{A Pillow for Jess}

I know you can only see a bit of this room, but don't you just love that purple?? And Audrey,... HELLO!? Plus, the bed is REALLY comfy!

Thanks Matt & Jess for letting us stay with you! Can't wait to do it again for Christmas time. (hopefully?) (Maybe we'll get snowed in again!!) :)

If you're interested in this ruffle pillow, you'll be able to find some similar ones in my Etsy shop soon!!

Happy weekend everyone! XOXO

{A Pillow For Dawn}

My friend recently celebrated a birthday, so I made her a pillow cover!

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When I finally re-open my Etsy shop, you'll be able to find pillow covers similar to this one in there!

Happy Birthday Dawn!

{Around The House}

Just a couple pictures I snapped while I had my camera in my hand, light through the windows and a sleeping baby,....

Antique window in the living room

Potpourri in the dining room,... that stopped smelling like 3 years ago

Unfinished projects in the sewing room. I know you're all shocked.

Sonic beverage on the sewing table, reminding me of Camille,.... only this is a Diet Coke w/ cherry & chocolate, not Dr. Pepper. ;)

XOXO

{Bunting}

I have been wanting to re-open my Etsy shop for a while now, only this time with lots of sewn goodies. There will probably be quilts of all sizes, possibly some small fabric items like magnets or pins, probably some of my paper patchwork boxes (not fabric, but sticking with the patchwork idea), and there will also be these sweet strands of bunting!!!

I'm kind of obsessed with bunting right now,... cutting and sewing up tons and tons of little triangles, just ask my family, they've all seen it, whether they care or just pretend to. I am currently making this super cute and increasingly popular accessory in three sizes, large (about 5" flags), mini (shown, about 2.5" flags) and micro (about 1" flags). I am SO excited to get tons more made and have my Etsy grand re-opening. Keep your eyes peeled for this happy little bunting at an Etsy shop near you.

Well,.... in my Etsy shop anyway :)

{My Texas Art Studio}

This is my awesome new art studio, come on in! :)

Here is a previous post on my Maryland art studio,... this new one is much larger and much more beautiful. More art, creating and inspiration will flow in this room!

This is the TURQUOISE table where all the sewing is done. I have the table in the middle of the floor,... see I have a problem, 1) Sitting & sewing while facing the wall & 2) Sitting & sewing while my back is facing the door. Am I weird or alone in this? I feel like I want to leave the door open and see what's going on in the rest of the house.

This little shelf houses my wedding card "Tiffany" box, some antique cameras, some trim I bought for absolutely no reason other than how CUTE it is, a magnet board that will someday display some lovely inspiration and those sweet Ruby strips for a future string quilt.

You might recognize the cabinet and the door from our old dining room. They fit perfectly in this room!

Oh this cabinet (below). This stupid stupid cabinet. Remember when I told you we bought a cabinet that only came in black but I really like it and wanted to paint it white?? Well this is that cabinet. It looks great,... from a distance. Don't look too close or you might see what a big mess it really is.

So,... that's my new art studio. So far I have been much more productive in this room (even with the new baby) so expect lots of pretty posts. And there is a good chance I will reopen my Etsy shop with a new selection of items. Stay tuned,....

{Nursery Inspiration Board}

Inspired by the completely AWESOME Lay Baby Lay blog, I decided to make an inspiration board for Cash's nursery. These are some of the items and inspiration I am using to create the little man's fabulous room! Linkage below. (oh, and he has a fabulous refinished dresser/changing table that I couldn't find a picture of, but it's currently the only piece of furniture in his room! :) )

ZigZag Rug. Stork Print. Love Someone Print. Antique Gold Letters. Glass Lamp. Jenny Lind Crib. Upholstered Rocker. Keep Calm & Carry On Print. Bunting.

{My Art Space}

So, bare with me, this is kind of an ongoing process. This is my art room. I would be lying if I said this is where all the magic happens. This is where PART of the magic happens. If I can be working on a project that I can take to the couch or sit on the bed and do, I'm there. This is where the sewing and storage goes down.

I bought this table on Craigslist for $100 and got to work painting right over the ugly country blue legs and oak top. I know what you're thinking,... it's awesome. You're right, it is, thank you! It's the perfect spot for my sewing to happen.

A few weeks ago I added a little red table lamp, wonderful black & white toile-ish chair and these wall shelves for some storage. It's coming together.

