Inspire: May

Find: With yard sale season upon us these hints for vintage/thrift shopping might come in handy.

Dress: Check out these stylish ladies, they were way ahead on the Emerald trend.

Watch: Are you going to watch The Office finale this week? Get ready for the end with this list of 20 things the show taught us.

Decorate: This office makeover has me so inspired to make May "finish the office" month.

Travel: I am totally obsessed with vintage camper trailers right now (okay all the time), can't get enough!

Read: Have you checked out the new online mag Emma Magazine? I'm diggin' it.

Live: I'm not there yet, but I'm really hoping to put a get up early plan into place and these getting up early tips for night owls are going to play a big part in getting me ready to do it. 

Inspire: April

Decorate: TV show apartment floor plans - I realized that my #1 style influence is Monica's apartment.

Make: DIY Swan Lamp - I just can't with this one, so-so much goodness here.

Wear: Julia Roberts' costumes from Mona Lisa Smile - I want to dress like a professor from 1953.

Find: Red Autumn Prints - Wise words in pretty writing.

Crochet: Dahlia In A Square - Great pattern for stash busting.

Inspire: March

Woohoo another month, another chance to share a few of the good things I've found around the internet. Ready? Okay!

Listen: The Joy the Baker Podcast - so fun, I feel like Joy & Tracy are like the big sisters I never had.

Change: See Something Say Something by A Blog About Love - share the love, help someone have a better day.

Live: The Six Types of Friends Everyone Should Have - how many of these types of friends do you have?

Celebrate: My Party Closet by Oh Happy Day - be ready to throw a party at a minutes notice.

Decorate: Amazing Printable Vintage Prints - did I mention they are free!?! I am equal parts fascinated by & creeped out by this octopus print.

Make: Crochet Llama - so adding this guy to my to hook list.

Dispatch from Chirstmasland

Here it is the Christmas home tour, I know you have just been dying to see it! I did end up pulling together an advent calendar using bottle brush trees and jars. I love adding as new jar everyday.

As I mentioned last week this year I choose to do the house up in pinks, white, gold and silver. I also really didn't want to buy anything new and I knew I already had Christmas decor to pull off the look. In the end I did pick up a few vintage ornaments from the thrift store for 10-35 cents each, maybe $3 dollars worth.

For the table tops (dining room, coffee and side tables) I followed four rules; something brass, something pink, something glass and something white. Ummm I love that brass deer so much, I kinda want him to hang out on my nightstand once all the Christmas decorations are boxed up.

A few other little details come from hanging the wreath I made for my apartment door, way back when. Dragging out the pink light up church, also from my apartment days and finally gifts wrapped in silver and gold (and pink and brown bag).

So I'm all ready for Christmas, now all we need is snow!

Okay one more tree shot before I go.

P.S. You can see my tree and many more sparkly beauties over at Nat The Fat Rat.