Houses CAN Fly!

National Geographic made a house fly with balloons like in the movie Up.  Granted, it was a pretty small house, the balloons were ginormous, and there was nothing in the house (like furniture, appliances, and all that good stuff), but it's still awesome!

Follow Me on Pinterest!

Pinterest is basically a smorgasbord of prettiness.  People "pin" pretty pictures to create boards for inspiration.  So far, I've got some pretty great ideas for what I want my living room, bedroom, and office to look like, and also I've gotten some design inspiration and outfits that I'd like to emulate if one day I become stylish!
So, check out my boards and follow me! http://pinterest.com/noellepriss/

fill in the blank fridays

lauren over at the little things we do has a friday tradition of answering some open-ended questions every friday, and I decided to join in this week!

1. My most prized possession is my engagement ring - my husband had it custom made for me so it would be exactly the way i wanted, and i love it! (plus it's way more expensive than anything else i've ever owned, including any car i've ever had, so it would be really bad if i lost it!)

2. If I could be one age for the rest of my life, I would want to be even though I haven't made it there quite yet, I'm gonna say 27. #1, I am obsessed with 7's, #2, it just seems like a good age, grown up but still young enough to get away with acting like a kid, plus #3 i've been searching for jobs lately & it seems everywhere wants 5 years experience, so at that point i'll be "big" enough for "big girl jobs" haha

3. The best way to spend a weekend is shopping!!

4. My outlook on life is that you've just got to do what you want to do. Don't let things like money hold you back, if you want to go on an adventure just do it! Unfortunately, my husband is more of the conservative type so we butt heads on this quite often.

5. If you want to annoy me, just spell things wrong. especially in public. like on advertisements. don't they have proofreaders????

6. I am completely defenseless when it comes to my doggie. he may do things that make me mad every once in a while but there's no way to stay mad at that cute little face.

7. When dressing for the day one should well, I put on whatever is the least wrinkly and will not make me look too fat... but in general, i say wear whatever the heck you want!!

What I Want Wednesday

I know, I know, I'm horrible at blogging. It's just hard to find the time and to find the inspiration. One thing that DOES inspire me are all my fabulous fellow etsians, and I want to share some of my favorite things that I'm wanting right now.

from PaperCutDieCut
from PaperSquid
from OldNewAgain
from MarKhed
From SusannaJarian

Etsy Front Page!

My Custom Couple Print was featured on the front page of etsy.com earlier today!

Check out my fellow front pagers!

Lake Weekend!

I'm really excited about this weekend because we're headed up to Lake Lanier for Memorial Day. One potential snafu, however, is the weather. It's supposed to rain every day this weekend (plus Monday). I'm hoping it'll stick to normal Georgia summer weather- super hot and sunny during the day then a thunderstorm for about 30 minutes then nice hot weather again.

In anticipation of summer, I've picked out some cute etsy summery finds!

Top row: print by farouche, photo by ara133photography
Middle row: pillow by milkandcookiescanada, necklace by bonjourpierre
Bottom row: bag by bayanhippo, card by graciegirlnotes

Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!

yellow!

so, i am BY NO MEANS ready to start popping out children, believe me. but my boss's daughter is pregnant and i get to hear about nursery colors she is picking out (aqua blue, by the way, she doesn't know if it's a boy or girl) and it makes me kind of start to think about how i would decorate a nursery if it was time. (seriously mom, don't get excited, i just like to think about design, NOT BABIES)
i saw this really cool yellow and black room the other day that now of course is impossible to find again, but i definitely think yellow stripes and black and white accessories would look really chic and modern, and could work for a boy or girl. here are some pics i was able to find:

from domino magazine

from babybedding.com

trees and branches and nature, oh my!

so, i'm seriously OBSESSED with all things trees. branches, leaves, and birds make me happy.
even my art is all branches, leaves, and birds. just check out the shop if you don't believe me.

and everything i see with birch trees just makes me want to decorate my entire house in the rustic style with birch poles lining the walls and birch tree lamps and candle holders and paintings. the problem is, i've just started to get into the rustic look, and most of my furniture and art is more modern, so i'm not sure how to integrate them during the transition time. i don't have the money to perform a complete overhaul on my open floor plan living room/dining room/kitchen/foyer.

i have this silver panel piece that takes up an entire section of my wall (by carl ash, bought it on ebay), and it fits into my tree obsession, but not really my rustic theme. (don't tell my husband though, it cost way too much money for me to give up on it, so maybe it will be relocated.) my coffee table is the ikea glass/silver one (like the side table shown, i couldn't find a pic of the coffee table.) i also have another panel of brushed aluminum art that i bought years ago, and i just got these really cute paisley pillows in silver and black.what i'm afraid of is making everything look super cheesy by decorating everything in birch trees. for example, birch paintings, birch candleholders, birch vases, birch lamps, birch pillows... you get the picture. i'm trying to go for the rustic look without it looking way too overdone.
here are some of my faves.

from a Country Living "How to Make Candles" tutorial

(coles & sons woods wallpaper from rose & radish)

diy birch table from seeingdesign.com

reclaimed wood dining table from hudson furniture


so what do you think, kids? how far is too far?

gymnastics!

so, guess what!?!? today, i am starting a gymnastics class.
no, i am not 12, i am 25. but it's an adult gymnastics class!
i am not new to gymnastics, i took gymnastics when i was little, and then from middle school through 1st year of college i took tumbling classes because i was a cheerleader. however, that means it has been 6 years and 20 pounds since i tried to do a flip of any kind.
and this is actually gymnastics, so that means beam, vault, bars... things i have not done in probably 20 years. it may sound crazy, but i'm excited. and at least one day a week i will be getting some exercise (yeah, that resolution to work out didn't work so great).
so, wish me luck! and hopefully i don't hurt myself. i am what you may call a klutz. i broke my right arm three times within a two year period when i was a child, and sometimes i fall down for no reason. at my wedding, i tripped on the stairs and had a huge welt on my arm before anything even started. like i said, klutz.

I'm taking a break from working (who actually works on Friday, anyway?) to bring you some pretties that you can lust over like I am!

Things I am in love with today and wish someone would buy for me (nudge nudge):

custom heart -- tree print pillow cover -- by cozyblue on etsy

honeybee soap by luxury falls on etsy

gray purse from piperlime

irish coasters by angelellie on etsy


Happy Friday everyone!