did i say i loved Etsy?

So every day lately i have been checking Etsy's home page for newly posted things. I always see things i LOVE without a doubt. Its becoming my favorite place to buy gifts. Here are a few things i found today...

a little letter press... of course i had to put a little bit of Texas in there along with an awesome hand printed calendar, recipe cards, and bike print... some vintage books, beautiful jewelry, an awesome bag (that i want really bad) and a neck warmer...

Im dying for fall to be here. Aren't you?

[oh p.s.. im always open for accepting gifts ;) hehe ]

all prints made by the Canoe1 shop

from the Vintage Cup

both from SMV designs.

from Adeles shop.

from BeautifulBridget

treasures.

Lately...Ive been a home with my family.

Ive painted a lot. (well more than the past year)

and i have cleaned. I cleaned from under my bed which has not been touched in like 5 years.

Pretty much threw everything away and didn't find any treasures.

BUT..

I did find some treasures in other places.

I found this Gucci watch in my attic.

My dad used to own a watch shop a long time ago and this one never sold.

I have also found random things for Matthew's and my apartment.

I got this lamp at TJ Max for 20 dollars :)

The button jar i did not find but my lovely fiance did.

Hooray for treasures.

Oh and this is a painting I've been working on called the "Redemption Tree."

This weekend i'm headed out for Emma's Bachelorette weekend at the beach.

15 days and counting. (till the wedding and till i see Matthew)

sunshine.

Today has been a good day.

Today i have sewn, worked out, gone to class, got a diet coke with vanilla from sonic, thrifted, talked to my best friend on the phone, drove barefoot on newly paved roads, listened to Lisa Hannigan, and made a jewelry stand. I mentioned in a post a few days ago that i had new "craft" ideas. Well here is one of them. I saw the idea on a vintage blog and decided i could make them to! It was so fun looking for plates in stacks of a hundred. So here is my first attempt at making a resourceful object. Lets just hope it stays together! I hope everyone had had a good thursday! xo. ps. thats my dad in the background when he was in college! such a cutie.