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You Gotta Regatta!

May 16, 2013 By in Fashion Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , 11 Comments

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What I wore: Vintage Denim Jacket (my mom’s!), You Gotta Regatta Lilly Pulitzer Maxi Dress, Bag C/O Oasap, Sam Edelman Sandals

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You Gotta Regatta Maxi Dress Lilly Pulitzer

Pink Dicentra

Pink Dicentra

You Gotta Regatta Maxi Dress Lilly Pulitzer

You Gotta Regatta Maxi Dress Lilly Pulitzer

Chameleon Peony

You got a sneak peek of this outfit yesterday, but I love this dress so much I thought it deserved its own post. Ever since I laid eyes on the Lilly Pulitzer You Gotta Regatta print, I knew it was meant to be mine! I waited and waited, and it finally went on sale on RueLaLa. Coincidentally, this was just a couple days before Lilly Pulitzer passed away. After she passed, I read up on this legend, and I found it fascinating that she created bright and bold prints because she worked at a juice stand and wanted to camouflage juice stains on her clothes.

I wore this outfit on Saturday for our adventures in Madison. I thought it was the perfect birthday girl outfit because it’s such a stand-out print! Also, Madison is known for its own regatta, which takes place each summer. I’ve never been, but would LOVE to attend!

PS – I couldn’t resist throwing in the random flower shots we took over the weekend!

Indy Winter Farmer’s Market

February 25, 2013 By in Fashion, Food Tags: , , , , , 7 Comments

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What I wore: Vintage Top (my mom’s), Shrug from Anthropologie, Madewell Jeans, Jessica Simpson Boots, Longchamp Bag

Where I wore it: This weekend was wonderful. I definitely could have used an extra day tagged on the end, couldn’t you?

I woke up early on Saturday and got in a morning run. After breakfast and getting ready, Chris and I headed downtown to the Indy Winter Farmer’s Market. We had a little cash burning a hole in our pocket, so we bought some fresh basil, lettuce, and just-baked bread. Yum! I could have bought a lot more. There was tons of fresh produce, locally raised meats, teas and coffees, local honey, and lots of other wares from local Indianapolis farmers.

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basil from indy winter farmer's market

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bread from indy winter farmer's market

We walked over to the Indianapolis City Market for a bite to eat. It was our first time there, and we had no clue such a fun market was located in Indianapolis! There was stand after stand of different foods, including drool-worthy pastries and a juice bar. I had an amazing crepe from a little stand named 3 Days in Paris (cute!!) and Chris had a tasty slice of pizza.

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3 days in paris crepe

We explored downtown a little bit more and headed home. I spent the rest of the day going on a major cleaning-spree (a little pre-spring cleaning?). And we used our farmer’s market purchases to whip up a delicious dinner of homemade pesto pasta, fresh lettuce salads, and homemade bread. During dinner we watched Midnight in Paris (my first time seeing it) and loved it!

homemade pesto pasta and saladindy winter farmer's market bread

What was the highlight of your weekend?!

PS – Check out my interview on the blog Little  Indiana!

Happy Valentine’s Day! XOXO

February 14, 2013 By in DIY Tags: , , , , 6 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day, dolls! No matter if you’re celebrating with your sweetheart, enjoying a single gal’s night, or treating yourself, I hope it’s wonderful!

Check out some of my past Valentine’s Day features:

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Vintage Valentines – You know I love anything vintage! This post shares three vintage Valentine postcards dating back to the early 1900s.

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DIY Valentines – In case you need to make a last-minute valentine for your love, these are the cute + easy Valentine cards that I made last year. All you need is felt, embroidery floss, glue, and card stock.

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Valentine’s Day Outfit Ideas – In case you  need a little wardrobe inspiration, this post has outfit ideas for a date night, girls’ night, or cozy night in.

diy valentine's day sweater

DIY Wildfox Heart Sweater – Make the glitter heart sweatshirt above with my easy-breezy instructions. I wore my heart sweatshirt last weekend!

Honestly, I’m not even positive what Chris and I are doing for Valentine’s Day. This week has been pretty busy, so we haven’t had time to sit down and figure it out. We’ve tossed around doing dinner at our favorite spot (if we can get a last-minute reservation!), or just staying in, cooking dinner, and perhaps some champagne. I love Valentine’s Day, but it sure did sneak up on us this year!

Tell me, what are your Valentine’s Day plans??

DIY Botanical & Animal Art

January 3, 2013 By in Antiques, Decor, DIY, Trinkets, Vintage Tags: , , , 4 Comments

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I love the look of old botanical and animal illustrations, so I was thrilled when my friend Moriya shared an online database that has TONS of botanical literature that is free to download. PS - Check out Moriya’s blog, where she shares fantastic DIY home projects!

The site, Botanicus.org,  is a little hard to navigate, but if you click around enough, you will find scientific illustrations of plants, animals, birds, and more. I spent an entire evening looking through the site, and I ended up printing out a few illustrations to decorate our apartment.

The first two illustrations I printed are these birds:

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I printed them on off-white card stock for an antiqued look.

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I then went to Goodwill and bought old, thin, and gold photo frames.

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They cost me a whopping $2.

diy illustrated bird plates

I trimmed around the illustrations so they would fit in the frames.

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And now I have lovely and inexpensive dining room decor!

I also printed some fruit illustrations for the kitchen:

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And I have some flowers for our bedroom. I just need to find the perfect frames for them!

Coxhall Gardens

November 14, 2012 By in Fashion, Photography Tags: , , , , 12 Comments

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Where we went: On Sunday Chris and I went to Coxhall Gardens, a sprawling and impressive park in Carmel, Indiana. It has towering twin clock towers, a lake, and a Grecian-looking gazebo surrounded by tiered seating. At the front of the park is a gorgeous Victorian home that was built by one of the first settlers in this area.

