Winners,Washer and Dryer Woes and Sales...

Thank you to everyone that entered my giveaway!And to all the new followers I gained while doing this "hello"*waves spastically *.The lucky duck for this giveaway is the ever so adorable Vintage Chinchilla!Please leave me your address in a comment (don't worry I won't publish it just erase it after I've written it down) and I can send you off your goodies!

As much as I'm loving my new home and making it my own my one lament is that it didn't come with a washer and dryer.My best advice to anyone buying a home is make sure you have a few grand saved for fix it ups and things you need.We spent all our money just getting into the place leaving nada for anything else.I don't drive which means my husband has been taking the laundry to the laundry mat.

I love my husband and he's a great guy but..well...laundry is just NOT his strong point.I know some of you fellas are perfectly competent in doing laundry but my hubs is not on of them.Clothes come back damp,unfolded and wrinkled.Its killing me.Oh and in the almost 3 weeks I've been back he's gone once.And he only look one load!Hahaha!I feel like a brat complaining.The poor guy works all the time and I know his days off don't want to be spent at a laundry mat which is why I hope I can get the laundry duties back in my hands again.

How amazing would it be to have this pink washer and dryer?!No,I'm not looking for a vintage washer and dryer but boy are they pretty to look at!No,what I need is just a low priced set in plain ole white with one of those fancy "energy star" stickers on them would do just fine.


My saving for a washer and dryer fund has been slow going.I thought I'd do a sale in my Etsy Shop since I didn't do one for black Friday/cyber Monday like a lot of other etsy sellers did and help it grow a little quicker hopefully.This sale is a short one.Its on now until Saturday Dec.3rd at 11pm CT.If you'd like to save 20% on something you had your eye on there is now time like the present.

One Room Down,Many More to Go...

I left California behind in the wee small hours of the morning on Tuesday.Its been a whirlwind of boxes ever since!Heidi's room is the only thing I got 100% down.All the other rooms are either in need of furniture or in the middle of dry wall.I'll save the wacky world of wall paper this place has/had for another post though.The house is darling and I couldn't be happier!I was a little off on the history though so I thought I'd correct myself now.Originally I was told the house was built by the government in the 40's for soldiers returning home from WWII to work in the mines up here.Turns out it was built in 1936 by the government just to get soldiers up here for work.But onto the room!

Heidi is the type if girl that will play with a dump truck while insisting that she wear a tutu.When it came to her room though she wanted 100% girlie so that is what she got.Ballerinas,chenille,and pink up the wazoo and of course all of it with vintage!


close up of right above her bed:


close up of the curtains:


The rooms are small so I told her that her room would be for sleeping,reading and she could have her ceramic tea party items up there away from her brothers 2 year old hands.They have a play room down stairs for their big stuff and most of their toys so it works out.The dresser I scored at a thrift for $15.00!


The matching night stands I found at Vintage 101 for $20 each and you may remember the lamps were a dumpster rescue back when I lived in Indiana.


These prints I picked up in Indiana from my friend Jan's shop.



and last no room is complete without a pink hamper to put your dirty tutu's in at the end of the day!


Alright,I'm off to tackle more boxes and make sense of this hot mess but its good to be home!