Ticking and Toile

Thursday, February 4, 2010

~little etsy update~

Hello friends!

I've been adding so many things to my etsy shop,

that I thought you all might want to see....

and like

Sarah at Beach Cottage

I've been completely obsessed with

hunting for treasures!

yep, seriously in the "can't stop digging mode"

driving all over town...searching....for....

stuff

stuff that you might like.....

and it's not like you make a bunch of money,

selling stuff....

but it's enough to go out

search for more treasures....

and...

it's the hunt.....

and I can assure you, my bloggy friends....

{whom I adore!! you guys bring me so much joy...

I feel like I have a whole bunch of new friends!}

I search for only the treasures that

I have a hard time parting with....

yup, they have to make me smile....

they have to speak to me.....

{ok...is he the cutest thing ever??}

it's fun.....

and lots of fun when others like the treasures I find, too!

Shellagh

Sunday, January 31, 2010

~country bath inspiration~

Happy Sunday everyone!

it's so exciting to see the S U N in the great NW!

but before I go out & enjoy it.....

I thought I would share this AMAZING picture I found......

Seriously.....I love this so much I can't stand it!!!!!

I love so much about this bathroom....

the walls, the tall basket of flowers, the tattered lace in the window,

the tin ceiling, and of course the tub.

so romantic & sweet~

I have been wanting to do this in our bathrooms for quite awhile now....

in fact, one day in the near future....you might just find a post

of mine.....'fessing up to another wild adventure.....

such as ripping out our lovely oak cabinets....and shower stall

to replace with something like this...

the bathroom adventure will likely begin with the acquisition of

a tub such as this....

preferably from craigslist....

preferably for less than $200.

If that day appears sooner rather than later...

my poor hubby will know he's in for it.

and I will also need to find a fabulous old dresser

to drop a couple sinks into....

and ideally.....(no..not ideally...I meant I will definitely have to...)

rip out the nasty linoleum that is white w/

light blue swirlies....circa 1991...gotta love it.

probably better save some of the fir flooring for the bathrooms.....

would love to find an awesome faucet or 2 like this....

and an awesome mirror to replace our builder's standby mirror.

and I know I have several little bottles to put cute

little rose blooms into...to pretty up the place....

and then maybe add a few other lovelies.....

~oh to dream~

~*~

it's too bad tubs are so heavy huh???

and it's really too bad there's so much plumbing involved....

Have a wonderful Sunday evening

a great start to the week!

Shellagh

{all photos from Country Living}

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

~Potager~

OK....

today was the FIRST day

since Fall...

that

actually

stepped foot

into my garden

to see

what was happening.....

you see....every year after about the beginning of September,

I go into complete "I am so sick & tired of gardening mode"

"I cannot & will not pull one more %#*!##*^ weed!!"

{such language...I'll say.....}

so here are a few front yard shots while I'm telling my story....

I just get so totally burned out by then....

that I must go on strike

for a good 3 or 4 months....

to rekindle that desire....

to make things

....b l o o m....

Ya see....

it was almost 2 years ago....

when in one of my ~~totally out of control A.D.D.~~

quiet moments...

I decided....

ya know...

we really don't need grass in our backyard...

do we?

Kids, do we need grass back here??

cuz the dog just poops in it right?

and then it just gets rained on & all mushy grossness, right?

Right Mom....

they agree....

what more did I need???

Me & the hubby CErTaiNly were not

making any use of it....

So, it goes like....

Honey, we don't really need grass back here do we?

he's like.....huh?....

with that cute little look on his face...

that means something like...

"oh no...what is she thinking...."

So, he says, "well, I don't know...

what exactly did you have in mind???????"

Then I'm like...

Oh, {very casually}

I don't know....I was just thinking.....

he kinda looks at me with that same "oh crap"

look on his face...."what is she thinking...."

and there it begins....

the great quest for the

"potager" garden

and potager garden is what I did.

oh yeah, I tore out all the grass....{that is another story all of it's own}

learned all about brick laying....

and created a lovely little potager garden in our backyard.

{please don't mind all the massively overgrown squash leaves laying on the gravel....}

The only trouble is

I now have a 100ft x 30ft

flower bed!

argh!!!

{you gotta admit how massively overwhelming this is....}

and hence....my absolute disdain for weeding by September....

is it becoming more clear now??

So, let's review of few of my faults

that help contribute to my madness....

....#1 taking on too much...

#2 biting off more than I can chew...

and #3 {of a lengthy list}

is......making humongous flower beds with

no weed control system....

{can you see all those weeds there? growing like gangbusters???}

So, this year...

I need to figure out...

a way...

to...

resolve

THIS!!!!

Even if it means

(while I still have energy at the beginning of the season....)

raking back all the mulch

and pea gravel

and

installing

weed blocker fabric stuff.

I just can't go

another summer

with my

self imposed

out

control

garden

that

takes

over

life.

So, what do all you bloggy garden girls know about this?

Any words of wisdom???

{please say yes! :o) }

Shellagh

p.s.
just want to make sure you know these pics are from last summer....not now.....right now I just have a bunch of sticks (ie:dormant perennials) growing... & a bunch of sogginess....

p.s.s.

I'm linking to Outdoor Wednesday for the first time....what timing huh?
so go on over & check it out!

http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

Monday, January 25, 2010

~Lantlif~

I have been hoarding all these fabulous photos

as inspiration....

hiding them in my computer....

and swooning over them in my quiet hours...

and thought that maybe instead of keeping them all for myself....

that I should share them with all of you...
so you can swoon too....

Maybe you already know about this amazing woman from

Lantlif

but in case you don't....let me introduce you.....

her name is Annette and she lives in Sweden.....

& I am so in love with her amazing swedish rustic style!

I could literally browse her blog for hours.....

to find amazing ideas to DUPLICATE!!

I am so enamored with her use of white

and how stunning it looks.

her accessorizing is.....nothing short of...fabulous....

right? I thought you would agree....

her ideas on thrifting & little projects

are super creative & inspiring!

I think that is part of the reason I am so obsessed with her site....

it's so fun to see another persons view on thrifting & such...

someone from half way around the world...

here's a little project she did with

some vintage pant hangers....

paint the whole thing black....

cut out a piece of black construction paper

stamp w/ cute little white stamps

add a vintage family photo

and a ribbon.....

and hang on an absolutely charming hook....

{and guess what I found the very next day, after finding this.....yep....a whole slew of them at the goodwill dumpster store!! I am going to make a few & thought I might put a few on Etsy so if you want....you can make one too!!}