Seeing Red and Fashion Don'ts....

I type this with slight roots peeking through so clearly I have lagged a bit since my last blog post but yes,I finally got around to dying my hair red.I love it.I missed it.Though there is plenty of snow still on the ground my area has approached the 50's in temps and it feels nice to wear dresses again without a coat and thick socks !


Inside lighting makes my hair a little purple looking so I may go with a brighter red than what I was able to find at the store.


I was happy to bust out a pair of deadstock stockings from their box and ballet flats instead of my normal rain boots I've had to wear forever (forever in this case being grossly exaggerated and in reality only since November).My daughter walked in on me fastening my stocking to my garter and declared it amazing and that she wanted one when she got older.Its nice that she appreciates the stocking with the garter instead of going with modern convenience of not having to wear a garter with stockings made now a days since that have that elastic fit at the thigh.


We left the house and ran some errands and make a thrift run.I'm thankful the Goodwill in my area is open on Sundays and that I have good luck there.99% of Goodwill's I've gone to are horrible.I will admit here and now that I committed one of my top 10 fashion don'ts.I left the house with chipped polish.I can't even begin to stress how much I hate this.I wore glitter nail and wowza!I completely spaced on how hard it is to remove!What you're seeing now isn't so much "chipped" but me being exhausted from trying to scrub them off and after a small mountain of polish remover soaked cotton balls only getting these results.



My friend suggested this blog post on how to remove glitter polish so I'll be trying this tonight once the kiddies go to sleep!

A Lamp and a Lovely Thing For a Little Girl...

Today I only had the opportunity to go to one thrift store.I ended up finding some cute things for the shop which I'm endlessly hunting for but its nice when you find something you can't live without even if its not for you personally.I found this super cute white dress for Heidi and oh sweet vintage gods why isn't this in adult size?!



I'm hoping this summer it will fit her perfectly or by next summer.I also ended up picking up a few purses,shoes and a dress for the shop before my son ended up getting antsy and it was time to wrap it up.Sensing my disappointment with our thrifting adventure being cut short my husband drove a few blocks to an antique mall I liked and told me he'd be right back.The kids and I waited patiently in the car.He emerged 5 minutes later with this pretty!


I've needed a lamp for my office since it doesn't have a light fixture in it and this was perfect!I'll do a blog post of my office once its done up but much like the rest of the house its a work in progress.For $12.00 it was a good deal from an antique mall.I did notice that cord near the plug though was cracked.A $7.00 lamp kit from the hardware shop is an easy remedy to make your vintage lamp modern world safe!So fellow vintage lovers if you ever have passed on a cool vintage lamps cause the cord was in poor condition the hardware store is your friend.

Splitting Hairs....

When I got pregnant with my son I stopped dying my hair again.After he was born I just stuck with it instead of running back to the hair dye like I did after I had my daughter.I know its considered safe to dye your hair when pregnant,I'm just REALLY paranoid and take an extremely natural approach to everything in my life when I was with child(I even cut out coffe,yes.ME!Cutting out coffee!).I also decided I wanted to grow my hair out.I have a pattern of wanting it long and then hacking it off again.Maybe its because I'm short but I start to feel like cousin It when my hair is too long.Its thick and wavy and I just get frustrated and end up wearing it back.

Well earlier last week I discovered my first gray hair!I told myself I would start dying my hair again when I went gray and enjoy my natural color for awhile.I've been dying my hair since I was 14 so the 3 year break my hair had this last time was nice.Only thing is with long hair its a huge and expensive pain in the arse to maintain.Growing it out had lost its charm as I had cut my hair to my shoulders when cut my bangs back.Wasn't quite good enough.I went big yesterday and look a few deep breaths in front of the mirror to work up the nerve and 20 minutes later,DIY inverted bob!




With step one done I can know easily dye my hair now that I don't have a ton of it!I haven't quite decided what color I want.I'm stuck between dark red or eggplant purple.Leaning towards the purple right now.I was a bit concerned if the kids would be freaked out or the hubby would hate it but everyone seemed to approve.Except maybe Ollie.He kept cocking his head at me for the first hour.Maybe he was just trying to use his Jeidi mind tricks and tell me he wanted treats,that could be it.

Starbursts,Shoveling,Shoe Clips and Snuggling...

Yep,that title pretty much sums up my photos today.I got Wayland's dresser this weekend so I'm ALMOST ready for a blog post on his vintage cowboy room,still waiting on a few touches before I want to show it off though.As far as other thrifting most of what I've bought has been for the shop but when I went to pay for the dresser I did pick up this cool light fixture for $1.00!


Today consisted of shoveling the drive way.No,wearing a cute vintage snow hat and wearing red lipstick didn't make it feel better this time.I like a sunny day but going out at noon wasn't a good idea.The sun was painfully bright!Listening to some 77 punk makes it go by faster.I'm a vintage loving gal but I am glad to live in a modern time when I can listen to music while doing mundane chores like shoveling the drive.Plus side,I will have amazing toned arms for all those spring dresses!

Oh and yeah in case you don't follow me on Facebook it may be news to you that my bangs are back.Bang growing out attempt #2 is a failed mission *shrugs*


I've been hoping to do a cute outfit post showing these off but cold weather really limits by ability to wear cute shoes sadly.But I won a gift certificate a few weeks ago to Shoe Clips that the lovely Brittany at Va Voom Vintage hosted on her blog.

