Some cool finds on Etsy

I love, love, love Etsy and buying awesome handcrafted items directly from the artists. If you don't know about Etsy, check it out!

These are my fave earrings on AlwaysAmy:

Studs:

fudgesicles

squirrels (see pic!)

Dangly:

awesome ornaments

I just bought this from Elaphannie for the 'toy room' at the end of the hall upstairs. SO excited to put it up!!

I'm here, I'm here!

Ok, Tatey called me out - I've been neglecting our blog again. So, here I am with some photos I've been meaning to share...

First, some of my very favorite boys:

And here's some changes in our house - the kitchen light and art in the living room:

New furniture!

Mom & I went to a huge tent sale a few weeks ago and I scored some great deals for our house. (love knowing people in high places!!) Let me know what you think!

I got this $289 chaise for $149!




The red chest/buffet is new. Instead of $299, I got it for $129! See how cute it is? Gramma, I'm going to put the silverware from you in the top 3 drawers, then I have china in the cupboard & drawers for tableclothes!

Mom found this $349 lamp for $43 AND she got in a fistfight with some weasely guy who says he saw it first. GO MOM!!!

The weirdness has been transformed!!

Remember the weirdness on our fireplace in the family room?? My siblings called it the dance floor on the wall. We just called it strange & confusing.

Then my brilliantly talented friend, Sarah Hill, (also a Grand View College grad) worked her magic to create this FIVE feet wide, FIFTEEN feet tall masterpiece!!!!

See Sarah (paid with check & beer) for size comparison to her gorgeous paintings:

So now that's another huge project off our to-do list for the house. YAY! Thanks, Sarah, for being awesome and working magic on this weird space in our house!!  It's beautiful!!

Better house pics!

Not everyone could place where the railing was in the house so here's a few more photos to explain!

Here's a photo that shows the small step down from hallway to sunroom:



Here you are viewing, from the back door, thru the hallway, past the stairs to the front door:



The rail replaces the long wall that had like 5 or 6 tall octagon-shaped cutouts. It seperates the hallway from the sunroom. We're quite pleased!