Flickr favorites

1. Found!, 2. zelman's 25, 3. yard sale treasure, 4. Blurry Espresso

Time for some coffee!!

...or tea, if you must! :)

1. coffee, 2. Family Picture, 3. My New Tea Cup In All It's Glory, 4. Coffee & Books, 5. Helsinki 2010 - Coming home, 6. Classic Tea, 7. Untitled, 8. 033 | 365, 9. waiting

I can't believe that I still get such a nice feeling every morning when I go to make my coffee. It's that comforting feeling. And the smell, mmmm!! When I was pregnant, I lost my desire for coffee most of the time. I drank tea a lot. Then I reverted back to coffee being my #1 choice. I still love tea, especially Twining's Decaf English Breakfast Tea at night. But still nothing compares to brewing coffee in the morning!

Memorial Day

1. Clyde Queen - USN - VIntage Photo, 2. Vintage Woman Soldier Veteran Bugler, WAF U.S, Air Force 1950s, 3. Group Photo including WWI Canadian Soldiers, 4. Women in WW I Military (?)

Let's not forget those who have given their life for our country! These are vintage military photos. I hope they all lived a long life, but if any of them lost their lives in war, I thank them for their service, and thanks to all those currently serving.

And a little red, white and blue:

1. sailor polka dot drop waist, 2. Red and White, 3. Red, White and Blue, 4. what I wore today -042210

Cutely holding an umbrella

1. calivintage: a rainy walk, 2. Oct 16, 3. June 15th., 4. Untitled, 5. Summertime..., 6. Greeny, 7. June 12, 8. Family stuff, 9. New fashions (1937)

Lots of cute, pretty fashion inspiration mixed with umbrella holding! Man, we still really want rain here! It has hardly rained for a few weeks, and I miss it! I guess there is a reason we are called the Sunshine state! But I know soon when the real summer comes, we will get those often thunderstorms again...or at least I hope! It's gotten so hot here too.

Well, rain, I am anticipating your arrival! I have a big ikea umbrella even.

On another subject... I just need to ponder in writing a little bit. My sales on Etsy have been really bad the past two weeks. I haven't sold anything in those two weeks. I have relisted things to put them back near the front of searches, added some new things, have seen new views and sometimes new hearts, but no selling. I am really hoping this changes soon! Sometimes I don't know if I need to change my prices. Higher? Lower? Or really it's just not a good time in general? Just thinking about it.

Well, I actually made another polyvore set myself again! And with the rain theme. So instead of posting other people's creations, here is mine.

let it rain by ChristinaD featuring Hunter boots

This Weekend

1. Untitled, 2. cleaning up, 3. old things, 4. Bouquet of Popcorn

A weekend in pictures...

It's supposed to get rainy here tomorrow, and I hope it does. I miss rain. I don't know when it last rained, probably not really long ago but it feels long ago. During summer we usually get a quick thunderstorm every day in the afternoon. As long as I am not out driving in them or stuck outside, I like them!

I also need to do cleaning and organizing of neglected areas of the house. Maybe I'll do some sewing too over the weekend(or maybe not). Tomorrow we are going out to lunch for a friend's birthday. That should be fun!

I am sure we will be watching a movie or two as well (at home). And yes I have popcorn!

I hope everyone has a great weekend! Any plans you want to share? Comment!

Decor Inspiration: son's room and living room

I have been posting fashion inspiration on Mondays for awhile but today I just couldn't figure out what fashion to talk about. I am more focused on decor inspiration today, so instead I am sharing that!

The first set here is bright, and I am thinking of these kinds of colors for my son's room. Take out anything girly from the pictures, and add a robot theme and I think it'd be very fun. He already has a robot blanket and wall decals. His room is white, we never painted it. I like the blue paint shown below(found that from yesterday's Etsy finds email).

1. Untitled, 2. studio shelf, 3. .2605, 4. .4159

For our living room and possibly another room, I am still leaning towards grey. I like finding pictures with grey painted walls and some bright accents. It helps me know that things I already have as decoration can still be used with the grey. I have also heard good things about grey since I mentioned it a few months ago from fellow bloggers like Fallon.

