DIY time!

 HELLO! Thought I would come back from a week long brake and share a pretty cool DIY with you foxy friends. For my baby shower my sister had our friends and family write special notes to Miles, papa and me on parenthood tips and messages of love to baby Miles. I finally thought of a super easy and cute way to display our special notes in the kiddos room by tying them to a small branch I found in our backyard. You could easily clothespin photos to the branches or hang jewelry off of them as well! Here are a few more ideas I came across on Pinterest 1 2 3

By the way- One week as a married woman!!

Weekly finds

Hi all, Check out yesterdays thrifting loot! 

I was thinking about opening a second Etsy store for my vintage finds. I had one before but once I took the space at the antique mall I decided to only have an online shop for my jewelry. Right now the mall space is jam packed with goodness and I figured I would extend my sales to everyone out there in the internet world by starting a new shop. What do you think about that? It may be a week or so before its up and running but I wanted to give you friends a heads up. 

Hey by the way, have an excellent Easter!

 Sweet owl planter!

 Funny eyed salt and pepper shakers

 Cool twisty wood toy for Miles

 Sweater for a little boy I know whose name starts with an M..

 I LOVE this awesome southwestern print vest. Too big to keep. Boo!

 Cute red sneaks for baby.

 This isn't the best shot of these boots but they really are good scores. They fit great too so I may just have to keep them for myself!

 I was shocked at how great of shape these older 9 West boots were. The original price tag was still on the bottom for $95.99 and I unbelievably scooped them up at a yard sale for $2! Go mama go!

 Got to love these sweet Saltwater Sandals! These will be perfect for the summer time.

 Oh isn't this shade wonderful!? I received it in the mail yesterday from an Etsy shop and I can't wait to use it in our room once its finished. It is going to look great with the mint colored walls.

We have a huge Pack N' Play in our bedroom right now that is being unused because a certain little boy sleeps in bed with us. The crib has a changing area attached to it that we use quite often so I figured we put the Pack N' Play in the basement until we are ready to use it and we get a changing table in exchange. Well what do you know, two days ago I found this special little fixer upper for $10! Its really darling and will look awesome in the new room.

Past few days

Hi, How are things? We're pretty swell here. How sweet is this photo of Mr. Miles? He has learned so much in the past month, I still cant believe he'll be four months in a few weeks. This baby boy makes me swoon! He really is such an incredible person and I couldn't imagine trading these special days for anything else in the world. Isn't being a mama the greatest? Miles is such an easy breezy boy too. He's laughing and smiling constantly now, sleeps almost through the night and wakes up around 10 in the morning (no joke!), eats like a pig, rarely fusses and loves smothering kisses. Sorry to brag! Its hard not to with such a mellow boy. We seriously count our lucky stars that we have it so easy with him. Watch out baby #2, your going to be a damn spit fire!

The weather here in Portland has been a drag. Most days Miles and I just hang at home or run out to a few near thrift shops to keep busy. Ive been wanting a solid project to do around the house and our bedroom is just the right place to start. I want to change the entire room with new lighting, art, color and furniture and I'm sure this will keep me entertained for months. Right now the room is too dark. The walls are a dark teal and burnt orange with big hanging red lanterns that unfortunately drown out the wonderful window light we have. Since I spend 90 percent of my day indoors because of the weather, I figured it was due time to give the bedroom a lighter look in anticipation for summer. I feel in love with the color scheme in this room and I think that If I paint the majority of the space mint green and use a rusty orange color on one wall that I could achieve a look similar to this but brighter. Ive been on the hunt for cool prints and maps on Etsy that I'll mix and match with framed photos of my family. Check out these awesome wood prints! Ill keep you posted on the room updates. 

What do you guys do to keep yourselves busy? I thrift a lot for the antique space and do crafts around the house. We go to the library and probably to Target way too often. Do you have any secrets of being a stay at home mom and not going entirely stir crazy with lackluster weather? I recently picked up a Sunday lunch shift at the restaurant to get out of the house without the babes and so that Papa and him can have an entire day together. It felt really good to make a little extra money and see my old friend plus Steve brought Miles by so I could feed him (so easy and awesome!) but happily its just one day a week. I still missed my little friend.

Don't forget to enter the giveaway ending this Friday.

Oh hey, I have Pinterest and Instagram now! What, what! Want to follow me? Find me on Instagram under MilesMama.

Miles room

Here are photos of Miles' room. I have worked my ass off and am really excited about it! 

Lately Steve and I have been really stumped on Miles' middle name. We have tossed around a hundred traditional and bizarre names and nothing has really stuck for the both of us. I sort of fancy the two middle names idea so this was an even a bigger challenge to have to agree on two more names. After much discussion (and convincing) we decided to go with Waylon Wolf! I really really love it and Steve seems to like it too. So for now I think we are sticking with Miles Waylon Wolf... 

A room for a boy (and me)

 So baby Miles room is coming along brilliantly! There are lots of flower prints, owls and bird things all around and I couldn't be happier. At first I was a little weary because I obviously took over with my feminine style but lets face it babe, the baby boo wont mind much!