Silhouettes

It seems like silhouettes are everywhere these days.  I'm loving the modern day versions with clean, graphic lines and sophisticated colors that make the images pop.

These cute silhouettes are from Nella Designs.  This print would brighten any child's room.  For an additional $5, Nella Designs can create a custom silhouette of your child.  

This Young House  has adorable silhouettes of dogs.  A friend of mine recently ordered the print of the lab.  At the time Sherry didn't have one for labs but she custom created one just for her.  So if you don't see your pooch, just shoot Sherry and email and she might be able to accommodate your request.

Navy Friday

Have a great weekend. See you Monday!

Great things come in small packages

The other day I got a package from Paper Valise in the mail. I love getting packages, especially when they're filled with lovely paper goodies. The main reason I placed an order was for their library cards which I needed for an invitation project (to be posted soon). But after several minutes on their site all these other things just kept accumulating in my cart!

I also got some vintage pharmacy labels, vintage coupon stamps, a bottle of mica (which reminded me of my childhood when my brother and I would search for the glittery minerals in our backyard), and a maison charm. I have no idea what I'm going to do with these things but you never know when you'll have to put a syrup ipecac or precipitated chalk label to good use.

Birthday Fun

Right before we left Ithaca, Mike and I celebrated my birthday.  I was completely spoiled and got a brand new Mac!  Yay!  So goodbye eMac circa 2003, hello MacBook 2009.  I can't tell you how excited I am to have a laptop.  The eMac was a trooper and it's still in tip-top shape but it also was a tank and I really wanted the portability of a laptop.  Now I can blog from anywhere!

From this...

To this!

We also went to Hazelnut Kitchen for dinner.  It is my absolute favorite restaurant in the Ithaca area.  The food is amazing (I highly recommend the grilled hanger steak and hand cut fries) and the decor is wonderful, very Anthropologie shabby chic meets bistro.  Love it!

Ch-Ch-Change

There are a lot of changes going on at Navy Bean.  First, Mike, Navy and I have all moved to Stamford, CT for the summer.  We will be here for 10 weeks.  I'm excited at the prospect of returning to my home state and being able to hang out with my family for the summer.  I'm also thrilled to only be a 45 minute express train away from New York City. Another big change is that I've decided to blog full time for the summer!  I'm really looking forward to posting every day on a regular basis and sharing my thoughts and ideas with you.  So keep those comments coming!

Speaking of "change," Mike and I are living on a strict budget this summer so you'll see a lot of thrifty posts.  Since we moved into an unfurnished apartment and only moved a few of our belongings, I'm trying my best to make it homey and comfortable and pinch a few pennies at the same time.  This morning I made bank for our spare change from a Crystal Light container. I simply wrapped colored paper around the outside and cut a slot on top.  We're planning on saving our pennies and splurging at a great restaurant at the end of the summer.  If you're thinking it's never going to amount to much, trust me it will.  We just recently counted $170 in spare change from our piggy bank back in Ithaca!  (I guess I'll have to drink a lot of Crystal Light to make some more coin banks though!)