What is Vintage?

While searching online I am sure you have came across the word "vintage" countless times, am I right? Most people know that the word antique refers to something that has made it to it's 100 year anniversary but what about the word vintage.
Sellers use this word very loosely now days but the actual definition refers to wine if you can believe that. It is actually referring to the the year and or place a wine was produced. However you will notice it usually is used in a different way. It can describe clothes, furniture, art and house hold items. Generally when some one refers to something being vintage it means it is between the age of 50-100 years old. Again you will see many different time uses for it though. I have seen people list the word vintage on items that are 15-20 years old! So as you can see this words true meaning has been blurred overtime.

 

Ready for a paint change?

For years I have gone with the same types of colors and tones; Warms, reds and oranges. I dont think I could function with out having a burnt Sienna wall somewhere in my home. I really enjoy the warm colors because they always have made me feel so cozy. Now days I am looking for paint colors that bring more of a calmness and inner peace. How do you do that? Its pretty simple really, you just need to switch your tones around. The picture below will show you warm and cool tone paint colors. Which makes you feel better and brings a state of mind you enjoy?







 Cooler tones for peace and calmness?

OR...





Warm for inviting!


Which do you like best? I have always went with the reds and oranges but now I think its time to lighten the mood and feel. Im looking for an inner calmness and with the cool tones colors I will be able to find it! Don't get me wrong, the warm rich red will always have a place in  my heart!

Shabby decor for your Blog

I was doing some shabby surfing looking for more things to fall in love with and I came across a site that has the prettiest and shabbiest web/blog decor I have seen! The best part is, it appears to be free. They have backgrounds, headers, post pretties, tags, buttons and more. I couldn't believe how cute there designs are. This is a site I would check out for sure. I know I will be going back a few times!



                   shabbyblogs.com/design/

Personalized Children's Wall Letters

Are you looking for personalized letters for your nursery or child's room? There is a lot of different styles out there so which do you choose? If you are looking for something to go over the bed it will usually look best as a larger letter or set of letters. I recommend about 12-24 inches. If you are doing a whole name or have a smaller room I would recommend 6 to 8 inch letters. This keeps it from becoming to overwhelming.
Also I notice a lot of people will have a pink wall and want to do the same color letters. Generally you will want a color that compliments your wall color but is not the same. If you have pink walls then accent with a white or cream color letter. And of coarse I always recommend handmade. I feel there is much more love and care put into what you buy...

You can do six inch letters like these and accent with other smaller items above a crib area.

You can do one or two big bold 12 inch letters for a strong focal point like this.

Or you can make an even bigger statement with these 13 inch highly decorated and eye catching custom letters.

If see something you like check ot my store where you can find all sorts of neat decor and wall letters!

etsy.com/shop/Treasures81

Shabby Centerpeice

I love those large balls of Styrofoam you can buy at Michaels and Joanne's for outrages amount of money! Thanks heaven for 40% off coupons. I have been trying to think of different and unique things I could create with these so I decided to try and do a hanging shabby style centerpiece or decoration. It took about 2-3 hours ( I lost track) but when it was finished it was really pretty and really heavy. This is my first one so they should only get better from here but I got to say it was a lot of work and a full pack of hot glue sticks! Here is a 8 inch diameter centerpiece. Not to shabby for my first one eh?

Its hard to tell from the picture but the pattern is the same on the top and bottom.

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Fiverr, a Valuable site

Today I am going to talk about this really cool site I use for a lot of my marketing and low cost SEO needs. The name of the site is Fiverr and it has thousands of people on there doing their specialty for you for only 5 bucks! On there its called doing a gig and a gig is 5 dollars each. You really wouldnt believe of amount of different things you can find on one site! Here is a list of some just to give you an idea;

Real people make offers of what they do like this;

" I will make 4oo word commercial for your business."
" I will give you 5000 back links to your blog or website."
" I will proofread 1000 words of an essay you wrote."
" I will draw or paint you a premium portrait."
" I will write an SEO rich article for you."
" I will add 300 Facebook Fans."
" I will give you 2,500 Twitter followers."
" I will put your ad on my blog."
" I will interview you on my blog."
" I will create an amazing Ebay store Template."


As you can see there is tons of different gigs you can get for 5 dollars and the list can go on and on. I have used about 5 different sellers on there now and had good luck. They have a certain amount of time to deliver your order ( usually couple days ) and if they miss deadline you can cancel. This is a great place for you to find new and unique ways to get your site and blog noticed with their inexpensive marketing tools and many professionals.

http://fiverr.com/