The Story Of Us

Recently I was contacted by Canvas Factory  about hosting a giveaway. I was offered one for free as well. Immediately I got to thinking of the picture to use and where to put it. M and I pretty quickly knew the perfect picture, taken on our trip to Morocco . The 16x20 canvas arrived over the weekend and I think it looks amazing and I am so excited that one of you.. my amazing readers will be able to get one too. Open only to US and Canada Residents. Entry -Form                    Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

This past week has just been blah.. the weather is getting colder.. M has been working a lot.. and D and I are still coughing.. My in laws who live with us semi permanently are going for a visit back home (Pakistan). They have a daughter there.. three grand kids and a whole lotta family and friends.. so we have been busy with last minute shopping, packing, weighing.. M and I are anxiously waiting for Thanksgiving break.. not because we have any plans.. we are looking forward to the no plans.. we want to be boring homebodies.. watch some movies with the kids.. play some board games.. we really love our board games and do a whole lotta nothing. Just a couple more days to go.. this month has been so slow.. so I will bide my time with a little giveaway.. courtesy of Society6  I am giving away a $10 gift card and a little something special from me :) Wooden Wall Art   Woven Wall Hanging     Wall Clock Wall Tapestry   Throw Pillow C...

Recently I stumbled across a lovely Pittsburgh boutique The Picket Fence  and thought I'd share it with you.. you can get in some early holiday shopping or treat yourself.  How cute is this Birthday Boy T-shirt and cape set! With the weather we've been having we all need to pull out of rain gear.. and I am loving this yellow and red firetruck rain coat. There is just something about tulle that brings out the girly girl in me.. OMG.. so cute! This pretty dress makes me want to go back to summer .. But then I see this and I say farwell to summer.. bring it on fall. This cake plate and fork set is so pretty.. how about start a new tradition.. a plate for the birthday boy or girl.. to make that moment and that piece of cake all the more special. Which is your favorite? I am giving away a $50 OFF code to go on your very on shopping spree at The Picket Fence. All you have to do is enter below! Entry -Form     ...

I am very excited to have the pleasure of introducing to you another amazing Etsy find.. Outtake Prints  Their shop is stunning.. I am in awe of their brilliant collection and finds..vintage art prints, art nouveau posters, art deco illustrations, antique maps and more. But don't take my word for it.. go ahead check it out.. and if their one shop didn't contain enough awesomeness they have two more.. Outtake Illustrations  features beautiful botanical and anatomic prints as well as something for bird and animal lovers.. Their third shop  Outtake Canvas  features more beautiful vintage prints and antique maps on hand crafted canvases perfect for your home.. Behind this beautiful shop are five creative individuals. The Outtake Prints workshop is based in Riga, Latvia next to the river Daugava. Over the river there are five important and strong bridges crossing it and each of the Outtakers tend to associate themselves with one of the bridges Th...

I recently had the pleasure of discovering the lovely shop Lylicraft and her pretty pillows and wallets. Lyli grew up with her grandmother watching her sew and learned to sew from her at a very young age. Lyli uses beautiful Malaysian fabrics to create her pillows, wallets and cosmetic bags. Lyli is so generously giving away two of her beautiful batik print pillows to one of my awesome readers. Plus February just so happens to be her birthday month just like M and I ! Happy Birthday Lyli!  The lucky winner will win these two pillows Entry -Form                           Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

Hello February.. let's hope a great deal better than January. M and I celebrate birthdays; and with Valentine's Day, Super Bowl the Oscars and a great 29 days.. February really is quite a month. A I hope to celebrate the month with all you wonderful people with a giveaway or two.. well three actually.. Starting out the month with a brand new shop Dilly Dally Designs Co . Valerie of Dilly Dally Designs Co has always loved to craft and create, especially her burlap wreaths. But what she loves the most is that her wreaths may help play a small part in making someones house a home.   At present Valerie has filled her shop  with beautiful Valentine themed wreaths and soon hopes to create more festive, seasonal and everyday wreathes. Dilly Dally Designs Co is so generously offering one of lucky readers one of the beautiful Valentine's Day wreaths below Entry -Form                         ...

We have been having a though last week.. M's grand father passed away over the weekend. We was very sick for a few weeks so M's parent's decided to head back home and be with him in his final moments.. thankfully they made it back just in time. My brother and sister in law also left and our family went from eight to four. So while I attempted to create a new routine, M tried to grieve with his family continents away and that is just some of what has been going on... hope to fill you in on more soon, including some more renovation news.. :) In the mean time.. how about some cool socks to keep our feet nice and warm this winter? I was recently contacted by a monthly sock subscription box Sockflow .  Sockflow is a part of a  Norwegian  company called Havfruen Vannaerobic AS who in turn partnered with a few amazing sock producers of South Korea. You can read more about them here . Lucky for me my sock box arrived in the mail a few days ago and while there were no goodi...

We have been having some crazy weekends.. day trips and birthday party preperations.. so much to share with you but before I get into all that.. I was recently introduced to a new subscription box called Sockwork: Socks With a Purpose.. it is the brainchild of Mario and Tina who both hold our veteran's very close to their hearts and decided to create a business that not only kept your feet looking good and warm but also helped the many veteran charities out there. Every month they send you two cool pairs of socks and 10% of their profits go to a different veteran charity. You can read more about them and what they are all about here . We received our socks in the mail a few days ago :) The socks come wrapped in tissue with a sweet mint to eat while you read the included note telling you about the great charity they are donating to that month. While they are currently in the process of launching their very own sock line, at present all their socks are designed in Californi...