how can you not love something with a name like this?

it's a BUTTIE!

yes, I said buttie. It is a changing pad but I think I like Bella Tunno's word better. Buttie.

Bello Tunno doesn't just have butties... check out their other items...

Diaper Ditty...

Burpie!

Bib...buttie bundle!!!!!

And finally... have you ever seen a smock THIS cute?

now this might just be my favorite store. http://www.bellatunno.com/

Bathrooms

this is my recently redecorated bathroom. i love it.
rug, towels, shower curtain, wash clothes, hand towels: pb teen
trashcan and shower curtain rod: bed bath and beyond
faucet, mirror/med cabinent, ligh fixture: home depot
candy cane soap: bath and body works

still looking for something to hang above the toilet.

on another note, i'm going to china in 2 days. this may be my last post until christmas (we get home 12.20). if so, i am warning you i will not be blogging for awhile. i might be able to fit another post in tomorrow.

Off to China in 10 days!

I know I've talked about the adoption of my sister before...

Well... we recently (1 week ago) heard that we are approved to go to China. We leave on Dec. 7 and arrive home on Dec. 20. Home for Christmas!!!!!!

We get AnnaClaire on Dec. 11!

10 days and counting...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

We decorated on Saturday. I love Christmas!

Madison Sloan

I went here and found this placemat that I love. It's 2 sided with toile and leporad. I like the toile. Check it out www.madisonsloan.com. They have other great ones as well, plus some other cool items! This is the Audrey placemat.

great calanders...

I don't even know HOW I found these, but the link was on my favorites. I think these personal calenders are great. They also make really good gifts... My favorite one is the "collage" one. This one is the "basic" one. go to www.imaginethiscreations.home.comcast.net to see them all.

Heather Bailey

I LOVE this fabric. I especially love the way she sets the fabrics up for photoshots. So unique and yet utterly incredible. These fabrics aren't even in stores yet. I love them. Every last one.
www.heatherbailey.typepad.com

and don't ask why I am posting this at 4:30AM.

Gotta love plaid

I LOVE plaid.

1:PJs www.hollisterco.com

2 and 3:shirt and peacoat www.ae.com

4 and 5: ballet flats and headband www.delias.com

6: shirt? www.urbanoutfitters.com (not my fav shirt..)

"antique" crib

this is AnnaClaire's crib. (AnnaClaire is my baby sister waiting in China). It was actually first Drew's (brother, 18) crib. 3 years later it was Will's (brother, now 15), and 2 years after that it was all me! A few weeks ago, we pulled out our "antique" and set it up. Besides a few milk stains, it is in good shape. I love this crib. The new ones are so... high tech and... big. But I just love this. It has an old and special feel to it. :)
I also love our bedding. It is PB Kids Allison bedding. When the crib was mine, my mom kept the boyish teddy bear bedding... luckily she got rid of that so we had no choice but new! :)

***couldn't get the picture to post. i'll try again later***

Fun designed website

Okay so you all know I'm stuck in the world of adoption and babies. I was on someones website today and was checking out their links when I came across this website. This website is for babyslings, but the reason I like it is because I love the website layout and name. So I just had to share it here.
www.goo-ga.com
(how cute is that???)

First of all, I LOVE the color combinations. Second of all, I love the gingham at the top. 3rd of all, I love the name inside of the peanut shell, with each letter being a different color. The list goes on. I love the dots at the bottom, love the picture the used, love the periwinkle on the side, love it all. Take a peek and it will be on your favorites just so you can look at the layout!

Curtain rods

We are working on my baby sister's nursery and recently got her curtains from PB Kids. We found these really cute curtain rods. go to www.pbkids.com to see their selections. www.pbteen.com and www.potterybarn.com also have great curtains for teens and adults.

Who said 13 is to old to trick or treat?

I hope everyone had a good (and safe) Halloween. It seems like when I was younger, Halloween was a much anticiated event. Now it is really...nothing... I hate to say that, but it just isn't the same. I miss those old days! Still was a fun day though... We had a little culdesac Halloween party and then Elizabeth, Emily, Sadie, Meredith, and I went trick or treating. Later, Cory (from pic one) met up with us.

just went on a few blogs *you know who you are* and am laughing (in a nice way) because you all have the same template with fabric swatches. I really would like to know how to do that.

2 peas in a pod (me and pea coats)

I don't know what's up with me and pea coats. I used to get tons from my cousin, and hated them. Now that I don't ge them for free, I want one. I especially love this one from American Eagle. www.ae.com also in Charcoal Heather. (gray)

Red? Cool!

Check out the new *red* Nano! pretty awesome. This particular iPod is to raise money for AIDS, which I think is great. It's exactly the same as a Nano just in red for limited time only!

To see more about it, click on Red? Cool! at the top.

Rita Wilcox has the coolest boots. Ever.

So. I was on this blog and she had a post about this place she loved. I went over and found these awesome houndstooth rainboots. I want them. Too bad 75 bucks is just to much for this broke girl. You should check out the site, she has some pretty cool stuff. www.ritawilcox.com

Go Fish

(Not the exact chair, but very similar)
There is a store near by called Go Fish. (A store that buys goods from other countrys, like Peru, and sells them here.) Anyway, We were there the other day, and they have the coolest chair. The pictures I took of it are on my phone, but I found this picture on google that looks very similar. Of course, it isn't exact. I thought this chair was really cool, and the store is aweomse!

www.gofishretail.com

Edible Art cake

We had a baby shower thrown for us yesterday to welcome our newest member (from China!), AnnaClaire. The cake for it was just beautiful! It is from Edible Art and I think they did a fabulous job! It was just as yummy as it looks :)

If you are interested, you can go to http://www.edibleartbakery.com/ to see all their selections and maybe order a cake for an upcoming occasion!

simply shaggy chic

...taking this blog up a notch. When I look at my blog, it doesn't strike me as faulous. Honestly, it doesn't even strike me as something I would have. When I post I have trouble decided what post. I strike myself as artsy, creative, etc. ant this blog doesn't remind me of that. It reminds me more of a commercial just showing products. So... with all that said, I'm taking this blog up a notch. I'm not only going to advertise. I'm going to post latest fashions, things that make me go "WOW, I LOVE THAT" etc. I'm going to personilize this blog so it's me and not just homework. Starting with this.

I was at Target yesterday and saw for the second time their fairly new line, Simply Shaggy Chic. I love this line. My favorite pattern is a pink/green stripped one, but I found a picture of this that I love also. It just has a nice, country cottage feel to it. For more Simply Shaggy Chic bedding, go here

Before & After *laptop case*

First pictures: before & after. 3rd picture: close up of the bow.
***SORRY I'VE BEEN A LAME BLOGGER, BLOGGER IS GIVING ME LOTS OF TROUBLE!
So... I got a laptop on Sunday and on Tuesday after school my friend and I got cases. Well... my case was well. boring. It was a plain black case with a zipper. I knew right away I would do something to snaz it up a bit. At first I planned to do a large "E" in the hot pink dotted ribbon. Then I was cleaning my room when I found my inspiration. this coozee. I studied it to see how to do the bow. It was quite easy and now I have a pretty laptop case! :)

Janie and Jack bag

Those of you who know me know that I am big in to baby clothes, babies, baby bows, baby bloomers, etc. We are in the process of getting a little China babe which explains why. At 13.5, most people aren't getting baby siblings, so this excites me majorly. Anyway, a lot of my inspiration comes from different baby things. This is a "Janie and Jack" bag that we took our purchases home in a few weeks ago. I love this bag. I love the gingham with the simple but cute countryish print. And to op it all off, the precious dotted tissue paper the clothing is wrapped in.