Target haul

y younger sister and I checked out a Target near her house on Saturday. Her Target is bigger than the one I checked out last week. I was so excited because I didn't have my 2 kids with me and I knew that I would have more time to thoroughly go through each aisle. We started off our Target adventure with Starbucks :-)

My sister treated me to a tall non-fat latte :-P

I took a few snapshots throughout the store.
Pretty earrings. These are so perfect for Spring!

More jewelry.

I almost bought this mint green watch. It was only $19.99. I'm still debating whether to
go back and buy it…

This location that I went to had a shoe department. They weren't fully stocked as I had
hoped it would be…

Owls! Aren't these so cute? I would totally get these for my daughter when she gets a little
older. I'm not big on princess stuff and overly pink décor. This is more my cup of tea.

What a pretty pillow. The little yellow dots are tiny pom poms.

I know I showed these last time, but I'm showing it again. I love these appetizer bowls.
It also came in blue/green.

More melamine servingware.

I love that orange and oatmeal-coloured dish towels.

Huge beverage dispensers. These would be perfect for garden parties.

I was looking for a huge glass jar for storing my Oxiclean. I'm in love with that stuff.
Instead of storing them in their packaging I would rather have them in glass jars with
a wide rim. So much prettier that way.

Pretty wooden bowls.

I showed these bowls last time, but I wanted to show them with the different
coloured insides. Last time I just showed the yellow ones.

Pretty mechanical pencils.

I love Orla Kiely and I knew they collaborated with Method. This was the first time I saw
these in stores. I almost bought this hand soap, but I already have so many hand soaps
at home so I didn't end up getting it. I'm kind of regretting not buying it.
I might have to go back…

Other patterns.

Sonia Kashuk brushes. I didn't see any Sonia Kashuk makeup.
I'm a little disappointed by the beauty section. There weren't a lot of selections and brands
as I had hoped.

Nyx.
I think Rexall carries more Nyx lines.

Pixi. 

I thought the escalator for the shopping carts were so cool!

Jamie Oliver line of products.

Mental note: next time I need to pick these up.

Cute headphones.

I love Skip Hop products. Aren't these adorbs???

This pouf reminded me of something I had seen at West Elm. I couldn't find the price of these.

Now onto what I actually bought…

I've been looking for a large glass jar to store my Oxiclean in. I looked last week at
Ikea, but they didn't have the size that I wanted. I found this one at Target for $6.99CAD.

You have to twist the lid to open it.
I'm planning to make my own label and sticking it on the jar.

Appetizer plates from Threshold.

I got 4. They were $1.99CAD each.
They are look like glass plates, but they are actually melamine. 

Pretty dip bowls from Threshold.
I got 4- they were 2 for $6.99CAD.

Here they are from the side. Aren't they pretty??

Another view.

And stacked…
I think because these bowls are small they can easily be used for jewelry storage.
They are also made of melamine.

Threshold scalloped platter.
I'm a sucker for platters (I seem to pick one up from Ikea everytime I go…) so I knew
I had to have this. They only had one left. I wish I got 2… I might have to go to another
location…
This was $9.99CAD.

Here are the appetizer plates, dip bowls and platter in size relation to one another.

I also got Threshold kitchen towels.
They were $5.99 for the set.

I love how they have different patterns. I plan on hanging these on my oven door.

My only accessory that I picked up- a dainty necklace.
This was $14.99CAD.

I plan on wearing this on its own or as a layering necklace.

Here's how it looks on.

Inspiration wall

his May will mark our 4th year living in our house. I still can't believe how quickly time passed. Even though 4 years seems like a long time I'm still in the process of decorating our house. I want to take my time because I want it to look perfect. Also, it takes time to find the perfect piece for each room. I don't want it to look cookie cutter or haphazardly put together. 

Now that I'm home on maternity leave I'm constantly looking at all the spaces in my house and thinking of what I can do to make it better. There's still so much I have to do for my home office, but I've been looking at the wall behind my computer desk. It's been blank for a while now and I keep looking at it when I'm working on my computer. I was thinking of doing some sort of polka dot, washi tape DIY project behind it (you can see what I'm talking about on my Pinterest home office board), but then I decided against it. Then, I came across a cool print that I got from a photographer through work and decided to frame it. It's actually the backside of his photography print. I loved the 'A' and how graphic it was and thought it would look so neat in a frame. That gave me an idea to put up some sort of art wall behind my computer. I may add to the vignette later on, but I'm liking how it's looking. Now, when I look up from my computer screen I can see my vignette and it will put a little smile on my face :-)

Here's my computer desk. It's the white Parsons desk from West Elm. It's a little cluttered,
but I like having cute and pretty things around me for inspiration.
I still have to do something about the little cubby beside my desk. It is ugly, but it
stores all my junk and my huge printer. I may paint it a white to match my desk…

Some of my pretties- my Shim and Sons fabric bulletin board and pencil cup (that I use
to display my money plant or Lunaria Annua); my lovelydesign address file;
my Teatro Verde flower vase that I use for my pens and pencils; a ceramic plate that
my son made at daycare; and my staple-less stapler that I got from Paper-Ya in Vancouver.

Since the colour for 2013 is supposed to be an emerald green I changed my screen
saver to a green. It's a turquoise green, but still…

I love my heart mouse pad.

And my pride and joy- my Phillippe Starck Louis Ghost Chair as my office chair.

Here is the wall behind my computer before I put the artwork up. It's so… plain and boring.

Now with my little artwork it looks a bit more visually interesting.

I didn't want to put anything in a frame as it could look too done up.
I used washi tape to stick the other pieces.
The illustration of me was done by an illustrator I commissioned for the magazine I work
for. I had an extra sherpa proof from my printer so I used that to hang it on my wall.
The hot pink print is a print I got with my Kate Spade watch. I've been meaning to put
it up somewhere in my house because it is super cute, but didn't get a chance to… until now.

Another view.

I get a lot of promos from illustrators and photographers through work and I always store the ones that I like just in case. It always comes in handy when I'm hanging artwork up and I need an original piece.