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Wrathleen Cueto

My dear friend, Catie Cueto, or Cathleen as she likes to post-college (pictured in back) sent me the most amazing link the other day.

Morecloth.com is truly helpful application. If you're looking for fabrics from Etsy click on the color strip in the colorway you want and the application finds fabrics in those colors from Etsy. It's awesome! And it makes those long searches on Etsy for the perfect fabric happen fast!

Thanks Wrathleen!

Front Wall Space

So awhile ago I tried to unload my blue hat stand and no one came through to take old blue off my hands (thanks a lot blog readers:) Luckily I was able to discard of the blue clutter beast and then things went crazy. I decided to move a mirror from another spot in my house over and I found those great old wooden ladders at an estate sale (got the pair for $15). So here's the new vingette. Cast your vote.... like it, okay with it or hate it.

(PS- pretend that pillow is fluffed.)

Disappointing Shopping

Let me tell you about my depressing morning. On Tuesday I got an email about an upcoming estate sale- I checked the company holding the sales website, there was an arm chair that looked awesome for Clementine's room:

This is the actual chair. I thought; perfect chair, cute, love the shape and the fabric is tolerable. So the plan was set- I will buy this chair.







I wake up today, the first day of the sale, dress Clemmy and get to the sale right as it's opening.

Note: Not the actual door. This is estate sale was extremely popular and there was a line snaking down the driveway- I think okay the chair will probably still be there, upholstered furniture usually sits around at estate sales. So Clem and I head off to the school where I teach to unload the order for the upcoming school year. Finish that in about an hour and head back to the sale. This time as we approach there is still a line but not a bad line and Clem and I decide to stick it out. We waited probably 10 minutes (not bad). Now racing around an estate sale is the way it goes- it's every man for himself but with a baby it's a different story, especially with a baby who doesn't want to be held and has to be delicately coaxed from room to room. We eventually find the chair in the basement and this is what I see:

(I hate red heads even more now!)

A bratty kid sitting in the chair. So I'm not one to play nice, especially at a estate sale so I say to the kid- "Could you please get up so I can look at that chair?" To which I get the reply "My mom is buying this chair I'm just guarding it." My heart sunk. It sunk even further when I saw the price tag- only $70. Needless to say I hung around the chair until they actually paid for it just to make sure they were actually taking it.

I left the sale dejected. Thank God I don't have a cell phone because I would have called my husband and somehow blamed this whole thing on him (there is no way any of it was his fault.). So we're home- empty handed with a bare spot in Clementine's room.

Send presents to make me feel better.

Adorableness on Sale

Just came across this morsel of adorableness at Jcrew's Crewcuts. On sale for $40 plus %20 off. Now that's the kinds of prices I like. I just wish they had this dress in adult with a lower neckline- I would be all over it.

Tool Time

Is this the kind of tool box you have? It's the kind I have. Well Klein Tools has decided to design some amazing tool totes... time for an instant upgrade!

Ahhh much better.

First a canvas tote with 15 interior pockets- it can hang so you're hands free while working and yet your tools are close at hand.

Canvas tote style 2- good for storing yet not an embarressment to bring out in front of friends.


Next up- something I might actually carry as a purse: a leather tote tool bag. Priced at $218- ouch! Still adorable though!

And finally my personal fav a flat bottomed open tool tote- now this is luxury! Priced $97. Google Klein Tools if you want to buy.

I've Been Feeling a Little Green Lately...

And I'm not talking about global warming. I'm talking about all things green!

Hunter Wellies.

An emerald ring.

A bakelite adding machine.

A silver bowl with green enamel interior.

And a needlepoint stiff collar box.


Kelly green- add it to your life and watch the joy spread!

1st Dibs Come to the Cuty! (Sp on purpose.)

1st Dibs, my go-to website for antiques from dealers around the globe, has finally opened a DC branch. 1st Dibs organizes it's website in several ways. You can search under location, period, item type or keyword- my personal fav.

So anyway, 1st Dibs opened a DC branch which means you can search DC area antique dealers from the comfort of your couch.

