Pink Lamps

I admit to having a "thing" for lamps.  Am I alone?  I know lots of women who love shoes and bags (me too!), but I also get excited over pretty lamps (and mirrors).  You can find inexpensive lamps at places like Home Goods, so they're easy to switch out when you crave a quick change to a room.



I'd been coveting a girlie, bright pink lamp for some time, but didn't want to spend a fortune.  Lamps Plus has a cool line of lamps from every color of the rainbow (with cute coordinating shades) for around $100 and up, but then you also have to pay shipping.  And if you want more than one, it's obviously double the cost.

 I pinned a beautiful coral lamp, but it's $442! Um, no. 

And finally, when I wasn't even looking, I found a PAIR! of bright pink ceramic lamps at Home Goods! And they were less than $50!  I haven't taken the tag off yet, but wanted to show you how they look in my super slowly evolving guest room.

This is a room-in-progress with a lot of bright colors going on . . . still not sure about how it will end up.

What's your "thing"?

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Happy Monday :)

Hi guys!  Just popping in to say Happy Monday!  Hope you all had a fantastic weekend:)  Did you do anything fun? We celebrated my favorite little guy's birthday and the celebration continues today with his classroom full of sweethearts.  

"Woo-hoo, I'm three!"

Also, if you read Honey We're Healthy, you know I've been doing a 12-week training program and I finally completed it!  You can read the recap here.

Have a great week!

This Weekend . . .

Hope you all have a great weekend!  We'll be celebrating our son's 3rd birthday with a Mickey Mouse party (his idea) and lots of friends and family:)  He's sweeter everyday and I know this year is going to be extra special.  How fun is 3?!  

Also, if you are in the Houston area and interested in becoming a Stella & Dot stylist, join me Sunday March 3 at 1:00 p.m. for a local meet S&D event.  


Email me at: honeywerehomeblog@gmail.com (subject: Stella & Dot) for more info!  I look forward to getting together in person! :) 

And you still have time to win $230 in Method + Orla Kiely goodies by going HERE.

Have a great weekend! 

Heading to Haven Blog Conference 2013

I'm thrilled to be heading to Atlanta this August to speak on a panel with some of my best girlfriends at Haven.  I had planned to go last year, but had a scheduling conflict.

As you know, I have a special place in my heart for home bloggers and home blog readers.  Are you going?  Please let me know- I want to meet you! :)



We did a Houston meet up awhile back and it was so fun . . .

And I went to Blissdom and got to meet some friends whose blogs I'd been reading for years. 

Connecting online is cool, but nothing beats interacting in person.  :)  

In the meantime, you can follow me here (click the picture to follow)

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DIY Faux Capiz Shell Pendant

Thank you SO much for your thoughts about when to transition out of the crib.  I do consider each comment and appreciate that you take the time to write.  As a "newer mom" I'm thankful for the wise words of the women who have more experience on their side.  I must admit, I'm leaning toward the car bed because I just love to see the JOY it would give my son each day.  But, no firm decisions have been made, so we'll see . . .



Today, I'm thrilled to share an amazing DIY creation by my friend, Jennifer of The Chronicles of Home.  Look what she made- by hand!!  This gorgeous faux capiz shell pendant, inspired by the one from West Elm.

Doesn't it look sweet in her daughter's room?

For the full tutorial and to see what she made those "shells" out of, head on over to her BLOG. 

I've gotten to know Jennifer over the last few months as she is a contributing food writer on my health and fitness blog, Honey We're Healthy.  She not only rocks the DIY home decor projects, but is an awesome cook and photographer.  If you visit her blog, please tell her I said hi:) 

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Time for a Big Boy Bed?

Since our son is turning 3 soon, I've been wondering if it's time to get him out of the crib and into a big boy bed.  He's quite content in his crib and has only crawled out once though.  Looking at this picture below makes me pretty sure it's time.

I don't know why he likes to pile his crib so high with stuff.  I often find that green stool in there in the morning (it's what he uses to crawl in and he'll somehow get it inside during the night).



I'm also itching to change up his room since it still looks like his baby nursery.  See what I mean . . .

I want to add more color, drapes, and remove the top from his changing table since we don't need that any more.  I do plan to keep his Alphabet art from Z Gallerie since it's pretty kid friendly and I like the colors.

And I recently received a print I ordered from Penny Paper Co (you may know it from Aubrey & Lindsay's Blog).  I might paint the frame, but for now it's just in a white Ikea frame. 

I started browsing for beds online and saw that Pottery Barn Kids and Land of Nod had some great-looking beds . . .

Land of Nod Walden Bed

Pottery Barn Camp Bed

But then I found all kinds of toddler beds for way less online and I starting PINNING them onto my Nursery/Kid Room board.  Amazon has some cute toddler beds too.  

Of course James got on my lap while I was looking at my computer and I asked which beds HE liked the best because I want to hear his opinion.  Uh-oh, of course he liked the CAR beds! Ug!  But I'm thinking, if I was a 2/almost 3 year old boy, maybe I'd like a car bed too.  

And really, you can only get away with having a car bed when you're a kid.  Seriously, can you imagine if you went to a guy's house and he had a car bed??!!  ick. 

So, when is the time to get the baby out of the crib?  And did you go from crib to toddler bed or straight to twin/full/queen??  Would you do the car/cartoon bed? I asked y'all on my Facebook page and have been reading through all of your comments- thank you!

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Houston readers . . .

Hope y'all are having an awesome weekend!  I'm off to a trunk show today but I wanted to pop in to share some good news with my local blog readers . . . If you are in the Houston area and interested in becoming a Stella & Dot stylist, join me next Sunday March 3 at 1:00 p.m. for a local meet S&D event.  



Email me at: honeywerehomeblog@gmail.com (subject: Stella & Dot) for more info!  I look forward to getting together in person! :)