I picked out a bunch of paint color chips yesterday in shades of grey and blue. It's tricky finding the right color sometimes with such a small color chip. I have found it's better to go lighter or more subtle than you think you want because the colors always look much more powerful when covering a whole wall instead of a tiny square! I have learned that the hard way. When we painted our living room when we bought our house, I wanted light green walls. The color chip I picked looked really nice and fresh, but once we painted the whole living room it was way too bright. If the sun was shining on it, you had to squint! It hurt our eyes. So the next day we had to paint again, this time finding the right color- a pale guacamole type green. But now I am tired of it since it's been on the walls for over 4 years.

Here are some nice grey inspirations:

1. Small spaces: Elegant, compact living room, from Elle Decor: 'Light Pewter' by Benjamin Moore, 2. Baby's room, detail., 3. Benjamin Moore 'Winter Solstice': Gray living room + built-in bookshelves, from Elle Decor, 4. Switching up the living room

To see more grey room inspiration I posted back In February, click below:
Grey doesn't have to be gloomy

Do you have any decor plans going on? Tell me about them!

Grey doesn't have to be gloomy!

The picture above I think I found on an online decor website last year, and had made a blog post about decor inspiration. I still love this picture. I saw it recently on my computer while looking through files and remembered how much I loved it. I wouldn't think I would like grey paint usually, but I love this white and red combo with it!!

I think I want to paint our living room sometime. Right now it's a pale guacamole green color. I like it but it's been almost 4 years with this color and I'd like a change. It'd be hard for me to limit myself to only red and white decor, so I found more inspiration in the pictures below. The red does look awesome in the pictures, but I currently don't have red pieces like these! I do have more cool colors like teal and turquoise in my living room right now, along with the green walls.

1. Olivier's big boy room, 2. turquoise mid-century chairs, 3. bedroom - from apt therapy, 4. light gray walls & red dresser, 5. gray walls, 6. grey walled bedroom

Christmastime from Flickr

1. christmas is coming!, 2. nativity, 3. Vintage Christmas Goodies, 4. Old Ornaments, 5. Gingerbread House, 6. christmas cookies, 7. TrEeS, 8. Nativity, 9. sweet chapel

These are the kinds of things that make Christmas feel like Christmas to me!

Hot Chocolate Needed

Irene's Cup Of Hot Chocolate
Originally uploaded by ♥babybee

So the weather here in Florida is not as cold as much of the rest of the country, but I have been craving hot chocolate since Thursday night. We need to go grocery shopping to get some of that and a lot of other items.

Up in Alabama where my family lives, they had snow this morning! They emailed me pictures from their cell phone. Wow! It will probably melt soon, or already has, but it was so pretty. A light layer of white.

My mom is doing her first craft show this weekend! It's in downtown Birmingham, AL. It's cold there today so I hope a crowd still shows up. She is selling a lot of crocheted items that keep you warm, which should be a good seller during cold weather! I think she might be inside a building. I will try calling my dad in a little bit, he is with her, to see how it's been so far today. I am excited for her! I hope she sells lots and lots.

Minty : Flickr Pictures

1. july1st 010, 2. Bookworm, 3. It's All A Growing Process, Print, 4. Faire Houre, 5. FRYD + Design, 6. novetsy 030, 7. Shabby Christmas!, 8. Christmas Nativity, 9. whimsy studios happy homes winter series

Two of the above are my mom wearing her cool creations that are for sale!

Inspiring and Fun

1. Blue Bowl, 2. A's bookshelf, 3. Sewing Room, 4. pumpkins and new wall plates, 5. Details from my room., 6. bedroom

Some recent flickr finds that I marked as favorites! I think they were all found in this fun group called Nifty Thrift. Just a little inspiration. My house is filled with thrift store items!