A man named Jesse Cox purchased the home and the surrounding property in 1962. He and his wife built two houses on the property, one of which resembles the Governor’s Mansion in Williamsburg, Virginia.

In 1999, Jesse Cox and his wife donated their land to the parks department because they wanted to preserve the land as an “oasis in a sea of homes.”

What I wore: Vintage skirt pulled up like a strapless dress, Forever 21 Mint Sweater, JCrew Tights, Sam Edelman Booties, Sunglass Warehouse Sunglasses

I first wore this vintage skirt over the summer as a strapless dress:

vintage skirtBy throwing a sweater over it and wearing tights under it, it transforms into a perfect-for-fall ensemble.

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Most any long, elastic-banded vintage skirt could be styled each of these ways. You just have to use your imagination a little bit when you’re out thrifting!

Exit 76 Antique Mall — Trinket Tuesday

November 13, 2012 By in Antiques, Photography, Trinkets, Vintage Tags: , , , 7 Comments

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exit 76 antique mall

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Like I mentioned yesterday, Chris and I spent four hours on Saturday wandering around the enormous Exit 76 Antique Mall. This place has 600 booths, and pretty much all of them are occupied!

While there, I was looking for two things: an antique print of a horse and a plant stand. I can say that I purchased one of these, which I’ll share next week. ;)

Bar Cart, Revisited — Trinket Tuesday

August 7, 2012 By in Antiques, Decor, Drink, Trinkets, Vintage Tags: , , , , 5 Comments

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spirits glasses / vintage olive picks / bar tools & ice bucket / depression glass plate / wine glasses / champagne glasses / shaker / martini glasses / rocks glasses / decanters / margarita glasses / tumblers / bitters / kahlua / mama juana

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what to put on a bar cart

I already featured our bar cart on here, but it was before we had our nice camera and there have been a couple updates and additions since then!

In case you didn’t see the post the first time, Chris and I searched high and low for a vintage cart for a long time. They weren’t particularly hard to find, but they were all so expensive. We finally found this metal, wood, and glass cart at Midland for the right price.

Since we moved to our new apartment, the cart sits in our dining room, and it’s perfect for entertaining. Admittedly, we don’t usually have too much liquor on hand, but when we have people over, it’s fun to stock the cart with whatever beverage our company likes and to use our nice glassware for entertaining them. Our hope is to one day have a special nook in our house to keep the cart (particularly on a hard floor…it’s precarious rolling this Lenox and Riedel-filled cart around on carpet!).

Anyone else have a bar cart or a special place for storing glassware?

Milk Glass Medusa — Trinket Tuesday

July 31, 2012 By in Antiques, Decor, Trinkets, Vintage Tags: , , , , 3 Comments

Besides being so quaint and picturesque, Metamora’s antique shops are a main attraction. While Chris was out fishing on Saturday, I walked and antiqued so much that my feet were literally sore and blistered on Sunday. (totally worth it)

My favorite antique shop was Salt Creek Antiques & Gifts, which had a lot of pottery, ceramics, and glassware. The whole shop was very nice and organized well (can’t say that was true for all of Metamora’s shops). The owner of the shop was really nice and personable. You could tell he really likes pottery!

Salt Creek Antiques & Gifts Metamora, Indiana

One of my purchases at this shop was this really cool milk glass head vase. My first thought was to use it as a planter for a houseplant that I’ve been needing a home for, but I decided against that because it has no drainage.

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So instead, I filled it with a bundle of fuchsia garden roses, and I loveeee how it looks! Don’t you think it’s kind of Medusa-esque?

milk glass head vase

Fox Hunt

July 19, 2012 By in Fashion, Vintage Tags: , , , , , 21 Comments

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vintage fox hunt skirt

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So remember my floral thrifted skirt that I wore as a summery dress? Well, the same day I found that skirt, I also thrifted this kind of grandma-looking skirt to also wear as a dress. Chris thought I was crazy, but it was only $1, so I got it.

Good thing — because I love it! What attracted me to this skirt was the horses and fox hunting scene at the bottom! (Read about my love for horses here, here, and here.) And worn as a dress, this little number goes from dowdy to billowy and beautiful in no time!

I can’t believe it’s already Thursday. I was off on Monday, and on Tuesday I got to leave work early. That kind of made the first half of the week zoom by in a flash! I’ve been getting a lot of “stuff” done in the evenings, like laundry and cleaning. And I’ve also started doing yoga videos before dinner! I’d love to take a class, but I feel a lot more confident trying yoga in the privacy of our living room than in front of a bunch of people. Has anyone out there taken yoga classes?

So that’s my life this week. Tomorrow is FRIDAY!

Mirror Mirror on the Wall — Trinket Tuesday

July 17, 2012 By in Antiques, Trinkets, Uncategorized, Vintage Tags: , , 7 Comments

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Remember last week when I wrote about trying to find wall art? Well, when I was visiting my parents this weekend, I picked up this sweet little mirror to get things started. This mirror always hung in my great aunt Mable’s house above her laundry room sink. My mom picked it up for me at her estate auction and now it hangs as wall decor in our bedroom.

This mirror is from the 60s, and on the back it says it’s made by Hamilton of Indiana, Inc. I think that’s pretty cool that it’s a vintage and local piece! I wasn’t able to find much about this company or other mirrors by them, but I did find a listing for the same exact mirror on Charlotte’s Craigslist. Kind of random!

I really like the idea of having a group of mirrors together on a wall, so maybe I’ll collect a couple more to hang around this one. Here’s some Pinterest inspiration:

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Anyone else love mirrors as wall art?

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