My First Voxbox From Influenster

Today I am sharing details on my first Voxbox from Influenster

I signed up filled out the questionnaire at Influenster.com and received these awesome goodies in the #mamavoxbox

I received Annie's White Cheddar microwaveable meal

Dr. Scholl's For Her Comfort Insoles, Pond's Luminous Finish BB+ cream

and not shown here a Belvita Soft Baked Breakfast Biscuit (not pictured)

cause when I opened the box my kids grabbed it and ran, I did manage to get a bite of it. Pretty yummy 

I am still trying out the products so far I am loving the Ponds BB+ cream

it's lightweight provides coverage, and I can notice a difference it gives my skin

a more natural polished look, plus it has SPF which is an awesome plus

I still have the Dr. Scholl's inserts to try and the Annie's White Cheddar bowl

but I have tried Annie's before and we love their products

I love getting surprise mail and I love trying out products

so this was a win in my book

If you would like more info or would like an invite to try #Influenster

Leave me your email address in a comment or email me at

m.chphotography@hotmail.com

*I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes."

Farmhouse Style Decorating Shopping My Store

Great size bowl, Trimmed in Red

Perfect to hold your fruit, some warm biscuits or even some pasta 

Check out the listing here $15 

Okay So I totally getting into the Fall Season now.. bring it on

Been updating and thinking more about how to make my shop, blog grow

So introducing a new Series about decorating including all sorts of different ideas or styles., including pieces and ideas from my shop

bare with me as I figure out the best way to make it all work out :)

My thoughts were starting out with a Fall-ish kind of theme

so how about a nice cozy farmhouse with smells of fresh baked apple pies

a big front porch for drinking coffee, and nice big oak tree to throw down your favorite quilt and read a great book 

Here are a few ideas to bring some farmhouse style into your house

or add a little bit a retro-farm feel to your home

An Apple A Day..

This piece would be great included in your fall mantel display

or a great piece to decorate your today with for a Holiday Dinner

Spray paint it in your favorite color

Check it out here $7

This great enamelware fridge Box with Lid is one of my favorites

So many ideas to use this bad boy for including, plant some of your favorite succulents or herbs in it., use it to hold kitchen gadgets

Or even use as a serving piece

See it here $14

Love this Tall Rooster Glass Vase

Perfect for some fresh flowers for your table or kitchen counter

Listed here for $12

Great daisy bowl, perfect serving or display piece for your farmhouse kitchen

Love the bright yellow color

More photos here, priced at $ 6.50

This Awesome Vintage Table Runner was just listed in my shop

Probably won't last long, I love the colors

Listed here for $12

Great set of 4 Fruity Cloth napkins

Perfect for a sunday dinner table scape 

$ 7.50 Listing here 

Nothing says Farmhouse like some Milk Glass

Listed in the shop is this great Milk Glass Juicer $9 Listed here

& this Hobnail Style Vase $6 listing to come

Thanks for checking out the post today

Remember to fill your home with things that make you happy

Painting A Picture

Starting this monday out right, wanted to paint a picture with words

 of our/my day or week you could call it.

Today started out waking up a grumpy Kindergarten

headed out to the bus while enjoying the crisp morning with my cup of Green Tea, now finishing up that same cup of tea

Listening to the Doves outside and watching the sun peak thru the trees

writing my to do list 

Lots on the agenda for this week including possible house guest 

and a date night Yippee... 

Also Busy trying to push/take my shop to the next level

Lots of new stuff to photograph trying to stay up on it but it's

been hard to stay on task with two fighting babes, one is wore out from school

the other is just a handful sometimes 

they've been fighting like cats and dogs...grrr 

Still working hard to find a job, one I can do here at home or out of the home

the big debate about it being worth me going work is a daily fight

 as by the time you add up gas and daycare costs...would I be bringing anything home 

I think a job is the way to go we are in great need of the extra income

living off of one salary has been trying not to mention we still have

moving debt and daily living costs

I could go on and on about our situation but I will spare you the details...

Hoping to do some exploring with my boy this week., 

breaking out my big camera

Retro Jewels

How cool are these Jewels, just added these two new finds to my shop

I love them, I see lots of potential

This brooch could be repurpose into a cool pendant

I am in love with the lemon lime colors

Check it out here in the shop

And I could see these vintage clip ons used to make a bracelet

Check them out here in shop

I love vintage jewelry something about the colors and the designs

If they could only tell a story about where they've been who wore them

Soaking It Up

 We are busy here soaking up the last days of summer down herr in da south

Enjoying the garden goodies still going strong,

 The beautiful flowers that are still blooming 

 Not really looking forward to fall 

Okay maybe a tiny tiny bit, ready for some jeans n sweaters

But I just can't get in to decorating or thinking about Halloween, Turkey Day 

and the eek Xmas... yet ugh

Speaking of good weather 

I hit up a couple yard sales in my neighborhood this weekend via my bike

got to sip my tea and hunt for treasures

My little basket was filled to the brim.,

 got a few new things to put in my shop that I am excited to share

I actually have a lot to share, plus a little giveaway coming up

New Jewelry Designs

Howdy, TGIF !!

So happy and ready for the weekend

We've been busy hitting the beach after school a couple times this week

trying to squeeze the heck out of whats left of summer around here

oh and battling tree frogs that we keep finding in the kids bathroom, 

eek not sure how they are coming in. We've found one dead one and one live one that jumped on me when I moved the kids bath toys...lol

So we looked it up online and apparently people have trouble with them coming up the drains and in the toilets...What the heck??

