Pink Flamigos and Tiki Rooms.

I've been searching all over the interwebz for fun art prints to hang in the new house! I love finding fun art to make my walls just a little more happy, but I'm also very picky about styles and color. Recently in my search for mid century goodness I stumbled upon this amazing artist Linda Tillman and it was love at first sight! Her prints are bright and bold and filled with all of my favorite things, could this be real? Her artwork was just what I was looking for. I started scrolling through her shop and found that it was going to be hard to purchase only a few prints! Mid century interiors, pink flamingos, Eames era architecture, and tiki scenes, what's a girl to do!? I'm planning on doing an entire hallway of these babies in the new house, I'm excited to start my little collection. Here are some of my absolute favorite pieces!

 One. // Two. // Three. // Four. // Five. // Six. // Seven. // Eight. // Nine. // Ten. // Eleven.

See what I mean? Her Etsy shop is just full of different styles, themes, and color combinations! I'm especially loving the turquoise and pink prints. Make sure you check out some of her other pieces! Which one is your favorite?

Thrifty Thursday // Boomerang Baby.

Oh my goodness! I cannot for the life of me believe that it is already June! Obviously I'm happy because that means I'm so close to moving, I can almost taste it! Since most boxes are packed and stress is at an all time high I didn't make too big of a haul this past week. We did, however, take a day trip out to our new town and explore the local thrift scene. Always good to be prepared! I picked up a few really great items and I discovered that  there is an awesome thrift shop at the entrance of my new neighborhood, how lucky is that? I see a lot of daytime walks to the thrift store in my future! 

I've been searching for some fun atomic style plates and all the sets I picked up fit the bill perfectly! I've been in love with the Color Craft line so it was awesome to find some little star burst saucers and Java Key dinner plates for a steal. I also dug an amazing boomerang ashtray out of a box, what are the odds? It is so huge, I am not sure how many people they planned on smoking with that baby but the aqua color and gold speckles had me hooked. It will be an awesome decorative piece to display! All in all I think I did pretty well and I actually displayed some restraint, unlike last week's post!
(peekaboo, I see you new boomerang shaped double tier coffee table.)

How have your thrifting adventures been lately? What do you look for most when you are at a resale shop, flea market, or thrift store?

Make sure you link your finds up with us! I want to see your treasures!

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Pinspiration // Atomic Life.

 

I'm sure by now you all know my love for all things Mid Century Atomic, it's taken over my life. I've been loading up on fun atomic fabrics and mid century furniture in anticipation of our move. I cant wait to give my space a good ole' 1950's makeover. There is something so cool about boomerang patterns, fiberglass lampshades, and turquoise decor of every kind. In honor of my new home makeover I've put together this week's pinspirations, feast your eyes.

1950's Inspired Soft Curls. // Lana Del Rey, Retro Goddess. // Pin Up Girl Clothing Atomic Print Skirt // Honey Moon House Gifts. // Atomic Wall Clock. // Pink Atomic Lamp. // Mid Century Wall Hangings. // Turquoise and Pink Atomic Kitchen. // Mid Century Wallpaper. // Barkcloth Atomic Curtains // Stefanie Hiebert's Mid Century Decor. 

Thrifty Thursday // I found a cure!

It's Thrifty Thursday again, oh yay! If you're a new reader here is the low down. Sandra from Anchors and Honey and myself host this link party twice a month for all of our fellow thrift store junkies to show off our finds. If you are unprepared or new to the game you can link up past post that showed off some of your goodies! Then jump around and see everyone's awesome stuff! It can be clothing, books, housewares, ect. anything you've thrifted is alright with us!

Last time we linked up I mentioned that I was in a thrift slump, well guys, some how I miraculously found a cure and went overboard the last couple of weeks! I hopped around Craigslist, Goodwill, thrift shops, and even did a few trades via Instagram and wound up with so many amazing items! I decided just to show off the small house ware items because I'm leaving my three furniture hauls a mystery until we get them into the house and you can see them in all of their glory. A little hint, I went MCM crazy!

 I've been mainly thrifting for Pyrex since my vintage store is on hiatus and my husband says I have enough glasses and dishes to serve a dinner party of 100, such a party pooper. Here are some of my latest treasures!

