An Ornament of our Home

As you all know, I love having ornaments that represent significant events, trips, interests or hobbies in our lives.  For each house we have owned (we are on our third!), I've had an ornament made to represent the house.  I love each one!  I recently acquired one for our current home and it's absolutely amazing!  Seriously.  So pretty.

I purchased it from Natalie Fanell on Etsy.  She had a waiting list but I was willing to wait and when it arrived it was Christmas in July!  Her work is so beautiful and I couldn't be happier with my ornament!

An Adventure a Day

We are getting ready to do a bit of an update in Grace's room.  She's needed a new mattress for ages and she's grown out of some of the decorative bits in her room.  It's time for her room to grow up a little, just as she has!  We are still at the beginning of figuring out what to do, but we have purchased this little poster to get framed and hang in her room.  It strikes just the right balance of whimsy and fun without being too cutesy.  And it's a perfect fit for my adventure loving girl!

General Store Paper Dispenser + String

Last Christmas, I wrapped many of our gifts in Kraft paper and loved the ease, simpleness and classic look of it. It also covers all sorts of other uses as well; table runner, banner maker, book coverer, etc.

I've always been charmed by old general store paper dispensers and thought it would be great to have one and let that be our wrapping paper of choice.  However, once I started looking I discovered that these dispensers command a lot of money, especially ones in nice condition!  After a couple of months of sporadically checking on Ebay, I finally found one that looked pretty good except that it was missing its base.  This was not a problem since Bryce was willing to make me one.  He sure is handy like that!

I also had my heart set on having a vintage/antique string dispenser, but was astounded at how much they go for, and I simply could not bring myself to spend hundreds of dollars on a string dispenser!  As luck would have it, I came upon this replica that was a mere $25 and it even came with a little pair of scissors.  Score!