Spring Fever

It's a blustery and rainy day here which means Spring is so, so close. Everybody here seems to have Spring Fever as we wait impatiently for the nice weather to stay for good. I still have Easter decorations poked in various places around my house. I just can't bring myself to take them down yet, even though Easter is long-gone and I am back to eating whatever it was I gave up for Lent.

Before I take these cuties down this week, I just had to share...

Obsessions: The Elusive Michael K

I'm obsessed with dlisted.com. I fully admit that my view of pop culture is partially sculpted by dlisted's snarky social commentary. And from what I hear, the brilliant brain behind my favorite website - Michael K - is a bit media-shy. He doesn't give interviews, steers clear of social media, and doesn't post his own photo on his site. Still, his hilarious personality shines through and I'm in love.

Well. One lucky blogger with Technorati managed to squeeze a chat-interview out of the elusive Michael K and it is hilarious! You can read more here.

Note: His humor may be slightly offensive to some. But his social commentary should be hilarious to all!

Cheers!

The Blogstress as Martha Stewart

Hello Blog friends! I know I've failed as a blogstress these past few months, but I promise you I'm back! I have so many things to update you on as well - I have new curtains in my kitchen, new doors in my basement, and my holiday decorations are up! Oh, and did I mention that I am now engaged?! :) For now, I will share with you two pictures from the recent holiday.

My mom and I cooked Thanksgiving dinner and hosted my future in-laws at my house! It was hard work but FUN! Here we are as Martha Stewarts with our fine spread. And wine, of course!
And while my Mom was in town, I persuaded her to help me put up my new-to-me Tinsel Tree complete with color wheel! Here's the result - a nice cozy living room with a fancy tree and warm fire. I love it!

Weekend Project: Dog Bed

So, this weekend I scoured garage sales and a flea market with Susan and found some great things! The first thing was this cute wicker bench. I actually bought it for $10 at My Sweet Savannah's garage sale on Saturday. I snatched it up with the intention of making a new dog bed for my two shih tzus.

Here's the before in an adorable pink.

And here's the after!

I already had the Amy Butler Duck Egg fabric left over from another project and my boyfriend, J, made a custom cushion out of plywood and foam. I spent another $3 on a can of spray paint. I almost painted the bed a dark brown but then found this color and decided that a dog bed should be bold and fun, right?!

I can always repaint with another $3 can of spray paint... if I can get Hamilton off of it long enough to do so! He loves it so much!

Obsessions: J.Crew

The Majesty Stone Bracelet. I'm wearing this with the dress below...


The Silk Evening Primose Brynn Dress. I already ordered this for two functions I'm attending in October. I plan to wear it with black tights and round toe pumps. Cute, right?!


Wool Ruffle-Front Coat. Love.


Stadium-Cloth Winnie Jacket. I love anything yellow. In fact, I already have a yellow jacket from J.Crew - but it's a spring jacket. This would be so great for fall.

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CL Find: Before and After

My sister has been looking for an inexpensive, ornate mirror to paint and hang in her dining room. She finally found one on Craigslist, but it came with the matching dresser.  I told her I'd take the dresser for $25.  And here it is.

It really does have all the drawers... Jason was just anxious to get it refinished so he started before I could get a picture.  But you get the idea.

After some sanding, paint, and leftover kitchen pulls - here it is!  Grand total? $25 for the dresser and $8 for paint. Hooray!

I should mention that this transformation isn't nearly as impressive as Susan's recent project...