My pedigree corner...

My bookcases were looking kinda plain so I added a little collection in the corner. Let me start by saying that the bookcases are only about waist high, so I think they're perfect to add a little interest to the room. I stacked a couple of my favorite collectibles, my kennel club book from 1913 (I'll post more about this later), pewter dog show trophy (more info here ), above it all I hung up my plaster dog heads, these freak my husband out, but I love them! I added my dog's pedigrees to the mix and called it a day. (before anyone hates, my little boy was a rescue, and I got his papers cuz I like to see his ancestry. My little girl came firom a breeder, who I visited multiple times, and was very good at what she did. She gave me lots of info and tips, and I'm glad I had her as kind of a mentor to start me off right.)

More pics coming soon...

I've been working on a few projects around the house, but unfortunately I lost my camera cord and can't post pics yet. It's been about a month since we moved into our new house, and I've finally given up searching for the cord. I caved and bought a new one this morning, so there will be lots of good pics coming soon!

More Lilly!!!

 With the abundance of lilly pulitzer sales lately, lots of people have been cleaning out their closets and I was lucky enough to snag two more great deals! At the beginning of every season, I make a dream wish list of all the pieces I love and want. Both of these were on my list!


This is the talulah dress, I passed up on this dress the first time around, because it was the middle of july and I went for a dress I could wear right then instead of save for fall. This is a super comfy dress, it's stretch and has pockets. It will need a little altering though, I need to take the hips in a tiny bit ( they flare out kinda strange, I had to do the same thing to my lulu dress). I also plan to close off the pockets. I do this to all my fancy shorts and dresses, I don't get the whole pockets in dresses thing, but maybe that's just me? Anyway, it retailed for $148 and I picked it up for around $45. Good things come to those who wait! (cheesy, I know :)

 

I also picked up this polo in white. When this came out I loved it, but couldn't justify paying full price for what is essentially a fancy t shirt. I wish I had cuz this shirt is super cute. This shirt= easy spring/ summer dressing. I like that it's not plain, you don't really need to add belts or funky jewelry, just let the gators stand out!

dog collection

Here is another part of my collection. I put this shelf up in the kitchen to hold my vintage dog food cans.  These were vintage labels I purchased online, and put onto clean empty cans. (so there's no 60 year old dog food in them, yuck!) The other two bottles are vintage flea powder tins. The orange one I picked up at an antique store, and the other I won at an auction. It's amazing how much things have changed over the years!

A bit of a departure...

This has been a crazy sale week for my favorite brand of all time... Lilly Pulitzer! Even though we just bought our house, the prices were too good to pass up, so I indulged a little :) I picked up three dresses, two of them are definite keepers, the other one I'm trying to trade sizes (i like everything to fit loose, it drives my husband nuts, but It's what I like)


Here were my picks:
The katy dress in island coral build me up. I already have this dress in the ribbit print (and i'm almost ashamed to say I paid full price for it), and it is one of the most comfortable, flattering dresses I own. It's a thin light jersey material, so it's perfect for hot summer days. Marked down to $38 this was a major score!

evie dress in macrame me. This is the dress I'm thinking about swapping sizes in. I had my eye on this dress when it first came out, and with the recent sales I grabbed it for $49, can't beat it!

The third dress I picked up was the sadie in thrill of the chaise. I decided to take a chance on this dress, and I'm glad I did. It's a thin jersey like material, but it is super flattering on me. It's got some smocking around the waist to give it shape, it would also be super easy to throw on a belt with it. This dress was marked down to $39, so I got a great deal.