Modbe swimwear at Downeast Basics

Some of my favorite swimsuits are from Modbe, a company that recently went out of business (or so I thought).  I was pleasantly suprised when I received my latest DownEast Basics catalogue to see that the two companies have teamed up in the swimwear department.  Hooray!  The Modbe and DownEast line of suits are both super cute.  Too bad I really have no need for any new bathing suits -- a couple years ago I got at least five new ones (all from Modbe and Shade).  These are pretty tempting though, and they are all on sale too!  Enjoy!

Mother's Day Prints

A friend of mine from high school (actually, my good friends sister), has a pretty terrific blog, Hue and Hum.  Caitlyn (a.k.a Hue) is an artist, and her husband (a.k.a Hum) is in a real live rock band. 

 On a side note, her husband's band, Fictionist, is in a contest to be on the cover of Rolling Stone.  Pretty cool!  Anyway, Caitlyn is an artist, and she periodically offers "pay what you want" print sales on her blog.  This Mother's Day she has introduced a new print just in time for this special holiday.  Her stuff is really amazing, and for the "pay what you want price", you really can't go wrong.  This could make a really special present.  Love it!

Read the cute story behind the "Mothers" print here.
Image via the Hue and Hum blog.

Giveaway Winner!!

A huge thanks to everyone who entered our Locket Giveaway. We are so excited to announce the lucky winner!!
Drum roll please....

Congratulations to Vanessa Lopez!

Please email us at theprettypoppy@gmail.com within 24 hours to work out the details of your gift. A new winner will be selected if no contact is made by 11:30am PST, Wednesday, April 20th.

Thanks again to all of you!!! Stay tuned for more fun giveaways we have planned in the near future.

Sunday is the last day!

Don't forget to enter our giveaway for a Vintage AdaElle locket of your choice!  The giveaway ends Sunday at midnight, PST.

Also, if you're hoping to finish Mother's Day shopping early, take advantage of our 10% discount code as well.  Follow the link in the righthand sidebar to find more information.

Have a relaxing Sunday!

Wisteria

I absolutely love Wisteria!  They carry some of the best decorating accessories.  These are just some of my favorites.  There is so much to look at so you really need to go check out their store. 

I have been really wanting to buy some beautiful organizing accessories.  Something that looks beautiful, but also serves a very important purpose...hiding all of my junk!  This store is perfect.  I especially love all of their metal baskets.  They have so many styles to choose from.  If you love the books pictured above, they also have many different colors in those.

You really do need to look!

Where have you been Ikea?

I have been wanting a new area rug for some time because I really just hated the one I had.  I hated it so much, I decided to throw it in the trash when my husband was out of town.  This would not have been possible if he was present.  BUT, since he wasn't, it was gone before he arrived home.  Please don't think I'm telling you to go behind your husband's back to get what you want.  It was just necessary in this situation.  Anywho, Heidi reminded me that we have a great, inexpensive, gigantic store just 1 hour away that I completely forgot about.  Ikea.

I had not stepped foot in an Ikea in over 3 years.  My middle child, who is now 6, was not even potty trained the last time we went.  This was his first experience in the childcare and I was bummed to find out that they no longer allow for 2 hours of childcare.  Nope, just 1 hour.  How is it possible to get through there in under an hour?  It's not.

I went to Ikea for one item.  This great area rug pictured above.  I think my husband was a bit concerned when I showed it to him, because he would not help me pull it down and put the huge roll in the cart.  That's quite alright, because when I want something I'm perfectly happy doing it myself!  This is now neatly placed under my antique coffee table in my front room.  I love it!  The feel of the entire room is so happy!  I think my husband is on board too.  If you need a little happiness in your room, check out Ikea's area rugs.

My favorite present for young girls

Do any of you have "go to" gifts? I am a creature of habit, and I often find myself migrating to the same items in the toy section when it's time to pick up a birthday or Christmas gift. One of my regular gifts is certainly these B. Pop-Arty Beads. I love them! I get them almost every time I need to buy for a 4-8 year old girl.  In fact, I couldn't resist picking up a set for my daughter (planning to give it to her this Christmas -- yes I know it's April!)

I love them!  Essentially, they are a bucket of colorful beads that can be "popped" into place to create different necklaces and bracelets and I think rings.  There are lots of interesting shapes and textures.  They can be taken apart and put back together over and over again.

Super fun!

P.S.  Don't forget to enter our locket giveaway!  It, along with our 10% Etsy discount code, ends Sunday!