I heart vintage finds

Hope everyone is having a great day! I've been busy crafting for an upcoming baby shower this weekend and it's been so fun! I finally went to Hobby Lobby this morning for the first time since the storm last April and it was just as fabulous as I remember! :) I fell in love with this fabric that I will probably have to use in the nursery if we have a little girl (it would make amazing curtains). If it's a boy, I might just have to find another room to use these in:)

 
I love the texture of this fabric; it's like a heavy linen, very natural fabric and up close the print looks like it uses the ikat dye technique. It really has a great texture and wonderful colors to create a fun, playful nursery. :) Not to mention the grey in this print would look fabulous with this doily rug I have picked out from Anthropologie:

It would be our one splurge item, but so worth it I think! So that's my random thought for the day... now, back to vintage finds! A few weeks ago my mom & I went to a great antique shop in Vernon called Falkner Antique Mall. The building has over 14,000 square feet and 70 dealers inside. I was really hoping to find an antique printer tray but it's really hard to find what you're looking for when you're shopping second-hand. My mom and I enjoyed an afternoon browsing away though and I didn't come home empty handed.

I came home with a few things including this awesome vintage wooden whiskey crate, which the Mr. loved. 

 

I also started my collection of vintage, mismatched china...

The crate was $45 but when I got to the register to pay I was told it was on sale for $31.50. Score! The two dinner plates we $8 each and the bread/butter plates were $3. I really loved how the plates resemble the Willow pattern but I don't think I'm going to limit myself to just blue/white. I'm really excited about building a vintage china collection! :) 

That brings my grand total to just under $58.

Last weekend on another antique outing, this time in Tuscaloosa, I went to a local shop called Jarman Interiors & Antiques. Here's their facebook page if you want to check them out: Jarman Interiors & Antiques This might be my favorite shop in town now. I would've loved to bring home several things but in the end I only bit the bullet on one item. I finally found an antique printer tray! I had been on the lookout for one of these for several months so I was super excited when they had 2 for me to choose from! :) Please excuse my junk on the table... I was just too excited to clean it off!

This may find it's home in the nursery or the dining room, which I recently painted. Or anywhere else for that matter. Who knows where I'll hang it?!

I love to add pieces to our home that could tell a story. It's much more fun to me than buying everything brand new. Not that there's anything wrong with buying all new, I just like to have a mixture. Has anyone else found any vintage treasures lately? Where is your favorite place to shop for antiques?

News from the Elliott House!

So I know I haven't blogged in what seems like forever, or at least it does to me, but trust me, there is good reason. I've had like zero energy the past several weeks and today's little announcement is mostly to blame. In a good way though. :)

Yep, that's right! Our little family will be growing this year, hopefully Baby Elliott will make his/her debut around the end of September! And yes, I completely stole this picture idea off Pinterest but it was just too cute not to copy. :)

Here is what happens when I'm setting the automatic timer and Waylon decides he ready for his close-up.

I got to use my new camera lens for these photos, yay! I got a 50mm 1.8 which is good for portraits and the bokeh effect. For those who may be wondering, bokeh is basically when the subject of the photo is in focus but everything else is blurred. Fortunately, Waylon was being a good model that day. :)

I'll also add that while I've had zero energy for house projects for the past 6-7 weeks, I've managed to keep running, for now at least. I've always wanted to stay active through pregnancy and some days that is exactly what I have to tell myself to get off the couch. ;) I really can't complain though because I've had zero morning sickness and nausea. I'll be 14 weeks Wednesday and from what I've read/ heard, most women feel their best during the second trimester. That's what I'm hoping for!

This past weekend, the hubby and I were super productive around the house and it felt great! Stay tuned for some house-related posts soon.