Anyways ...

Wanted to show off some new jewelry designs hitting my shop this week

First up is this vintage piece from an estate sale

 I repurposed making it a little longer and adding new and improved closures

It reminds me of something from the 1920's 

Love the color, I like to call it Pink Ice and the bead work & design is great

It's up for grabs for $18 

Would make a great piece for summer or winter

pair it with a summer dress, or cardy and some leggings

Next up is this Dreaming of the Sea Necklace

Antique Bronze stamped tag and chain

and a piece of shell found locally here in NC

Love the simplicity of this piece

Up for grabs for $15 

**Available in 16 or 18 in lengths**

And last but not least this cute little guy 

Antique Bronze owl with Vintage Foil Bead

Up for grabs for $16 

** available in 16 - 18 in lengths**

Hey Xmas is right around the corner... ugh 

Don't forget to stop in the shop this weekend to see these guys and maybe a few other vintage items...

Thanks... have a great weekend

Get Out Your Box Of Grandma's Doilies

Well here I am back at it today with a little DIY for ya'll

I seen something similar to this on Pinterest 

and ran with it and made it my own

I started with a blank canvas 

(well in my case I lucked out and found this one at the thrift store with a hand painted verse on it) eek., sorry 

But it was the perfect size and only cost me a $1 How about that...

I painted it black, but would be great painted your favorite color

maybe a dark teal, dark blue or deep purple

I feel the black makes the perfect back drop

Once it was good and painted with several coats I got out my box of doilies

I had stashed away for a project., I have been picking them up randomly at yardsales and flea markets for awhile and have made a couple table runners

but I love this idea I think it makes a great art piece

Once I had a plan of what I wanted to use I got out my handy dandy

spray adhesive and went to town, I used a cardboard to spray them on the overspray can be a pain in da butt... eek

talking from previous experience here but that's another story

Mine is still not a completed project but I hope to fill in the spaces

with some more as I find them

It's found a home here in my entryway for now., 

I tend move everything around as I get bored with it 

On the subject of the entryway

I am still in search of the perfect console piece for it

until then, this table is working out pretty good., not exactly my style but

it has a great worth to me, to my family

as it's a hand me down from my father, it's been in the family for years

belonged to my great great grandmother

I love the history of a piece

I love the stories behind things, those are things to remember

tales of days gone by, heck an era gone by

What do you think ? I am liking it so far

hoping it's not too cluttered

Here she is, I will have to do a follow up after I add some more to it

**see that doily on the table yeah I didn't I totally could have used that one :(

Sucker For Succulents

Love me some succulents I am always drawn to them

Just wish they were more affordable

On my to do list is to make a terrarium

But for now I am busy splitting up my succulents batches 

and filling up misc planters like this one

This was an estate sale find, was hoping to clean it up and put it in my shop

it's a 1800 piece of WMA Rogers Silverplate collection 

However it seems it's beyond repair, I love the patina myself

so I planted a little sprig from my favorite succulents and taxa...

there you have it, Take a look around you never know what you might find

Been busy here creeping into a schedule or should I say normal routine

Miss Maddie is now riding the bus, does make it easier for us

and she loves it !!

We have met our new neighbors, they are nice but lots of different

children coming and going we have adopted one of them already 

A 9yr old girl, who thank goodness is only there once a week oops did I say that... She has spent all week over our house, super nice girl mines her manners but whew... mama doesn't need another one to watch..

I love seeing Maddie have someone to play with but it's gotten a little out of hand already., I may be jumping the gun I know it's new and fun and they may get tired of each other soon but eek I have so many mixed thoughts about it

I have tried the we need a break for some family time and that results in her waiting on our porch and peeking in the windows...

I feel truly bad that her family doesn't seem to care about her whereabouts or  

what she's up to...

Guess we will see what next week brings

I have shot it here on top of this piece that is headed to my shop

it's a vintage dresser piece I have heard lots of different views on this piece

one that it is either a childs play set or a jewelry box that sat on your dresser to hold your jewels ?? Anyone know anything about it

It's a wood, and painted a distressed white

Hoping to have it in the shop by tomorrow., Hope it finds a great home its and unusual piece

My Own Personal Model

Excited to share these new photos of my 2 new jewelry pieces

Many Thanks for my purdy Sis in law for modeling for me

I think I am going to have to hire her, I loved how these turned out

The Mermaid Cameo is available with or without the clam shell charm

and like I mentioned before 16 or 18 in lengths

$18 w/clam shell charm

And this little owl guy is my favorite 

$17.50

I also just added this cool retro handbag to my shop

It's in like new condition, has a slip pocket inside

and tons of room

Would be great for fall, or use as a carry on bag for a trip 

I think it would even make a good camera bag hmm... 

I might have to keep it cause I like that idea 

Snag it here in the shop, before I change my mind 

$13.50

Labor Day Get Together

Back at it today, The cleaning, and School routine that is

 We had a nice Labor Day weekend with our favorite peeps

Had a shrimp boil on saturday with yummy dessert and golf cart rides

Soaked up some laughs, and cousin time

&  saw some awesome surprise fireworks 

End to an awesome day 

We even got to squeeze in some beach time yesterday 

Shout out to my purdy sis in law for modeling some Sew Vintage Good Stuff

I can't wait to share the photos

See that dessert was crazy good... 

My handsome Nephew, I am his favorite Aunt you know lol...