Peck Life

Pinterest

This weekend I discovered Pinterest.com. I had been hearing a lot about it through various blogs but everytime I went to the site, I felt rushed and didn't have time to figure it out. So, I saved it as one of those "i'll do it later" things. Well, I finally took the time to mess with it and I'm so glad I did!

It's basically a "virtual bulletin board" where you "pin" all the wonderful things you find on the web. You can have multiple "boards" {one for home decorating, one for recipes, one for kid stuff, etc} and you can pin any picture from the web along with a description and tags. The entry will retain the original link too, so you can always remember where you found that picture! It's also great if you are working on a decorating project or event and want to save images from all over the web and send it to someone {for example, if you are planning a wedding and trying to decide on bridesmaid attire, you could make a "board" and send it to all your girls!}. You can also see what other people are "pinning" and you can "like" it, or you can "repin" it to your own board. It's a great way to find new inspiration and blogs! Others can also opt to "follow" you, so they will always see your activity. Some of my most FAVORITE bloggers FOLLOW ME. Isn't that so cool? Maybe it's just a nice thing they do...I follow them...they follow me back. But it still makes me warm and fuzzy to be close to writers and design peeps you admire, and have them like or re-pin an image YOU discovered. Don't worry, I only have 7 followers so it's not really that big of a deal...

Before, I had folders and folders and emails sent to myself of saved links - cool pictures, products, or sites that I don't necessarily need to look at all the time, but that I want to make sure I save somewhere in case I ever need it. I also had TONS of decorating photos and links to cool craft projects and recipes. The thought of having all of these in one place, displayed visually, and accessible from anywhere...kind of made me a little excited, just a little. :)

Here is a "before" of what my links looked like:

And now, a glorious after:

 
Remember when Etsy was brand new, and not many people knew about it? But then, one by one....people found out....and loved it....and then it spread like wild fire? Well, that's how I predict Pinterest will be. The team that runs it is small, the servers are slow and it's still kind of buggy but i'm sure it will get better/faster as it grows in popularity.  

Click HERE if you want to view my boards or follow me. My stuff is still very much a work in progress!

Friday Favorites

Welcome to a weekly round-up of my favorite bloggy blog finds!

 

1. The entire reason we all try to make a house a home.

2. New Envirosax kids line – too fun!

3. Vintage kids wear from The Baby Gardner….I’m in love!

4. Quilted Table runner Tutorial – maybe with some really modern colorful fabric like this?

5. My little mans pants never stay up, maybe I should make him some belts!!

6. Bamboo cases for iPhone and iPad – I wish they had one for Windows Phone!

7. I’m not usually a “fake wreath” girl, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE this.

8. A good reminder that I need another Camellia.

9. Feeling like I could dress like this for the rest of the month and be happy.

Happy Spring :: Planters and Vases

Spring is officially here {yay!!}, and with that comes the array of catalogs and new products featuring all the greatest garden stuff to beautify your yard and home. I love having creative ways to display flowers and plants. Here are just a few that I’m diggin’ at the moment:

1. The most adorable elephant pot! {Anthropologie}

2. An Elephant always needs friends. Giraffe planters! {Anthropologie}

3. I’ve always lusted after these pots. Maybe this year I’ll actually buy them! {Ballard Designs}

4. Message in a bottle…..{Uncommon Goods}

5. I hated chemistry, but I love this! {Urban Outfitters}

6. Anywhere I can incorporate a knitted item, let’s do it! {Ferm Living}

7. Reclaimed beachy wood, always a classic. {Pottery Barn}

8. Oooh, more chemicals please! {Urban Outfitters}

9. Gorgeous “vessels” and they’re on sale! {West Elm}

10. As much as I love a classic mason jar, these are pretty cute too. {Bobby Berk Home}

11. Just looking at this makes me want to retire by the sea. Maybe I’ll get the matching birdhouse too! {Viva Terra}

12. Because I can never have too many things with birds on them. {Target}

13. Oh wait, another pot with birds?! Ok, you twisted my arm. {Crate and Barrel}

Schuyler's first haircut!

Today was a momentous day. My little man had his hair trimmed! I was so worried this would transfer him from “baby” to “boy” but in the end, it wasn’t as drastic as I had envisioned. We went to Bella and Max at Country Village in Bothell {LOVE that place!}. Sky was so perfectly cute in his little blue angels airplane, it only took about 10 minutes, the stylists were great, and they even gave me a little tiny ziploc of his precious baby locks!