 

1.// I went butterprint wild and even found an orange butterprint for a steal. 2.// I love this bluebird piece with the original cradle and lid. Guess what guys, original box too! All my Pyrex hoarders know how exciting that is.  3.// I scoured this beautiful floral Mikasa set at goodwill, I feel like I need to have a tea party now. 4.// I ran across this beautiful flamingo pink and two yellow hostess bowls,  now I just need to start my aqua stash! 5.// These beauties came from an insta-trade and I'm so happy it was so smooth and successful for both of us! You can never have enough friendship Pyrex, and this one even has the printed lid! 6.// Fridgie heaven!

I can't wait to see what you guys link up!

 

This link party was created to bring together all of you thrifty bloggers! So link up with your blog post showing your recent thrifted finds! 

1. Follow your hosts through GFC or Bloglovin'

2. Link your post with your thirfted things. (can be from thrift stores, flea markets, swap meets, craigslist, estate sales, etc)

3. Visit one another. Make new friends! 

4. Grab the button and add it to your blog.

5. Share this with your friends! Let's grow this awesome link party!

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Fresh Garden Flat Bread.

Happy Memorial day for those of you in the States! Recently I had a small dinner party with a few of my friends and I struggled to find a quick and filling appetizer that would keep me out of the kitchen and stress free. Finally I decided that a flat bread was the answer. Flat breads are low prep, easy to cook, and fully customizable, the perfect little dish for every occasion! I wanted to keep my appetizer on the light side so I chose ingredients that were fresh and delicious. Veggies are always a great choice when you don't want to be stuffed before you even reach your main course. This flat bread fit the bill and was a perfect compliment to the pink moscato party that was already raging in my belly. 

If you try out this recipe let me know and get crazy with the ingredients! You can add as little or as much as you like and if you're wanting your flat bread as a main course you can always add meat to make it more hearty!

What You'll Need:

1 box of Jiffy pizza dough, or you can make your dough from scratch using this recipe.

Shredded Monterrey Cheese

Feta Cheese

Honey Goat Cheese

Spinach Leaves

Red Onion, finely chopped

Golden Cherry Tomatoes, Sliced

 Zia's Sweet Italian Dressing, or other sweet Italian vinaigrette.

 Preheat your over to 350 degrees. Prepare your flat bread crust according to the recipe on the box or your own recipe. After the dough is ready, on a well floured surface roll out your dough until it is nice and thin but has no holes or tears. Then transfer your dough onto a pizza stone or in my case, a baking sheet with a good ole layer of aluminum foil for easy clean up. I let my dough sit on top of the preheating oven while I prepared the rest of my ingredients, this way it has a little time to set and you don't have to pre-bake your crust. 

Chop all of your veggies into bit size pieces, I don't give exact measurements because everyone likes things a little differently. I like to go crazy with the red onion but I'm sure there are plenty of you that aren't the biggest onion fans, I respect you guys.

After your ingredients are ready it's topping time! My favorite part!

Coat your entire flat bread crust with a thin layer of finely shredded Monterrey cheese making sure that you cover all the way out to the very edge. Unless you really like a lot of crust I suggest you cover that baby good because your dough will expand. Then, sprinkle on your desired amount of Feta cheese or bleu cheese if you prefer, again, it's all about you.

Next add your veggies, I started with the cherry tomato and went from edge to edge making sure that every bite would have all of the yummy flavors involved. I then added a massive amount of red onion, which of course you can adjust to your liking. Sprinkle your spinach on next, remember to be evenly distributing all of your ingredients! I topped the whole think off with a nice amount of crumbled honey goat cheese, you know I'm a huge fan of that! I used it in my Cherokee Street knock off recipe as well, yum!

I did a little sprinkle of fresh cracked black pepper and then popped it into the oven for about 10 minutes. Time may vary depending on your altitude and oven, you know, all that scientific cooking stuff. I like to just guesstimate and check on it frequently. When your crust is looking a golden and your cheese is melted you're ready to remove your flat bread and let it cool!

To add a little extra kick I drizzled the flat bread with Zia's Sweet Italian dressing which is a local treat, but I'm sure there are plenty of yummy Italian vinaigrette that would compliment this flat bread perfectly!

Now cut with a pizza cutter and enjoy a yummy and fresh semi-homemade flat bread with your best mates and a bottle of wine (or two).

ENJOY!