Pinterest: Vintage Living

Be sure to follow me on Pinterest - especially my new "Vintage Living" board! I have been having so much fun pinning real vintage interiors! Follow here and see all my boards here!

I am so inspired by real vintage photographs and design. And I love that in most of the photographs, a starburst clock is visible! I just wish I could find them often now!

Happy friday, everyone!!

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Time To Sew: Pillows

Sew, sew, sew! I've been trying to work on a few projects around the house and we had some couch pillows that were falling apart after years of use. I bought some fun fabric at our local fabric shop, Textile*, and made a few pillow cases following this tutorial (minus the ruffle).

I picked up a subtle gray and white pattern that reminds me of bunting and then a teal flower fabric that coordinates well with the 2 teal cushions I got on clearance-clearance at Urban Outfitters. (The first time I ever went to our local UO, they were running a 50% off sale on their clearance items! The cushions were originally $40 each and I got each for $10!)

click to see the photo larger!

I had never made envelope-closure pillows before but I like them! I have a ton of zippers that but they are slightly more complicated to sew and since I haven't sewn much in the past year, I wanted to start back on an easier project. This was the perfect project to get my sewing gears turning! I hope to have more projects to share soon, but with a new puppy, I am not sure how much time I will have for sewing!

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Speaking of sewing - my talented friend Heather of Joy of All Crafts is an amazing quilter, crafter, and blogger! Yesterday, she featured my single bloom bouquet tutorial - check it out here and follow her blog! (Need extra incentive? Soon she will be posting an interview with Emily Henderson!)

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**Textile's 40% off sale lasts through Saturday! Head on in to grab a great deal!

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Favorite Finds: Savannah's Skirt

(I'm trying out a new Favorite Finds banner... what do you think??)

Today's Favorite Find comes from Savannah of MaieDae, a beautiful Atlanta-based blog. I love reading other southern bloggers and Savannah posts a delightful mix of vintage + decor + handmade. She's also running an inspiring "5 Things" series in which bloggers detail 5 things they've learned, or 5 ways they stay inspired, etc. Savannah shares her favorite fashion find below!

What is your favorite find and where did you find it?

One of my favorite thrifted finds, is this black and white pleated skirt. I found it at a local thrift store.


What drew you to the skirt?

I love how flowy and easy to wear it is! AND I love that it goes with everything.

What is your favorite memory in the skirt?

I love to dress up on Sundays, so I often wear this skirt to visit mine and my husband's family. It reminds me of our family days. :)

Why do you love buying vintage/secondhand?

I love to buy vintage/secondhand because I feel like it has a unique character and history. I love bringing to life old pieces and making them work in my home or with my personal style. I also love the fact that vintage tends to be more durable than clothing manufactured now.

Thank you so much for sharing, Savannah!

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Rebekka Seale Print Winner

Chicken dinner!

I'm excited to announce the winner of the Rebekka Seale Sparrow Print Giveaway!

Drumroll please....


#11, Dana!


The only problem though is, Dana, I can't contact you! Your email address isn't listed anywhere (your comment, your blogger profile, or your blog). Please email me your mailing address and I will send the print out to you.

And this is a note to everyone - please visit your blogger profile and see if your email address is listed. If it's not, it means that bloggers can't reply to you when you comment on our blog. You just need to click "Edit profile" on your blogger dashboard and change the setting so that you are email-able. A lot of us subscribe to our comments by email so that we may reply directly but if your email address is not listed, you show up in our inbox as a "no-reply" blogger.

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And now it's time for a cute photo of Lucy. :)



Happy Tuesday!

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House Tour: Our Bathroom

Last week, we finally had some much-needed repairs done to our bathroom. We had a leak which ended up ruining some drywall. We got the drywall replaced, I painted with a deeper shade of teal (a $7 gallon - thank you Home Depot "oops" paint!) and we hung a new curved shower rod (which I LOVE). I switched out some artwork and voila!


The folk art print was a gift from Carolyn and features lyrics from my favorite hymn, Come Thou Fount. I picked up the little blue alarm clock at the Brooklyn Flea, the portrait is from an estate sale, and I can't remember where I got the bird years ago.

The 60s art is from the Downtown Antique Mall and the shower curtain is from Anthropologie and was a generous gift from a friend after she and her husband bought a house and it didn't match their new bathrooms. I had been coveting it for awhile and was so thrilled when she passed it on to me!

I wish I could get a better overall shot of the bathroom but it's so tiny, it's hard to take a photo of it.

I will hopefully post more "house tour" photos in the future - I am working on getting more projects done! I think our house is my ultimate canvas and I want to document it!

Have you done any easy updates lately??

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Meet Lucy!

No Thrift Report to share today - I've been too busy with the newest addition to our family!

Isn't she the cutest??

Andy has always wanted a bulldog but I'm not really into them. I somehow fell in love with boston terriers (even though I've always been really into small, furry dogs) and so we compromised on a boston bulldog. We found one available and picked her up on Saturday!


She is a stinker! (figuratively and literally, haha!)


These photos were taken in a rare moment of stillness. She has SO much energy!


Oh goodness. My heart runs over. :)

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Vintage TV: What's My Line? Men's Edition

Last week, we took a look at some leading ladies on What's My Line. Now it's time for the men!



Any Woody Allen fans out there? :)



How about the dashing Sean Connery?



One of my favorites... Desi Arnaz!



A legend... Walt Disney! (with Jerry Lewis as a panelist!)



And let's end on a very handsome note... Paul Newman!



I hope you enjoy these clips! I love looking back at old TV shows and movies!

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