one room 2 looks (with Amber Interiors)

What would you do if I told you that I just decorated a space inspired by a purple unicorn pillow pet?? Would you zip on over here to check it out?

Did you go and check it out??? Are you sad that there were no actual pillow pets (i keep wanting to call them puff a lumps..do you remember those..probably not if you are under the age of 30). Well if you are truly sad then I would be more than happy to send you one of the three we were so kindly gifted last Christmas. 2 girls and 3 pillow pets equal an extra one to share.

Well to get down to the real business matters..I participated in one of the coolest blog series, one room 2 looks over on Amber's blog. Probably you have heard about her and her talents??? Amber's blog is a very entertaining read and she really does have many things to share. Personally I think she is very cool and very kind. There is a really great feature & more pictures of Amber's home over on So Haute if you would like to take looksy.

Shall we observe a few spaces from her home:

(above photos via High Gloss Magazine and from So Haute)

And here is a sneak peak at one of looks I decorated up. If you would like to see more then you will just have to head on over and read about it right here.

high gloss floors

Taking special note of the floors that Tia had installed into one of her clients home that was recently featured in Better Homes & Garden. There is a spanish cottage that I've had my eye on for quite some time and if the opportunity presented itself to look at it for a future residence then there would be no question as to the fact that I would use the above photos as inspiration. Have you noticed that all of the cool kitchens are using brass these days? Also I think the key to the above flooring is the fact that Tia had it sealed with a really high gloss. To get more info on the floor go here.

Well hope you have a very happy weekend!

stripes on the diagonal

Well hello there. I have had the very bittersweet task of sending my triplets to preschool. It has worked out swell so far. In fact I can now see how it may be possible to get a few projects done this next year. One of the first ones that I would like to mark off the list is one of the upholstered headboards for their room. I've had my eye on diagonal stripes for a while now..kind of like the blue and white upholstered piece above. I also LOVE Grace's curtains that she made for her little Harper's room. Do you like? Speaking of liking..do you think you can still like me even though I was a "no go" blogger for a bit??? I still really like all of you.

Oh and I realize the top clutch really does not have any true diagonal stripes but isn't lovely. Also the pillow came from here..(Christine told me so..it may be sold out but I'm thinking about requesting a custom order because of the greatness found in them)

wildflowers

While we are experiencing all of this blog silence I thought it would be fun to post some of the pictures from our trip that I posted over on my family site. I'll be back to regular posting after all of the babies are in school. 2 down, 3 to go.

Aren't those wildflowers so beautiful? They were all found in one spot at Fish Lake in Utah.

REPOST from the family blog:

It is very hard for me to sit still for too long. We had been at Grandma and Papa's house out in the middle of no where for a couple of weeks so it seemed that I had gotten to the point to where I could only go a couple of days of staying at the homestead before I had to just get in the car and go somewhere. The fact that I didn't want to wear out my welcome just fueled the footloose and fancy-free way that I already lean towards. Besides I like the freedom that a car provides and sometimes I feel my best when I am behind the wheel. I had long told the kids about Fish Lake so decided to pack a lunch and spend the day exploring. The first place we came upon was a grove of trees with the roots exposed. It looked like we were in some kind of enchanted forest. We then made our way over the bridge and that is when we came upon the most beautiful patches of wildflowers. I love wildflowers. In fact when I was married I wanted everything to be full of greenery and wildflowers. We picked a few to bring back to Grandma and hoped they would stay nice until the ride home. The flowers proved to be quite hearty indeed. I think hearty and beautiful make a great combination. Anyway we walked around and did plenty of exploring. I'm sure we were not hard to miss especially with those little flutes a tooting everywhere we went. Finally Maren and Maile gave the flutes a rest and they somehow made their way under my belt and when we went to the old store at Fish Lake again the old man selling the Smokey the Bear items inquired as to where the flutes went because he could not hear them this time around. We truly must have made our mark the first time around with all of our tootin' and hollerin'. I wouldn't classify ourselves as the quiet type anyway but sometimes I become a little numb to how noisy we (kids) really are. I am just glad that when we got home we had something to offer Grandma so that her senses would be diverted from her ears to her eyes and nose with the beautiful wildflowers.