Since our house is uber tiny, this room also doubles as a closet/office. Since this used to be a guest room, everything blended a little nicer, but instead of storing my husbands clothes in the dirt dungeon basement I decided he could keep that dresser. ;) On the wall that I am shooting from is currently a leaning shelf/desk that will be moving to the other side of the dresser. Along this new empty wall will go a new piece from Ikea. It is black at the moment, but I'm working on making it white. What piece of furniture ONLY comes in RED or BLACK?? Only Ikea. It's really hit or miss there sometimes. It's insane to paint a perfectly good, brand new piece of furniture right?? Well, I'm gonna let you in on a secret. It's a good one, so please don't spread it around,.... I"M CRAZY. That's what I do, potentially ruin brand new furniture. I LOVE it.

Poor, poor Cecilia. She HATES our new dog Jack and has been hating our other cat Audrey since we got her,.... A YEAR AGO!! Cece has become the upstairs cat and Audrey the downstairs cat. Since the arrival of Jack, Cece ONLY stays in the art room. It's the only place she can go where Jack can't get to her and serve her up for dinner. She's good company though, when she's not trying to lay on the quilt that I'm stippling or the fabric I'm cutting.

I'm about to go cut into that lovely pile of most delicious fabric while you all are wishing you were too. ;) This is soon to be/currently ongoing/one of like I'd say 34 WIP's hexagon quilt. :)

XOXO -Jessie

{HELP!! I NEED this rug!!}

Photo from DecorPad

Guys!!!! I NEED your help! I have been drooling over this black & white striped rug for months! I keep seeing it in pictures in my Internet searches but never can figure out where to get one! I HAVE seen the IKEA Stockholm rug, and that IS a backup plan. But what I'm looking for are these solid, wide, rugby style stripes. The IKEA rug is a little different than what I'm looking for. I need a large area size, like 8x11 ish. HELP!!!! Please please please email or send me links for any of these rugs that you can find!

Photo from DecorPad

Photo from Freshome

Photo from HomeDesignFind

I really like this black & white chevron rug too, so that is also an option! I love you guys, you are the best, thanks for your help. (am I obsessing??? I AM obsessing, but I'm okay with that)

Photo from Fashionable Interiors

{I Forgot About My Garden!}

My husband and I worked on our yard a few weeks ago and I completely forgot that I walked around taking pictures of everything to share with you!

Our little hydrangea. I never saw these growing in Texas but they are EVERYWHERE here. Come to think of it, they were growing like crazy in South Carolina too!

These awesome bubble-y, float-y pond plants are new and just totally cool right?? You just drop them right in the water and they float around and are supposed to get HUGE. You can also see some of our fish very faintly in the back there.

The homeowner before us was very unique with the decorating and the backyard was filled with all kinds of nick knacks, garden statues, pots, things hanging on the fence,... etc. This little pirate ship was left behind and resides on the fence above the pond and, well, I thought it was pretty cute.

This is a little teeny tiny strawberry! About the size of a dime. Okay, it's not a REAL strawberry, you can't eat it, but it sure does look cute growing in my garden.

We worked on the front yard too. :)

Whaaat??? That IS my front yard.

{One Year Blogiversary GIVEAWAY!}

I can't believe it has been a whole year since I started blogging! I've realized that as I get older, the years go by soooooo fast! Sometimes I'm grateful, and sometimes I'm just trying to keep up. So,.... one year ago I was writing my first blog post, learning about my new camera, remembering Cabo and our wedding,.... oh and painting. :) I have come a long way since then. I am currently writing my 115th blog post, working more and more with my year old camera, remembering South Carolina (and still, our wedding) and continually re-arranging. :) But I am also doing things I never thought I would be if you had asked me a year ago, like being featured in a magazine, Quilting (here, here, here, here, here, here and here too!) becoming God Parents and becoming fur parents (again!).

In celebration of my blogiversary and as a thank you to my loyal readers, one lucky winner will get a cute set of handmade crochet cotton dish cloths and a copy of The Harmony Guides, Basic Crochet Stitches, 250 stitches to crochet. I have recently gotten back into crochet (like I need another hobby) and this giveaway is inspired by the most recent Craft Hope project. I made a ton of these cloths while I was out at the beach and decided that they were so adorable, everyone could use a set.

(please note that the actual cloths in the picture will be mailed out for the current Craft Hope project, but the winner will receive 3 identical cloths)

Leave a comment, let me know what you were up to a year ago, or last weekend,... or yesterday and I will be picking the winner at the end of the day, Wednesday June 30th. (My apologies, but only US readers please,.... still love all my international readers too though).

xoxo