Treasure....

Sometimes you find something so good you don't want to share it....

It's just too good and you want to keep it hidden...your own little secret treasure....

Do you ever feel this way?  I feel this way about music all the time.

I treated myself to a little bauble as a reward for all the hard work I did building my girly closet.


I just love my new medallion from SienCDesigns on etsy and am pushing aside my selfish inclinations to keep it all to myself!

The pictures don't do them justice
  The brass has an ancient quality

I have several pieces on my wish list.  So delicate and lovely, I am compelled to share their beauty.

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Ssssh, don't tell anyone...and don't tell anyone about my favorite song of the week by M. Ward...

I've been listened to his new album A Wasteland Companion 
all week!   Not one klunker on it!
To listen...go here

I feel pretty, oh so pretty...

I feel pretty and witty and bright....

I love the blue on the back of these shelves.

 They were the inspiration for my closet makeover.

 

Along with this closet by Centsational Girl

I worked so hard on this project.  Back and forth to Lowes, lugging heavy mdf upstairs.   Ah, but now I'm having so much fun styling and playing!

Looks like my Marie may have found a home

I even took care of "his" side...
What a lucky guy!

The little silver purse belonged to my mother.  I've loved it since I was a little girl and it still makes me smile.

  I still have a shelf to fill and a lot of clothes to toss.  I mean how many stained, painted t-shirts does a girl need.

Look at these babies...Now that's vintage

Really, could you toss those?

 I even have more shoe storage above my double hanging

 This was my life before.  A mad scramble for the other shoe...

 Ah, that's better!  (I clearly need more shoes!)

Now it's happy days starting each day with a wink from Marie!

Remember Siouxie and the Banshees?

Ah, good times.....

Buddha Dude

 I'd been coveting one of these giant Buddha's ever since I saw it on this garden blog.

And this one here

 Then I found this one on Ebay for $1500

Reminds me of one of my favorite movies

Really, what could be better than Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody, and Owen Wilson!

     

 Go guys go!

Last season, I stumbled upon this blue Buddha at Home Goods. 

ok so he's a bit smaller than this guy...

 pic via

This guy is several hundred feet high!

   Look how tiny the people look walking nearby...

 

He just needed a little touch up

 a little age for wisdom

 

  
 

 He's a versatile little guy!

and can hang out just about anywhere

     You are the coolest...

 I love you Buddha Dude

 A whole lotta karma for...

The stars are aligned

Isn't great when things just seem to fall into place as if the stars are aligned?  The universe really wants me to have an Anthropologie bedroom, it really does...

Yesterday was such a gorgeous day here in New Jersey.  There are certain popular tv shows (that shall not be named)  that give NJ a bad name.   People don't seem to know that we have a lot of this....

and a lot of this

Yesterday I decided to enjoy the lovely day by taking a ride to Long Valley.  On the way I passed these gorgeous Clydesdales at Willow Grove Farm.  

There is not much better than driving along, sun shining, sunglasses on, sunroof open, singing out loud.  It's funny how the simple moments can fill you up.

I wasn't really looking for anything...just enjoying the lovely escape

I swear the stars laid her before me!

 I'd been thinking of making something like this from guess where...

but here she is

She needs a paint job and fresh fillings but look at those legs!

and the coolest little secret thing (like finding a secret door or hidden passage)

I can't seem to find any information about these little side cushions but the lady at the antique store said they held up those big poofy dresses.

I was so proud of myself having bartered her down from $65 to $55.

I'll have to figure out what to do with her

pics via my pinterest

bright, floral, solid, plaid???

velvet?

Ah, yes the stars are aligned!