My Cozy Home

sunday at home....

When things are so busy it really is nice just to have a day at home.  I enjoy not having to be anywhere, mixed in with some relaxation as well as getting things done. 

 

Raspberry Chocolate candle from  Stephen's Candlrey in Hayden Lake, ID (just down the street from my mom).  My favorite candles that they have are the Pumpkin and the Candy Corn (seasonal).  Both are outstanding.

Family Room

 

 

 

One of my new pillows from The Farm Chicks sits in the Family Room. I should have done a close up of it - has a great faded French looking pattern.  The fabric is from Shabby Chic.

I really enjoy dog figurines made in Occupied Japan.  I have quite a few now and still don't tire of looking for them.  I also have a couple of dog show trophies and ribbon. 

This old wire filing basket work great for corralling magazines.

I've had this old tray for a couple of years now.  I use it in so many different ways - for now it holds books that I often look at while sitting on the couch.

These are all finds from my trip to my mom's.  All but the "A" are from The Farm Chicks show - the "A" is from a little antique store in Coeur d' Alene, ID called Forget-Me-Not.

I have more pictures, but I'll post those in my next entry.

fantastic fun at the farm chicks

This is a cautionary tale of what happens when a girl from Minnesota visits her mom in Idaho on the same weekend of The Farm Chicks show in nearby Washington.  I warn you, this post isn't for the faint of heart.  Once Mom established that she could and would in fact drive any and all bulky purchases to North Dakota so that we could pick them up to take back to Minneapolis....well, understandably, it was "Game On" from that point forward.  This bit of news led to the procurement of a chair, old suitcases, a stool, a framed chalk board, a huge pillow, a doll house, a basket....you get the idea.  Everything else that could be squeezed, rammed, folded, pushed, prodded, or otherwise placed somewhere on my person or baggage came back with me on the plane...yah, it was pure, unadulterated goodness.  Everyone should have a weekend like that.  Here are a few pictures of Evy, me, and my mom.  Steve stayed a safe distance back in Minnesota....really, it was better that way ; )

My mom brought her Farm Chicks cookbook to get signed, as you'll see below.  This is us with our excited faces on.  We were definitely excited.

 

We had so much fun in the Duchess booth.  This is where I got my fun suitcases.

Evy posing with her new doll house from Unexpected Necessities.  We'll have fun decorating it.

The Barn House Boys had such a great display - I wish I could have gotten more home with me - good thing I didn't live closer or I would have had to make an emergency trip to a U-Haul store to rent a trailer.

My new chair from Gladys at JuneBug Furniture Designs.  I could have bought out their whole booth.  Below is the back of the chair.

Look at those cute buttons!

Just a few of the fun things I got - this is at my mom's where they still sit until July 4th weekend!  The pillow on the chair was also from JuneBug and is made from Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic fabric.  JuneBug also made the cute ruffled burlap bag hanging from the chair.

A few of the other fun things I got - pictures, books, lotion, a paper flower....who doesn't need a sparkly paper flower?

Mom and Evy with Serena and Teri from The Farm Chicks.

Yep, a great weekend. 

** Also wanted to say hi to Cathy from Red Wing, MN who I saw at Haupt Antiek Market way back in January.  She recognized me from my blog - I was shocked.  Hope you are well Cathy!!