We're back!

Hi there!!! We finally returned home. Just in case you were wondering we went to Utah, Idaho, Oregon, back to Utah and then to the mountains in Arizona. We were away from home for almost 6 weeks. Lets just say that I was a little nervous dragging the kids around without the big "W" and let us also say that I became very familiar with the noises that the kids made as we all slumbered away in 1 bedroom...I am tie-red. We did not have a DVD player in the car..in which I have heard is so helpful in taking long road trips with children. Looking on the bright side we did have a 50% ratio of passengers with outside plumbing..so that counts for something in the middle of no where or in the middle of a great big foreign city (either which one) if you know what I mean...lots of widdle breaks going on and desperate times call for desperate measures. Anyway, I am very grateful for all of the opportunities we had to see family, friends and for all of the new experiences we got to add to the memory card....I'm thinking earplugs might be a good investment for the next time around though.

On another note I must say that as of late I have not felt very quality in any one subject matter because I have been stretched out too thin...some of which is my by my own doing. I am hoping that there will be some of you all out there that will go easy on me for not being a very responsible blogger. The hardest part for me as a blogger is feeling like I am failing at not keeping up with the comments and emails. Anyway, I can't wait to see what the pending school year will bring in a couple of days. You better believe I am treating myself to a major tour de thrift treasure hunt when all of my babies are in school.

P.S. - The above balloon creations were made one Sunday afternoon by my brother-in-law. We were laughing so hard at the balloon hat that my little boy had on because he kept trying to catch the fish hanging off the end..with no luck...actually he kind of looked like a dog trying to catch his own tail.

P.S.S. - The best present of the whole trip happened when my husband flew into Portland for a last minute weekend meet-up. He loved Oregon. I am glad. My two sisters live there. Perhaps more Oregon trips in the future.....

Doesn't everything look as perfect as rainbows and cherries...well almost. Not pictured are all of the times I told my kids I was going to pull off the road to paddle their little hineys if they didn't quit the teasing, the whining, the kicking, the pinching and oh yes lets not forget the biting incident. Now I wouldn't want to go discounting any of the 4 different rainbows I saw in one day but we already know that life ain't no bowl of cherries, right? Ok great, because with that being said our life of summer around Grandma and Papa's small town overall hasn't been too shabby. Well if you don't count the fact that I can't find a House Beautiful, Elle Decor, Veranda or Architectural Digest. Seriously I scoured the town up and down Main Street and beyond only to find the likings of publications only put out by Better Homes and Gardens and maybe a Country Living if one was lucky. Finally at my last stop which happened to be the Big K I decided to use the money I would have spent on two magazines to buy a dress...and I feel good about it. I also feel good about slowing down and not really having any set plans. That is why if you notice we were some of the best dressed with flip flops on a hiking trail at Capitol Reef. I didn't know what I had gotten myself into but when we got to Capital Reef we just let the adventure unfold. It rained on and off but we had to see the Indian writings (that is what my girls call the petroglyphs). Before we had left I had purchased the girls their own disposable camera so that they could really get into seeing the beauty of our adventure..and it seemed to work. I love that we all were able to get out on foot and safely hike the two miles that it took to see things that were not right off the side of the road. I love even more that Maren thought the modern day writings into the rock were ancient petroglyphs..she was so excited that she busted out the camera to document. It was hard for me to break it to her that Eric + Monique were not ancient history..well probably they really were but you know what I mean. Anyway we are alive..even without much internet usage..I know hard to believe.

Hope you all are well and can't wait to catch up. Can't say when I will update the blog again but I will be back.

xx