Packing

1. Little Miss Traveler Suitcase, 2. suitcases, 3. vintage suitcases as side table, 4. Suitcase-Front

Fun Flickr Finds - Makes packing look fun doesn't it?

Today I'll be packing for a little trip up to Alabama to visit my family. A close family friend (Nancy) has family there and asked if I'd like to ride up with her tomorrow. We will come home Monday. Of course my husband wasn't thrilled with the idea, since it would mean he'd be all alone! But he knew my family misses Kavi and there are going to be some fun festivities while we are up there that Kavi will enjoy.

It's not that my husband and I can't handle being apart. I'd say we are used to that after he was in India and I was here at the beginning of our relationship. And a couple times he has gone back to visit India without me. But it's more an issue of missing Kavi's moments! And at this age, it goes so fast. :) But it will be fine.

Packing for my son has gotten easier now that he's 20 months old. It was very hard in my opinion to pack every thing that was needed when he was an infant! But we did it anyway, taking several drives to Alabama(averaging 9 hours). Plus he has been on a long flight to India and he survived that, while I somehow survived the packing. :P I had a meltdown the day before we left for India while I was packing. It is so stressful to make sure you have everything a 1 year old might need on a 14-15 hour long, overnight flight, in carry-on bags. hehe.

Anyway, I will need to do more laundry and pack everything up by tonight!

Don't forget to enter the giveaway!!

Sorry to do this to you...

Sundaes on Sunday, how original right? :P But now I really really want one.
What was I thinking?! MMMMMmmmm.
Brought to you from flickr:

1. Sundae, 2. Silver_Spoon, 3. Photo of Fresh Fruit Sundae, 4. Chocolate Sundae With Jimmies, 5. Sultry Sundae, 6. My Favorite Miniature Sundaes, 7. Potential Spoon, 8. Sundae Crochet, 9. Silver Spoons with Flare

Flickr Fall Colors

1. Red wall and lamp, 2. Finds, 3. Fall Colors, 4. Barred window, yellow and red wall, Antigua, Guatemala., 5. Red*Velvet*Art, 6. China Yellow - A Wall For :::n--i--c--k--y::: :

There's nothing like a cup of coffee in the morning...

Coffee Flickr finds:

1. Heart Shaped Coffee cups, 2. anyone for coffee?, 3. Heart Shaped Coffee Cup, 4. Kawaii Cute Japanese Mug Cup-Decole-The LIttle Red Riding Hood, 5. the coffee pot, 6. heart in coffee... trying for the virgin mary tomorrow, 7. Morning Coffee, 8. Coffee + Cream, 9. Morning Coffee - 2007,

I am writing this late at night, scheduled to be posted in the morning. So, sadly I don't have coffee at the moment. But tomorrow morning I will definitely be making some! I hope you enjoy the items above that I found on flickr. Maybe they will inspire you to get some coffee (hehe) or help you have a better day! Look at that awesome middle picture - the giant coffee pot!

I have been blessed lately in my shop TheCozyNest! On Sunday I sold three items! And last Thursday I sold an item. It's very encouraging. It also means i need to start new designs and projects for the shop! I have so many ideas in my head, and so much fabric that can be used for the ideas, but the time to actually make the items? That is the issue!

International food!

originally uploaded on flickr by atelierpompadour

Having a nice time with the family! Later today we are all going for Thai food. I love Thai food! I like lots of different kinds of foods. Thai, Indian, Mexican, Chinese, Italian, Greek and so on. Yesterday we had some Greek at a local places called Greek City Cafe and I am so glad we have them here! They had a special- $4.95 for falafel in a pita plus a side. It is a delicious falafel, and very very big! We can't get falafel very easily around here.

I love food and am not afraid to admit it!

