in Lou's room!

:)

Indecisiveness.....

Any advice on the matter???

xoxo  shell

Treasure Jackpot

My computer has been down all week so

I haven't been able to get my "eye candy" fix from

all the blogs!  

Instead i started reading magazines....

and then....

what other choice did i have.....

But to treasure hunt?

The voices in my head told me to buy shiny things!

...and old things!

and i am a very obedient girl by nature...

Vintage laces and other sewing goodies

Crowns and gold and glass!!!!

Go to The Ball?  But of course!

Zippers and trims... From back in the day.

I thought the book on the bottom would be

fun to set out around Halloween!

Can you picture the Pretty ladies sittin' around

the card table playin while their hubby's were out

Bowling???

Plant Pegs!

Goods in the Kitchen!

Old baskets...and a

Handmade In Hong Kong...Woven Purse!

Those  Lil' Voices are always  gettin me in trouble with the

Hubby!   GRrrr

What is the best treasure you've stumbled across

lately???

Share with us!!!

xoxo  shell

CowGirl Chic

I  got  me  some  BCBG Cowgirl Boots!

i LOVE cowgirl chic!

I think it is the juxtapostion of the outfit!

Ya know that whole ...

"it doesn't really go together so i love it together"

thing.

Just check out the crocheted rufflies!

and the cream stitching!

Pair that with a white linen skirt and

some Bling....

This is the bling....

A CHUNKY FUNKY NECKLACE!

a PINK tee and a PINK ring....

YUM, YUM,  Eat it up!

iN HOnOR  OF MY nEw diGGS....

SOME COW"GIRL" POETRY!

____________________________

If life ain't fun....

take this here pearl......

It's never too late to be

a

Cowgirl!!!!!

~LD Burke III