grocery list

have you seen these great grocery list notepads from knock knock stuff?

I had one for a while a loved it. I ran out yesterday though and didn't feel like paying another $8 for it plus $9 in shipping...$17 for a grocery list? No thanks. I made my own!

Couldn't decide if I liked the white title or charcoal title better, so I made both :)...I obviously can't take credit for the design idea because I completely copied it from knock knock stuff. But I didn't want to pay that much. Plus, I like mine better anyway. I also personalized the items on my list a bit. I removed some things they had on theirs that I don't use or buy and added things I buy regularly that weren't on the list. I also added a "baby" section. I know it looks off-center on the seafoam background. It's not actually that way when I print it. My printer is fickle, so I have to do odd things (like make stuff off-center) for it to look right when it prints. Don't ask me why or how...

What I'm loving

First off, I have to give a shout out to Pottery Barn for these hydro cotton towels. Oh.Em.Gee.  Drying off after a shower is like wrapping your body in a cloud. That's what my husband says anyway! Seriously though...they are the softest towels to have ever graced my skin. For whatever reason, the white is softer than any of the colored ones. I have the porcelain blue for hand towels and white for the bath towels.

Loving the chevron print trend that's popping up all over the place...

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LOVE the subtleness of those painted zigzags on the wall in the last one. It makes a normally busy pattern very easy on the eyes.

Last of all...
How cute is this salt and pepper shaker set?! And so affordable too!

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Cloth Diapers

Any moms out there use cloth diapers? I'm considering making the switch just for the purpose of saving money. The idea of cleaning poo off a diaper doesn't exactly thrill me, but it's something I might be willing to do if it makes sense. I just had no idea there was so much to cloth diapers! So many brands, types, etc. My poor girl inherited my extremely sensitive skin. The only diapers that don't give her little bum a rash is the chlorine-free, all natural diapers. So we use Seventh Generation exclusively. It gets pricey. Not to mention the idea of all those diapers going in the landfill...I've changed over 700 diapers since she was born. Yikes!

I'd love any advice/tips/suggestions cloth diaper mamas have to offer on brands, types, how you made the switch, etc. Thanks friends...sorry to use this as a mommy blog, but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

As a quick side note...I'm getting ready to do my first commission piece. I plan to use Annie Sloan's Old White with some dark wax for the project because the look this client is going for is perfect for chalk paint. I'm kind of waiting to find out if we get this house to start it because I'll either be painting it in my own basement, or I'll be painting it at my client's home (she only lives a mile away and is a good friend). Hopefully we'll have an answer on the house by the end of next week. I'll be sure to post a before/after when the armoire is done!

daydreaming

We still haven't heard back on the house yet. 

This is the house we made an offer on at the beginning of June:

It's an old craftsman style house that was built in 1918. It needs a little TLC and some major yard work, but we're really hoping it works out! As I said before, it's a short sale, so it takes forever to get an answer. We should know within the next 2 weeks or so. 

I'm trying hard not to get my hopes up or to get too excited about it. I just can't help but daydream about the way I'd decorate the inside. 

I saw this color palette on decor8blog.com, and I love it! I'd love to do this in my sewing/craft room (because I will have one if we get said house). It would be adorable in Eden's room too. The funny thing is that I loathed the color pink until I gave birth to a baby girl in April. I think I was traumatized as a child. My mom decorated everything in my room pink. Walls=pink, bedding=pink, dresser=white w/pink stenciled hearts, decorations and artwork=pink. I'm not kidding. And because of that, I think I just got "pinked out" or something. I love the variations of pinks in this palette and the hues of green and blue. So happy and cheery. A room in this palette would do me some good, I think!