Like many other Americans, I am a "mut" in terms of the nationalities that make me. From my mother's side of the family comes Ukrainian and Czech. I don't often meet people with those. From my father's side comes Italian, Scottish, English and possible sprinklings of other European countries all mixed together. Something a lot of people I know have in them. Now my husband is from India so he is Indian(not native american "Indian" haha I wish people wouldn't get confused). I heard from a friend about someone they knew who said they have had Indian food before---corn. Hmmm! Well they must be missing out on some yummy Indian food like from INDIA. :P

Fabric covered buttons from aimoobaroo

I wish I could go to a Renegade Craft Fair!

Renegade Craft Fair San Francisco 2009
Originally uploaded by anitakhart

I am down here in Florida. I have been reading updates from bloggers and flicker users about their experiences at the Renegade Craft Fairs in LA and San Fransisco. I am living vicariously through them!

I would find it extremely fun to be able to go to one place where so many amazing shops are selling their items. And no shipping costs either!! This is a picture from a flickr group with pictures from Renegade San Fransisco.

Items of mine on Flickr.

1. RetroSewing1, 2. RetroSewing2, 3. flora&fauna2, 4. roundreds, 5. pinkyturq, 6. birdflower

Five out the six above are not yet on Etsy but will be soon! I especially love the retro fabric pillow cover, with sayings and ads for sewing!!:)

Favorite smells...

Some of my favorite smells...Lemons, Roses, Coffee, and Cinnamon(below are flickr finds that express these!).

1. Faking it.., 2. smaller version of Pink Roses in aqua urn, 3. cinammoon rolls, 4. I made this cup of coffee and it danced for me, 5. Lemon Love_Affair, 6. Vintage Rose Handkerchiefs

I am editing to add more to this post! I was very excited to sell two items on Saturday at The Cozy Nest. Someone bought the lemon pillow cover! I am happy it will have a home. It is going to California. I notice a lot of my items that have sold lately are heading to different cities in CA, that is cool. The opposite coast! And the postal service has been very fast, getting things across the country in two days most of the time.

Also a sweet person I know through cyberspace, who LOVES squirrels, bought my newly listed "Squirrel and Tree Stump" pillow! That was great. I am always encouraged when something sells.

I received in the mail today delicious smelling soap I ordered on sale from dennisanderson.etsy.com, Lemon Sugar Cookie scent. Mmmmm.
And it came with a whole free lip balm! "Butter cream" scented lip balm. I'm telling you, it also smells so delicious!!! I highly recommend the lip balm. The soap I also recommend but I don't know if they have any Lemon Sugar Cookie soap left! :( I got it for 2.40 + 1.25 shipping. A Christmas in July deal, you better go check it out! I first read about the sale at Lillyella.blogspot.com. I ordered it late Thursday night and it got here today, all the way from Portland, OR!

Flickr and Twitter!

New house applique pillow, have to list on Etsy later today!

I was wondering if having a twitter account for my mostly Etsy related updates/items was going to pay off. Well it did this week! I advertised my $5 earring sale on Twitter, and I had one sale definitely related to twitter, and sold a necklace related to twitter, and three other pairs of earrings that may have been related to twitter. On twitter I am twitter.com/etsycoffee. Oh, I also got a sale from someone who became a fan of my facebook fan page! And a friend also bought some pillow items from me yesterday too.

Flickr, as I have mentioned before, has been useful for getting my items seen by various people. And that also means occasionally being featured on a blog. I was again today! Visit this cool blog, Lova Revolutionary to see my pillow shown, which is not yet for sale on Etsy but I uploaded to flickr last night and submitted it to one of the group pools I belong to. And this morning, it was on the blog associated with the Lova Revolutionary blog flickr pool.

As other Etsians who sell know, you spend lots of time working on your etsy shop(s) and thinking of ideas. It's just nice when you start to see more fruit of your labor.

As for the pillow above, I'd also like to offer it in a variety of color schemes. I have lots of fabric scraps that come in handy for this type of design. So for instance if the colors do not match someone's decor, I could probably do custom work for a variety of color needs. Pinks, red, blues, greens, browns, etc.

Tomorrow afternoon we are leaving for Alabama to visit my parents, sister and assorted friends who live there. We are staying for a couple days. I have to get things ready today for our trip!