Fiesta.

Wow, two posts in one night?? This is rare.  At any rate, I'm being productive and that's always a good thing.  I've found that I was so busy for so long in my work life that I let things slack at home.  So now, getting things done!

My mom had a conference in San Antonio recently and they gave her some of the metal decorations for fiesta wreaths in her welcome bag!!  I desperately wanted to make a fiesta wreath for fiesta this year, but it was a week earlier than in the past and I just didn't have the time or money as I was in the middle of the move.

In the meantime I thought I could show off the pretty decorations in my room, as well as the cute little piñata that came with them, so I found some lace I purchased for a crafting project to make this little piece of decor to fit in the small space between two of my windows.  It's cute and adds some San Antonio flair!

Stay tuned for more.

(again, all photos by me.  please disregard the iphone quality.)

Home Sweet Home.

This post should've been posted Thurs night, but Blogger was down so I'm writing it today.  I'm pretty excited lately because I feel like my room (and the house) are FINALLY coming together... over a month later!!

After a trip to Ikea on the way back from Dallas last weekend, I picked up this lovely pot rack which just barely fit into the space we intended to use it for.  It makes the kitchen look pretty lived in, so I love that aspect.  We also didn't have a microwave this first month, so the stove was heavily used and it's nice to have the pots & pans easily accessible.

Then I stayed up super late on Thursday (and I had to drive a lot the next day) to get some of the bigger boxes out of my room.  I finally got one part of my room presentable... the closet!  My brother got me an awesome "Keep Calm and Carry On" picture when he was in London for spring break and it fits perfectly in between the closet and the door.  The bucket that my cookbooks and magazines moved into was a purchase the week before.  I also managed to (mostly) condense my large walk-in closet to this small 1920s closet.  I love it!

Hopefully I'll get down to business and clean out the rest of the room to make it presentable.  Can't wait to share it!

(all photos by me.  they're all iphone photos so please disregard the quality.)

Calypso St. Barth for Target

Loving this Silver Pouf by Calypso St. Barth for Target.  It wouldn't match anything since gold is my accent color at home... but loving it!

Timeout Tuesday

Still looking for a birdcage... and a LOT of other things for my new apartment.  While searching birdcages on Etsy today, ran across these beautiful birdcage related works of art.

(Twisting vines birdhouse, sculpture)

(Flown, print)

(Bread and Butterfly, sculpture)

(Choose Hope, print)

Birdcages

I have been thinking about adding a birdcage to the hook already in my new living room.  Here are a couple of my favorites so far...

(from Anthropologie)

(from Seaglass Vintage's Etsy)

Live What You Love

Newest addition to my wall decor... hopefully it comes in soon!

(from Hijirik Studio)

A couple more decor items I love...

Sometimes I think to myself that it'd be nice to have a better eye for design, but then again, part of the fun in my decorating is the eclectic-ness  of what I own.  So onto a few more if-money-were-no-object items I found that I would find some way to incorporate...

Midsummer Night's Wallpaper, Anthropologie

Louis XVI Oval Back Side Chair, Ballard Designs

All Around the World Shade, Anthropologie

Louis Ghost Armchair

(from DWR via Mrs. Blandings)

Blair Grey

Found this beautiful floor lamp from Jeffan International that closely resembles my shower curtain on Hautelook today.  Now if only I could actually afford it!

Also found at Amazon.

World Map

Really neat world map. Pins for trip planning included.

from you and me the royal we (via Daily Candy)

Cute tableware

Precious swimmer glasses that would look great out on a patio for a hot summer day.

(source)

Shamrock Ninja

Who wants to get me this little guy for my desk??

Shamrock Ninja from Lilley's Etsy Shop

Anthropologie Hardware

I am currently obsessed with Anthopologie's new DIY: Hardware section of their website. I LOVE Anthro's hardware and am really excited about this new interactive portion of the website.

Perfect Painting for a Kitchen

I love the little teapot painting by Yellow Owl Workshop! If my kitchen weren't painted that hideous attempt at moss green I would scoop it up and put it behind my sink.

Roundup: This Week's Loves

Skout "Chateau de Versailles" pillow
(via One Kings Lane)

Tourneau Women's Oval Watch
(via Rue La La)

Faryl Robin "Plum"
(via Ideeli)

Laila Azhar Silk Front Drape Camisole
(via Gilt)

Laila Azhar Pleated Colorblock Dress
(via Gilt)

Apt progress...

I've been straightening up my apartment since the incident Tuesday with the cockroach (ewwwww) because the apartment complex is coming to spray tomorrow. I finally hung up some pictures and paintings I've been meaning to get up for months.

One dilemma I've been facing is that I was unsure of what do do with the space over the sink... I discovered these Ikea postcards and frames I'd decorated my room with in Vancouver and thought they'd be perfect! They actually go with the hideous olive color the kitchen came painted in (and I don't care enough to spend the time or money to change it!), the same color is actually in the picture in the lower left.

Of course, they're not the most glamourous piece over the sink, but eventually I'll find something I like better to replace them.

If you have space for art over your kitchen sink, what did you put there for decor?

Something blue...

(via Anthropologie)

Just another manic Monday

I am going to make it a point one of these days to sit down and write a real post. My apartment is clean and photoable (is that a word?) right now, so I need to get on it! I've gotten several new plants (a puslane, which is beautiful plant that does really well in south Texas, mine has gorgeous pink and orange flowers, and an African Violet, which is my sorority's flower and supposedly one of the easiest houseplants to take care of!).

The African Violet looks gorgeous above my bookshelf, under the window. The purslane is out on my little plant stand on the patio and is doing VERY well. I moved my Angel Wing Begonia into a terracotta pot outside on the patio and it is thriving! I never realized how unhappy it was inside but it seems all is not lost yet with him... The plant cuttings my uncle took for me (we figured out the name Saturday, but I can't remember) is starting to do pretty well. I put the bag back over the pot and they all perked back up. It's still inside and I want to move it outside eventually.

I need to clean off my patio... a lot of things blow through it and get caught behind my furniture. So that will be my mission this week.

Oh and I have a dresser! The seller dropped it off Saturday afternoon, so I spent a total of $100 on it which is what I was shooting for! (Edit: For some reason the photo stopped working... I will find out and repost.)

It seems to be an older Texas piece. The bottom sides and back legs are coming loose, so I need to have those fixed, but otherwise its just what I was looking for! Now that I have it, I'm not sure if I can paint it and put fabric on it, its beautiful, but we'll see...

TIme flies

Time flies so quickly I can't believe it's already June! Today I am going to make stew (yum!) and clean/organize my apartment. Hopefully once that is finished I'll be able to take some photos! But I am still here and having a wonderful time, I really love my apartment and its location, my job is going wonderfully and I am excited it is summer!

Happy Saturday everyone!

Pretty Chandelier

(from Brocade Home)