New Favorite App {Origrami}

Any of you out there have a problem with hoarding photos on your phone? Yeah...me too! In the good ole days you just took the film to the store to be developed into lovely pictures. Well now with all of this technology it seems as though I have less and less pictures around the house. I have really been trying to be conscious of saving the pictures at least to my external hard drive every month or so. I know that when these babies come I am going to want to savor all the precious moments and I don't want them to just stay on my phone forever.

Well a few weeks ago I found this App and decided to try it out. You don't have to necessarily use it as an App. You can upload pictures straight from dropbox or your computer.

I love the different sizes and the throwback retro look to the prints. You can customize them to your liking with different backside colors, add the date they were taken and a description as well.

How cute are these little magnets?

I was so excited to get my pictures in the mail. Oh...did I mention that they ship from Australia for FREE? It is a small company run by a husband and wife. I love supporting small businesses...don't you?

The pictures turned out amazing! They are printed on a thick cardstock with a matte finish. I believe you can choose what kind of finish you would like. I chose matte because I wanted to keep these pictures out on our coffee table for people to look through when they are visiting and I didn't want to worry about greasy fingers all over my pictures.

I ordered the 4x4 square prints with a plain white back. I would love to know if you all have tried this company or another when printing either Instagram pictures or pics from your phone.

Aren't they quite adorable? I am definitely going to order more.

Happy Hump Day All!

**This was not a sponsored post. I just wanted to share my excitement about a product I love with all of you! **

My Recent Finds {Thrifting, HomeGoods & More!}

Wow! Monday already?
We are back from our little mini vacation to the beach. If you have been following me on Instagram you would have seen some major relaxing last week! I am thankful for our guest bloggers that helped me keep this blog running. We will have to continue our "Dream Home" series later this summer.

Have you all been trying to save a little money like I have? We have been trying to be a little thrifty over here and because of that I have been trying to find some deals for our home. I search high and low to find items that I not only love, but will also work with my home decor.

I have to be honest....I am not a big thrift store person. Mostly because I walk in there and just see junk. I have never scored an amazing deal like many of you. Maybe I am going to the wrong stores! That being said...I walked into our local thrift/antique store a couple of weeks ago and found a few items that I could call my own!

How adorable is this brass swan? I am not sure where I am going to put her, but I think she would fit perfectly in a nursery someday or even on the shelves in my home office.

Someone seriously worked hard when making this wooden Jack. Wouldn't this be adorable painted a bright color!? I have an idea in mind.


The Hub's and I also decided to try out an estate sale in hopes of scoring an antique dresser. By the time we got our act together all of the big furniture was already sold. BUT...I did find these vintage children's books.

The looking Glass & Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

You all know that I have been trying to work on the Hub's office. Well it is almost complete with just a few more touches like: Window treatments, a giant white board and a cow hide rug. 

I did find this natural Jute pouf from HomeGoods for his office. I love how it breaks up the dark furniture and adds some texture to the space. And with the $30 price tag...not too shabby!

Speaking of HomeGoods...isn't HomeGoods seriously amazing!!? I found this honeycomb lamp a couple of weeks ago and just couldn't pass it up. It is currently sitting in our guest room, but I might have to move it to a place more visible in our home. We will see....

How about this adorable print from one of my favorite etsy shops! I love this song by Stevie Wonder and I thought it would be perfect on my night stand. What do you think?


Okay...Last but certainly not least is this Nate Berkus Tortoise Shell. I have had this little guy for a long time and my friend Amy from BabyMamaJuice finally inspired me to get it up on my wall!

I love how it adds a little modern in my traditional dining room.

So what have you "Found" lately? Any good deals I need to know about?

Have a Marvelous Monday All!!

My Weekend View...

Hello my peeps! Oh how I have missed all of you and missed blogging. I needed a little blogging break last week since life has been busy with house flipping and just getting organized with business. I am now refreshed and ready to rock this week. I am excited to share so many ideas and DIY's that I wish I could post them all today!

