Peck Life

Sweet Finds: Claudia Pearson

I’ve got garden planning on the brain so it’s easy to see why I instantly fell in love with Claudia’s work. Her style of illustration suits me, it’s beautiful and detailed, yet still simple and vibrant. More fun designs, including an interesting recipe for sour cherry soup, can be found in her Etsy shop. Enjoy!

Friday Favorites

1. My favorite post of the week!

2. I heart typography so this made me really happy.

3. Possible Idea for Sky’s room? How about a huge letter “S” ?

4. I love everything about this colorful, casual, vintage wedding.

5. How was your Valentine’s Day? I thought these natural hearts were pretty.

6. This might be my next obsession now that cupcakes are {supposedly} waning.

7. I can’t WAIT to get this book.

8. Some freebie digital vintage labels for you!

I can’t believe Friday is finally here, what a long week it has been! I’ve been a bit tired and lax on computer time but hope to be back with some great posts next week. There are adventures to be had this weekend! Xo!

Sweet Finds: Pink Olive

If you like boutiques that have a good mix of home goods, kid stuff, and paper supplies, this is the place! Both brick and mortar stores can be found in NYC {none in Washington, boo!}, but it’s great to see that their online presence is just as wonderful; there is so much to see! That cloud pillow? I die. How perfect would that be for Sky’s room?

Friday Favorites

1. The cutest Valentines’ Day idea ever.

2. Screw Hallmark. This is SO MUCH BETTER.

3. Headgear for my boy.

4. I’m dying over this cabin in the woods. I could spend many weeks here.

5. Such a perfect print. Maybe for our bedroom?

6. I loved this honest post of what rooms REALLY {often} look like.

7. The best party favors in all the land.

8. Some people are so creative. These handmade birds are quite the work of art.

9. A lovely February desktop background. Also, some vintage backgrounds from Fossil.

10. Wanna join me on the February photo-a-day challenge? It will be fun!

Happy Friday my friends. Wishing you all a beautiful weekend!

Sweet Finds: Little Otsu

I’m a closet paper geek and love it when I find fun shops, like Little Otsu, that match my style. There are always bonus points for those that can successfully incorporate sloths into their goods, one of my favorite odd animals {side note: the other day I watched “TOO CUTE: Baby Sloths!” on Animal Planet. It was the most adorable thing I’d ever seen}. I’m also secretly coveting this feather print. Maybe for Sky’s room?

{from left to right, top to bottom: feathers print, owl to-do list, weekly planner, things that are round coaster set, animal postcard set, sloth card}

Friday Favorites

{photo courtesy of Katie Daisy}

1. Days like this, I wish I had an iPhone – Katie Daisy covers coming soon!

2. Now this would be something to add to my sticky note addiction.

3. Geninne’s inspiring art room. I’m such a fan of her work!

4. I think Sky might do well with these routine charts. Bed time has been challenging lately.

5. Have you ever thought about the gypsy lifestyle?

6. A great article about saying “no” to your kids differently. Thanks Melissa!

7. I am not vegan or vegetarian. But, I still thought this was a wonderfully thorough article about ways to have a diverse diet and deal with substitutions.

8. I love sweet potatoes. This looks soooo yummy.

And finally, one of my BIG favorites for the week. My sweet boy eating snow. Enjoy!

Sweet Finds: Niddle Noodle

I came across a cute kids store the other day and it was too adorable not to share. Two London mom’s run this boutique and it’s filled with fun clothes {can you say ALPACA SWEATER?} and vintage toys. Just my kind of style.

{from left to right, top to bottom: boys alpaca cardigan, vintage fisher price desk, when you were small book, school satchel, sky fairy, henley neck sweater}

A cup for the Keurig

 

We recently got a new coffee machine – a fancy keurig that makes individual cups within minutes! I was a bit skeptical at first but I love it and probably won’t ever be able to go back. It’s perfect for mornings where Josh needs coffee at 3 am and I need it at 7 am. Are you one of those people that has matching coffee cups or all different? We used to have matching but we are slowly amassing a collection of very unique mugs and I like it! Even though it’s inappropriate, this is one of my favorite mugs we own. It stands for Salt Lake, Utah – that was the first thing you thought of, right?

{from left to right, top to bottom: dandelion mug, orla kiely mug, garden mug, jonathan adler mug, le creuset mug, vintage flower mug, arrow mug, branch buddies mug, and listen to the world mug}

Friday Favorites

1. I could jiggle jello for……a while. Makes me giggle. Along that same vein, if you know me, you know this is my humor. I laugh out loud, so hard…something must be wrong with me.

2. A perfect excuse to make, yet another, list {printable!}

3. The cutest kids booties I’VE EVER SEEN.

3. I like doritos and this video made me laugh.

4. These organic cotton baby clothes have me drooling – too bad they are in Australia!

5. How come our play café’s in Seattle aren’t this great?! I’d be here everyday.

6. I’m loving this 2 year old birthday party – similar to Sky’s in so many ways but cuter.

7. I’m very excited about bloggers for babies {I’ll post more details next week!}

8. I’ve never seen a citrus grove, I can’t even imagine this. Oranges in December? Blue Sky? Sun? Where is this magical land?! FLORIDA?! I’m moving.

Happy Friday friends - a good day to celebrate 200 posts on this little blog of mine! Yippee!

Good Vibrations

Last night, me and my girls had one of our regularly scheduled Ixtapa dinners. It’s always a good way to get caught up on each other and enjoy a few margaritas and a TON of chips. I love them so much and feel so thankful we have each other – they make me happy! In 2 short weeks, we are headed on an adventure to snowy eastern Washington with all our respective hubbies and kids. It’s going to be one full house of people but we are going to have so much fun, I just know it. I can’t wait for a little relaxation – food, fire, playing in the snow, and plenty of antics I’m sure. Board games anyone?

Speaking of things I love that make me happy, I had an iTunes gift card burning a hole in my pocket, so I finally sat down and bought some cool music. I’m glad to finally have some fresh sounds in my iPod rotation! YES! It really brightens up my long commute.

First, 2 full albums I’d had on my wish list forever. The Head and the Heart and Torches by Foster the People. Love love love.

After that, I purchased some random single songs that I can’t seem to stop listening to:

1. Take a Back Road by Rodney Atkins – this song REALLY does make me want to take a back road. It also makes me want to buy a pickup truck.

2. 1234 by Feist – I discovered Feist on SESAME STREET of all places!!!!

3. Somebody that I used to know by Gotye – Kind of obsessed.

4. Creepin’ In by Norah Jones featuring Dolly Parton – Down home goodness.

5. Yeah 3X by Chris Brown [don’t hate] – I’m not a huge fan of Chris Brown as a person but I’ve always loved his songs. They are so damn catchy……I just can’t stop.

As you can see, my taste is completely all over the place. Oh well! I like what I like I guess. Have you discovered any new good music lately that I’m missing out on?