Fist off, I want to say how sorry I am for being M.I.A. lately....I kind of just fell off the blogging planet with no word otherwise...but I am here to say I am sorry and kind of clue you in on why I have been gone.

So, on to my BIG NEWS....

I am pregnant with my third child!! I am due January 24th & am getting so excited! The first 3 months were ROUGH! I never was that sick with my other 2 so my days pretty much consisted of surviving...hence the no blogging.

Anyway, I am still not going to be back blogging full time like I was, but I wanted to fill you in on what was going on with me.

On that note, I wanted to share with you another wonderful etsy shop I found. They sell such wonderful baby items! I love the burp cloths, I actually ordered some and can't wait to use them:

The Red Pistachio

We do not (and will not find out) what we are having, but as you can tell from my picks I am thinking it's a girl....time will tell!

Monday Mash Up: Mellow Yellow

This weeks Monday Mash Up is all about

Sunshine & Summer & I am calling it:

Mellow Yellow

item locations: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12


Find More Monday Mash Ups here &
remember, if you have an idea for a theme or color
email me at jessicandesigns@gmailcom
& your idea could be the next Monday Mash Up!

strawberries, plants & a birds nest.

I am so excited about my strawberries this year!
I planted them last year and did not get a good yield
(which is common the 1st year)

But they are looking great this year

and I can't wait to eat them!

I am also planning on freezing some too!

Also, my azalea bush is in full bloom

& so is the tree in our front yard!

I also planted some broccoli in the garden
& marked it with one of my garden markers...
I can't wait to plant my tomatoes and cucumbers soon!

plus...we saw a little bird fly out of our bush
so we took a peek and this is what we found:how cute is that?
the eggs are the loveliest colors too!

What are you planting this year?

wednesday wish list.

I want these signs so much!!
I would hang them in my dining room & kitchen...
now to get the hubby to buy them...

find it here

find it here

I am redesigning my daughters bedroom
and I totally want these to hang from the ceiling:

find them here

And last but not least I want old pop crates
like the ones in this picture:

See more wish lists here.

What are you wishing for today?

I Love Glee & Monday Mash-Up

I love Glee...LOVE IT! The show is amazing, plain and simple. Anyway if you watch the show you know what a mash up is...if not, it is bascially a couple songs "mashed" together and performed in an amazing GLEE-ful way.

On to my point....The Glee mash ups have inspired my new weekly feature post called Monday Mash Up.

I did something similar last week when I posted teal treasures....Monday Mash Up will be just like that, a mash up of some of my favorite things on etsy!

So without further ado....I present the very first...

Monday Mash Up:
It's Good to be Green

item locations: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

Hope you liked the new weekly feature,
Monday Mash Up!

***If you have a color or theme suggestion please
feel free to let me know by commenting or emailing me
& your idea could be the next Monday Mash Up!***

my brown paper package has arrived!

A while back I participated in the Brown Paper Packages gift exchange.

I mailed out 3 of my favorite things to my exchange partner....

and yesterday my package arrived!!!!

Kristina from letting in the sunshine

sent me the most wonderful package!

cute little notebooks & notecards!

along with a card explaining why
she chose each item...

...and a great book titled kritsy takes a bow

I can't wait to dig into this book!

So Thanks so much Kristina!

I love my items!!

wish list wednesday: i need these!

Monkey Cheeks makes the cutest crayon wallets & Busy Mom organizers, and they are both on my wish list this week!

The Busy Mom Organizer

I love this!

as you might have noticed from my post yesterday,

I am obsessed with teal lately!

but this one is lovely too...decisions decisions...

We are going on vacation in July & I have been looking for things to keep the kids ocupied during travel & at the beach house & these would be perfect:

Crayon Wallets

I am thinking the construction scene for my little guy

and the cute cupcakes for my little girl.

You can find these lovely items in Monkey Cheeks etsy shop. And you can see more of my wish lists here.

teal treasures.

i love etsy...
i love selling my designs there...
& i love looking at all the other lovely items!

it is so nice for making wish lists too!
if you have an etsy account you can
save your favorite items for later viewing or shopping!

so...i thought I would share a few
of the items on my favorites list:

Teal Treasures

item locations (from top left): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

You can visit my etsy shop here.

wish list wednesday: magical tree house.

this summer my husband wants to build a tree house for the kids! i am very excited about this! i always wanted a tree house growing up...but we never had one, so i always played with my neighbor in her tree house.

so this week a magical tree house is on my wish list....one something like these would do just fine:

image sources: 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5

Though I don't think ours will be this elaborate...it is nice to wish!

What are you wishing for today?

my 5 things *April*

5 Things I Am Looking Forward To:

going flea market hopping with my dad...chatting with my family @ a bridal shower Saturday...vacation in july...taking the kids to the pool in the summer...being out of debt...

5 Things I Did Yesterday:

had dinner with 2 great friends...had an amazing glass of sangria...moved plants around in my backyard...took my 2 little ones to the library...painted 2 great finds {more about that to come}

5 Things I Wish I Could do:

buy a whole new summer wordrobe...find a great vintage shop close by with all kinds of wonderful items...find a mint vintage VW Bug in my price range...sew (yes still)...stop time and keep my kids small for a while longer...

5 Cute things I've found online lately:

image sources:rustic canisters, vintage basket, watering can, bird pots, peasant dress

wish list wednesday.

a few of the {random} things I am wishing for today:

this bed

these frames

this light

these pictures

these leggings

this car

{click images for source}

What are you wishing for today?

in search of inspiration.

i am always in search of inspiration for new designs....i will also be unveiling some new designs very soon!

here is what i am finding inspiring today:

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What inspires you?