Can he get any cuter?!?! I don’t mind the mullet!

Look at my baby!!!!

All done!!!

Random

Oh, time! Where does it go? Seems we've been extra busy and extra tired lately. Josh and Sky have both been sick with the crud. Here are some bits of random from the past week!

 

We finally watched The Social Network {our netflix DVD that had been collecting dust!}. Check it out!

 

I tried a mexi-coke. It's slightly different than regular coke because it's made with REAL cane sugar vs. high fructose corn syrup. You can get bottles at Costco. :)

 

I used some leftover paper and my beloved twine to spruce up these tulips:

 

I'm taking a publisher design class tomorrow. I have a fear of trying new things so I'm a little nervous but it should be fun to meet some great gals and learn new tricks!

 

I got a dwarf honeycrisp apple tree and some organic yukon gold potato starts for my birthday! The tree is already planted and the potatoes will get going in the next month, kind of exciting!

 

One of Schuyler's favorite things right now is playing the piano at Grandma and Grandpa's:

Daylight savings has been an especially rough adjustment this time, 3 days later and we are still trying to get back to a normal schedule.

 

I'm determined to get going on our 2010 {and the last 2 weeks of 2009} photo book. I've always used Picaboo but I'm thinking of trying something new - maybe Blurb or MyPublisher.

 

We made cookies {meaning Josh baked and I supervised}- chocolate chip cookies with oreo inside! They were a w e s o m e.

 
 
 

Friday Favorites!

Welcome to a weekly round-up of my favorite bloggy blog finds!

 

1. One of the most organized craft rooms I've ever seen!

2. What can you do with an empty pack of Frappuccinos?

3. I would kind of die to have one of these flowers.

4. The new spring issue of Sweet Paul!

5. WHAT?! A home ec sewing e-course?! YES YES and YES.

6. One of my favorite Taylor Swift songs.

7. 10 best bath time items for baby’s first year! I endorse all of these, YAY!

8. Awesome vintage toys.

Fastest "Craft" Project Ever?

I'm not sure if this is really considered "crafty", or a "project" but it was actually something I've had on my "to-do" list for quite a while now! I have lots of magazine files. I use them to hold magazines {of course}, but also paper, catalogs, and any other 8 1/2 x 11 piece of something worth saving. I'm constantly re-arranging, so I hate permanent labels because they will be correct one minute and wrong the next. Because of this, all my files still had their store bought pre-set labels like this:

 
 

I decided to fill the space with something prettier without committing to truly "labeling". So, I printed a piece of digital scrapbook paper, cut it up into the proper shapes, and replaced every label slot I could find. It took me 5 minutes! WHY did I put it off for so long? I have no idea.

 
 

 
PS - Where did the other white magazine file go in this picture?! Schuyler......

The Yellow Pillow

I love throw pillows. In fact, I love throw pillows so much that we've had ugly, plain throw pillows for a very long time because I couldn't make a decision as to which glorious, colorful throw pillows to replace them with. It's such a tough decision! I always use to get caught up on things matching and now, I just don't care anymore. If the pillow speaks, it shall be bought! That's my new mantra. :)

I came across a cheery, yellow pillow recently on another blog, and instantly loved it. I loved it even more when I found out it was Dwell Studio for Target. We own a lot of Dwell Studio for Target (like Sky's crib bedding!), mainly because REAL Dwell Studio is a bit out of our price range, boo. Anyhoo - this yellow pillow was my Valentine's Day present from Josh. Romantic, huh? I think so!

 
Only days after I received it, I realized we definitely needed TWO. As luck would have it, there was one pillow left at the Woodinville Target! Apparently I'm not the only person that likes this pillow. It's been popping up on blogs everywhere and there have been entire posts devoted to its cuteness unbeknownst to me. You know how you buy a new car and then shortly after, realize that A LOT of people have your same car? That's how I feel about this pillow. Maybe that makes me unoriginal now that half the universe has the same pillow? Or, maybe it means we are all super cool because it's a wonderful pillow! Here is a just a small sampling of the many blogs who mentioned THE pillow:

1. Kirsten Blowers Bedroom Makeover 

2. Young House Love

3. First Lady of the House

4. Holly Mathis Interiors

5. Little Green Notebook

6. 6th Street Design School

7. Pretty Ditty