My pick of the week:

These gorgeous pair of Tete de Taureaux - rare butcher trade signs. Price- you have to call and I'm not in the mood to do it. Item made out of zinc and wood. Available through Cote Jardin Antiques:

Cote Jardin Antiques

3218 O St. NW

Washington, D.C. 20007US

Phone: 202 333 3067

E-Mail: info@cotejardinantiques.com

Double Whoot Whoot!

Glidden is giving away free cans of paint! I kid you not. I read it online then logged in and ordered my free, I think quart. You pick from over 100 colors and they mail it to you in 3-4 weeks. Can't get better then that!

Order yours now!

Pool Houses

So I was going to blog about this awesome stainless steel water bottle I paid way too much for today ($20) but once I checked out their website to steal some images I was really let down by the hipster-Republicans-are-evil vibe so I will not be promoting their product. Actually I'm even mad I bought the bottle now. If they don't at the very least repesct my views then I don't want to purchase from them. So instead I will be blogging about...

POOL HOUSES!!! Whoot Woot!

No I don't have a pool house. I actually don't even have a single family home. But what I do have is an appreciation of beautiful things.... so enjoy!!!

Paper Cutting

One of my last classes for Blessed Sacrament I taught my 7th grade girls about Matisse and his collage years. Since then I have had an uncontrolable desire to cut colored paper. During babysitting the other day the little girl and I cut out paper-doll type stuff until our fingers were crippled. This is truly just a taste of what we did. I lost one photograph and cut more out after I took these pics. Enjoy!

I ended up cutting out a bunch of the letters of the alphabet. The negative and positive spaces were really cool.

Etsy Find of the Week.

A gorgeous french numbers print from Etsy seller: gracehesterdesigns.

I'm a huge fan of graphic numbers and letter so it shouldn't surprise you that I love this. I could definetly do without the butterflies on number 10. Too Mairah Carey.

Description of item:

This listing is for an 8 X 10 original-design numbers print in French. The color palette is dark, light blue, red, and orange palette. OPTIONS:1) Colors, sizes, and language can be customized. Please convo me for more information.2) This print can also be ordered with a nice black frame with shadowbox-style inset for an additional $20 which includes US shipping cost. (Look under "Add On Options" category for the listing)All materials used are archival-safe.

For a childs room frame a bunch of different graphic numbers and letters.

Shell Sculpture

An amazing wooden shell scuplpture courtsey of 1st dibs. Amazing from all views and would be a great piece of art to add to your collection.

Interesting Estate Sale

This weekend there is an interesting estate taking place across the river (VA). From the pictures there looks to be one interesting four poster twin bed and some good furniture for the next step up on the socio-economic ladder. You could buy some of this stuff and craft it up for some fun options.

http://emeraldestatesales.com/photos/2575%20Oak%20Valley%20Drive/

2575 Oak Valley DriveVienna, Virginia 22181

Thursday, June 11, 2009 [10:00am-3:00pm]
Friday, June 12, 2009 [10:00am-3:00pm]
Saturday, June 13, 2009 [10:00am-3:00pm]

Items are usually half off on Saturday.

Hope Diamond - A DC Treasure

I just finished reading a fantastic book that the Corcoran sent me about the Hope Diamond. The author, Richard Kurin, is an intellectual of the Smithsonian and has dedicated the past 10 years to piecing together the fractured history of this epic stone.

Needless to say the book was amazing! It was a real page turner and the history of the Hope Diamond is thrilling.

One owner was Evalyn Walsh McLean, a DC socialite who bought the diamond. Here is a picture of her with her son wearing the diamond. This is the kind of motherhood I can get on board with.

The Walsh-McLean family gave a lot of fantastic history to Washington DC including the famous Walsh-McLean house- now the Embassy of Indonesia.

The house in Dupont Circle was built in 1902 by Evalyn's father an Irish immigrant who made his fortune in Colorado gold. The house cost $850,000 to build then. What a beautiful beaux arts home- a great place to build a legacy.