The site has a lot of options,it was hard to pick but I chose a pair of red bows and rhinestone heart shoe clips.Shoe clips are a great and inexpensive way to give a new look to a pair of shoes.I had fun trying them on some of my shoes this morning.

On these I think they'd look cute clipped to the back too!




The best thing to do after snow shoveling?Snuggling with a handsome man!

Indecisive Bathroom Decor Decisions...

Sometimes I'm not very good at deciding what I want to do,this is especially true in my home decor.If I can't find what I want I'll just go without until I find something just right.Other times I think I know what I want and half way into the project I change my mind.This is what happened with my bathroom.Sadly AFTER I painted it so I get to paint it again.It has high ceilings.I don't look forward to that again.Before I left California I bought this barkcloth curtain panel at an estate sale.



I finally got around to listing it and then the next day pulled the listing because I decided it would make for an awesome shower curtain!The problem is I only have one bathroom in my new house which meant my atomic shower curtain and my Miller Studio fishes weren't going to work.





I put the shower curtain on Ebay and the fish are on Etsy

Now do you guys think I should paint my bathroom chartreuse or pink?And as far as wall hangings I'm thinking swans or poodles,which do you think is more fitting with the curtain?


Swans from Flabby Rabbit on etsy.


Poodles from SkipperJack on etsy.


It'll be a bit down the road but eventually I'm going to get this sink (I think,there are so many choices its hard for a gal to decide) I saw from vintagetub.com


I want to redo the floor which means that I have to have the money for the new tub,toilet and sink too since we'd want to do the floors first before we put those things in.Why are my projects always so expensive?I want hubs to lay hexagon floor tiles like this photo courtesy of Katyelliott.com

Gifts from the Mint Chocolate Ranch...

Dana over at Mint Chocolate Ranch is a good gift giver!My birthday present from her showed up in the mail this morning and it was just what I needed!You know that depressing feeling when all your bills show up at the same time?Well,its a proven fact that is a present shows up at the same time it voids the "ew,you again?I just paid you LAST month" feeling.

I opened the box to a pretty fluff of red tissue paper and THIS birthday card.Yes,it is a velvet Elvis card.So awesome.Even if you don't like Elvis you can appreciate the kitsch of velvet paintings.Don't like Elvis AND kitschy velvet paintings?I can't help you sorry.


Next was this delicious bar of chocolate from Moonstruck and some Burt's Bees almond milk cream love that stuff it smells so good!



Lastly a TUK shoe box.Hmmmm,was it shoes?Or was it something else in a shoebox?Never assume in such situations.Opened the box to find these 4 inch bad boys!They fit which was such a relief!So when I'm wearing these pretties I am a whopping 5 feet an 4 inches now!


Thanks Dana for the awesome gifts!Another year where you rocked my socks.And unlike me you actually send birthday presents promptly around said birthday date (unlike me who usually will mail a present within 3 months of birthday)

Happy Holidays,Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to Me...

I hope whatever you celebrate your holiday was a happy one.Safe to say December was not a big blogging month for me as I only did one post.That's ok,you were probably all very busy too so you didn't notice,unless you're stalking me.Are you stalking me?Cause that would be super(kidding,don't be creepy)!

New Years came and went quietly in my home and today I celebrate my 30th birthday!I can remember being 15 and thinking 30 was light years away.Now its here.I don't feel old like I thought I would then,just a hell of a lot wiser.30 does make me feel "grown up" though...except I still say "dude" too much.Probably always will.You can take the gal out of SoCal but you can't take the SoCal out of the girl.

30 is the start of a new decade for me.I'm more comfortable in who I am,what I want to be,and what I want to do in my life.Do I have it all figured out?Certainly not,no one does but in comparison to my 20's I'm not sad to leave them behind.Time is short,it sounds cliche but it does go by faster than you think.Moments you waste unhappy are moments you can't have back so don't squander them.

I'm learning to let go of past hurts,to stop trying to figure out "why" all the time and realize somethings just are,learning I need to be happy in the moment instead of stressing about the past or future.Time is NOT on your side.It goes on with or without you so make the best of the time you're allowed.



Like my collection of broken pocket watches?I plan on stringing them up on silk chord,just not sure where I'll be displaying them just yet.As far as thrifting in my new town I haven't done nearly as much as I'd like.I did pick myself up these red pretties about a month ago though.$3.00!My inner nerd...ok my totally out of the closet flaming nerd self LOVES them!I either seem to be drawn to elegant heels,simple classic flats and nerdy shoes of the oxford and bowling variety.Plus red!You can never have enough red shoes!




House wise I'm happy to say since my last post I am now the proud owner of a washer and dryer!It took 3 days to get caught up on all the laundry but good bye laundry mat hello the simple task of going down to the basement!I wish I could share with you another room I've finished but so far Heidi's room remains the only room in the house done 100%.Dining room is 99% down but not ready to show yet.Bathroom is about 90% and everything else oh baby I need to come into some money cause those are some pricey projects!Especially the kitchen!Yikes!But for now I'll share with you some of the vintage light fixtures in the home.



I'm off for now to enjoy these lovely white out conditions that will keep us inside today and hope that hubs gets home safe.Oh and will the winner of my last giveaway please get back to me with an address!If not I'll be doing another drawing soon.Hope all of you are having a fantastic 2012 so far!