Fun Finds!!

Since so many of you wanted to know where I purchased this darling little magnetic chalkboard, I thought I'd share it here!

It's from The Pineapple Tea Room in Apex, NC.
www.pineappletearoom.com

The Pineapple Tea Room is one of my favorite area shops, SO cute, the nicest gift items, and of course lots of yummy teas and they also serve special tea parties too!!
And no, I'm not getting paid to tell you this! :)
I just like to pass along a good thing!!

I'm not sure how many chalkboards they have left, so if you'd like one, give them a call!

And just for laughs...
Here's "The Mom Song" sung to William Tell's Overture:
(be prepared to laugh till you pee! how many times have you heard...or said...these things!!)

A Citrus Splash!!

{"I'm baby stepping! I'm doing the work, I'm not a slacker!!"
Gotta tell ya, somehow projects seem so simple and fast in my head...then I overanalyze and tweak, and everything on a timeline gets WAY out of whack!
I WILL have the laundry room makeover for you next week, after I get back from Florida!
So, rest assured, I AM baby stepping!!
bonus points: anyone know what movie this quote comes from :) }

With spring right around the corner, I thought I'd share some inspiration from one of the most fun spring trends right now!

Citrus colors!!!

Lemons, oranges, limes....sometimes bright and clear, and sometimes muted and soft...
citrus is showing up everywhere!

It's in fashion...

...and in the home!

The best part is...

...for this fun trend, you only need a SPLASH of citrus!

Splash a little citrus in your room with a new throw, some fun curtain panels, or a great throw pillow!Add some color to your walls, and use soft citrus pottery and fabrics for a less saturated effect!

In my opinion, citrus looks best in fashion and in the home if you just use a SPLASH!

With a mostly neutral outfit: a great shirt, or piece of jewelry, or fabulous citrus shoes...just choose one!

Same with your home! No matter what the trend is, save your money (and likely make everything look better) by just choosing a fun accessory or two, a couple of pillows, or
MY FAVORITE:

Natural elements!

Gorgeous bright yellow tulips & their beautiful green stems and leaves!
It really brightens up my kitchen table!!

Pile some granny smith apples in a bowl or stainless steel colander!
Looks great with the fresh bright green on the cover of Barefoot Contessa's new cookbook on display nearby!

Lemons (even if they're faux...shhh!) look so cheerful when displayed in a large glass apothacary jar!!

Have a little fun with this fun spring trend this year!!!

See what you already have that would work!
Use some spray paint in a citrus color!
Display natural items like fruit and flowers!
Just use a splash or 2 for best effect!!
Have fun :)!!!

Any spring trends you're loving this year??!

ps--top pics are from jcrew, pottery barn, and bhg.

Still Workin' On It...

Okay, the Laundry Room Makeover is coming!!!

I'm still painting :)!

Why did I decide to do that again???

I Won!!

I won!!!

I won this beautiful handmade journal and a pen from Jen at Sanctuary Arts at Home!!!

Isn't it just too cute?!!

Thank you SO much, Jen, I love this journal!! :) I'm going to use it for my blogging journal to write down all of my ideas and inspiration! And I just LOVE the leopard print and the colors!! THANK YOU!!!

If you want your very own journal, check out Sanctuary Arts at Home -- she has a etsy shop!

Ohh, and y'all better come back tomorrow cause I'm going to have a laundry room makeover for you!!

(Talk about motivation to get it done :) !!!)

Have a blessed day!

Won't You Be My Valentine?!!...and a Winner!

We decided to make our own simple Valentines this year for the kids' class Valentine's exchange!

I think they turned out so cute! :) I got all of the supplies at WalMart. I used Martha Stewart coasters (believe it or not!) and hot glued a heart shaped lollipop on top. On the back we wrote, "You're "Sweet"!"

Couldn't be more simple than this :)!!
(If you're wondering where we got the lollipops, they came from Sponge Bob valentine's package!)

The kids also made a Valentine for each of their teachers and teacher assistants.
But in lieu of another teacher gift, I decided this year to give a gift that ANY teacher would love and use, and the kids would enjoy too!!

A new book for the classroom library!

I think I'm gonna use this idea from now on!!

By the way, Y'all were SO sweet with your kind comments on my 100th post!!! It really means a lot to me that you enjoy visiting me here at The Blessed Nest! And I've LOVED getting to know so many of you through blogging! I also loved meeting some of my first time commenters...thanks, and I hope to hear from you again soon :)!!

So...Would You Be My Valentine??

I made an extra one just for you!

Now, on to the WINNER OF MY 100th POST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Can Tricia Anne of Notes of Sincerity get a whoot-whoooot!!!!
Yay!!!!!
Congratulations to Tricia Anne!

Have a fabulously wonderfully LOVE-ly Valentine's Day tomm.!