{vintage:shabby:beachy:decor}

Hello and Happy Tuesday...wish it was Friday:)

How was your Labor day!?!?!!?! We had family and friends over for a gathering and that was pretty nice!
I love to have gatherings....gatherings and dinner parties.....my two favorite things:)

I finally got around to painting the vintage steamer trunk I bought a month or two ago!!

I L.O.V.E. how it turned out:)
And I think it's just perfect in our bedroom!

I couldn't help myself with the  "La Mer" ...french for the sea:)
I thought it was much cuter than if I would have painted "Indiana" on it:) heehee!

I may be embracing my Midwestern spirit...but I am not about to go around painting Indiana on my things:)

I love how the bedroom is shaping up...it's just so light and happy in there! Like flowers in a field happy:)
OK fine...those aren't flowers....they are the broccoli that I let bolt because I never got around to picking it out of my garden! Who knew broccoli made such pretty little flowers! And the bees and the butterflies have been more than thankful that I never picked my broccoli:)

And I still need to get photographs in the frames....just haven't gotten around to doing it yet:)

My sweet girl L.C. can't get on the bed anymore:( She's accepted it and i've made her a super comfy spot on the floor...pillows, blankets, her bones...I think she feels like she's in a camp out every evening she goes to bed!

And by evening...I do mean evening! She's like a little old lady.....she gets fed up with the day and happily retires herself to her spot in our bedroom at around 7pm every evening. Owell...at least she's happy:)

And Ruby...well Ruby is still a wrecking ball! She has to be involved in everything. No privacy....I should have named her Shadow:)

Thank goodness she doesn't chew anymore! She practically tore our entire house to shreds....ok...not the whole house but every pair of shoes, every blanket and every single pillow was destroyed!

and no we didn't crate train her when she was a baby...she was a rescue dog and she was terrified of crates! She barked so much that the neighbors complained and that was with the windows closed!
They said she never stopped barking the whole day! Now that was I call persistent!

Either way...she's fine now and we love her:)

I just love the trunk...not a bad purchase for only $40.00:) I love bargains! And now it looks even cuter ....painted white and scuffed up:) Yes!?!?!?

Yes....I always have fresh flowers next to my side of the bed.....they make me happy when I first open my eyes in the morning:)
Are you a fresh flowers kind of person!?!?!?

Well there you have it....a little peek into my world:)
ps...i'd love cute curtains in our bedroom but I have 2 words for you.....
dog hair!

I try to have as little fabric as possible in my home:)

Hope you have a great rest of your week!

oh and ps...
thank you for all of your kind words on my last post:)
I even got quite a few e-mails! So nice to know we all go through the same things:):)
I really do appreciate....from the bottom of my heart....your kind words! Thank you:)

Never be bullied into silence.  Never allow yourself to be made a victim.  Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.  ~Harvey Fierstein

{Vintage Shopping Weekend}

Hello...hello Happy Monday!!!!

Have you noticed issues with the comments on your blogs?!?!!? I know i've tried to stop by many of them and I am not able to comment:( It just keeps taking me back to sign in....i've e-mailed some of you to let you know.....but was just curious if you are able to comment on mine???

Also...do you find the new lay-out ok?? Is it too boring or confusing?? Just wondering!!


Onto the post.....
How was your weekend!?!?!?

We spent the weekend town hoping along the Lake Michigan coast...
Three Oaks, MI
New Buffalo, MI
Michigan City, MI


I found a ton of happy little shops and I spent my time talking my husbands's ear off and tinkering around with my camera:)

I found so many perfect things in these shops.....
Just look at that simple artwork! A daisy out of bottle caps. Simple and cute!

And I love this....
the real....play by play of our "date day!"
You know I like to keep it real for you:)

Like I say....it's not always rainbows and butterflies!

Poor guy! I probably drive him crazy with all of my ideas:)
But really he is supportive and I am lucky for that:)

ps.....we were eating at Bartletts!! The cutest place! If you're in the area.....it's a must enjoy!

Don't you just love Bartlett's sign!! A deer drinking beer! Perfect:)
And their t-shirts say....it's beer season.

Anywho...a few more finds from the shops we stopped into.

And the best score of all!!!!!!!!!!!

So what do you think??? All turquoise or turquoise & white!?!?!?!?

Oh and be sure to stop by Emerald Cove on Wednesday for a little surprise!!!!!

"He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist."
St. Francis of Assisi