Little Lonely Peony

My poor, poor, neglected blog! Oh how I miss you and not to worry, I do think about you often! Have you missed me? Things have been SUPER crazy since I last wrote because Spring is here! Thank God spring is here! Spring, Flowers and being outside is definitely a high priorty to me. I definitely have a problem with my addiction to flowers, and the past couple of weeks I have been planning and planting all types of different flowers.  That could be one of the reasons I have been missing in action(plus work and school take up alot of time too). I have got to learn how to be more active with this blog!

So yesterday, I was looking at my little lonely peony over in the corner all by its little self. As it sits right not no one even notices it or just thinks its an overgrown weed haha! So I thought I would give it a little spicing up.  Sorry for the phone pictures, I wasn't planning on posting this.

Here's the after picture.  I used some of these edging rocks that a friend gave me, mulch, impatients and repurposed some decor.  Isn't it just beautfiul. I am in love! And it'll look amazing once those impatient start growing!

This was the before on the decor thing(don't really know what else to call it) I used. The wooden box it was sitting in was falling apart, there was no longer any paint on it and that stuff in the middle was just plain ugly.  Therefore I repurposed it into a yard ornament.

 

 

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Whats in my Purse?

I absolutely love What's in my Purse blog posts. I don't know what it is about seeing what other people have in their purses, but I find it fun!  They say you can tell a lot about a person based on whats inside their purse but who knows! If you would have seen in my purse 2 weeks ago, you would have thought I was a pen hoarder, which is entirely not true. I only had 16 pens that I promptly returned to my work.

This is my purse. I bought this coach bag, 2 years ago I believe. It was the very first coach bag I had ever purchased, and my excitement was unreal. I mean it's only a purse right?!

Feel free to take a second to laugh.
Ok, so here's the junk I keep in it! It looks all organized in this picture but it's normally a wreck inside my purse!

 

1. The first thing in this picture is a little bag I received with samples in it from target.  I keep deodorant, pens, lipstick, basically anything that can get all over everything in my purse.

2. A coach wallet I received as a Christmas gift

3. Gum- must always have some type of gum!

4. This is a buckeye. I bet y'all are thinking, why the heck does she have a buckeye in her purse?!? Long story short, my boyfriend gave it to me when we first started dating and said it was good luck. It's been in my purse ever since.

5. My favorite pen and medical scissors. These items leave my purse once we get to work.

6. Keys with an ugly leather keychain, but it makes them easy to find in my purse so I'm keeping it!

7. Elle Reading glasses and case

8. Aveeno lotion, Carmex, Eso lip balm, and Bath and Body Works hand sanitizer.  These items are not in the little bag so it's easy to grab while I'm driving.

9. This little gadget is the neatest thing ever.  A portable iphone charger.  You can get one at Uncommon Goods

10. Oh my iphone, this little baby runs my life.

11. Last but not least, my synthyroid. I do not function well without it.

 

Since you have seen inside my purse, I guess now you know me on some deep intimate level. or not, it's still fun to look at my junk right?!

I’m linking up with Carly over at Lipgloss and Crayons and Lauren over at Pink on the Cheek for their What’s In Your Purse link up.

Displaying Memories

Pinspiraton has struck again!  The amount of time I spend on pinterest is unmeasurable.  I have ran across several pins of people framing old doilies, scarfs and various other things, and just skipped right over it without pinning, liking or giving it a minutes thought.  However, something about those pins stuck with me and I kept thinking about what a neat idea it was. Of course, if you see anything on pinterest you like you better pin it then because chances are you will never find it again.  I never could find a pin like the one I had seen again, so I just winged it.

I  had found several old scarfs in my late grandmothers house which has been vacant for 12 years now. Surprisingly they were in perfect shape. I also found some pretty gross old frames as well.  I wanted to display these scarfs some way so their beauty could be remembered and not forgotten. So the work began.

 I ripped the old frames apart, washed them up, and gave them some fresh ivory paint.  When it came time to place the scarfs in the frame something wasn't looking right.  Then I thought "well crap now what am I going to do." So into the family trunk I went and found these beautiful embroidery doilies and old quilt. 

Yes I know they don't look straight. I promise you they are. I took what seemed to be 100 pictures and each time a different one would look crooked, lower than the other or just not right all together. But anyhow, the embroidered doilies seen in the middle are actually believed to have been my great grandmothers, but they were found at my grandmothers house so there is no way to be for sure.  The old quilt was actually a quilt that didn't stand the test of time, it had holes all in it and was very dirty.

Nearly everything in this guest bedroom is vintage, including the bedroom suite.  The quilt on the bed was even made by my grandmother. This is just a great way to display all the heirlooms passed down in the family.

 

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Wedding Fever

Well I have been MIA for a little while. Time flies by before you realize it. While I was away, I began having a little wedding fever! I'm not engaged yet but it doesn't hurt a girl to dream right!

I'm in love with lace wedding dresses!


Yeah that's for sure happening!
I'm also loving this. Instead of champagne, using glass coke bottles.

My wedding must have is hydrangea bouquets. I'm obsessed with hydrangeas!


That's all the wedding dreaming for today!
P.S. all these photos were via pinterest!

Dog Days of Spring

Happy first day of spring ya'll! I absolutely can't wait for the warmer weather, beautiful flowers, and days full of hiking and enjoying nature! It's a beautiful day in Kentucky but still to cold to spend time outside. So I thought I'd try out a craft I found on Decor and the Dog.

  Originally I found this on pinterest.

I wasn't sure on how to make this and I'm not crafty enough to figure it out without a detailed tutorial. So I let the idea go, until the other day when I stumbled across Decor and The dog's tutorial!

Okay, so I'm not the best at sewing and I'm definitely still learning. So I wont be showing any of my messing "progress" pictures. But, here it is finished!


My babies were so excited, all except Cliff!

This is Rilee


This is Dura


And this handsome little man is Cliff.

Aren't they so cute with their little green bowties! To bad I didn't think of this for St. Patricks day!

30 before 30

I have seen several 30 before 30 and bucket list posts and it has given me some inspiration to make one of my own. I also thought it would be fun to have my boyfriend to make one as well and compare ours afterwards. So we spent saturday making and sharing our bucket lists with each other. I found out very quickly this is a great way to find out more about your significant other. I've been with my boyfriend for six years and there was several things on his list I never would have thought of.

Ok enough rambling...here is my 30 before 30 in no particular order! Deadline is 2020

1. Get married

2. Buy a piece of land Completed 8/21/13

3. Build a house

4.Become a mother

5. Visit Hawaii

6. Fly on a plane

7. Receive a Master degree in Nursing

8. Run a 5k

9. Complete a quilt

10. Learn to knit

11. Learn to drive a 5-speed

12. Grow a garden

13. Go white water rafting Completed 9/13/14

14. Buy a nice kitchen aid mixer

15. Have a recipe book full of recipes I've tried

16. Go to Europe

17. Learn how to can

18. Complete the 365 picture challenge

19. Have a weekend hiking getaway

20.Visit a winery

21.Ride all the roller coasters at Universal Studios

22.Read the Bible cover to cover

23.Gamble in a Las Vegas casino

24.Pay off a large debt (car or land)

25.Build a piece of furniture

26. Break a habit

27.Get my conceal and carry

28. Go camping

29.Do something that scares me

30. Wild Cave Tour at Mammoth Cave

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