Music Monday: Animal Instinct

Electric Owls "Darken Me"

Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks"

Fleet Foxes "He Doesn't Know Why"

Andrew Bird "Fitz and Dizzyspells"

Dr. Dog "Shadow People"

There are so many animal bands, so here are a few others that I would recommend: 
Trampled by Turtles
Animal Collective
The Dodos
Department of Eagles
Wild Beasts

Fashion Friday: Coachella Edition

The Coachella Valley music and Arts Festival is a huge festival held in California this and next weekend. It is massive and is jam packed with amazing artists like The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, Miike Snow, Radiohead, Snoop Dogg, even Dr. Dre. It is in the desert and typically is HOT. Obviously somewhere I would LOVE to be this weekend.

Many Ways to Wear - Floral Dress

Aside from the typical cardigan over the dress, there are many ways to get creative with a simple dress. These styles have a nice pastel twist for the Easter holiday.

Button it up!

An over sized button up shirt and colorful knit necklace that really creates a statement.

 

Stripes are a floral's best friend!

A cute knot creates the waste right where it is the most flattering.

 

Make it a skirt!

Don't limit your possibilities, play with layering!

Pastels - EBEW

 

Music Monday

Coming Down by Dum Dum Girls

Not Enough by J Mascis

Happier by Jeff LeBlanc (Acoustic)

 

No Intentions by The Dirty Projectors

 

It's Time by Imagine Dragons

Here are five songs to listen to while sipping coffee and reading your favorite blogs! 

My recommendations:

http://thefancyteacup.blogspot.com/

http://becauseimaddicted.net/

Or peruse our dear friends' shop on Etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/pinkchickadee 

 

Easter Eggs

 Fabulous K: Dipped Metallic Eggs

 BHG:  Natural Egg Dye

 BHG: Grass Design

Martha Stewart: Wax Resistant Patterns

Fashion Friday: Easter Edition

Have a very wonderful Easter Sunday from the Girls at Dandelions, Butterflies!

Art on a Budget

 My walls have been looking a little bare lately so I dusted off some old books and transformed them in to wall art. I'm always looking for books that have colorful illustrations or beautiful text at thrift stores & garage sales. Remember this?

I can't bring myself to cut in to an atlas I found last summer at a garage sale. Read this coupon I found in it's pages that expired in 1940. 

Maps made easy art especially in matted frames.

My favorite places to get frames on a budget:

*Thrift stores (sometimes if the picture already in the frame is particularly hideous you can get a great deal)*

*Ross/TJ Maxx/Marshalls*

*Craft stores like Michales or Joann Fabrics (But only with a coupon!)*

My favorite book is all about flowers paired with watercolor illustrations of them.

Here I just cut out a rose and glued it over a dictionary page. 

 Ta-da! My hallway is now dressed for spring.

Music Monday: Anna Sun

Anna Sun by Walk the Moon
(Very cool video)