My weekend was filled with fun and also a little relaxation. Did you see the yucky yellow pollen that I posted on Instagram? (@eatsleepdecor) It has kept us indoors most of the weekend. If you have walked out the door you would have been covered!! I was so bummed that we couldn't keep the windows open because of this gross stuff too! Hopefully we will get a great rain and wash it all away. I  am sitting here complaining about the pollen when half of you are probably still stuck in snow! I can't believe I saw some snow pictures on Instagram yesterday from some of my Northern friends. So Sorry! I will be sending warm weather waves your way today!!

The Hubs decided to buy his own set of aerating shoes this year to save money. He might have saved money, but definitely didn't save any time! He was out there from 6:00-9:30 one evening aerating and seeding. I had to get a picture because I thought it was hilarious!

I stopped at HomeGoods this past weekend and saw this neat artwork. It is hard to tell from this picture, but it was very large and the white sea urchins are actually raised to feel like 3-D! I didn't buy it, but I thought I might be able to replicate it! What do you think?

I also took my dad to an antique car show in our little town. I am not really a car girl, but loved all the brightly colored vehicles! I thought it would be so neat to take pictures of the different bumpers and taillights to be framed for a little boys room. Wouldn't that be amazing!?

Our town also had local artists painting all of the historic buildings in town. At the end of the evening they lined up to be judged. I never did stick around to see who won, but let me tell you...we have some talented artists in the Raleigh area!

I got to help surprise a good friend on this 30th birthday with a casino night!

Each one of us got $10,000 to gamble with. (not a real $10,000..I wish!) 

He was surprised!!!

How adorable is this cake and these cupcakes!? The sister-in law made it! Those dice are made out of fondant! They looked so real!

Sunday was a day of rest. The Hubs and I read blogs and watched The Masters (well I took a Master's nap). This was my view Sunday afternoon....

Last, but certainly not least... my mama and I toured the local nursery and dreamed of what our gardens could look like. I have started planting a little, but I can't wait to really dive in this next weekend.

I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend too! Is it Spring weather where you are or are you knee deep in that yucky white stuff?

See you back here tomorrow for a little DIY!

Another one bites the dust...

Are you singing along? hehe

I have had a bad cold for a couple of days and haven't had much energy to do much around here. However, that didn't stop me from tackling this guy...

Remember my drawer and drop spot organization a couple of weeks ago? Well the drawer above has also looked like this for about...umm...5 years! I am finally getting around to organizing all of those spots that you just overlook. I mean, I see this drawer everyday but just don't make the time for it.

I bought some really inexpensive drawer organizers at HomeGoods for like less than $10 altogether!!
And presto...

I am feeling much better about my kitchen gadgets and utensils.  Now I don't have to dig around wondering if I am going to get cut by some blade!

So amazing...when you take just 20 minutes to organize a drawer how your whole attitude changes? Are you with me?

Hope everyone is staying healthy. I am sure it is the crazy warm-cold, cold-warm weather that is getting to this house hold. Spring is just around the corner! Can't wait!!

P.S. Did you see my pics on Instagram this past weekend?? (@eatsleepdecor) We got our first Snow in NC! Yipee!


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My Weekend According to {Instagram}

Another fun and busy weekend! My nephew turned 2! But, if you ask him he says 3! HA!

Playing with Aunt "Mimi's" Phone!

We also had a fun baby shower for my sister-in-law. She is due with her second at the end of July.

I also helped pick out some items for my parents new home:

At least someone got a little rest this weekend....

But, I can't complain because I am now looking at this view while doing some work!

Here is to a great week! Happy Monday!!

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My Weekend {According to Instagram}

Yes it is a fine Monday morning! The sun is shining through my front window and the flowers I bought myself this weekend are smiling at me. I am ready for a new week!

Here are some glimpses into what I was up to this weekend:

Bought some flowers for myself from Trader Joes!

Celebrated Cinco De Mayo with a Pina Colada and.....

....Homemade Nachos! Delicious!

Had some major rain this weekend! There was some serious flooding in our front yard!

Spray painted some frames gold! Can't wait to show you where I am putting them!

Relaxed Sunday morning with a certain someone on my lap! 

(aka Chatterbox)

Yummy Breakfast

Had our first ever bonfire in our new fire pit our parents bought us for Christmas!

And last, but certainly not least......I finished the front door!! 

Can you guess which color I picked?

More photos of the front door to come later today! It is quite a change!

How was your weekend? Cheers to Monday!